HR practice

Q I am required to provide Bradford Factor reports [a way of measuring sickness absence that concentrates on instances of...

Recent research showed that more than eight out of 10 staff (or 84%, if you’d rather) are ‘pulling sickies’. In...

The alarming trend that had seen instances of abuse, threats and violence against shop workers rise rapidly over recent years...

An employee has complained under the company’s harassment procedure. She says that her colleagues have been laughing at her because...

Q Would an employee who booked a holiday and was then off sick during that holiday (covered under a self-certification...

The soaring popularity of online Christmas shopping could cost British businesses more than £7bn, experts have warned.
Online sales are...

Wearing a uniform makes men feel more secure, according to research by G4S Security Services (UK). Almost twice as many...

Workers stationed in Antarctica are giving British Antarctic Survey HR staff snow end of problems now they have been hooked up...

Staff absenteeism is more of a problem in the north of England than in London and the South, according to...

Soaring absence levels back in 2004 forced insurance giant Prudential to change its strategy on keeping tabs on sick staff....

One-fifth of all UK employees have experienced some form of bullying or harassment over the past two years, research out...

Less than one-third of line managers believe their HR department offers good value for money – compared to 80% of...

Lawyers have warned that employers do not have carte blanche to stop Muslim women wearing veils in the workplace in the...

Almost one-third (31%) of Scottish fire and rescue workers have witnessed harassment or discrimination in the last three years, according...

Most men between the ages of 25 and 45 are happy to swap their pinstripe for a pinny and relocate...