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With just weeks to go before Labour’s first budget, Steve Herbert considers the factors that may shape any changes to pension provision.
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Entrants in the Personnel Today Awards 2024 HR Team of the Year category demonstrated genuine strategic status within their organisations and contributed to meeting their employer’s business objectives. Here are …
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Employment law
This week’s Employment Rights Bill ‘could take years’ to kick in
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherLabour’s reforms to workers’ rights – due this week – could take years to bed in and will not all be introduced at once, reports suggest.
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Whistleblowing
Post Office: Whistleblowers wrote to MPs about ‘intolerable leadership’
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA group of Post Office employees sent a letter to MPs calling for support to deal with the ‘ongoing intolerable leadership and cover up’ at the organisation.
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September saw a further fall in the number of permanent staff placements, new figures show, as businesses await the new UK government’s first Budget.
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As of the end of 2023, 542 businesses had transferred ownership to employees via EOTs, up from 428 the previous year
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The UK-wide pilot is part of a new randomised control trial designed to evaluate the value of providing HR consultancy support to small and medium-sized enterprises.
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News that a branch of McDonald’s and a UK supermarket bread supplier unwittingly employed victims of slavery should serve as a warning to anyone recruiting from overseas.
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Sex discrimination
Worker wins £51k after colleagues used sexist language
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherAn employee of a whisky investment company won her claim for sex discrimination after colleagues used sexist language at work.
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UK lags behind Spain, France, Germany, Iceland, Japan and Norway when it comes to work-life balance.
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51% of workers say they would not feel safe disclosing illegal activities by their company
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How can organisations build ‘social movements’ to create impact and boost engagement?
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A number of questions and clarifications remain on what the upcoming Employment Rights Bill will mean in practice.
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Productivity
Presence and productivity: does office time really make a difference?
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherDoes being in the office mean productivity is higher, or can employees achieve better outputs at home?
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16 October 2024 | Register now for our webinar on the needs and wants of younger generations and how employers and line managers can respond.