Employers must help employees ‘flourish’ post-pandemic
Monkeypox advice for employers: working from home and sick pay
As the number of monkeypox cases in the UK rises, employers have been advised to conduct risk assessments and follow standard sickness procedures.
Davos 2022: Upskilling workers necessary to overcome business challenges
Job experts from Capgemini, the EU and global recruitment tell delegates in Davos that employers need to confront demographic challenges if they are to tackle a lack of skills.
Burnout afflicts finance sector despite hybrid working
According to research there is a risk of an upcoming exodus from the financial sector amid increasing rates of burnout.
Agency workers
P&O Ferries denies claims about cuts to agency workers’ wages
P&O Ferries has been forced to reinstate agency workers' original contracts after it allegedly attempted to push through a pay cut by asking workers to sign new ones.
Airlines and ports hit by staff shortages
EasyJet and British Airways have been forced to cancel flights due to staff shortages, just as passenger numbers rise for the school holidays.
Court of Appeal: agency workers do not have right to apply for permanent jobs
Agency workers do not automatically have the right to be invited to apply for a directly employed vacancy.
Absence
Businesses plead for free or cheaper Covid-19 tests
Organisations should be given access to free or low cost Covid-19 tests to help staff stay safe, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said.
Airlines and ports hit by staff shortages
EasyJet and British Airways have been forced to cancel flights due to staff shortages, just as passenger numbers rise for the school holidays.
Jewish worker dismissed following Passover absence wins £26k
A Jewish employee who lost his law firm job for failing to attend work during a religious holiday has won...
Performance management
Top 10 HR questions February 2022: positive Covid tests
There is no longer a legal requirement in England to self-isolate after testing positive for coronavirus.
The removal of the...
‘Sheryl Sandberg told me I sound stupid’: Kim Scott talks to Oven-Ready HR
When one of the world’s most powerful women tells you that you sound stupid it’s not going to be feedback...
Hybrid working: How HR can lead business from survival to success (webinar)
ON-DEMAND How can HR teams can ensure their staff’s hybrid working arrangements can achieve the best results?
Relationships at work
How an understanding of mental workload can boost performance
Andrew Mawson discusses what employers can learn from research into how the brain manages its resources to conduct tasks, and the factors that affect its performance.
‘We are saying: don’t go to office parties; go to office parties’
Recent days may have seen Little Britain star Matt Lucas considering a reprise of his social media hit, with office parties as the subject.
Worker accused of having sex in ambulance was fairly dismissed
An ambulance service worker lost her job after she was accused of having sex in an emergency vehicle.
Work-life balance
Adapt culture to hybrid work: do not force a return to offices, says Gartner
Hybrid working challenges culture but failure to adapt will cost firms talented staff and lost productivity.
Six in 10 support statutory right to disconnect
Six in 10 UK workers would support a “right to disconnect” law, according to research from Ipsos.
Women and ethnic minorities suffer impact of juggling care and work
Almost six out of 10 women avoid applying for promotion because it was too hard to balance work and care.
Workforce planning
NHS should upskill admin staff to reduce waiting lists
Hospital leaders should upskill admin staff in the NHS and recruit more school leavers in a 'new workforce model' to reduce waiting times.
MPs vote against further NHS workforce planning requirements
MPs have voted against NHS workforce planning amendments that were recommended for the Health and Social Care Bill.
Ockenden Review: Minimum staffing levels a ‘must’ for maternity services
Ockenden Review identified a lack of staff and training as the main reasons for NHS trust's failures which led to 201 babies' deaths.