Trade unions
TUC launches inspections of workplaces for heat safety
The TUC has organised a nationwide inspection of workplaces this week for heat safety, with more than 1,000 trade union health and safety reps signed up to take part.
Doctors vote for return to strike action
Resident doctors (formerly known as junior doctors) in England have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a return to strike action, delivering a blow to the government just days after the…
Seven ways to prepare now for the Employment Rights Bill
The exact schedule for the Employment Rights Bill is still uncertain, but there are a number of practical measures HR teams can take now to get on the front foot.…
Information & consultation
Poundland closures mean over 1,000 jobs at risk
Poundland plans to close 68 stores and two warehouses with reports estimating that between 1,000 and 2,000 jobs are at risk.
Top 10 HR questions May 2025: Failure to prevent fraud
May 2025’s top HR questions include one about a new criminal offence for an organisational failure to prevent fraud.
Construction workers win compensation claim against defunct employer
The former employees of Bowie Construction will receive their payouts from the government’s Redundancy Payments Service.
Employee engagement
Empower and engage for the future: A revolution in talent development (webinar)
As organisations strive to unlock the full potential of their people, talent development and internal mobility have become top priorities for HR and L&D leaders.
Employee ownership rockets in past decade
Employee ownership has gone up by more than 1,600% since 2014, according to figures from the Employee Ownership Association. There are now around 2,470 businesses, employing 358,000 people, who have…
CIPD Festival of Work: ‘Wellbeing is not an ideology’
‘Good work’ and focusing on wellbeing are the levers needed to get people back into work, according to CIPD chief executive Peter Cheese. Speaking at this year’s CIPD Festival of…
Industrial action & strikes
University staff to strike over hybrid working curbs
Hundreds of Liverpool university staff are to stage additional strikes in their dispute over hybrid-working arrangements.
Government publishes ‘roadmap’ for Employment Rights Bill
The government has published an ‘implementation roadmap’ for the Employment Rights Bill, confirming that, once the Bill has made it onto the Statute Book, significant changes will arrive from as…
NHS pay disputes: Who could strike again?
As senior doctors start voting on whether they could strike, we round up the health unions’ stance on pay and who might strike again.
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