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Rob Moss is a business journalist with more than 25 years' experience. He has been editor of Personnel Today since 2010. He joined the publication in 2006 as online editor of the award-winning website. Rob specialises in labour market economics, gender diversity and family-friendly working. He has hosted hundreds of webinar and podcasts. Before writing about HR and employment he ran news and feature desks on publications serving the global optical and eyewear market, the UK electrical industry, and energy markets in Asia and the Middle East.

    • National living wage
    • Latest News
    • Inflation

    National living wage hike drives median pay award

    by Rob Moss 24 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 24 Jul 2024

    Impact of April’s 9.8% increase to NLW continues to affect the median pay award, currently almost three percentage points above inflation.

    • Police
    • Latest News
    • Employer branding

    Met Police launches ‘Change Needs You’ recruitment campaign

    by Rob Moss 23 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 23 Jul 2024

    Met Police recruitment campaign by Pablo and Unlimited agencies says 'Change Needs You' as it looks to hire more police constables.

    • Latest News
    • Retail
    • Job creation and losses

    More than 1,500 jobs to go at Carpetright

    by Rob Moss 22 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 22 Jul 2024

    Most Carpetright stores are to close with the loss of more than 1,500 jobs after a rescue deal saw only...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Skills England to ‘galvanise’ local economies

    by Rob Moss 22 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 22 Jul 2024

    Skills England to bring together ‘fractured skills landscape’ and create a shared national ambition to boost the nation’s skills.

    • Case law
    • Belief discrimination
    • Local authorities

    Gender-critical worker loses preferred pronouns case

    by Rob Moss 19 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 19 Jul 2024

    Gender-critical worker who chose to use the 'preferred pronouns' 'XYChromosomeGuy/ AdultHumanMale' loses claim for belief discrimination.

    • Latest News
    • Inflation
    • Labour market

    Wage growth slows but remains ahead of inflation

    by Rob Moss 18 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 18 Jul 2024

    Annual wage growth slows to 5.7% in the ONS July 2024 labour market statistics, the slowest rate since August 2022.

    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Gender reassignment discrimination

    EHRC updates guidance on discriminatory adverts

    by Rob Moss 16 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 16 Jul 2024

    Equality watchdog updates guidance for job ads providing more clarity around 'occupational requirements', particularly in relation to sex.

    • Latest News
    • Four-day week
    • Wellbeing

    Second four-day week pilot to begin in UK this autumn

    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2024

    Second trial of a four-day week is scheduled to launch this autumn as campaigners urge employers to sign up.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Northern Ireland
    • Disability discrimination

    Builders’ merchant sales rep settles disability discrimination case for £20k

    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2024

    Sales representative Mark Graham settles his disability discrimination case against Haldane Fisher builders’ merchant for £20,000.

    • Manufacturing
    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses

    Dyson to cut a quarter of UK jobs

    by Rob Moss 9 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 9 Jul 2024

    Dyson is cutting as many as 1,000 jobs in the UK, around a quarter of its British workforce, as part of restructuring programme.

    • NHS
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Junior doctors pay talks begin in effort to avert further strikes

    by Rob Moss 9 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 9 Jul 2024

    Wes Streeting meets the British Medical Association today in an effort to bring an end to junior doctors strikes in England.

    • Age discrimination
    • Case law
    • Latest News

    Executive called ‘old fossil’ awarded £3.2m in ageism case

    by Rob Moss 5 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 5 Jul 2024

    Senior executive Glenn Cowie awarded £3.2 million from Vesuvius after winning ageism claim, the employment tribunal rules.

    • Police
    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances

    German police officer dismissed for stealing 180kg of cheese

    by Rob Moss 4 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 4 Jul 2024

    German police officer loses appeal to overturn dismissal after he stole 180kg of cheddar cheese from an overturned refrigerated lorry.

    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Political elections

    TUC seeks immediate summit if Labour win

    by Rob Moss 4 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 4 Jul 2024

    The junior doctors’ pay dispute was the priority to be settled followed by how to meet the recommendations made by public sector pay review bodies, said Matt Wrack.

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Latest News
    • Retail

    Apple ‘genius’ unfairly dismissed under non-existent zero-tolerance policy

    by Rob Moss 2 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 2 Jul 2024

    Former ‘genius’ at Apple wins unfair dismissal claim after ‘joking’ with Chinese colleague about ‘you lot’ releasing ‘another deadly disease’.

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