Government reveals fund to help vulnerable women return to work
The Government Equalities Office is to shift its focus to helping women who are economically inactive or are in low-paid...
Use employee benefits to support lower earners, says Work Foundation
Businesses should make better use of their employee benefits to support low earners, according to a report by the Work...
Building the business case for returnships
Returnships are high on the corporate agenda as employers seek experienced talent and boost diversity. Emma Page looks at the...
Three things to consider when hiring Christmas temps
With the festive season almost upon us, and the Black Friday sales beginning this week, many employers are looking for...
Over-50s want more flexible working hours
A large proportion (78%) of over-50s believe that more flexible working hours should be introduced to accommodate older workers and...
2019 RAD Awards shortlist unveiled
The shortlist for the 2019 RAD Awards, which celebrate the brightest and bravest in recruitment advertising, has been announced.
The...
Two thirds of dads take six months’ shared parental leave at Aviva
Enhancing shared parental pay to the same level as maternity pay has been shown to help lead to a dramatically...
Personnel Today Awards 2018 shortlist: HR Impact Award
The HR Impact Award, sponsored by XpertHR, recognises an HR professional or team that has implemented an innovative and determined...
Immigration system won’t allow EU workers to ‘jump the queue’
Prime minister Theresa May has said the UK’s future immigration system will no longer allow EU nationals to “jump the...
Doctor practised medicine for 22 years without qualification
The qualifications of around 3,000 foreign doctors in the UK are being checked after it emerged a woman practised psychiatry...
Employees denied ‘toilet dignity’ at work
Unite is demanding that employers take action to ensure that workers are granted toilet dignity in the workplace.
The union...
Co-op HR director wins equal pay and unfair dismissal claim
A former Co-operative Group HR director has won her claim for equal pay and unfair dismissal against the company, following...
Peeling onions led to unfair dismissal of woman with glaucoma
A woman with a long-term eye condition, who lost her job at a food preparation firm after being asked to...
Brexit
Immigration system won’t allow EU workers to ‘jump the queue’
Prime minister Theresa May has said the UK’s future immigration system will no longer allow EU nationals to “jump the...
Government pledges to train 17,000 new builders by 2020
A scheme aimed at providing more than 17,000 new fully trained construction workers by March 2020 was launched today by...
One in six NHS posts unfilled by 2030
“Systemic” shortages in the NHS workforce mean long-term plans for the health service risk becoming an unachievable wish list, according...
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...
Apprenticeship levy
Personnel Today Awards 2018 shortlist: L&D Team of the Year
Learning and development teams play a central role in organisations achieving their strategic goals. This year’s L&D Team of the...
‘Real’ Living Wage increases by 2.9% outside London
The “real” Living Wage, the rate of pay set by the Living Wage Foundation, has increased 25 pence to £9...
Two-thirds of businesses concerned about high-skilled roles
Two-thirds of businesses are worried that they will not be able to find sufficiently skilled people to fill high-skilled roles,...
Gender pay gap reporting
Disability and ethnicity pay gap reporting should be made mandatory
Employers should be required to produce a “fair pay report” that considers pay differences based on disability, ethnicity and gender,...
Stop asking candidates to disclose salary, say employers
Three-quarters of hiring managers think the gender pay gap could be reduced if interviewees were not asked to disclose their...
One third don’t know unequal pay is illegal
One third of employees do not know it is illegal to pay men and women differently for equal work, the...
Wellbeing
Employees denied ‘toilet dignity’ at work
Unite is demanding that employers take action to ensure that workers are granted toilet dignity in the workplace.
The union...
Solicitor who endured ‘dreadful’ working conditions banned for dishonesty
A solicitor who misled a client about the progression of her case has been...
Breaking the mental health stigma (webinar)
The business case for a mentally and emotionally healthy workplace is compelling, but how do you create that environment? One...
Webinars
One-HR employment law review (webinar)
Book your place now - 6 December 2018
Barrister Kevin Charles scrutinises the latest developments in employment law including whistleblowing, minimum wage and more...
Breaking the mental health stigma (webinar)
The business case for a mentally and emotionally healthy workplace is compelling, but how do you create that environment? One...
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.
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
Use employee benefits to support lower earners, says Work Foundation
Businesses should make better use of their employee benefits to support low earners, according to a report by the Work...
How can employers manage changes in childcare provision?
The long-standing Childcare Vouchers scheme ended on 4 October and has been replaced by the government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme. How...
Health secretary: employers must do more on prevention
Schemes such as free fruit in offices, bicycle loans, support for ill employees and counselling should be the new norm...
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
Ryanair sacks stranded cabin crew for ‘breach of trust’
Six Ryanair cabin crew were dismissed by the airline this week for “breach of trust” after a photograph was circulated...
City of London to boost allure for firms with large-scale green plan
Workers and companies in the City of London are to benefit from plans to improve office space flexibility, air quality...
Brexit transition period could be extended by ‘a matter of months’
Theresa May has suggested that the transition period after Brexit could be extended by “a matter of months”.
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