Thousands of jobs could be lost at department store chain Debenhams, which has outlined plans to close 60 stores as...
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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A fifth of disabled workers had work from home requests turned down during pandemic
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherOne in five disabled employees has had their request to work from home, be furloughed or redeployed during the pandemic...
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Trustees could be forced to top up historical final salary pension pay-outs
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe High Court has ruled that the trustees of defined benefit pension schemes will have to revisit any pension transfers made over the past 30 years.
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Remote working is damaging productivity and could even lead to jobs being moved abroad, a member of the Bank of...
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Pay freezes continue as employers cope with the ongoing challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Around 250,000 jobs will be created as part of a “green industrial revolution” in the UK, the Prime Minister will...
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Workers could end up in ‘isolated silos’ and there could be an increase in racism and prejudice with prolonged working...
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The government has now published its official guidance for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which has been extended until 31...
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The CIPD has vowed to address its own diversity issues as it supports the HR community to build more inclusive...
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Delivery service UPS (United Parcel Service) will relax its rules on employee appearance, lifting a ban on drivers having facial...
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Furlough's extension will not affect government plans to get young people back into jobs, employment minister Mims Davies tells Personnel Today.
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Pandora, the world’s biggest jewellery retailer, has said it will continue to pay its staff in full despite widespread store...
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The headline gender pay gap figure fell to 7.4% in April 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Employers are still waiting for clarity on a number of aspects of the furlough scheme after it was extended until...
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The chancellor Rishi Sunak has failed to confirm whether furlough support will be available to Scottish employers after England’s lockdown...