HR practice
Movers and shakers: Protect, NHS, The Collective and Marshall Motors
Personnel Today’s first far-from-exhaustive listing of appointments in the HR world includes big moves at the Institute of Directors, which...
Poor management biggest factor in engagement
The ‘quality’ of a manager is the most important factor in employee job satisfaction, a joint business school research project...
Supreme Court’s unfair dismissal ruling in Royal Mail case gives pause for thought
This recent case should sound an alert for companies looking to dismiss staff for...
Staff agency for top hotels discriminated against bearded Sikh man
A Sikh man has won £7,000 after an agency which supplies staff to exclusive London hotels said it was not...
How to avoid Christmas conflict at work
December can be a busy and fraught time in the workplace. How should managers deal with the stresses and strains of the season and avoid conflict in the office?
Top 10 HR questions November 2019: IR35, Christmas parties and PILON
Pending a review announced by chancellor Sajid Javid, reforms to the IR35 rules are due to be extended to the...
Conservatives would review IR35, claims Sajid Javid
Although not in the manifesto, the chancellor now says the Conservatives would review the IR35 rules ahead of their introduction to the private sector next year.
EU visitors to UK will need three days’ notice before travelling
Citizens of EU countries will need US-style ESTA pre-approval to enter the UK after Brexit.
Staff seek greater flexibility as they get older
Employees increasingly look for a job that is tailored to their lives, rather than having to adapt their lives to...
The 10 most important employment law cases in 2019
We round up the most significant cases of the year including legal judgments on CCTV, restrictive covenants, enhancing shared parental leave, collective bargaining and more...
Department store criticised for period badges
A department store in Japan has said it is reviewing a policy where its staff could wear badges indicating whether...
TUPE: Do employers need to consider ‘workers’?
The legal distinction between employee and worker usually focuses on rights such as leave and pay, but what happens in...
Supreme Court: Whistleblowing led to Royal Mail employee’s dismissal
A Royal Mail employee was unfairly dismissed for blowing the whistle, not for the alleged poor performance – based on...
Zalando accused of misusing software to rank workers
Online fashion retailer Zalando has been accused of using a performance management tool that ranks employees by how they evaluate...
Two-fifths of workers would fake a sick day
Two in five adults would fake a ‘sickie’ if they wanted a day off work, according to a Com Res...
