A business faced with potentially serious employee misconduct, particularly by someone senior, will face some difficult choices and risks. Yvonne...
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Ticket to success: how London Overground became HR team of the year
Introducing driver-only operated trains at London Overground could have been a recipe for industrial unrest and employee dissatisfaction, but last...
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Why are recruitment agencies being made the NHS’s scapegoat?
After last week’s clampdown on recruitment agencies supplying the NHS with doctors and nurses, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s chief...
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Tribunal watch: Unfair dismissal for smelling of alcohol at work
An employment tribunal has held that an NHS worker was unfairly dismissed after a colleague reported him for smelling of...
Strategic communications are crucial to fighting the backlash against DEI. Working with PR can maximise their impact.
April saw increases in the potential compensation tribunals can award, including guidelines on 'injury to feelings' awards.
The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock has told its senior staff to return to the office five days a week.
Prime minister Keir Starmer announced the government’s Immigration White Paper this morning, pledging to drastically reduce employers’ reliance on overseas...
The Personnel Today Awards 2025 open for entries as we launch the annual celebration of the very best in HR and L&D.
Four in 10 women feel that the impact of period pain and menstrual symptoms has knocked their pay and progression...
EHRC chairwoman says it's ‘unacceptable to question the integrity of the judiciary’ following Supreme Court ruling on trans rights.
Four in 10 women feel that the impact of period pain and menstrual symptoms has knocked their pay and progression...
Prime minister Keir Starmer announced the government’s Immigration White Paper this morning, pledging to drastically reduce employers’ reliance on overseas...
L&D teams face the dual challenge of tighter budgets and keeping leadership on board. What are the best strategies to boost investment buy-in?
Nurses could be set to strike this summer as the Royal College of Nursing accuses the government of ‘insulting’ the profession.