April 2019 employment law changes: Seven things for HR to do
Every April, HR professionals are faced with a raft of amended employment laws and deadlines for their organisation to meet....
‘Business lacks transparency over parental support’
LinkedIn has claimed to have revealed evidence of a “disconnect” between employers and employees over the issue of flexible work, as most working parents feel their employers are not fully open about their parental policies.
Employee experience gains importance in benefits offer
More than half of employers plan to develop their “employee experience” in a bid to boost engagement, recruitment and retention.
What if employees could access their wages early?
Apps that allow employees to access their salary before payday are attracting high-profile investors and signing up major employers. But...
Spring statement: minimum wage review and early apprenticeship reforms
All the employment highlights from the Chancellor's spring statement...
HR professionals feel most valued at work
People working in human resources, education and finance feel the most valued by their employers, according to research.
The poll...
International Women’s Day: we need better balance in the workplace
Industrialised recruitment practices in the form of AI are a threat to developing the kind of diverse, agile and highly skilled workforce that is required...
Pensions
April 2019 employment law changes: Seven things for HR to do
Every April, HR professionals are faced with a raft of amended employment laws and deadlines for their organisation to meet....
Rise in auto-enrolment pension deductions will bite take-home pay
With auto-enrolment pension contributions set to rise from April, millions of UK employees will experience a decrease in their take-home...
Bosses who mishandle workers’ pensions could face jail
Company directors who handle employees’ pension funds with a devil-may-care attitude could face up to seven years in prison or...
Minimum wage
April 2019 employment law changes: Seven things for HR to do
Every April, HR professionals are faced with a raft of amended employment laws and deadlines for their organisation to meet....
Spring statement: minimum wage review and early apprenticeship reforms
All the employment highlights from the Chancellor's spring statement...
New EU employment law to be reviewed by Parliament post-Brexit
Theresa May will today unveil how the UK government will handle emerging EU laws concerning workers’ rights after Brexit.
The...
Equal pay
Equality regulator to investigate pay discrimination at BBC
The BBC is being investigated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission following complaints that female employees were not paid...
Leading businesses sign up for ethnicity pay gap pledge
Fifteen prominent UK organisations have signed a commitment to work towards mandatory ethnic pay gap reporting and to encourage other businesses to do so.
Morrisons faces fresh equal pay claim
“Thousands” of current and former Morrisons shop floor staff are claimed to be in the process of bringing an equal...
Benefits
‘Business lacks transparency over parental support’
LinkedIn has claimed to have revealed evidence of a “disconnect” between employers and employees over the issue of flexible work, as most working parents feel their employers are not fully open about their parental policies.
Employee experience gains importance in benefits offer
More than half of employers plan to develop their “employee experience” in a bid to boost engagement, recruitment and retention.
Apprenticeships should be opened up to single parents
Most single parents are being locked out of apprenticeships because of a lack of part-time opportunities and the difficulty of supporting children with such low pay.
