Peter Cheese, chief executive of the CIPD and chair of the government’s Flexible Working Taskforce, has indicated that a four-day...
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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Mother whose employer tried to move her onto frequently changing shift patterns has won her case for unfair dismissal and indirect sex discrimination.
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Baroness Dido Harding, candidate to be the new chief of the NHS, has pledged to make the health service less reliant on foreign workers.
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Restaurant chain McDonald’s plans to hire 20,000 new roles in the UK and Ireland as it opens 50 new outlets.
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Average pay awards still lie below inflation at 2%, according to data from HR and reward consultancy Paydata.
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Ministers have denied there will be a post-pandemic ‘right to work from home’ after reports emerged yesterday suggesting this might be the case.
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A poll by the TUC has suggested there could be an “emerging class divide” when it comes to future home-working...
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Charity coalition urges protection for employees with reduced vaccine protection
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA coalition of charities has written a letter to employers to urge them to put protective measures in place for...
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Government expected to announce that care home staff will be given 16 weeks to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
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Where we do work will continue to be a major consideration in workforce planning, according to Dr Carl Benedict Frey,...
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Most employees expect to return to their normal place of work by early autumn.
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A shortage of heat pump installers could stall the government’s plans to tackle climate change, according to research carried out...
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Craft beer company BrewDog has been accused of toxic employment practices in an open letter from former employees.
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The UK has seen the 'biggest bounce' in hiring confidence in 20 years, according to recruitment company ManpowerGroup.
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Low-paid workers are at greatest risk of losing their jobs when the government’s furlough scheme closes, new research has found.