Teachers told to disable NHS contact-tracing app, claims union
Teachers are being asked to disable the NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app while at school in order to reduce the number...
How to localise engagement during lockdown
Many organisations with distributed workforces have struggled to keep messaging and communications consistent during a series of lockdowns. Digital platforms...
Zurich sees female applications leap after altering senior job advert wording
The number of women applying for senior roles at Zurich in the UK leapt by a fifth last year after...
Executive pensions face tighter clampdown from investors
Investors are clamping down further on executive pensions after the Investment Association updated its pay guidelines for companies.
Board directors...
Heathrow staff to strike over ‘fire and rehire’ plans
Workers at Heathrow Airport are set to strike for four days in December in a dispute over plans to ‘fire...
Quarantine relaxed for turkey farm workers
Turkey farm workers from outside the UK will not have to fully adhere to 14 days’ quarantine, after farming groups...
Workers’ right to picket continues under lockdown
Workers taking lawful industrial action continue to have the right to picket their workplace during Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, following a legal challenge by Unite.
Businesses urged to use the Redundancy Payment Service
The government's Redundancy Payments Service is being underused by businesses on the brink of collapse, says a prominent accountancy firm.
Personnel Today Awards 2020: Apprenticeship Employer of the Year shortlist
Three firms have made it onto the Apprenticeship Employer of...
Building skills the top priority for HR leaders in 2021
Gartner study also finds a lack of diversity is undermining confidence and trust in leadership.
Workplaces ‘vital’ to ethnic and faith cohesion
Workers could end up in ‘isolated silos’ and there could be an increase in racism and prejudice with prolonged working...
Boardrooms now more meritocratic and diverse, study suggests
Evidence shows that FTSE100 boardrooms are becoming more diverse and meritocratic, a study published today has claimed, with less reliance...
More than one million low paid workers don’t qualify for Lifetime Skills Guarantee
1.4 million workers would not be able to join scheme because it is only open to people without a level 3 qualification.
Covid-19 coronavirus

Teachers told to disable NHS contact-tracing app, claims union
Teachers are being asked to disable the NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app while at school in order to reduce the number...

How to localise engagement during lockdown
Many organisations with distributed workforces have struggled to keep messaging and communications consistent during a series of lockdowns. Digital platforms...

Quarantine relaxed for turkey farm workers
Turkey farm workers from outside the UK will not have to fully adhere to 14 days’ quarantine, after farming groups...
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Employment law: Seven key tasks for HR in 2021
2020 was the year that HR was required to react to the unexpected, but it’s now time to plan for...

Top 10 HR questions October 2020: Job Support Scheme, Brexit checks and self-isolation
Prior to the government’s Halloween announcement that the furlough scheme would be extended, employers were preparing for its replacement, the...

Umbrella companies: Lawyers pursue unlawful deductions
Lawyers are pursuing group legal action against umbrella companies that have unlawfully deducted national insurance and other contributions from contractors’...
Immigration

Speedy sponsor-licence process costs businesses extra £500
The Home Office has launched a priority service for businesses that wish to bring in overseas workers under the sponsor-licence scheme.

Immigration minister: Get your sponsor licence applications in now
The minister for future borders and immigration has advised employers wishing to continue to recruit skilled workers from abroad next...

Employment law: Seven key tasks for HR in 2021
2020 was the year that HR was required to react to the unexpected, but it’s now time to plan for...
In-depth

Facing an annual leave backlog? Employers’ questions answered
After the government’s announcement this week that stricter coronavirus restrictions could be in place for a further six months –...

Self-isolation, testing and SSP: employers’ questions answered
The UK may be on the cusp of a second coronavirus wave. Results from a population based study suggested the...

Is it really the end of the office?
Employees’ desire to continue working from home has prompted many firms to consider whether the office is truly necessary. But,...
Brexit

Immigration minister: Get your sponsor licence applications in now
The minister for future borders and immigration has advised employers wishing to continue to recruit skilled workers from abroad next...

Job losses reach record high despite summer reopenings
Redundancies hit a new record high in the late summer and early autumn despite the easing of lockdown measures, new...

Farmers need clarity on ‘vital’ seasonal worker recruitment
The agriculture sector urgently needs clarity on how it will be able to recruit seasonal workers from overseas next year,...
Apprenticeship levy

Personnel Today Awards 2020: Apprenticeship Employer of the Year shortlist
Three firms have made it onto the Apprenticeship Employer of...

Scrapping Union Learning Fund would be ‘tremendous loss’
Tesco, Arla Foods and Tata Steel are among employers backing a campaign to persuade the government to rethink plans to scrap the Union Learning Fund.

RAD Awards 2021 open for entries
The 2021 RAD Awards have opened for entries as the search for the very best in employer branding, talent attraction...
Gender pay gap reporting

Zurich sees female applications leap after altering senior job advert wording
The number of women applying for senior roles at Zurich in the UK leapt by a fifth last year after...

Boardrooms now more meritocratic and diverse, study suggests
Evidence shows that FTSE100 boardrooms are becoming more diverse and meritocratic, a study published today has claimed, with less reliance...

BBC equal pay findings come under fire
EHRC says it was looking at overarching systems, not individual cases, as journalists rounded on its judgment the BBC had been lawful on pay.
Wellbeing

Teachers told to disable NHS contact-tracing app, claims union
Teachers are being asked to disable the NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app while at school in order to reduce the number...

How to localise engagement during lockdown
Many organisations with distributed workforces have struggled to keep messaging and communications consistent during a series of lockdowns. Digital platforms...

Quarantine relaxed for turkey farm workers
Turkey farm workers from outside the UK will not have to fully adhere to 14 days’ quarantine, after farming groups...
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Personnel Today Awards 2020

Personnel Today Awards 2020: Apprenticeship Employer of the Year shortlist
Three firms have made it onto the Apprenticeship Employer of...

Personnel Today Awards 2020: HR Impact Award shortlist
The Personnel Today Awards 2020 winners will be revealed later this month. Each organisation on this highly competitive shortlist provided...

Personnel Today Awards 2020: Health & Wellbeing Award shortlist
As we prepare to celebrate the Personnel Today Awards this month, it’s time to showcase those organisations that made the...
Global HR

Building skills the top priority for HR leaders in 2021
Gartner study also finds a lack of diversity is undermining confidence and trust in leadership.

Boardrooms now more meritocratic and diverse, study suggests
Evidence shows that FTSE100 boardrooms are becoming more diverse and meritocratic, a study published today has claimed, with less reliance...

California votes to preserve Uber and Lyft drivers’ gig status
In a less commented upon US ballot, California last week voted to exempt Uber and Lyft drivers from being classified as employees.
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