HR practice

Caitlin Pyett examines the policy challenges facing HR and global mobility professionals handling overseas assignees working from home.

Questions last month focused on the agency workers during strikes, payment in lieu of notice and dismissing an employee who is in prison.

Employers' misunderstanding of the Equality Act is risking people's livelihoods, according to the business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch.

From 10 August, employers will no longer be able to use agency workers to cover striking employees.

A freedom of information request by Co-op has highlighted that police failed to respond to 71% of reported serious retail crimes.

British Airways has launched a new pilot training scheme that will fund up to 60 aspiring pilots a year, in...

UK's second largest police force postpones beard ban for the second time after feedback from officer representatives.

Increasingly intense working days are putting people at greater risk of burnout, according to research by the TUC.
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Factors such as rent, tax and education, make the UK the most expensive global destination for relocating senior employees.

English-speaking countries have the highest levels of home working around the globe, with the UK ranking second only to Canada.

Marco Favaloro shares employees and managers' insights on workplace culture and his experience of managing global hybrid teams. 

The government's decision to repeal the agency worker ban during strikes has been ruled unlawful by the High Court.

Employers pay more tax on job sharing arrangements, and campaign group Empower wants this burden to be removed.

The RMT union has announced a week of "rolling strikes" later in July in a dispute over pay, pensions and working conditions.

A survey by Lattice finds only one in five employees always understands their employer's performance expectations.