Employee relations
Rail unions attack Grayling over CPI pay deal suggestion
Rail unions have reacted angrily to transport secretary Chris Grayling’s assertion that costs in the rail industry – including pay...
Ryanair strikes: airline could face legal claims from unions
Ryanair could face legal action from unions as strikes lead to the cancellation of one in six flights across Europe....
Joint employer concept to be tested in High Court
In a case that could open the door for more than 3 million outsourced workers to negotiate directly with their...
Workers fear automation will worsen their role
Around 10 million workers – 37% of the UK workforce – are worried that automation will change their jobs for...
Improve wellbeing by becoming ‘conversationally intelligent’
Workplace conversations happen all the time of course, but “good” conversation – talking that makes change happen or calms conflict...
More than a million employees not taking holiday at risk of burnout
One in 12 workers are not receiving their full holiday entitlement, according to the TUC.
The trade union body’s analysis...
Employment tribunal cases jump 39% after fees abolished
Acas has seen a 39% jump in the number of cases that have gone to an employment tribunal since fees...
Minister showed ‘contempt’ in botched civil service pay consultation
Unions and the Labour Party have condemned the government’s 2018 civil service pay guidance remit and called for its immediate...
BBC settles equal pay dispute with Carrie Gracie
Carrie Gracie, the BBC’s former China editor, has received a payout from the broadcaster after it emerged she had been...
PwC to remove almost all landlines from UK offices in agile working drive
Landlines are set to be consigned to history at PwC later this year, as the accountancy giant switches its 18,000...
How courageous conversations can resolve workplace conflicts
When I have a problem with a colleague, I know that the sensible thing to do is to get together as soon as possible and talk it through
Seven ways video can transform your company culture (webinar)
ON DEMAND | While the use of online video outside the workplace continues to rise, many businesses are not using video to its...
How GWR’s HR team helped drive cultural change
With just one day left to enter the Personnel Today Awards, we look at the initiatives that saw Great Western...
Four ways of presenting your gender pay gap: which works best?
Last week, the Government Equalities Office released a report suggesting that people need more support when interpreting gender pay gap...
Union wins go ahead for Deliveroo collective bargaining case
A High Court judge today granted permission for Deliveroo couriers to challenge a previous ruling that they could not be...
