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Employers’ questions on pay, attendance and childcare that are likely to arise during severe weather.
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Sainsbury’s has revealed plans to axe 3,000 jobs by cutting most of its cafes and hot food counters and reducing management roles by a fifth.
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Equality, diversity and inclusion
Most business leaders say US retreat on DEI will affect UK policy: survey
Most senior HR and c-suite professionals in the UK expect the rapid retreat from diversity, equity and inclusion programmes in the US to influence the UK workplace.
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Most employers support a crackdown on unpaid or underpaid internships as new research suggests a growing class divide in accessing schemes.
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LinkedIn has been accused in the US of sharing users’ private messages with other companies to train artificial intelligence models.
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There is a positive link between workplace attendance and wellbeing, with three or four times a week being the ideal number of in-office days.
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ON-DEMAND | Watch our data-led discussion on topics ranging from performance management to AI’s impact on the workplace.
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The UK government will publish an immigration white paper later this year that will review the current rules around recruiting high-skilled workers from overseas.
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Unfair dismissal
Museum worker wins unfair dismissal case on lack of formal warning
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA museum worker whose social media posts were littered with typos was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has found.
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Equality, diversity and inclusion
Trump orders closure of government DEI offices and hiring freeze
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe US government has issued a memo to federal agencies telling them to prepare to lay off staff who work in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programmes.
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It will take another 40 years to close the gender pay gap in the UK at the current rate of progress, according to an analysis of published reports.
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Median pay rise for autumn 2024 declined to 3.3%, according to Brightmine, as national insurance change begins to have an impact.
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UK regional diversity
South-west tops regional employment satisfaction index
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe south-west has been ranked the best place to work in a new employment index.
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Dr Debbie Bayntun-Lees explains why both men and women need to share responsibility for achieving gender equity in the workplace.
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Labour market statistics released in January 2025 show that real wages increased by 3.4% year on year, their quickest pace since 2021.