Employers often believe that it is unlawful to make a woman redundant during maternity leave.
The recent case of Simpson...
Cycle to WorkPay & benefits
Cyclescheme presents a positive solution for Cycle to Work participants and employers
Personnel Today’s Smart Buyer provides expert guidance on cycle-to-work schemes…
RESEARCHING CYCLE TO WORK
Cycling to work: an introduction for...
EthicsESGHR strategy
Employer-supported volunteering and the ‘Big Society’
by Guy Sheppard
by Guy Sheppard
Could the Conservatives’ ambition to create the “Big Society” boost employer-supported volunteering? Guy Sheppard explores the potential for linking the...
Employee relationsIndustrial action / strikes
CBI seeks ban on strikes where too few workers are balloted
The CBI has called for the law to be changed, so that strikes can only go ahead if at least...
An independent report has upheld 45 allegations against TV presenter Gregg Wallace.
by Jo Faragher
Businesses play a crucial role in supporting working parents and carers, especially during the school holidays.
In today’s evolving workplace,...
The TUC has organised a nationwide inspection of workplaces this week for heat safety, with more than 1,000 trade union health and safety reps signed up to take part.
Labour shortages and skills gaps are creating “a ticking workforce timebomb” for the UK’s food industry, a report has warned....
by Nic Paton
Entries for the Personnel Today Awards 2025, the annual celebration of the very best in HR and L&D, have now closed.
An independent report has upheld 45 allegations against TV presenter Gregg Wallace.
by Jo Faragher
Farmor's School's attempt to appeal Christian school assistant Kristie Higgs free speech ruling rejected by Supreme Court.
by Rob Moss
The number of workers taking second jobs is at its highest level since records began as workers feel the pinch of rising prices.
by Jo Faragher
The Home Office did not have control of the skilled worker visa route after the Covid pandemic, say MPs on the public accounts committee.
Online training on prevention of sexual harassment ticks boxes, but can it drive behavioural change?
The government has published an ‘implementation roadmap’ for the Employment Rights Bill, confirming that, once the Bill has made it...
by Nic Paton