Pay & benefits
Workers’ rights ‘watered down’ in Johnson’s Brexit deal
The issue of what happens to workers’ rights has become a central plank in the Brexit debate as MPs prepare...
Personnel Today Awards 2019 shortlist: Employee Benefits Award
The 2019 Personnel Today Awards take place on the 19 November. In a series of articles profiling all our finalists,...
‘Thousands’ of Asda staff face dismissal if they don’t sign new contract
Thousands of employees at Asda face dismissal next month if they refuse to sign a contract that will require them...
Postal union votes for Christmas strike action
Royal Mail union members have voted 97% in favour of a national postal strike in the run up to Christmas....
IR35: Time for the private sector to get its house in order?
Recent decisions by major employers such as Barclays and Lloyds to bring all contractors onto payroll have ruffled feathers in...
Bupa and Optima Health partner to bolster occupational health access
Health insurance and healthcare provider Bupa has partnered with OH provider Optima Health in a move designed to expand access...
#MeToo at two: how far have we come?
The #MeToo movement is two years old this week and has been influential in altering behaviour, bolstering equality and respect...
Queen’s Speech: Points-based immigration and Good Work Plan feature
A points-based immigration system will start in 2021.
Former TalkTalk exec to crowdfund tribunal bid
A former TalkTalk executive has launched a crowdfunding campaign to take the company to tribunal for unfair dismissal and equal...
A fifth of over-45s expect to quit work to care for relatives
One in five (19%) employees aged over 45 expects to quit their job to care for an adult relative full...
Recruitment consultant wins religious discrimination claim
A Muslim woman has been awarded more than £22,000 in compensation after a company director made derogatory comments about her...
Technology and employee wellbeing – what does the future hold?
PROMOTED CONTENT | Employee wellbeing is not a new phenomenon – in fact, it has been...
Female leaders launch #MeTooPay campaign to end discrimination
More than 100 of the UK’s most successful female business leaders have launched a campaign to close the gender pay...
Women lose legal challenge against hike in state pension age
The manner in which the government increased women’s state pension age was not discriminatory, a judicial review has found, rather...
Future workplaces should offer an improved ‘human experience’
Employers should think less about new technology and more about improving the “human experience” when considering the future of work,...
