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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.

    • Minimum service levels
    • NHS
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    Minimum service levels in hospitals

    by Rob Moss 5 Feb 2024
    by Rob Moss 5 Feb 2024

    Regulations for hospital MSLs could be enforced under the Strikes (Minimum Services Levels) Act, but will NHS trusts decide to use them?

    • Childcare
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    • Recruitment & retention

    Nursery workers campaign includes £1,000 ‘golden hello’ trial

    by Rob Moss 2 Feb 2024
    by Rob Moss 2 Feb 2024

    Department for Education launches recruitment drive and trials £1,000 ‘golden hello’ to attract workers into early years education.

    • Minimum service levels
    • Education
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Minimum service levels in schools and education

    by Rob Moss 30 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 30 Jan 2024

    We examine the rationale for MSLs in education, the minimum service levels for teaching likely to be set and whether schools will impose them.

    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    Employment tribunal fees to be reintroduced

    by Rob Moss 30 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 30 Jan 2024

    The Ministry of Justice launches consultation on the reintroduction of employment tribunal fees, seven years after they were ruled unlawful.

    • Case law
    • Belief discrimination
    • Latest News

    Kristie Higgs’ case heads to Court of Appeal

    by Rob Moss 29 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 29 Jan 2024

    Five-year legal battle continues after Kristie Higgs wins right to have religious discrimination case heard by Court of Appeal.

    • Latest News
    • Labour market
    • Sickness absence

    Sickest areas of the UK are getting sicker

    by Rob Moss 29 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 29 Jan 2024

    Sickness absence by geography: Think tank finds areas with high levels of ill-health have growing long-term sickness trends.

    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Trade unions

    BMA consultants narrowly reject pay offer

    by Rob Moss 25 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 25 Jan 2024

    British Medical Association’s consultant members reject the pay offer negotiated between the union and government.

    • Age discrimination
    • Northern Ireland
    • Latest News

    Sales manager settles Irwin’s Bakery ageism case for £75k

    by Rob Moss 25 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 25 Jan 2024

    Irwin's Bakery settles age discrimination claim with Seamus Gillespie, in a case supported by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.

    • Business performance
    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News

    The secrets of high-performing HR teams (webinar)

    by Rob Moss 23 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 23 Jan 2024

    ON-DEMAND | Watch now to learn how focusing on performance and engagement together can drive results for both HR and the business.

    • Minimum service levels
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Extra LNER strike cancelled after minimum service levels ditched

    by Rob Moss 22 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 22 Jan 2024

    Aslef union cancelled extra five-day strike at LNER after government-owned company said it would not impose minimum service levels.

    • Minimum service levels
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    LNER’s minimum service levels add a week of strikes

    by Rob Moss 18 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 18 Jan 2024

    Government-owned train operator LNER showing signs it would impose minimum service levels leads to a fivefold increase in strikes.

    • Education
    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    Teacher who complained of ‘blackophobia’ was unfairly dismissed

    by Rob Moss 18 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 18 Jan 2024

    Teacher who complained of 'blackophobia' was unfairly dismissed after senior leaders threatened a ‘wildcat strike’ if she returned to work.

    • Local authorities
    • Latest News
    • Equal pay

    Birmingham City Council ponders 600 job cuts

    by Rob Moss 17 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 17 Jan 2024

    Europe's largest local authority considers up to 600 redundancies to tackle it mounting debt, caused predominantly by its equal pay liability.

    • Expatriates
    • Latest News
    • Mental health

    Mental health approaches need to reflect cultural attitudes

    by Rob Moss 16 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 16 Jan 2024

    Attitudes to mental health vary considerably around the world, and global employers need to be aware of the significant differences.

    • Hybrid working
    • Legal sector
    • Latest News

    Law firm uses gate data in hybrid working clampdown

    by Rob Moss 16 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 16 Jan 2024

    Slaughter and May monitors entry and exit data from its office gates in bid to force staff to limit working from home to two days.

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