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Government confirms amendments to the Employment Rights Bill as it prepares to update the law within which trade unions operate.
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Most UK employees believe it’s fair for employers to expect in-person working when it adds real value to the business.
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Agency workers
Employment Rights Bill: Agency workers and zero-hours contracts ban
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe government has responded to a consultation on including agency workers in a ban on ‘exploitative’ zero-hours contracts.
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Pay settlements
Huw Edwards ‘refuses’ to pay back salary received after arrest
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherFormer newsreader Huw Edwards has not paid back around £200,000 in salary he was asked to return to the BBC following his arrest and resignation.
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Collective redundancy
Employment Rights Bill: Collective redundancy protective award doubled
by Rob Mossby Rob MossEmployment Rights Bill amendment doubles maximum protective award when employers fail to comply with collective redundancy obligations.
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Agency workers included in ban on ‘exploitative’ zero-hours contracts, as government tables amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.
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Dan James Smith of the LGB Alliance Business Forum warns that allowing trans ideology in workplace diversity policy has its risks.
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Staff retention schemes have cut the number of health workers leaving the NHS to one of the lowest levels in more than a decade.
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As many as 10,000 university jobs could go as higher education in the UK faces an “unprecedented crisis”, a union warns.
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Greggs staff are set to share profits of £20.5m as the business reveals a spike in sales over the past year.
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Religion
Top 10 HR questions February 2025: Supporting employees observing Ramadan
by Brightmineby BrightmineMost frequently asked questions during February include queries about Ramadan and dismissals on the grounds of ill health.
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More than a million low-paid workers will be entitled to higher statutory sick pay rates in changes expected to be introduced next year. Workers earning less than £123 a week …
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Equality, diversity and inclusion
EHRC steps into NHS Fife trans changing room dispute
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission wrote to NHS Fife last month to remind the trust that changing rooms should include separate facilities for men and women.
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Employment law
Close loopholes that let rogue firms undercut best employers, say MPs
by Rob Mossby Rob MossMPs urge government to close loopholes that allow companies to exploit work insecurity and undercut Britain’s outstanding employers.
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More than 10,000 managers at supermarket chain Asda will not receive a bonus this year after its market share has shrunk.