The lasting effects of coronavirus on HR and business
The Covid-19 crisis will change how we work in future. Gartner’s Brian Kropp looks at the impact of the pandemic...
Furlough: HMRC clarifies TUPE rules and warns against fraud
Employees who were transferred to another organisation under TUPE after 28 February 2020 can receive 80% of their wages while...
Huge rise in crop-picking job searches
Indeed, Monster and TotalJobs report surge in farm-related job searches from within the UK.
Passport Office moots return to work as ‘we can’t hide forever’
HM Passport Office staff may soon be urged to return to work in their offices by the government, to the...
Chancellor announces £750m fund for front-line charities
The government will allocate £750m to support charities working on the front line of the coronavirus crisis, chancellor of the...
Coronavirus: How can we prepare for a leader falling ill?
With the Prime Minister in intensive care, the Cabinet is finding a new ‘business as usual’ while its leader recuperates....
Unpaid work means women underpaid by £126bn
Unpaid work such as childcare, cooking and cleaning means the gender pay gap is much higher than official figures, according...
Directors’ rights and responsibilities under CJRS
On 4 April HM Revenue and Customs published new guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Up until now,...
‘Years not months’ for labour market to recover – IES
The Institute for Employment Studies (IES) has said it expects it will take years rather than months for the labour...
Liz Earle Beauty Company adopted discriminatory redundancy process for pregnant worker
The Liz Earle Beauty Company must pay a former employee more than £17,000 for pregnancy and maternity discrimination, after it...
One in six take video calls while partially clothed
Employees are thinking twice before switching their camera on for a work-related video call, it has emerged, with one in...
Furlough scheme could cost up to £40 billion
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will cost an estimated £30bn to £40bn over the three months it is set to...
Welsh employers have legal obligation to enforce social distancing
Workplaces in Wales must ensure staff adhere to a two-metre social distancing rule which was put in place by the...
Covid-19 coronavirus
The lasting effects of coronavirus on HR and business
The Covid-19 crisis will change how we work in future. Gartner’s Brian Kropp looks at the impact of the pandemic...
Furlough: HMRC clarifies TUPE rules and warns against fraud
Employees who were transferred to another organisation under TUPE after 28 February 2020 can receive 80% of their wages while...
Huge rise in crop-picking job searches
Indeed, Monster and TotalJobs report surge in farm-related job searches from within the UK.
Recruiting Now
IR35
April 2020 employment law changes: eight tasks for HR
Each April, HR professionals must ensure that their organisation complies with the latest round of amended employment laws and deadlines....
IR35 reforms postponed until April 2021
Changes to the IR35 off-payroll working rules in the private sector have been delayed by 12 months in response to...
Budget 2020: Seven things employers may have missed
Given the covid-19 coronavirus has now been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget announcement...
Immigration
Soon-to-expire visas: do new Home Office allowances provide enough relief?
We examine how far rule changes go towards helping overseas citizens with soon-to-expire visas who are unable to travel.
Home Office warns of delay in EU settlement scheme decisions
EU citizens applying to remain in the UK following Brexit have been warned their application may take longer to be...
Frontline health workers granted visa extension
Home secretary Priti Patel has announced that frontline NHS workers whose visas are due to expire before 1 October will...
In-depth
Opening doors: the benefits of recruiting ex-offenders
With research suggesting skills shortages in some sectors are at their highest level since 2008, an increasing number of employers...
Businesses find themselves in modern slavery limbo
With legal action hovering over British American Tobacco, and G4S shares being blacklisted by an investment fund, it’s clear that...
IR35: Time for the private sector to get its house in order?
Recent decisions by major employers such as Barclays and Lloyds to bring all contractors onto payroll have ruffled feathers in...
Recruiting now
Brexit
Huge rise in crop-picking job searches
Indeed, Monster and TotalJobs report surge in farm-related job searches from within the UK.
Coronavirus to put downward pressure on wage growth
Employers expect pay increases to remain low in the year ahead, as they consider the financial impact the coronavirus outbreak...
Ten key points about the sponsor licence system
Gaining a sponsor licence will be crucial for many organisations under the new immigration system; but it can be a complex procedure.
Apprenticeship levy
Apprentices can continue learning while furloughed
Apprentices who have been furloughed are allowed to continue their training as long as it does not provide a service...
Personnel Today Awards 2020 open for entries
Entries have opened for the 2020 Personnel Today Awards, recognising the HR professionals, teams and suppliers that have delivered outstanding...
Apprenticeship providers “on brink of collapse”
Private apprenticeship training providers are “on the brink of collapse” after failing to secure financial support from the Department for...
Gender pay gap reporting
Unpaid work means women underpaid by £126bn
Unpaid work such as childcare, cooking and cleaning means the gender pay gap is much higher than official figures, according...
April 2020 employment law changes: eight tasks for HR
Each April, HR professionals must ensure that their organisation complies with the latest round of amended employment laws and deadlines....
Personnel Today Awards 2020 open for entries
Entries have opened for the 2020 Personnel Today Awards, recognising the HR professionals, teams and suppliers that have delivered outstanding...
Wellbeing
The lasting effects of coronavirus on HR and business
The Covid-19 crisis will change how we work in future. Gartner’s Brian Kropp looks at the impact of the pandemic...
Furlough: HMRC clarifies TUPE rules and warns against fraud
Employees who were transferred to another organisation under TUPE after 28 February 2020 can receive 80% of their wages while...
Huge rise in crop-picking job searches
Indeed, Monster and TotalJobs report surge in farm-related job searches from within the UK.
Webinars
Financial wellbeing: why the time to act is now (webinar)
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 2:00pm BST
So far, 2020 has been an extremely turbulent time for people’s finances.
Although the...
Mental health: why employees don’t ask for help (webinar)
ON -DEMAND | | As coronavirus has an unprecedented impact on people's lives, employees' mental health is in the spotlight. But admitting...
Coronavirus: What employers need to know (webinar)
ON-DEMAND | As the true impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic becomes apparent, employers are facing...
Personnel Today Awards 2020
Personnel Today Awards 2020 open for entries
Entries have opened for the 2020 Personnel Today Awards, recognising the HR professionals, teams and suppliers that have delivered outstanding...
Personnel Today Awards 2019: The Co-op takes overall winner prize
The Co-op has won the “best of the best” trophy at the 2019 Personnel Today Awards.
Personnel Today Awards 2019: Great Western Railway on track with Managing Change Award
Train operator Great Western Railway got the green signal from the Personnel Today Awards 2019 judges, bagging the Managing Change...
Global HR
Spain may launch permanent universal basic income
New income system will continue after the coronavirus crisis in the country abates, signals deputy prime minister.
US unemployment claims leap three million in a week
The US Department of Labor has announced that new unemployment insurance claims leapt by more than three million last week...
How Europe is supporting workers in the coronavirus outbreak
As chancellor Rishi Sunak prepares to announce plans to support the wages of millions of worker we look at similar schemes in their infancy on the Continent.
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How HR can ride the tidal wave of a disrupted workforce
PROMOTED | With the onset of the Coronavirus has come with it a tidal wave of communications, fears, behaviours and mental health matters...Find out more
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Protect your vulnerable employees during isolation
PROMOTED | These past two weeks have seen a seismic change in how organisations, employees and our nation operate...Find out more
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Financial wellbeing: why the time to act is now (webinar)
WEBINAR | So far, 2020 has been an extremely turbulent time for employees’ finances...Find out more
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Employee benefits: Why data is king
PROMOTED | Data is an inevitable result of the digital era...Find out more
