Almost half of businesses are unprepared for changes to right to work checks coming in on 1 October.
Jo Faragher
Jo Faragher
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.
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Employers and recruiters are gearing up for changes to how they show someone has the right to work in the...
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National mourning period: What HR issues will employers face as workers request time off at short notice or flexibility with hours?
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King Charles III confirms that the Queen's state funeral, on 19 September, will be a public holiday.
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The UK has begun a period of national mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday (8 September).
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The latest figures from the Ministry of Justice show that the number of employment tribunal claims ending in disposal has...
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Employers increasingly favour skills over degree qualification, says survey
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherFewer employers are relying on candidates having a degree, according to a new survey showing skills-based hiring is up 63%.
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Newly announced Prime Minister Liz Truss is considering a radical overhaul of workers’ rights including a review of the 48-hour working week.
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The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) will take Deliveroo to the Supreme Court over collective bargaining rights.
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Civil service union FDA has hit back against accusations from Jacob Rees-Mogg that staff are using flexible working arrangements to...
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UK organisations need to perform a right to work check to ensure applicants are eligible for employment before they can...
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The government’s response to the PAC’s criticisms of IR35 reforms has been branded as ‘predictable’.
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Two out of five workers from black and minority ethnic backgrounds experience racism at work, according to research from the TUC.
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The Office of Tax Simplification has launched a consultation into the tax status of remote and hybrid workers.
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A think tank has called for a series of radical reforms to how British police forces recruit, train and manage...