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Jo Faragher

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Jo Faragher has been an employment and business journalist for 20 years. She regularly contributes to Personnel Today and writes features for a number of national business and membership magazines. Jo is also the author of 'Good Work, Great Technology', published in 2022 by Clink Street Publishing, charting the relationship between effective workplace technology and productive and happy employees. She won the Willis Towers Watson HR journalist of the year award in 2015 and has been highly commended twice.

    • Ethnicity
    • Latest News
    • Labour market

    Black and ethnic minority workers twice as likely to be unemployed

    by Jo Faragher 26 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 26 May 2023

    Unemployment rates for Black and ethnic minority workes are twice those of white counterparts, according to the TUC.

    • Hybrid working
    • CIPD
    • Latest News

    Millions leave careers due to lack of flexibility

    by Jo Faragher 25 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 25 May 2023

    Millions of workers are leaving jobs or careers due to a lack of flexibility, according to the CIPD.

    • Police
    • Ethnicity
    • Workplace culture

    Police Scotland chief admits force is institutionally racist

    by Jo Faragher 25 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 25 May 2023

    Police Scotland’s chief constable Sir Iain Livingstone has admitted that the force is institutionally racist and discriminatory.
    Sir Iain, who...

    • Right to work
    • Latest News
    • Labour market

    Net migration rises to new record

    by Jo Faragher 25 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 25 May 2023

    Net migration to the UK was 606,000 in 2022, according to the latest data, a record figure for a 12-month period.

    • Latest News
    • Dispute resolution
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Royal Mail dispute: postal union pauses vote on pay deal

    by Jo Faragher 25 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 25 May 2023

    The CWU has accused Royal Mail Group of ongoing "attacks" on members and has paused voting on a pay agreement.

    • Hybrid working
    • Economics, government & business
    • Latest News

    Londoners spend 2.3 days in the office per week

    by Jo Faragher 24 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 24 May 2023

    London office workers

    • Right to work
    • CIPD
    • Latest News

    New immigration system not boosting UK worker recruitment

    by Jo Faragher 23 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 23 May 2023

    Only 15% of employers have used the new, post-Brexit immigration system to sponsor migrant workers, according to the CIPD.

    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions
    • Latest News

    Investigate all work-related suicides, academics urge

    by Jo Faragher 22 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 22 May 2023

    Academics have called for all work-related suicides to be investigated by the Health and Safety Executive.

    • Economics, government & business
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    • Flexible working

    Labour policies could include flexible work and right to disconnect

    by Jo Faragher 15 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 15 May 2023

    Leaked policy pledges from the Labour party show a raft of measures aimed at supporting pay transparency and work-life balance.

    • Right to work
    • Latest News
    • Labour market

    Braverman: train up UK workers for shortage occupations

    by Jo Faragher 15 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 15 May 2023

    The home secretary Suella Braverman will call for UK businesses to train up British nationals in labour shortage areas in a bid to reduce immigration.

    • Latest News
    • Employee communications
    • Information & consultation

    Retained EU Law reforms: How will TUPE change?

    by Jo Faragher 12 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 12 May 2023

    How will TUPE change under planned reforms to EU retained law?

    • Sexual harassment
    • Workplace culture
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    Two in three young women experience harassment at work

    by Jo Faragher 12 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 12 May 2023

    Two in three young women have experienced sexual harassment, verbal abuse or bullying, according to the TUC.

    • Local authorities
    • HR software
    • Payroll software

    Bedford Borough Council: HR builds its reputation on digital

    by Jo Faragher 12 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 12 May 2023

    Bedford Borough Council's digital transformation programme saw it move from paper-based processes to a smoother and more cost-efficient experience.

    • Apprenticeships
    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses

    Apprenticeship ‘coldspots’ mean young people miss out

    by Jo Faragher 11 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 11 May 2023

    Young people are failing to access apprenticeships in some areas due to patchy support for the schemes, the IPPR has found.

    • Economics, government & business
    • Latest News
    • Employee relations

    Strikes bill passes House of Lords after amendments

    by Jo Faragher 10 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 10 May 2023

    The Strikes Bill has passed through the House of Lords after some amendments were made.

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