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Nic Paton is consultant editor at Personnel Today. One of the country's foremost workplace health journalists, Nic has written for Personnel Today and Occupational Health & Wellbeing since 2001, and edited the magazine from 2018.

    • Cancer
    • Occupational Health
    • Sickness absence

    Director with cancer treated unfairly over pay, rules tribunal

    by Nic Paton 5 Sep 2025
    by Nic Paton 5 Sep 2025

    A finance and IT director who was diagnosed with cancer experienced harassment when he was denied a pay increase and...

    • Research
    • Occupational Health
    • Sickness absence

    Working with pesticides linked to higher risk of respiratory illness

    by Nic Paton 4 Sep 2025
    by Nic Paton 4 Sep 2025

    People working with pesticides can be at higher risk of respiratory illnesses, and this may often go undiagnosed, research has...

    • Fit for Work
    • Health and safety
    • Mental health

    Third of employees ‘anxious’ about lack of workplace first aiders

    by Nic Paton 3 Sep 2025
    by Nic Paton 3 Sep 2025

    A third of employees (34%) feel anxious about having a lack of trained first aiders in their workplace, according to...

    • Corporate governance
    • Ethics
    • Manufacturing

    Nestlé sacks CEO over ‘undisclosed’ romantic affair

    by Nic Paton 2 Sep 2025
    by Nic Paton 2 Sep 2025

    Swiss food and drink giant Nestlé has sacked its chief executive officer Laurent Freixe “with immediate effect” because he failed...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Financial services
    • Early careers

    Deloitte to hire 1,500 graduates and apprentices

    by Nic Paton 2 Sep 2025
    by Nic Paton 2 Sep 2025

    Accountancy firm Deloitte has said it intends to take on nearly 1,500 graduates and apprentices between now and December.
    The...

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Latest News
    • Trade unions

    TUC calls for ‘step change’ as half worry about AI impact on jobs

    by Nic Paton 27 Aug 2025
    by Nic Paton 27 Aug 2025

    TUC calls for “step change” in the UK’s approach to AI, as half of the public is concerned about its possible impact on their jobs.

    • Written statement of employment particulars
    • Collective bargaining
    • Dispute resolution

    Royal Mail eCourier drivers bring legal claim over worker status

    by Nic Paton 26 Aug 2025
    by Nic Paton 26 Aug 2025

    Drivers working for Royal Mail’s courier firm eCourier have launched a group legal claim arguing they have been unlawfully denied...

    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Data bias means gender pay gap wider than thought

    by Nic Paton 26 Aug 2025
    by Nic Paton 26 Aug 2025

    UK’s gender pay gap larger than thought because data used to calculate it has not been weighted properly, academics argue.

    • Early careers
    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses

    Jobs market continued to struggle during July

    by Nic Paton 26 Aug 2025
    by Nic Paton 26 Aug 2025

    Vacancies and salaries both fell during July 2025, according to jobs market data from recruitment search engine Adzuna.

    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses
    • Third sector

    Charities increasingly relying on ‘shadow’ volunteer workforce

    by Nic Paton 26 Aug 2025
    by Nic Paton 26 Aug 2025

    Charities are increasingly relying on a ‘shadow workforce’ of unpaid, volunteer workers to deliver vital community services and support, with...

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Automation
    • Latest News

    AI adoption being hampered by skills gaps – report

    by Nic Paton 13 Aug 2025
    by Nic Paton 13 Aug 2025

    UK businesses are still struggling with significant skills gap when it comes to adopting AI effectively, research has suggested.

    • Latest News
    • Ex-offenders
    • Recruitment & retention

    Just a sixth of employers proactively hire ex-offenders

    by Nic Paton 12 Aug 2025
    by Nic Paton 12 Aug 2025

    A sixth (16%) of UK businesses have recruitment policies in place that proactively target hiring ex-offenders, research suggests.

    • Apprenticeships
    • Early careers
    • Latest News

    Quarter of A Level students looking to apprenticeships rather than uni

    by Nic Paton 12 Aug 2025
    by Nic Paton 12 Aug 2025

    A quarter of A Level students say they would now choose doing an apprenticeship over going to university.

    • Early careers
    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses

    Young people still confident of landing jobs, despite challenging outlook

    by Nic Paton 12 Aug 2025
    by Nic Paton 12 Aug 2025

    With A Level results day happening this week, and GCSEs next, research from Indeed finds 70% of young people remain confident starting work.

    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution
    • Hospitality

    Hospitality sector facing surge in tribunal claims

    by Nic Paton 12 Aug 2025
    by Nic Paton 12 Aug 2025

    Employers in the hospitality and leisure sector are facing growing numbers of employment tribunal claims, research has suggested.
    The report...

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