Top five retailers take action to reduce gender pay gap

The UK’s top five retailers are making strides to reduce their gender pay gap, but there is still a way...

Media organisations vow to narrow gender pay gap

Much of the furore over the gender pay gap has concerned the messenger itself, with the BBC, as a public...

Which were the sectors with the smallest gender pay gap?

Construction and the finance industries have been revealed as having the widest gender pay gaps, but the identity of some...

Personnel Today turns 30: How the new publication drove progress

Movers and shakers behind the first editions of Personnel Today in the late 1980s helped the profession to find its...

30 years in HR: How careers have changed and where they’re heading next (webinar)

Wednesday 9 May 2018 2:00pm (BST)
How are organisations changing and what does it mean for HR? More importantly, what...

30 landmark employment law judgments

Since its first issue on 9 February 1988, Personnel Today has reported on a staggering number of developments in employment...

Cope with the countdown to GDPR

With the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation coming in next month, occupational health practitioners need to be reviewing how they...

The top 10 questions March 2018: Holiday entitlement and GDPR requirements

The Easter bank holidays inevitably raise questions for employers about employees’ entitlement to time off, pay or pay in lieu....

April 2018 employment law changes: Six key tasks for HR

April is always a busy time of year for HR, with new and amended employment laws taking effect. In April 2018, large employers face their first gender pay...

Skills shortages and Brexit could accelerate job automation in London

Almost a third of jobs in London could be automated in the next 20 years, but automation could be accelerated...

Migration Advisory Committee recommendations: Do the claims stand up?

Last month, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) released its interim report on EEA workers in the UK labour market. Karen...

Employers worried about migrant worker restrictions post-Brexit

Employers are concerned about the prospect of restrictions on their ability to recruit workers from the European Economic Area (EEA),...

Apprenticeship starts fall by a quarter in six months

The number of people beginning an apprenticeship fell by almost a quarter (24%) in the first six months of the...

Low-skilled roles rebranded as apprenticeships to receive levy funding

Employers stand accused of rebranding existing low-skilled roles as apprenticeships in order to make use of funding available through the...

Employers failing to use apprenticeship levy funds a year since introduction

More than £1bn in apprenticeship funding available through the apprenticeship levy has not been used – and employers have just...

Majority of employers don’t offer financial support to staff

More than two-thirds (67%) of organisations do not offer any form of financial support to their staff, according to a...

Mental health: legal pitfalls when dismissing workers with conditions

There are many traps awaiting employers that dismiss a worker with a mental health issue. Gary Freer from Bryan Cave...

Workforce happiness weakened by overwork and lack of development

Overall workforce happiness is being dragged down by a lack of training and development opportunities for lower-skilled workers and high...

Wagamama and Marriott Hotels failed to pay national minimum wage

Wagamama, Marriott Hotels and TGI Fridays are among almost 180 employers that have been named by the Government for failing...

Rising national living wage puts routine jobs at risk of automation

The rising national living wage could leave some routine jobs at risk of automation, according to a report by the...

What you might have missed: Christmas and New Year round-up

The first day back at work for many is an inevitable struggle after a much-deserved break over Christmas. But what...

Improving your gender pay gap – delivering diversity in leadership teams (webinar)

Register now for this free Personnel Today webinar on 25 April 2018...

30 years in HR: How careers have changed and where they’re heading next (webinar)

Wednesday 9 May 2018 2:00pm (BST)
How are organisations changing and what does it mean for HR? More importantly, what...

Webinar: Data retention under the GDPR

With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect on 25 May 2018, employers need to be putting in...

All set for the Personnel Today Awards 2018?

The Personnel Today Awards 2018 are unveiled today, celebrating the very best in HR. Is your HR team at the...

HR Director of the Year: LTA’s Vicky Williams serves an ace

The Lawn Tennis Association’s Vicky Williams was triumphant at this year’s Personnel Today Awards, with a convincing win of the...

MTD Training wins HR Supplier Partnership Award

MTD Training won last week’s HR Supplier Partnership prize at the Personnel Today Awards after being nominated by Great Western...

Fit for Work service scrapped in workplace health policy overhaul

The Government has scrapped its Fit for Work service, blaming “low referral rates”. The service will come to an end...

Fit for Work assessments to be scrapped

The Government has announced that Fit for Work assessment services will close next spring, following low referral rates.
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Maintain employee wellbeing to reduce absence

PROMOTED| Our work and personal lives are merging increasingly in the modern world. Working 9–5 has become 24/7.

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...

Majority of employers don’t offer financial support to staff

More than two-thirds (67%) of organisations do not offer any form of financial support to their staff, according to a...

Government launches consultation into parental bereavement leave and pay

The Government has announced a consultation into parental bereavement leave and pay.

Bereavement leave
Bereavement leave survey 2018
Compassionate leave...

Hacking of “vulnerable” wearables and health devices could be fatal, warns report

Health technology such as pacemakers and wearable health monitors linked to the internet could be vulnerable to cyber attacks, which...

Why fatherhood holds the key to solving the gender pay gap

The introduction of gender pay gap reporting has shifted the onus of responsibility for solving the gender pay gap to...

Gender equality: ‘Men and women are not the same and won’t be’

Jordan Peterson has HR in his crosshairs with his strident criticism of efforts to close the gender pay gap and...

L&D needs to stop creating and start curating

L&D is operating in a climate of rapid change. The demand is constantly put on us to be agile, to...

Migration Advisory Committee recommendations: Do the claims stand up?

Last month, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) released its interim report on EEA workers in the UK labour market. Karen...

Business travel, working abroad and mental health: a wake-up call

More roles now involve business travel with increasing risks and stress for employees. Julian Eyears, medical director of occupational health...

EU migrants to receive right to settle during Brexit transition

The Government has changed its position on the rights of EU migrants arriving during the Brexit transition period and will...