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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.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses

    Collective redundancies at six-year low

    by Rob Moss 14 Jul 2021
    by Rob Moss 14 Jul 2021

    The number of employees facing redundancies fell to a six year low last month according to data from the government....

    • NHS
    • Local authorities
    • Latest News

    Social care workers deserve extra £7,000 a year

    by Rob Moss 9 Jul 2021
    by Rob Moss 9 Jul 2021

    People working in frontline social care roles are undervalued by as much as 39% – nearly £7,000 per year –...

    • Latest News
    • Discipline
    • Retail

    Sainsbury’s unfairly dismissed worker for BLM comment about Bing bunny

    by Rob Moss 7 Jul 2021
    by Rob Moss 7 Jul 2021

    Dispute over BLM comment in supermarket a fortnight after George Floyd's murder in the US led to dismissal of worker.

    • Employee relations
    • Collective bargaining
    • Latest News

    ‘Four-day week’ trials transform Icelandic employment

    by Rob Moss 6 Jul 2021
    by Rob Moss 6 Jul 2021

    Trials of reduced working hours have led to new employment contracts for many people in Iceland.

    • Latest News
    • Manufacturing
    • Job creation and losses

    1,000 jobs secured with electric vehicle plant at Ellesmere Port

    by Rob Moss 6 Jul 2021
    by Rob Moss 6 Jul 2021

    Auto giant Stellantis has announced £100 million investment at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant.

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
    • Business performance

    Deloitte lets staff choose when and where they work

    by Rob Moss 18 Jun 2021
    by Rob Moss 18 Jun 2021

    Big four accountancy firm Deloitte has confirmed that all its 20,000 UK employees will be able to choose when, where...

    • Employment law
    • Data protection
    • France

    Ikea France fined €1m for spying on staff

    by Rob Moss 15 Jun 2021
    by Rob Moss 15 Jun 2021

    French subsidiary of Swedish furniture retailer receives €1 million fine for snooping of employees.

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
    • Vaccinations

    One jab or two? Vaccination status risks ‘divided workplace’

    by Rob Moss 14 Jun 2021
    by Rob Moss 14 Jun 2021

    Survey of managers reveals fears about colleagues' Covid-19 vaccination status.

    • NHS
    • Gender
    • Education

    Women’s working hours decline less than men’s

    by Rob Moss 14 Jun 2021
    by Rob Moss 14 Jun 2021

    Women’s average working hours have been less affected than men’s, with women who do not have children now working longer...

    • Financial services
    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News

    Less than 6% of jobs are ‘useless’

    by Rob Moss 11 Jun 2021
    by Rob Moss 11 Jun 2021

    Researchers find that "bullshit jobs" are rare and in decline, the opposite of what anthropologist David Graeber asserted in his award-winning book.

    • CIPD
    • Employee communications
    • Latest News

    Quality of jobs unaffected by pandemic

    by Rob Moss 9 Jun 2021
    by Rob Moss 9 Jun 2021

    The CIPD is calling on employers to improve their understanding of 'job quality' and double down on efforts to make work a force for good.

    • Rest periods
    • Stress
    • Coronavirus

    Number of NHS doctors looking to retire early doubles

    by Rob Moss 4 May 2021
    by Rob Moss 4 May 2021

    The number of UK doctors considering leaving the NHS early has more than doubled in 10 months, according to the British Medical Association.

    • Case law
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Latest News

    High Court to probe PM’s decision not to sack Patel

    by Rob Moss 28 Apr 2021
    by Rob Moss 28 Apr 2021

    The High Court will examine Boris Johnson’s decision that home secretary Priti Patel did not break Whitehall rules, following widespread allegations of bullying.

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
    • Legal sector

    Irwin Mitchell staff to choose where they work

    by Rob Moss 27 Apr 2021
    by Rob Moss 27 Apr 2021

    Law firm says, depending on their role, staff will be free to choose where and when they work.

    • Latest News
    • Italy
    • Leave

    HR investigated after man skipped work for 15 years

    by Rob Moss 22 Apr 2021
    by Rob Moss 22 Apr 2021

    Two HR professionals are under investigation after a hospital ‘worker’ in southern Italy was found not to have shown up for a shift in 15 years.

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