What employers need to know following the ‘gay cake’ ruling
It is the case which has captivated the nation almost as much as the Great British Bake-Off. Tom Long looks...
Farmers should not get ‘privileged’ access to workers after Brexit
The chair of the Migration Advisory Committee has said that UK farmers should no longer get “privileged” access to low-skilled...
Personnel Today Awards 2018 shortlist: Apprenticeship Employer of the Year
How are employers making the most of training budgets since the introduction of the apprenticeship levy? Shortlisted companies in our...
Pay growth at highest rate for almost 10 years
Wage growth in the UK is at its highest in almost 10 years, according to the Office for National Statistics....
One in four gender pay gap reports non-compliant
A quarter of gender pay gap reports submitted for the 2018/19 reporting period are non-compliant, according to independent analysis.
HR...
Grant Thornton boss Sacha Romanovitch resigns after partner disquiet
Sacha Romanovitch, the first female head of a major professional services firm, is to resign at the end of the...
How technology can help employees speak up over misconduct
Allegations of misconduct that enter the public eye can ruin corporate reputations and mark an end to executive careers. HR...
Mercer announces it will offer trans benefits under private medical scheme
Benefits consultancy Mercer has announced it will offer a suite of trans benefits as part of its private medical scheme...
Nissan UK delays pay talks as threat of no-deal Brexit looms
Pay talks between Nissan UK and its employees on Wearside have been delayed because of Brexit fears.
Companies in the...
Women subjected to ‘predatory’ behaviour by MPs
Women working at the House of Commons were subjected to “predatory” contact and treated like “personal servants” by MPs, an...
10 things graduate recruiters need to know about UK immigration
As employers begin to ramp up their graduate recruitment programmes for 2019, what considerations do they need to bear in...
Employers should act now to mitigate job automation effect
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is set to have a significant impact on pay, working conditions and productivity. Ashleigh Webber reports...
Three-quarters of staff experience pay ‘volatility’
Almost three-quarters (73%) of workers see their income fluctuate from month to month, with lower earners at more risk of...
Gender pay gap reporting
One in four gender pay gap reports non-compliant
A quarter of gender pay gap reports submitted for the 2018/19 reporting period are non-compliant, according to independent analysis.
HR...
Six in 10 women consider gender pay gap when job hunting
Nearly two-thirds (61%) of women would take an organisation’s gender pay gap into consideration when looking for a new job,...
Only one in three understand what the gender pay gap is
Almost two-thirds of the British public incorrectly identified what the gender pay gap is and confused it with the issue...
Personnel Today turns 30
30 years in HR: How careers have changed and where they’re heading next (webinar)
ON-DEMAND | How are organisations changing and what does it mean for HR?
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 landmark employment law judgments
Since its first issue on 9 February 1988, Personnel Today has reported on a staggering number of developments in employment...
GDPR
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...
Brexit
Farmers should not get ‘privileged’ access to workers after Brexit
The chair of the Migration Advisory Committee has said that UK farmers should no longer get “privileged” access to low-skilled...
Nissan UK delays pay talks as threat of no-deal Brexit looms
Pay talks between Nissan UK and its employees on Wearside have been delayed because of Brexit fears.
Companies in the...
EU searches for construction and health jobs fall as Brexit fears grow
The construction industry is the sector of the economy hardest hit by a decline of interest among jobseekers from EU...
Apprenticeship levy
Personnel Today Awards 2018 shortlist: Apprenticeship Employer of the Year
How are employers making the most of training budgets since the introduction of the apprenticeship levy? Shortlisted companies in our...
Apprenticeship provider 3aaa goes into administration
A national training organisation that claims on its website to have “created more opportunities than any other apprenticeship provider” has...
How we can fix the apprenticeship levy
Employers have an opportunity to shape the future of apprenticeships when the government publishes a consultation on the apprenticeship levy’s...
Wellbeing
Mental health presenteeism on the rise
People are more likely to turn up to work despite a mental health problem according to an annual survey of...
Petition calls for compulsory mental health first aiders at work
Mental health campaigners and businesses have delivered a petition to Downing Street calling for it to be compulsory to have...
Money worries have knock-on effect on staff health, a quarter of employers say
One in four organisations have seen employee health issues arise because of money concerns, yet almost half do not plan...
National living wage
Nearly half of zero-hours workers want regular shifts
Almost half of people on zero-hours contracts want to work more hours and in a more regular shift pattern, but...
TUC study highlights low earnings and slams ‘sham’ self-employment
Almost half of self-employed people aged over 25 are earning less than the minimum wage, according to new research.
The...
Record number of workers on national minimum wage being underpaid
HM Revenue and Customs identified a record £15.6m in national minimum wage underpayment in 2017/18.
More than 200,000 workers were...
Webinars
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.
How digital trends are changing the role of HR (webinar)
Thursday 18 October 2018, 2:00pm BST
Not a day goes by without a news story highlighting the impact of digital...
Digital learning transformation: why does it matter to employers? (webinar)
ON DEMAND | More than 70% of L&D professionals worldwide say they are transforming...
Fit for Work
Why occupational health has a pivotal role in tackling mental ill health
Brett Hill explains why he believes occupational health managers have a pivotal role to play in improving mental health, and...
Time to listen up on age-related hearing loss
As our workforce ages, and employers become more reliant on older workers, age-related hearing loss will become an increasingly important...
Two in five over-50s expect ill-health to force them out of work
Four million UK workers aged over 50 expect poor health and health problems to be the main reasons they stop...
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
Mercer announces it will offer trans benefits under private medical scheme
Benefits consultancy Mercer has announced it will offer a suite of trans benefits as part of its private medical scheme...
Christmas employee rewards: How to go one bigger this year
PROMOTED | Making your employees feel happy and valued is essential. And with Christmas being the season of goodwill and giving, there is no better time to recognise your employees for their hard work throughout the year.
Personnel Today Awards 2018 shortlist: Employee Benefits
The outstanding shortlisted entries in this tightly contested category have used employee benefits strategically, positively affecting organisation performance and demonstrating...
Opinion
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...
Global HR
Brexit: How can HR keep EU workers in the UK?
As the Brexit negotiations approach their final months, Louise Haycock provides a pragmatic analysis of what employers can do to...
Top 10 HR questions August 2018 – Brexit and executive pay ratios
While progress has been made in some areas of the Brexit negotiations, including agreement on the rights of EU citizens...
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...
- World of Learning Conference & Exhibition 2018 Announced
PROMOTED | Bringing together experts and innovators in the L&D community with those at the frontline of influencing.... Find out more - Promoting workplace wellbeing
PROMOTED | The cost of mental and musculoskeletal ill-health in the workplace in terms of .... Find out more - In the future, Millennials will inherit the earth. And the Finance department.
PROMOTED | A new initiative by ACCA – the global accountancy body – has highlighted 10 .... Find out more
