Eight in 10 want a right to know male colleagues’ salaries
Women should have the right to know if they’re being paid less than their male colleagues, according to research by...
Royal Mail wins High Court injunction to halt postal strikes
Royal Mail has won a High Court injunction to prevent postal workers from striking in the run-up to Christmas.
The...
Labour would retain freedom of movement for NHS staff
A Labour government, post-Brexit, would retain freedom of movement from the EU for NHS medical professionals, shadow health secretary Jonathan...
IR35 will lead to temp talent drain, survey claims
Three-fifths of employers are concerned they will miss out on temporary talent when the IR35 off-payroll rules are extended to...
Half of all FTSE 100 executive hires must be women to meet target
One in every two FTSE 100 executive appointments over the next year will have to go to a woman if...
Personnel Today Awards 2019 shortlist: Sustainable Business Award
This new category for 2019 recognises employers that have sustainability at the heart of their organisations, whether that has meant...
General election 2019: when politics and work mix
How can employers prevent employees from electioneering at work? Should the workforce be banned from highlighting their political allegiances in...
Labour proposes free retraining to tackle ‘skills crisis’
Labour will provide free lifelong retraining for all if it gets into power in next month’s general election.
It pledged...
Architects form union to tackle culture of poor workplace practice
A union has been formed specifically to represent architects who, say its founders, work in an industry awash with poor workplace practice.
Women demand new Equal Pay Act to enforce transparency
Equal pay campaign to demand new legislation, backed by leading women from all sectors, kicks off this Thursday.
Real pay growth in Europe lagging far behind Asia
Real salary growth across Europe is expected to slow in 2020, with wage increases lagging far behind pay awards seen...
Living Wage increases to benefit 210,000 workers
The Living Wage has announced its new rates with the headline figure for outside London rising to £9.30, an increase of 3.33%...
Executives lose wrongful dismissal claim over WhatsApp porn
Two men sacked after sharing offensive material on WhatsApp lose their £300,000 claim against their former employer for wrongful dismissal.
In-depth
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...
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?
Recruiting Now
Brexit
Labour would retain freedom of movement for NHS staff
A Labour government, post-Brexit, would retain freedom of movement from the EU for NHS medical professionals, shadow health secretary Jonathan...
General election 2019: when politics and work mix
How can employers prevent employees from electioneering at work? Should the workforce be banned from highlighting their political allegiances in...
Health sector sceptical of Johnson’s immigration plans
Health workers hoping to take up jobs in the UK will benefit from preferential immigration processes with the introduction of...
Personnel Today Awards 2019
Personnel Today Awards 2019 shortlist: Sustainable Business Award
This new category for 2019 recognises employers that have sustainability at the heart of their organisations, whether that has meant...
Personnel Today Awards 2019 shortlist: L&D Team of the Year
The Personnel Today Awards take place on the 19 November 2019. With just a few weeks before the winners are...
Personnel Today Awards 2019 shortlist: Innovation in Recruitment
The Personnel Today Awards 2019 take place on 19 November. Here we round up the contenders for the Innovation in...
Apprenticeship levy
Personnel Today Awards 2019 shortlist: HR Supplier Partnership Award
The 2019 Personnel Today Awards take place on the 19 November. In a series of articles profiling all our finalists,...
Address apprenticeship inflexibility to boost jobs, says retail body
The inflexibilities in the apprenticeship levy system need to be addressed if the retail sector is to stem job losses,...
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...
Gender pay gap reporting
Eight in 10 want a right to know male colleagues’ salaries
Women should have the right to know if they’re being paid less than their male colleagues, according to research by...
Women demand new Equal Pay Act to enforce transparency
Equal pay campaign to demand new legislation, backed by leading women from all sectors, kicks off this Thursday.
Labour promises 12 months of maternity pay
The Labour Party has pledged to increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months as part of a raft...
Wellbeing
Labour would retain freedom of movement for NHS staff
A Labour government, post-Brexit, would retain freedom of movement from the EU for NHS medical professionals, shadow health secretary Jonathan...
Remote workers ‘should spend at least two days in office’
A study finds that while remote working is linked to positive wellbeing, it has little effect on stress and productivity.
Wearing a poppy in the workplace: myth or reality?
Employers sometimes make the headlines over their policy on staff wearing a poppy in the workplace. We set out the...
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
Record proportion of mothers in work
Three-quarters of mothers with dependent children are in work – a record high for the UK, according to the latest...
Global mobility and HR summit comes to London
London hosts the Forum for Expatriate Management’s 2019 Global Mobility Summit next month with Brexit and immigration high on the...
Personnel Today Awards 2019 shortlist: Employee Benefits Award
The 2019 Personnel Today Awards take place on the 19 November. In a series of articles profiling all our finalists,...
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
Labour would retain freedom of movement for NHS staff
A Labour government, post-Brexit, would retain freedom of movement from the EU for NHS medical professionals, shadow health secretary Jonathan...
Real pay growth in Europe lagging far behind Asia
Real salary growth across Europe is expected to slow in 2020, with wage increases lagging far behind pay awards seen...
McDonald’s CEO leaves firm after workplace romance
Steve Easterbrook contravened company values with consensual romantic relationship with colleague.
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