Covid-19 whistleblowers ignored and dismissed by employers
Nearly half of employees with coronavirus concerns have had their queries ignored.
Boeing cuts jobs as aviation sector views bleak future
News from Boeing, IATA and Heathrow underlines Covid threat to travel industry.
Farmers need clarity on ‘vital’ seasonal worker recruitment
The agriculture sector urgently needs clarity on how it will be able to recruit seasonal workers from overseas next year,...
Campaign to take on 10,000 black interns launched
Organisations including the NHS, Linklaters, PwC and Zurich have committed to a programme to collectively hire 10,000 black interns, in...
Agency workers
Most firms support tighter employment laws, poll finds
Almost two-thirds (64%) of businesses would support tightening employment laws to prevent worker exploitation.
This is according to a poll...
Umbrella companies: Lawyers pursue unlawful deductions
Lawyers are pursuing group legal action against umbrella companies that have unlawfully deducted national insurance and other contributions from contractors’...
Uber wins London safety case as employment status verdict nears
Uber has won the right to continue operating in London because of its safety improvements.
Absence
Low paid workers will receive £13 per day to self-isolate
Workers on low incomes in parts of England with high rates of Covid-19 will be able to claim £13 per...
‘Be understanding’ of staff self-isolating after trips abroad
Employers should ‘be understanding’ of employees who have been forced to self-isolate following a trip abroad, the government has said,...
CBI demands ‘no surprises’ approach to managing local lockdowns
The CBI has called for greater clarity on how employers should handle local lockdowns, as increasing numbers of areas come...
Performance management
Compulsory retirement of partners in the Covid era
Compulsory retirement may be on the agenda as Covid exposes weaknesses in the boardroom. Ivor Adair looks at the risks for firms with a partnership structure.
Redundancies vs reduced hours: Juggling workloads through coronavirus
As furlough fades and redundancies rise, Jonny Gifford examines how workloads differ across the labour market and suggests how reducing...
How new job titles reveal radical shift in wellbeing thinking
The rise of new job roles is an indicator of the rapid transformations that businesses are undergoing as they adapt to a future with coronavirus.
Relationships at work
‘Love contracts’? Managing personal relationships at work
While the coronavirus lockdown may have cooled some simmering office romances over recent months, it’s well known that many personal...
Why a future of remote work will fail the next generation
With Jeremy Hunt declaring that workers need the “fizz and excitement” of working together in an office environment, David Spencer-Percival...
Sex, alleged lies and settlement agreements
The claim launched by McDonald’s against its ex-CEO highlights the need for care in agreeing exit packages.
Work-life balance
ReimagineHR: Expect a new employment deal post-Covid, says Gartner
Employees’ capacity to deal with change is around half what it was in 2019.
Testing times for workplaces
PROMOTED | It is well known that substance abuse in the workplace can damage your business. It can result in accidents, a loss in productivity, absenteeism and days off due to ill health...
Spain to introduce legislation to protect remote workers
Spain is pushing through legislation that will protect the rights of staff who work from home.
The draft legislation was...
Workforce planning
Farmers need clarity on ‘vital’ seasonal worker recruitment
The agriculture sector urgently needs clarity on how it will be able to recruit seasonal workers from overseas next year,...
‘Snap out of it and prepare for new immigration rules’ firms warned
Employers need to ‘snap out’ of their complacency and start preparing for the points-based immigration system, a specialist has warned...
How does HR navigate new workplace norms? (webinar)
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