Younger women face £100,000 gender pensions gap
The average woman in her twenties will have to work almost 40 years longer than her male counterpart to build...

A third of women hide menopause symptoms at work
A survey commissioned by Vodafone found 33% hid menopause symptoms from their employer and 43% felt too embarrassed to ask for support.

How do you build a strong and adaptable workforce? (e-book)
PROMOTED | HR teams have stepped up during one of the greatest periods of uncertainty in living memory...

Bevan Brittan appoints third female senior partner in a row
A law firm is celebrating International Women’s Day with the appointment of its third female senior partner in a row....

Deliveroo to pay drivers bonuses of up to £10,000
Fast-food delivery giant Deliveroo has announced it is setting aside a £16 million ‘thank-you’ fund to reward its most loyal...

Deloitte D&I champion resigns over bullying allegations
Dimple Agarwal, Deloitte's deputy chief executive and managing partner of its People and Purpose group, is facing an internal investigation into bullying claims.

CIPD: Improve financial wellbeing for staff hit by pay challenges
Almost half of organisations do not have a financial wellbeing programme in place, the CIPD's survey found.

Proposed 1% pay rise for NHS ‘the worst kind of insult’
The governent has recommended a 1% pay increase for NHS staff in a report to the health service's Pay Review Body.

How to be more inclusive of staff with ADHD
People with ADHD often report having difficulty prioritising work tasks or remaining focused when reading or writing. Katherine Kindersley explains how organisations should support them.

Equality minister calls for flexible working to be ‘normalised’
Liz Truss urges employers to boost flexible working as research finds significant uplift in applications for roles that advertise it.

MPs ask Boohoo for evidence of progress on workers’ rights
MPs want Boohoo to link its bonus scheme for senior executives to achievement of its pledges on workers’ rights.

Danone to discuss how to make inclusion and belonging matter
Danone will share details of its three-pronged approach to diversity and inclusion at this month’s Employee Benefits Insights 2021 event....

Priti Patel settles civil servant bullying case with £340,000 payout
Civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam has settled his unfair dismissal case for £340,000 plus legal costs, as the home secretary avoids a tribunal hearing.
Covid-19 coronavirus

Study into how pandemic has affected health and wellbeing of OH practitioners
Occupational health practitioners are being encouraged to take part in research that is aiming to gauge the impact of the...

Covid-19 vaccine guidance issued to help employers
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has launched guidance to help employers navigate vaccinations and imminent returning to...

Half of severe Covid patients also suffered injury to the heart
Injury to the heart has been found in half of Covid-19 patients discharged from hospital after suffering severe illness from...
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IR35

Budget March 2021: Tax rises not ruled out
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has not ruled out tax rises in this week’s budget (3 March) after saying that he wants...

Top 10 HR questions February 2021: Vaccination and IR35
Can employers insist their staff have a coronavirus vaccination? What is IR35? Last month's big HR questions answered by XpertHR...

IR35: What HR needs to know (webinar)
ON-DEMAND | Kate Upcraft examines the reforms to off-payroll working and how organisation should prepare for the changes in April 2021.
Immigration

Budget introduces elite visa to lure tech entrepreneurs
The UK government is set to introduce an ‘elite points-based visa’, a further component of its drive to revamp the immigration system post-Brexit.

Top 10 HR questions February 2021: Vaccination and IR35
Can employers insist their staff have a coronavirus vaccination? What is IR35? Last month's big HR questions answered by XpertHR...

India deal could see more migrant workers enter UK
New trade agreement with India could see more workers from India enter the UK once Covid recedes.
In-depth

Performance: Why ‘rank and yank’ fell out of favour
KPMG has been using a ‘set distribution’ or ranking approach to assessing employees’ performance. Like annual appraisals, this strategy has fallen out of favour in recent years, but why?

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...
Brexit

Budget introduces elite visa to lure tech entrepreneurs
The UK government is set to introduce an ‘elite points-based visa’, a further component of its drive to revamp the immigration system post-Brexit.

Brexit: steady flow of finance jobs to EU continues
Dublin and Luxembourg the most popular EU destinations for staff relocations and new hubs, followed by Frankfurt.

Top 10 HR questions February 2021: Vaccination and IR35
Can employers insist their staff have a coronavirus vaccination? What is IR35? Last month's big HR questions answered by XpertHR...
Apprenticeship levy

New ‘flexi’ apprenticeships to be announced in budget
A new ‘flexi-job’ apprenticeship will allow apprentices to work with a number of different employers in their chosen sector.

CIPD: Apprenticeship levy has failed
England’s apprenticeship levy has failed on every measure, the CIPD has said in a strongly worded statement stemming from an...

AXA launches data analytics academy for apprentices
Insurance company AXA UK to invest £800,000 in an academy to build skills in data analytics.
Gender pay gap reporting

Why data analytics is the first step to closing the gender pay gap
Organisations already hold the data needed to inform pay equity strategies, so it's time to act on the insights this data can give.

Female directors in finance earning 66% less than men
Average pay for female directors at FTSE 350 financial services firms is two-thirds lower than male director pay, analysis has found.

Hampton-Alexander review: Final report shows female directors up by 50%
The number of female directors in FTSE 100 companies has increased by 50% in the last five years, according to the Hampton-Alexander review.
Wellbeing

CIPD: Improve financial wellbeing for staff hit by pay challenges
Almost half of organisations do not have a financial wellbeing programme in place, the CIPD's survey found.

How to be a great employer in challenging times (webinar)
Tuesday 30 March – Register Now | Sinead Sharpe and Ben Thompson join Rob Moss to look at how positive workplace culture can effect change.

Budget 2021: Furlough extension, business cash grants and more
HR sector representatives, law firms and recruitment experts react to the measures announced in the budget.
Webinars

How to be a great employer in challenging times (webinar)
Tuesday 30 March – Register Now | Sinead Sharpe and Ben Thompson join Rob Moss to look at how positive workplace culture can effect change.

Remote working: enhancing the employee experience (webinar)
10 March 2021 | Register now
Phil Vickers, HRD at Charles Tyrwhitt, and Andrew Stonehill-Brooks, director of HR at DocuSign, join Rob Moss.

Employee Benefits Insights Online Series: 15-19 March 2021
15-19 March 2021 | Register now
Employee Benefits is to host a second online event...
Personnel Today Awards 2020

Personnel Today Awards 2020 winners: NHS praised for Covid response
NHS England and Improvement has been crowned the overall winner at this...

Personnel Today Awards 2020: HR Team of the Year shortlist
The Personnel Today Awards winners will be announced on Thursday. Our final shortlist spotlight centres on the teams in the...

Personnel Today Awards 2020: Winners revealed (video)
ON DEMANDCatch up with who won what at the Personnel Today Awards 2020...
Global HR

Budget introduces elite visa to lure tech entrepreneurs
The UK government is set to introduce an ‘elite points-based visa’, a further component of its drive to revamp the immigration system post-Brexit.

Top 10 HR questions February 2021: Vaccination and IR35
Can employers insist their staff have a coronavirus vaccination? What is IR35? Last month's big HR questions answered by XpertHR...

European Commission to consult over future of gig economy
The European Commission has begun its consultation on the rights of gig economy workers whose labour is governed by digital platforms.
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