Immigration system won’t allow EU workers to ‘jump the queue’

Prime minister Theresa May has said the UK’s future immigration system will no longer allow EU nationals to “jump the...

Government pledges to train 17,000 new builders by 2020

A scheme aimed at providing more than 17,000 new fully trained construction workers by March 2020 was launched today by...

One in six NHS posts unfilled by 2030

“Systemic” shortages in the NHS workforce mean long-term plans for the health service risk becoming an unachievable wish list, according...

GDPR: Compliance cheat sheet for HR departments

HR can play an important part in ensuring compliance with the GDPR, helping to avoid thousands of pounds in fines...

How on-demand data officers can help fill the knowledge gap

Data is an invaluable resource for driving commercial decision-making yet a dearth of people with the requisite skills in the...

How does the GDPR apply to businesses outside the EU?

Organisations are still getting to grips with their obligations under the new General Data Protection Regulation. But if you operate...

Personnel Today Awards 2018 shortlist: L&D Team of the Year

Learning and development teams play a central role in organisations achieving their strategic goals. This year’s L&D Team of the...

‘Real’ Living Wage increases by 2.9% outside London

The “real” Living Wage, the rate of pay set by the Living Wage Foundation, has increased 25 pence to £9...

Two-thirds of businesses concerned about high-skilled roles

Two-thirds of businesses are worried that they will not be able to find sufficiently skilled people to fill high-skilled roles,...

Disability and ethnicity pay gap reporting should be made mandatory

Employers should be required to produce a “fair pay report” that considers pay differences based on disability, ethnicity and gender,...

Stop asking candidates to disclose salary, say employers

Three-quarters of hiring managers think the gender pay gap could be reduced if interviewees were not asked to disclose their...

One third don’t know unequal pay is illegal

One third of employees do not know it is illegal to pay men and women differently for equal work, the...

Employees denied ‘toilet dignity’ at work

Unite is demanding that employers take action to ensure that workers are granted toilet dignity in the workplace.
The union...

Solicitor who endured ‘dreadful’ working conditions banned for dishonesty

A solicitor who misled a client about the progression of her case has been...

Breaking the mental health stigma (webinar)

The business case for a mentally and emotionally healthy workplace is compelling, but how do you create that environment? One...

One-HR employment law review (webinar)

Book your place now - 6 December 2018
Barrister Kevin Charles scrutinises the latest developments in employment law including whistleblowing, minimum wage and more...

Breaking the mental health stigma (webinar)

The business case for a mentally and emotionally healthy workplace is compelling, but how do you create that environment? One...

Performance management to fit the modern workplace (webinar)

Wednesday 7 November 2018 | Many organisations are acutely aware that their current performance management process is not fit for purpose.

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...

How can employers manage changes in childcare provision?

The long-standing Childcare Vouchers scheme ended on 4 October and has been replaced by the government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme. How...

Health secretary: employers must do more on prevention

Schemes such as free fruit in offices, bicycle loans, support for ill employees and counselling should be the new norm...

Parental bereavement leave to be introduced in 2020

Parents and primary carers who suffer the loss of a child will be entitled to at least two weeks’ paid...

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...

Ryanair sacks stranded cabin crew for ‘breach of trust’

Six Ryanair cabin crew were dismissed by the airline this week for “breach of trust” after a photograph was circulated...

City of London to boost allure for firms with large-scale green plan

Workers and companies in the City of London are to benefit from plans to improve office space flexibility, air quality...

Brexit transition period could be extended by ‘a matter of months’

Theresa May has suggested that the transition period after Brexit could be extended by “a matter of months”.

Preparing for...