Ethics

As Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal spreads to its petrol engines, Christopher Tutton outlines how companies should be examining their own...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published a package of new rules to make...

Employers will soon be required to publish a modern slavery statement setting out how they protect against slavery in their...

Large employers will have to publish a modern slavery statement for each financial year, the Government has confirmed.
The requirement...

As globalisation continues, many employers with a multi-jurisdictional presence are introducing global HR policies that apply across their international business....

There is no correlation between an organisation’s “publicised values” and business performance, new research has revealed. However, there is a...

Employee secondments can benefit employers as a means of developing good business relationships and sharing and enhancing employees’ skills. At...

When an allegation of serious misconduct hits the desk, an employer’s first instinct may be to implement the disciplinary procedure...

There is always one person in a training room who simply doesn’t want to be there. Often there is more...

HR managers operate in a changing environment of international employment, including more employees who are women or members of disadvantaged...

Ed Miliband will offer employers a 12-month tax break if they agree to pay workers the so-called “living wage”.
In...

In DLA Piper’s case of the week, the High Court required a former employee to hand over the details of...

Vestergaard Frandsen v Bestnet Europe and othersIn DLA Piper’s case of the week, Vestergaard Frandsen v Bestnet Europe and others,...

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Data protection, bribery laws, health and safety, and competition rules are just four areas of compliance where...

A recent survey by testing company SHL suggests that one employee in eight poses a risk to their organisation. What can HR do to identify...