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Skills gap prompts overseas talent boost for Scottish defence company

A Scottish defence company has hired 300 welders from the Philippines to fill local skills gaps.

Gender pay gap | Gender pay gap is largest for women over 40

The UK’s gender pay gap narrowed overall in the past year, but widened for women over 40, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics on Thursday (23 October).

Legal ease | How HR can prepare for the Fair Work Agency

HR professionals can act now, to get organisations ready for a new era of employment rights enforcement, Marie van der Zyl explains.

Remuneration | HR needs to bring pay into the 21st century

It's long past time for HR and payroll teams to rethink pay cycles and benefits.

Finance | Union leaders expensed £8.5k on Las Vegas trip

Senior officials at the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) spent £8,500 on expenses during a trip to Las Vegas in 2022, according to a leaked dossier reported by The Telegraph on 21...

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Why should you care about the connection between oral health and mental health in the workplace?

A healthy smile isn’t just about physical health, it’s closely tied to mental wellbeing, especially in the workplace.

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Employee benefits | Work hard, play hard: perfecting paid time off

What should a modern annual leave reward strategy look like? Dan Cave rounds up advice for HR.

Diversity and inclusion | Firms focus on outward DEI, say 45% of employees

Diversity & inclusion

Nearly half (45%) of UK employees believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives focus too heavily on external image rather than driving internal change, according to poll findings...

Parental leave | Working dads say mothers are granted more flexibility at work

Employment law

Almost half of working fathers (44%) feel that mothers are more likely to be given flexibility at work to manage childcare, according to research findings released by Working Families, a family rights...

Compliance | What HR needs to know about the new JSL rules

Culture

From April 2026, the government’s new Joint and Several Liability (JSL) rules are due to take effect under the Finance Bill.

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Wellbeing | Saunas at work: should HR support this trend?

After a Financial Times report suggested that saunas could be the latest employee benefit trend, we asked for HR commentators’ views.

HR careers | Future leader: Dafydd Sion, Royal Voluntary Service

Having switched professions from HR, to finance, then back to HR, Dafydd Sion, HR business partner at Royal Voluntary Service shares insights from a varied career journey, and his concerns about the...

International relocation | Global mobility: Money matters but family comes first

Global mobility programmes demand a fundamental shift from transactional thinking to holistic family support.

Employee relations | Employers expect increased industrial action, CIPD finds

More than half of UK employers (54%) expect levels of industrial action to increase over the next 12 months, according to CIPD research released today (22 October).

Women in leadership | Japan elects first female prime minister

Japan’s parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister yesterday (21 October).

Mental wellbeing | Stop the well-washing: Mental health support needs action, not optics

It's never been more important for HR professionals to successfully implement meaningful and sustainable wellbeing initiatives. But how?

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Cost of living learning hub

HR needs to bring pay into the 21st century

It's long past time for HR and payroll teams to rethink pay cycles and benefits.

UK CEO pay hits record high

Reward and remuneration

The bosses of Britain’s largest listed companies took home record-high pay packets for the third successive year, according to a report released by High Pay Centre on Sunday (17 August).

Over half of Gen Z and Millennials are considering second jobs

Employee benefits

More than half of Gen Z and Millennials are considering a second job to help with the cost of living, according to research findings released yesterday (24 July) by benefits provider Boostworks.

The cost of living crisis has returned: HR must be ready

Cost of living

The cost of living may again become a problem this year, representing yet another challenge for employers.