Employers are more concerned about the administrative complexities of having to automatically enrol staff into pension schemes than the cost...
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Late Equality Act guidance could create ‘widespread confusion’
The Government has risked creating “widespread confusion” among employers by issuing guidance on the new Equality Act just over a...
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Union hits out at council outsourcing plan
Public services union Unison has described plans by Suffolk County Council to outsource the majority of its services as “damaging”...
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Gender-equality quotas move a step closer
The spectre of quotas for women in the boardrooms of listed companies moved a step closer this week, with the European...
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