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Heathrow airport check in... empty and closed
Business continuity

HR advice for workers stranded by Heathrow airport closure

by Adam McCulloch 21 Mar 2025
by Adam McCulloch 21 Mar 2025

The fire started at an electrical substation in nearby Hayes at about 11pm last night. The airport is currently closed until 23.59pm with passengers asked not to travel to it.

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The HR profession

What do HR specialists enjoy most about their jobs?

by Adam McCulloch 21 Mar 2025
by Adam McCulloch 21 Mar 2025

Supporting employees has been named as the top reason for why people like working in HR, with recruiting new employees and growing the business a close second.

hmrc harassment case
Bullying and harassment

HMRC worker sent birthday card awarded £25k for harassment

by Jo Faragher 21 Mar 2025
by Jo Faragher 21 Mar 2025

A HMRC worker who was sent a birthday card during sick leave has been awarded £25k for harassment by the employment tribunal.

tribunal claims
Unfair dismissal

New rates for employment tribunal awards from April

by Adam McCulloch 21 Mar 2025
by Adam McCulloch 21 Mar 2025

The draft Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2025, which applies to England, Wales and Scotland, is now before parliament.

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Workplace culture

Is the Gen Z stare just a dog days of summer story?

With all that's wrong with the world at present the Personnel Today office agreed that Gen Z could be forgiven the odd vacant judgmental stare at their older colleagues.

by Adam McCulloch 1 Aug 2025

Former Unite leader accepted flights and hospitality from building firm

by Jo Faragher 23 Jul 2025

Exiting ministers who breach rules to lose payouts

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Gregg Wallace investigation: 45 allegations upheld

by Jo Faragher 14 Jul 2025

Why online training won’t help reduce sexual harassment

by Benjamin Black 14 Jul 2025
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Hybrid working

One in 10 SMEs say staff have quit over office return

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Recruitment & retention

One in 10 SMEs say staff have quit over office return

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Right-to-work crackdown: businesses left without ‘statutory excuse’

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Personnel Today Awards

Personnel Today Awards 2025: Shortlist revealed

The expert judging panel has finished its deliberations and we can now reveal the shortlist for the Personnel Today Awards...

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Equality, diversity and inclusion

HR leaders back idea of wellbeing tax break

Survey of employers suggests government should consider a new wellbeing tax break aimed at supporting workforce health.

by Rob Moss 5 Aug 2025

Colleagues speaking foreign language ruled race discrimination

by Rob Moss 4 Aug 2025

Prison officer wins unfair dismissal and harassment case after IRA taunts

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Civil Service launches drive to attract interns from less well-off groups

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Case law

MPs ‘openly hostile’ to preferred choice for EHRC chair

Women’s rights charity accuses select committees of being ‘openly hostile’ to preferred candidate for chair of equality watchdog.

by Rob Moss 24 Jul 2025

School’s bid to appeal Kristie Higgs ruling refused by Supreme Court

by Rob Moss 11 Jun 2025

Court rejects Liberty’s legal challenge against EHRC consultation

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US Supreme Court lowers burden of proof for ‘reverse discrimination’

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Pay & benefits

Review launched into NHS ethnicity pay gap

An independent review into the ethnicity pay gap in the NHS has been launched by the NHS Race and Health Observatory.

by Jo Faragher 6 Aug 2025

Estimated 2026 national living wage announced

by Rob Moss 5 Aug 2025

Ministers vow to set living wage rate for all adults

by Adam McCulloch 5 Aug 2025

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Police officers receive 4.2% pay rise

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Immigration

Right-to-work crackdown: businesses left without ‘statutory excuse’

‘Not all DVS providers make it clear that no statutory excuse is being established when they carry out right to work checks on foreign nationals.’

by Adam McCulloch 5 Aug 2025

OBR official writes in support of immigration white paper aims

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Learning & development

‘Knowledge gap’ fuelling stress about workers’ finances

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Industrial action / strikes

Resident doctors reach ‘greater mutual understanding’ with government

The British Medical Association and the government have reached a ‘greater mutual understanding’ after constructive talks yesterday (5 August).
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Doctors’ strike impact on patients limited, figures show

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