People working for Balcas, one of the largest sawmills in the UK and Ireland, began a seven day strike on Friday (24 July) at the Enniskillen sawmill in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Now is the time to finalise entries for our HR Excellence Awards 2026, before this Friday's deadline (31 July).
The measure of a successful HR function is how many managers feel equipped to lead difficult conversations.
Lloyd’s of London leaders concluded that a close relationship between its former CEO and another director breached compliance rules, the insurance marketplace announced on Wednesday (22 July). We...
A tribunal has fined Portsonachan Wilderness Lodges for unfair deduction of wages, after a director claimed that unpaid tips were “not [the employer’s] problem”, The Herald reported on 22 July.
The numbers don't add up. Every summer, working parents face the same challenge – and so do the organisations they work for.
Performance management is one of the most important things a manager does, and one of the most avoided. Not because managers lack the skills, but because many have become genuinely uncertain about...
An Irish tribunal has awarded a pharmacist €50,000 (£42,675) for the discrimination she faced: she was told to take a demotion or face dismissal five weeks after disclosing her pregnancy at work.
The debate around single-sex spaces is often framed as a purely legal one. In reality, it has become a test of organisational leadership.
Employees and contract staff of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) stole more than £600,000 meant for benefits claimants in 2025-26, The I Paper reported on Thursday (16 July).
HR must actively test the assumptions behind its interventions.
Most (66%) working men have continued working despite believing they should seek medical advice or take time off, according to Benenden Health's survey finidings, published today (23 July).
Officials have offered London-based civil servants relocation packages, to encourage them to move to the North of England, the BBC reported on Tuesday (21 July).
Performance management is one of the most important things a manager does, and one of the most avoided. Not because managers lack the skills, but because many have become genuinely uncertain about...
A senior leader at a UK sports organisation has admitted to booking fake meetings to improve her productivity, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday (21 July).
An Irish tribunal has awarded a pharmacist €50,000 (£42,675) for the discrimination she faced: she was told to take a demotion or face dismissal five weeks after disclosing her pregnancy at work.
The debate around single-sex spaces is often framed as a purely legal one. In reality, it has become a test of organisational leadership.
Shell’s CEO warned that Europe could face energy shortages next month, and advised employers to restrict workplace energy use.
HR leaders are in a unique position to eliminate ‘debt as a default’.
A quiet divide exists in the workforce. On one side are employees who can absorb life’s shocks: an unexpected bill, a few days off sick, a broken boiler. On the other are those for whom a single...
After UK chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her second budget yesterday (26 November), we dig into the implications for HR practitioners.
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