Queen’s Speech: Points-based immigration and Good Work Plan feature
A points-based immigration system will start in 2021.
Former TalkTalk exec to crowdfund tribunal bid
A former TalkTalk executive has launched a crowdfunding campaign to take the company to tribunal for unfair dismissal and equal...
Union doubtful over government figures on teachers’ hours
Teachers' working hours have fallen by five hours per week over the past three years, according to government figures. But the main education union disagrees
Lawyer found dead had been suspended for sexual misconduct
A partner at a law firm who was found dead at the foot of cliffs in south Wales had been suspended for alleged inappropriate sexual conduct
Consultation closes with huge support for family friendly transparency
As the government consultation into whether employers should have to publish their family-related leave and flexible working policies comes to...
Worker exploitation commonplace in supermarket supply chains
Poor pay, exploitative working conditions and human rights abuses are commonplace in the supply chains for major supermarkets
CIPD’s Peter Cheese: HR’s role in improving mental health
On World Mental Health Day, HR teams have been reminded of the scale of the mental ill health “epidemic” and...
Personnel Today Awards 2019 shortlist: Employee Engagement Award
The 2019 Personnel Today Awards take place on the 19 November. In the latest in our series of articles profiling...
Free stress management course for our readers
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Details of first wave of police recruitment unveiled
The Home Office has published police recruitment targets for every force in England and Wales for 2020-21.
Under the campaign,...
Almost 2 million apply for EU settled status
Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced that there have so far been 1.8 million applications to the EU Settlement Scheme....
Hays Travel buys Thomas Cook shops saving 2,500 jobs
As many as 2,500 jobs at Thomas Cook could be saved after Hays Travel agreed to buy the collapsed travel...
A fifth of over-45s expect to quit work to care for relatives
One in five (19%) employees aged over 45 expects to quit their job to care for an adult relative full...
In-depth
Automation and AI: how it will actually affect the workplace
Is there any consensus over the effects of the spread of AI over the next few years and is HR well placed to play its part in reshaping the workforce?
Duty of care and the employee accused of wrongdoing
All HR professionals are familiar with the stress and anxiety associated with a grievance or disciplinary process. Ashleigh Webber examines...
How employees are using social activism to make their voices heard
With traditional union membership in decline, employees are finding new ways to voice their opposition to corporate decisions, as shown...
Recruiting Now
Brexit
Queen’s Speech: Points-based immigration and Good Work Plan feature
A points-based immigration system will start in 2021.
Almost 2 million apply for EU settled status
Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced that there have so far been 1.8 million applications to the EU Settlement Scheme....
Productivity puzzle persists with fastest fall in five years
UK productivity in April to June fell at its fastest pace since 2014, when compared to the same quarter last...
Personnel Today Awards 2019
Personnel Today Awards 2019 shortlist: Excellence in HR through Technology Award
The 2019 Personnel Today Awards take place on 19 November. Continuing our series of articles profiling the finalists, we turn...
Personnel Today Awards 2019 shortlist: Employee Engagement Award
The 2019 Personnel Today Awards take place on the 19 November. In the latest in our series of articles profiling...
Personnel Today Awards 2019 shortlist: Graduate Scheme of the Year
With many industries facing skills shortages, getting the best graduate talent on board is more important than ever. Continuing our...
Apprenticeship levy
Businesses ‘crying out’ for apprenticeship levy clarity
The apprenticeship levy system needs to be more accessible and transparent and standards need to be reviewed regularly if the...
Quarter of employers ‘let down’ by apprenticeship providers
A quarter of HR and L&D managers have been let down by their apprenticeship training provider.
Personnel Today Awards 2019 shortlist: Apprenticeship Employer of the Year
We profile our finalists for the Apprenticeship Employer of the Year category at the Personnel Today Awards 2019.
Gender pay gap reporting
Former TalkTalk exec to crowdfund tribunal bid
A former TalkTalk executive has launched a crowdfunding campaign to take the company to tribunal for unfair dismissal and equal...
Female leaders launch #MeTooPay campaign to end discrimination
More than 100 of the UK’s most successful female business leaders have launched a campaign to close the gender pay...
Most female professionals never negotiate pay
More than half of all female professionals (57%) have never attempted to negotiate a pay rise, and if they do...
Wellbeing
CIPD’s Peter Cheese: HR’s role in improving mental health
On World Mental Health Day, HR teams have been reminded of the scale of the mental ill health “epidemic” and...
Free stress management course for our readers
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Jobseekers advised to avoid words such as ‘depression’
Jobcentre Plus employees have been advised to tell people looking for work to hide mental health issues with terms such...
Webinars
Digitising HR records: the first steps towards intelligent automation (webinar)
ON-DEMAND | Find out how West Midlands Ambulance Service digitised its HR records as the first step in a journey towards intelligent automation...
Transforming culture: How to bring people with you through change (webinar)
ON DEMAND | Look at any HR trends right now and the focus is on workplace culture. Or explicitly, having a culture that supports transformational change...
‘Open-source learning’ – a new approach to sharing knowledge (webinar)
Open-source is a well-known concept in software development, but what lessons might learning and development professionals be able to draw...
Shared parental leave
Shared parental leave: enhanced pay is key to take-up
Employers that enhance shared parental pay are twice as likely to receive shared parental leave requests as those who offer...
Shared parental leave: what impact has it had?
What impact has shared parental leave had on your organisation over the past year? XpertHR is conducting a survey of...
Budget 2016: shared grandparental leave proposals to be unveiled in May
The first consultation on the extension of shared parental leave to grandparents will be launched in May, Chancellor George Osborne...
Benefits
Technology and employee wellbeing – what does the future hold?
PROMOTED CONTENT | Employee wellbeing is not a new phenomenon – in fact, it has been...
Future workplaces should offer an improved ‘human experience’
Employers should think less about new technology and more about improving the “human experience” when considering the future of work,...
Mace Group to discuss engaging the board via metrics at Employee Benefits Live
Mace Group's Judith Grant will discuss how HR professionals can engage senior leaders with employee wellbeing using metrics and analytics...
Opinion
EU settled status: how employers can help their European staff
Last week Personnel Today ran an opinion piece which criticised the EU Settlement Scheme, the process that EU, EEA or...
Does gender pay gap reporting legislation need more teeth?
The original aim of gender pay gap reporting was to shed light on pay discrepancies and apply enough pressure to...
Are HR professionals lacking employee relations skills?
As the CIPD’s Festival of Work starts in London, complete with speaker and breakout sessions galore on all the new...
Global HR
Worker exploitation commonplace in supermarket supply chains
Poor pay, exploitative working conditions and human rights abuses are commonplace in the supply chains for major supermarkets
Almost 2 million apply for EU settled status
Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced that there have so far been 1.8 million applications to the EU Settlement Scheme....
Warnings as Brexit and China stifle recruitment firms
Two of the UK’s largest recruitment firms have both issued lacklustre trading statements as market conditions deteriorate, a trend confirmed with the latest data from the UK resourcing industry.
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