Immigration: MAC recommends lower salary threshold after Brexit
The salary threshold for skilled migrant workers entering the UK should be lowered to £25,600 to make it more affordable...
City firms ‘must coordinate skills development to avoid talent shortages’
Every role in the financial services sector will be affected by automation and...
Black police representation has barely increased in 11 years
Police forces in England and Wales have succeeded in attracting more women and people from Asian backgrounds, but are failing...
Fast-track ‘Global Talent’ visas for top scientists unveiled
“Top” international scientists, mathematicians and researchers will be able to apply to work in the UK under a fast-track visa...
Employers should tackle football banter in the workplace
Football banter in the workplace should be moderated as it can encourage “laddish behaviour” and exclude women.
That’s according to...
How can schools manage changes to teachers’ pensions?
Changes to teachers’ pensions in the private sector are likely to become unmanageable for many schools. What will the changes...
NHS boss who lied about degree receives prison sentence
A senior NHS boss who gained his job by falsely stating he had a degree has received a suspended prison...
Equal pay: Co-op joins Asda in shop-vs-depot tribunal battles
More than 100 Co-op shop floor workers are seeking up to six years of back pay in the latest equal...
CBI leads 40 industry bodies calling for salary threshold rethink
Industry pressure grows to cut migrant salary threshold ahead of key migration report.
Movers and shakers: HR appointments – Ann Pickering to step down from O2 role
Our latest update of recent appointments includes a new HR director for O2
Coronavirus: employers urged to avoid business travel
Employers should postpone or cancel business travel to the region of China that has been hit by an outbreak of...
The Employer’s Guide to Financial Wellbeing 2019-20
PROMOTED | Last year, more than a third (36%) of UK employees admitted to having financial worries...
In-depth
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...
#MeToo at two: how far have we come?
The #MeToo movement is two years old this week and has been influential in altering behaviour, bolstering equality and respect...
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Brexit
Immigration: MAC recommends lower salary threshold after Brexit
The salary threshold for skilled migrant workers entering the UK should be lowered to £25,600 to make it more affordable...
Fast-track ‘Global Talent’ visas for top scientists unveiled
“Top” international scientists, mathematicians and researchers will be able to apply to work in the UK under a fast-track visa...
CBI leads 40 industry bodies calling for salary threshold rethink
Industry pressure grows to cut migrant salary threshold ahead of key migration report.
Personnel Today Awards 2019
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...
Personnel Today Awards 2019: Network Homes celebrated for Excellence in Public Service HR
Housing association Network homes walked away with the Excellence in Public Service HR prize...
Apprenticeship levy
North East ‘most pessimistic’ about future prospects
People in the North East of England are the most pessimistic about their futures, with less a third of people...
Why critics of the apprenticeship levy should back off
Critics of the apprenticeship levy need to understand the system is still new and employers are exploring what works.
Make the most of apprenticeships to build accountancy skills
PROMOTED | With skills shortages affecting multiple industries, it’s no surprise employers are growing their own talent...
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Gender pay gap reporting
Men continue to take top jobs in public life
Men continue to dominate positions of power in public life such as judges, FTSE 100 CEOs and national newspaper editors,...
UK slips down global gender equality rankings
The UK is falling behind in a global index of gender equality according to the World Economic Forum. In 2019 the UK ranked 21st in the WEF global index...
TSB bosses bonuses to be cut after failing to hit 2020 gender target
TSB’s leadership team will have their bonuses docked after the firm failed to increase the proportion of women in senior...
Wellbeing
Coronavirus: employers urged to avoid business travel
Employers should postpone or cancel business travel to the region of China that has been hit by an outbreak of...
The Employer’s Guide to Financial Wellbeing 2019-20
PROMOTED | Last year, more than a third (36%) of UK employees admitted to having financial worries...
Sky engineer dismissed for safety issue was discriminated against
A Sky engineer who breached health and safety rules while experiencing a mental health condition was discriminated against and unfairly...
Webinars
Five ways HR is changing and how people leaders can get ahead (webinar)
Wednesday 4 March 2020, 2:00pm GMT
Are you equipped with the skills needed to lead a people team of the...
Top tips on creating an LGBT-inclusive workplace (webinar)
Many employers are keen to create an LGBT-inclusive workplace and will have taken initial steps towards this, such as adopting...
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...
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
Jack’s Law: Statutory parental bereavement leave rules to start in April 2020
Parents who suffer stillbirth or loss of a child will be entitled to two weeks’ leave.
Employee Benefits Awards 2020 entry deadline fast approaching
Time is running out to enter the Employee Benefits Awards 2020, as the entry deadline of 17 January is fast...
British Airways and Nesta to headline Employee Benefits Connect 2020
Air travel organisation British Airways and innovation foundation Nesta will deliver the two keynote sessions at Employee Benefits Connect 2020....
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
Migrants face less discrimination than their adult children
The UK-born children of migrants feel they are more discriminated against than new migrants and are more likely to be unemployed.
Netherlands top in Europe for automation readiness
UK is fourth but workers are battling slow tech that is eroding productivity.
Why cultural training is vital for overseas assignments
Overseas projects often fail when employees and their families are not prepared for life abroad. Janette Hiscock looks at why...
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