Single parents have seen a 109% increase in flexible working requests being denied, despite the Flexible Working Act coming into force, according to research findings published yesterday (14 May).
The British Heart Foundation (BHF)'s median gender and ethnicity pay gaps are zero. Speaking exclusively to HR magazine, the BHF's HR team explained how it achieved this success, which contributed to...
There are currently more than 50,000 unresolved single employment tribunal cases in England and Wales, a record high, up by a third in just 12 months, with average waiting times of up to 17 months.
Workers from manual and routine backgrounds are more likely to experience low wellbeing than those from professional backgrounds, according to a report published yesterday (13 May) by charity the...
More workers are using voice-activated AI tools, the Wall Street Journal highlighted on Monday (11 May). We dig into the impacts on workplace culture.
Finding the right talent has never been easy. That’s why knowing what talent and skills you already have is critical to being able to plan ahead and build for a successful future.
The rise of AI makes redesigning work more important than redesigning jobs. Here's why.
An employment tribunal has awarded a former health and safety worker more than £234,000 for victimisation and wrongful dismissal, after she complained about being replaced by a white male.
Career dissatisfaction is taking a significant toll on the energy and commitment levels of too many UK professionals.
An employment tribunal has awarded a former part-time cleaner at Aberystwyth University £264,442.09, finding that she was unfairly dismissed, and victimised by a “retaliatory” reference.
Employers have a performance, progression and recruitment design problem that HR can help fix.
The gender pension gap starts at age 28 for women, according to research from investment platform AJ Bell, published on Monday (11 May).
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined utility company South Staffordshire Water £963,900 after a cyber attack that resulted in users’ personal information being extracted and published...
Organisations are asking far more of HR than they were even five years ago. CHROs are now expected to help redesign work, enable AI adoption, reshape workforce models and create more compelling...
British employers are hiring more temporary workers than permanent staff, according to a report published jointly by consultancy KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) yesterday...
Switching to a four-day working week could reduce obesity, the Daily Mail reported on Sunday (10 May).
The dismissal of hundreds of UK-based content moderators employed by TikTok has sharpened focus on the legal risks of managing redundancies during unionisation, particularly where those redundancies...
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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