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For much of 2020, with the UK in the grip of the Covid pandemic, the Home Office did not issue any Right to Work fines but in the final quarter of last year 77 fines were issued.

Disney has incorporated inclusion into the values that guide workers' roles at its theme parks.

The number of business trips to the Middle East has started to rise again, proof that ‘essential’ work-related travel is back. But expert assistance is now needed to navigate the pitfalls.

More than half of employees in financial services would like to see changes to their working week post-Covid, according to a survey.

HR needs to stay on top of the risks that come attached to employees choosing to work from ‘home’ from beyond the UK. Nick Hine explains why.

EY has dropped its appeal against a judgment ordering it to pay $10.8m to a whistleblower who raised money laundering concerns.

This powerful, moving and uplifting interview on Oven-Ready HR shines a light on the extraordinary journey and bravery shown by Aoife Martin.

More than 200,000 NHS health workers and social care staff in Wales are to receive a £735 bonus from the government.

The Spanish government has agreed to trial a four-day working week for companies interested in the idea.

Nokia plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs worldwide, including almost 100 in the UK, in order to generate funds that can be used for research and development.

There could be a need for employees to share health credentials once the pandemic recedes. IBM is one of the companies developing secure ‘health passports’. 

Platform workers to be given employee status while unions will be given the right to access algorithms used by gig firms.

The Home Office has launched a central registry for modern slavery statements to enable scrutiny and improve transparency.

The UK government is set to introduce an ‘elite points-based visa’, a further component of its drive to revamp the immigration system post-Brexit.

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