-
Bullying and harassment
HMRC worker sent birthday card awarded £25k for harassment
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA HMRC worker who was sent a birthday card during sick leave has been awarded £25k for harassment by the employment tribunal.
-
The draft Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2025, which applies to England, Wales and Scotland, is now before parliament.
-
Job adverts for tech roles have plummeted in the UK over the past five years, with a 50% decline in tech job ads since 2019.Â
-
Sullivan Review shows how biological sex has been erased from official data and that the meaning of sex is ‘no longer stable’.
-
The UK is an international outlier when it comes to economic inactivity, a new government-commissioned report has found.Â
-
Ice-cream firm Ben & Jerry’s has said its chief executive, David Stever, was being removed by its parent company, Unilever, over the company’s political and social activism.
-
Ahead of an interest rate decision today by the Bank of England, the figures show wage growth including bonuses at 5.8% – broadly unchanged in the three months to January.
-
UK and US slip down the league as Finnish workplaces make a major contribution to the country’s success in the World Happiness Index.
-
The government recently announced plans to make apprenticeships shorter and more flexible. How does apprenticeship reform benefit the construction sector?
-
Personnel Today
Court of Appeal finds Ofsted inspector was unfairly dismissed
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherAn Ofsted inspector who was sacked after brushing water off a child’s head was unfairly dismissed, according to the Court of Appeal.
-
British Medical Association employees are protesting in London today (19 March) in a row over pay and recognition.
-
Google is to pay $28m (£21.5m) to settle racial bias claims against the business, according to lawyers involved in the case.
-
Job creation and losses
Santander branch closures put 750 jobs at risk
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherSantander has announced plans to close 95 branches across the UK, putting 750 jobs at risk.
-
Disability
Disability pay gap reporting could have unintended consequences
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherMandatory disability workforce and pay gap reporting could have unintended consequences for disabled employees, according to research from the Business Disability Forum (BDF).
-
Rob Moss explores the Pathways to Work green paper and examines the possible implications for employers.