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Italian firm offers vaccine refusers six months’ paid leave
HR warned over employees’ use of private cars for business trips
Poor maintenance and high emissions means HR should keep a firm grip on their ‘grey fleets’ a new study concludes.
Family-friendly policies: Five ways for employers to enhance their offering
Being a family-friendly employer that goes beyond the statutory provisions can bring a host of benefits, including improving recruitment and...
Up to claimants to provide discrimination evidence, Supreme Court rules
Royal Mail v Efobi case reinstates an important facet of the burden of proof in race discrimination cases.
Commentary
Brexit and Covid combine for steep decline in work visas
New figures show 37% fall in work-related visas.
Uber ruling has major implications for partnerships
Following the Supreme Court Uber decision, fixed share partners at LLPs could argue that they are actually employees.
‘No jab, no job’ recruitment is legal says justice secretary
Justice secretary Robert Buckland has said only enlisting new staff once they had been inoculated was possible if it was written into their contracts.
Discrimination
MPs consider how to tackle menopause discrimination
The Women and Equalities Committee will look at whether further legislation is needed to support employees who experience the menopause.
Up to claimants to provide discrimination evidence, Supreme Court rules
Royal Mail v Efobi case reinstates an important facet of the burden of proof in race discrimination cases.
Male directors win sex discrimination case following ad agency’s ’embarrassing’ gender pay gap
Two men made redundant after voicing concerns at an advertising agency’s intention to “obliterate” its “Knightsbridge boys club” reputation in...
Redundancy
Male directors win sex discrimination case following ad agency’s ’embarrassing’ gender pay gap
Two men made redundant after voicing concerns at an advertising agency’s intention to “obliterate” its “Knightsbridge boys club” reputation in...
Skills shortages a worry as vacancies return to pre-pandemic level
Job vacancies in the UK leapt in April to June 2021, reaching almost 10% above pre-pandemic levels, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Collective redundancies at six-year low
The number of employees facing redundancies fell to a six year low last month according to data from the government....
Tupe
Top 10 HR questions May 2021: Right-to-work, Covid-19 vaccinations
Most frequently asked questions last month focus on right-to-work checks and Covid-19 vaccinations and quarantine.
Top 10 HR questions March 2021: IR35, vaccinations and SOSR
Our monthly round-up of what's worrying HR. In March HR's questions focused on IR35 reforms...
Can you afford to make staff redundant?
Faced with financial pressures, reducing headcount seems the logical next step. But redundancy carries its own direct and hidden costs, and there are alternatives …
Maternity & Paternity
Family-friendly policies: Five ways for employers to enhance their offering
Being a family-friendly employer that goes beyond the statutory provisions can bring a host of benefits, including improving recruitment and...
201% increase in jobs offering extended parental leave
The number of jobs offering generous and extended parental leave has incresed, according to Indeed.
MP denied maternity cover threatens legal action
Labour MP Stella Creasy is threatening to take legal action against the body that regulates MP’s pay and expenses after...