Some 180 current and former armed forces’ aircrew with cancer are pursuing the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for compensation because...
Nic Paton

Nic Paton
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.
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Pay settlements nudged up slightly in the three months to May, research has suggested, primarily driven by this year’s rise...
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More than a third of workers (35%) in the north-west of England fear deteriorating health and ill health could force...
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The government has published an ‘implementation roadmap’ for the Employment Rights Bill, confirming that, once the Bill has made it...
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One in eight senior NHS managers from black and minority ethnic background
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonOne in eight senior managers in the NHS are from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds, according to figures from...
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The government has launched what it is calling a “landmark” review of parental leave and pay, including what the statutory...
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Rising national living wage rates combined with stagnant pay growth now mean many entry-level graduate roles are perilously close to...
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New graduates coming into the jobs’ market this summer will face a real bun fight, research has warned, with graduate...
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Employers are struggling to cope with a deluge of identity fraud, false credentials, use of AI, and even undisclosed convictions...
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Employers bemoan Gen Z’s lack of ‘work readiness’ but fail to offer support
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonA third of employers (35%) believe a lack of ‘work readiness’ in Gen Z and younger generations will be one...
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Almost two-thirds of UK employees (62%) say they are still finding it difficult to book a doctor’s appointment and as...
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The rising cost of providing employee benefits is focusing the minds of employers, as businesses grapple with economic uncertainty and...
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One in three employees (34%) admit either to using or witnessing substance use or addictive behaviours during work hours, according...
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Half of people (50%) living with multiple sclerosis (MS) say they have left a job because of factors relating to...
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A growing number of UK employees are now legally using medical cannabis to manage conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety...