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Ashleigh Webber

Ashleigh Webber

Ashleigh is a former editor of OHW+ and former HR and wellbeing editor at Personnel Today. Ashleigh's areas of interest include employee health and wellbeing, equality and inclusion and skills development. She has hosted many webinars for Personnel Today, on topics including employee retention, financial wellbeing and menopause support.

    • Wales
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Four-day week could widen inequalities

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Apr 2024

    A four-day work week could risk widening existing inequalities between workers, a report commissioned for the Welsh Government has warned. 

    • NHS
    • Latest News
    • Flexible working

    More flexible working in NHS would aid retention, says union

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Apr 2024

    A union has urged the NHS to allow more health staff to work flexibly, after finding more than one in...

    • OH education and training
    • Occupational Health

    Occupational health mentoring scheme set to launch

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Apr 2024

    An occupational health mentoring scheme for clinicians considering a career change is to be launched.

    • NHS
    • Latest News
    • Trade unions

    Overhaul nurses pay or face ‘irreversible’ workforce crisis, says RCN

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Apr 2024

    Nurses are calling for the government to overhaul NHS pay structures or face a “potentially irreversible” workforce crisis.

    • IR35
    • Latest News
    • Skills shortages

    IR35: one in five highly-skilled contractors not working

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Apr 2024

    One in five highly-skilled contractors is currently not working, with many attributing their absence to reforms to IR35 rules.

    • Adoption
    • Neonatal leave
    • Shared parental leave

    EHRC updates pregnancy and maternity protections guidance

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Apr 2024

    The Equality and Human Rights Commission has updated its pregnancy and maternity protections guidance to reflect new rights for employees.

    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses
    • Labour market

    Starting salaries slow as candidate availability jumps

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Apr 2024

    Starting salaries rose at their slowest rate for over three years, according to the UK report on jobs for March 2024.

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Gig economy

    Parcelforce drivers launch worker status claim against Royal Mail

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Apr 2024

    Parcelforce drivers have launched a worker status claim against Royal Mail, as they say they have been misclassified as self-employed. 

    • Hybrid working
    • Acas
    • Latest News

    Acas finalises flexible working requests code

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Apr 2024

    Three in 10 employees have seen an increase in working from home, Acas has said as it publishes its flexible working code of practice.

    • Constructive dismissal
    • Health and safety
    • Latest News

    Lecturer who complained about flooding and PPE wins £44k

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Apr 2024

    An art lecturer has succeeded in his constructive dismissal claim following a series of complaints about flooding and PPE provision.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Discrimination

    Denial of female tube driver’s Saturdays off request was not sex discrimination

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Apr 2024

    Employment tribunal finds that it is not sex discrimination for the London Underground to require a female employee to work Saturdays.

    • Offices
    • Financial services
    • Latest News

    Deutsche Bank plans neurodiversity and menopause ‘wellness suite’

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Apr 2024

    Deutsche Bank is adding a 'wellness suite' into its new London office to support neurodivergent and menopausal employees.

    • Constructive dismissal
    • Maternity
    • Latest News

    Pregnant woman stereotyped as emotional wins constructive dismissal claim

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Apr 2024

    A mother who was stereotyped as an emotional pregnant woman by her manager has won a constructive dismissal claim against Mitie.

    • Careers in HR
    • Movers and shakers
    • The HR profession

    CBI appoints new chief people officer

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Apr 2024

    The CBI has appointed a new chief people officer, Asha Musoni, who will lead the team responsible for revamping its culture. 

    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    easyJet launches pilot recruitment campaign aimed at women

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Apr 2024

    easyJet has launched a Europe-wide recruitment campaign to help potential candidates discover what it takes to become a pilot.

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