Employee relations
Tapping into tech: How agile HR leadership drives resilience (webinar)
24 Nov 2020 | Register now. HR leaders have had to steer organisations through unprecented change...
Scrapping Union Learning Fund would be ‘tremendous loss’
Tesco, Arla Foods and Tata Steel are among employers backing a campaign to persuade the government to rethink plans to scrap the Union Learning Fund.
University staff react to Sage advice to move teaching online
University staff and unions are considering next steps after it was revealed yesterday that Sage (the Scientific Advisory Group for...
Managing conflict: How are investigations holding up in the pandemic?
Just because a high proportion of employees are away from the office does not mean conflict has disappeared.
Top 10 HR questions September 2020: Testing, Brexit and redundancy
As the number of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases rose in the last month, employers have been asking questions about testing for...
One third of businesses plan redundancies before Christmas
One in three firms are likely to make redundancies over the next three months, but many admit they are unaware...
Firm alleged to have abused furlough faces tribunal claim
Unite has described a tribunal case launched today as “a wake-up call” for employers that have fraudulently claimed funds from...
Plan to bring civil servants back to the office ‘a waste of time’
The leader of a union representing senior civil servants has branded the government’s attempts at bringing staff back to Whitehall...
Don’t rush to make redundancies, insist key industry bodies
Employers must “exhaust all possible alternatives” before making redundancies, a joint statement from Acas, the Confederation of British Industry and...
More employment tribunals to go virtual in raft of changes
The government is relaxing the rules around employment tribunals to allow more hearings to be held online in an effort...
BA boss signals ‘fire and rehire’ plan U-turn
The chief executive of British Airways has told MPs that it sees no need to ‘fire and rehire’ cabin crew...
Unite union: Extend furlough to avoid ‘redundancy floodgates’
The Unite union has added to calls for the government to extend the furlough scheme beyond the end of October...
Covid-19 and recession: Is redundancy the only option?
With job losses never far from the headlines and the end of the furlough scheme looming, businesses are evaluating the...
Civil Service union seeks return-to-office rethink as infections rise
As R rate rises Civil Service union raises doubts over 80% return to office bid.
B&Q reinstates worker who had Covid-19 after appeal
A woman with Covid-19 was initially dismissed from her job for failing to follow absence procedures.
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