Employers are used to an annual rise every February in the maximum week's pay for the purposes of calculating statutory redundancy pay. But this year was different. XpertHR explains why and answers other questions on redundancy.
Gaining from trainingTrade union reps involved in collective bargaining have a right to paid time off to attend appropriate union...
XpertHR consultant editor Darren Newman asks if the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in Coleman has overstepped the mark in construing the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) so as to prohibit associative discrimination - a process that effectively involved inserting two new subsections into the Act.
Case of the month: Religious discrimination Court of Appeal/Ladele verdict
Ladele v London Borough of Islington & Liberty
Court of Appeal
This week’s round-up of some of the ‘lighter’ observations floating around HR considers new findings on management and productivity through...
Throughout the workday, many individuals find their arms and neck becoming stiff. This sensation may seem routine, yet it serves...
Most graduates feel office attendance is expected by their employers, according to new research from Prospects at Jisc.
Low pay is putting job seekers off green jobs or those that have a positive impact on society, research by Indeed has found.
The 2024 Personnel Today Awards are now open for entries, as the annual celebration of the very best in HR and L&D gets underway.
An investigation has found that former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton used ‘offensive and outdated’ terms when discussing a job...
Christian actress Seyi Omooba to take case to Court of Appeal following EAT decision that she had not been religiously discriminated against.
About 40,000 extra staff are needed if the government is to fulfil its pledge to offer 30 free hours of childcare to all pre-school children by September next year.
Italy has joined the ranks of countries serving digital nomad visas. How attractive are such offers to British remote workers?
A Dorset Police officer allegedly used bolt cutters to 'forcibly' remove earrings worn by three trainee officers ahead of a fitness test.
Legislation found to offer no protection from trade union detriment is incompatible with human rights law, the Supreme Court has ruled.