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As key consultations on the Employment Rights Bill draw to a close, the recruiters’ body warned that the Bill was ‘undercooked’ and needed changing.
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Pay structures
Salary compression: The importance of fair remuneration
by Elena Bajadaby Elena BajadaExecutive search specialist Elena Bajada examines salary compression and what HR leaders should do to ensure their pay structures remain fair.
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A former Goldman Sachs employee who was fired after returning from paternity leave wins his sexual discrimination case.
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The prime minister has raised the issue of public sector productivity and put pressure on civil servants to become ‘mission-led’.
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More than three in five (61%) of charities are likely or very likely to reduce their workforce, while 80% explore cost-cutting measures.
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UK employers are pushing for more in-office attendance, driven largely by a belief that it boosts engagement at work.
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Sickness absence
Sick workers without job flexibility four times more likely to leave
by Rob Mossby Rob MossResearch shows people without flexibility in their jobs are four times more likely to leave work following a decline in health.
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Airbus is slashing 477 jobs in the UK and 2,000 globally by mid-2026, representing 5% of its global workforce.
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Our winter 2024 round-up of movers and shakers includes significant appointments at Lloyd’s of London, Nottingham Building Society and YPO.
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Labour market
Labour Force Survey: policymakers could be in the dark until 2027
by Rob Mossby Rob MossRob Moss examines how delays to introduce a transformed Labour Force Survey is leaving policymakers and economists in the dark.
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Corporate governance
Bank chief takes pay cut after employee charged with attempted murder
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe boss of Japanese bank Nomura has taken a temporary pay cut after a former employee was charged with stealing from clients, attempted murder and arson.
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The Data on Our Minds report sounds the alarm over algorithmic affect management, which could lead to the use of AI surveillance in the workplace.
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Research introduces the concept of ‘organisational moral disengagement’, which explains how companies enable unethical practices that harm clients, communities and the environment.
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A professional body for employment lawyers has told the government that its Employment Rights Bill, without amendments, would ‘swamp business’ and may not even achieve better conditions for workers. The …
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Government plans to recruit 6,500 new teachers would require a salary increase of nearly 10% a year for three years, if using pay as a sole incentive. A new analysis …