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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.

    • Age discrimination
    • Age
    • Latest News

    Protections needed to tackle ‘pervasive ageism’, says MPs

    by Rob Moss 19 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 19 Feb 2025

    Committee says ‘widespread’ and ‘culturally embedded’ ageism requires stronger legal protections and a strategy to address the challenges posed by the UK’s ageing population.

    • Latest News
    • Inflation
    • Pay settlements

    Pay awards restrained as inflation climbs

    by Rob Moss 19 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 19 Feb 2025

    Pay awards remained at lowest level for four years as inflation levels increased by more than expected in January 2025.

    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals
    • Pregnancy and maternity discrimination

    Property consultant with morning sickness awarded £94k after ‘jazz hands’ dismissal

    by Rob Moss 18 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 18 Feb 2025

    Employee who suffered from morning sickness awarded £93,600 after she was dismissed in a message that included a ‘jazz hands’ emoji.

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Angela Rayner says cabinet fully behind Employment Rights Bill

    by Rob Moss 14 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 14 Feb 2025

    Recent promises to remove regulations and boost growth have appeared to be odds with measures such as creating a Fair Work Agency.

    • Case law
    • Education
    • Latest News

    Free speech: Kristie Higgs triumphs at Court of Appeal

    by Rob Moss 12 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 12 Feb 2025

    Christian school assistant sacked after sharing Facebook posts her employer deemed trans- and homophobic wins case at the Court of Appeal.

    • Case law
    • Belief discrimination
    • Employment law

    Higgs’ victory has ‘profound’ implications for employers

    by Rob Moss 12 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 12 Feb 2025

    Employment lawyers and other experts provide their reaction to the Higgs v Farmor's School ruling and examine the implications for employers.

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Four-day week

    MPs table amendment for new four-day week body

    by Rob Moss 12 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 12 Feb 2025

    More than a dozen MPs are calling on ministers to consider a four-day working week as part of the Employment Rights Bill.

    • Social mobility
    • Financial services
    • Latest News

    Zurich UK publishes social mobility pay data

    by Rob Moss 12 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 12 Feb 2025

    Zurich UK publishes its social mobility pay data, the first insurance company and one of just a handful of companies in the UK to do so.

    • Social mobility
    • Apprenticeships
    • Early careers

    Tesco pledges 1,500 apprenticeship places by 2027

    by Rob Moss 12 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 12 Feb 2025

    Tesco expands its Stronger Starts apprenticeship programme, introducing five times more places for young people in 2025.

    • Police
    • Case law
    • Employment law

    Met Police cannot dismiss by vetting withdrawal

    by Rob Moss 11 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 11 Feb 2025

    Metropolitan Police cannot dismiss officers or staff it deems unsuitable as a result of removal of their vetting clearance, High Court rules.

    • Case law
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Officer fairly dismissed for not disclosing previous sacking – EAT

    by Rob Moss 11 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 11 Feb 2025

    Border Force officer who failed to declare he was previously fired by his employer was fairly dismissed, rules EAT.

    • National living wage
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    M&S boss backs call to phase in employers’ NIC increase

    by Rob Moss 10 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 10 Feb 2025

    Marks and Spencer boss Stuart Machin repeats call on government to phase in increase to employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs).

    • Age discrimination
    • National living wage
    • Latest News

    Football club faces modern slavery claim

    by Rob Moss 7 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 7 Feb 2025

    Crawley Town FC, according to the Guardian, asked kitman to work 100 hours a week for no extra pay.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Employment law
    • Disability discrimination

    Law firm partners with neurodiversity training specialist

    by Rob Moss 6 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 6 Feb 2025

    Geldards law firm partners with NeuroUniverse to help improve treatment of neurodivergent workers and reduce disability discrimination.

    • Belief discrimination
    • Gender
    • Latest News

    LGB Alliance launches Business Forum to ‘restore’ gay rights

    by Rob Moss 5 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 5 Feb 2025

    Alliance of LGB business leaders is fighting 'corruption of corporate EDI programmes' with forum to restore fair workplace policies.

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