The trade union Unison has encouraged its branches to speak to employers about Mpox and how they can protect employees from the virus.
Most employers (58%) do not have an in-depth understanding of their employees’ health and wellbeing needs, according to research commissioned by the insurer Towergate Health and Protection (20...
Less than half (40%) of employers offer physical health support when employees experience an injury, new illness or disability according to research from Group Risk Development (GRiD), an industry...
As tomorrow's (23 August) deadline for entering the HR Excellence Awards 2024 looms, we share Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust's award-winning strategy.
We delve into the latest book releases for HR professionals.
From the pandemic to the cost of living crisis, we all have to find a way to get through unexpected and uncontrollable events that impact our wellbeing at work. For me, the key is being content...
An employer has banned a street cleaner from accessing a £3,000 holiday fund raised by the local community in Beckenham, stating that staff are prohibited from accepting “gifts or incentives”.
We asked employment lawyers how to ensure that companies wanting to recruit candidates from minority groups – ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) – do not unintentionally discriminate.
Hertfordshire County Council recruited for more than 100 roles by introducing an ‘apply anytime’ recruitment campaign and implementing an onboarding learning programme to improve its statutory...
Understanding lived experience is vital. So when will we stop guessing and start learning from disabled talent?
The number of migrant care workers who have reported being employed under exploitative contracts rose from 22 to 134 between 2021-2022 and 2023-2024.
In the run-up to the Friday 23 August deadline for entering this year's HR Excellence Awards, we share the story of how People Station won the first-ever HR Consultancy of the Year award.
Age-inclusive policies will be central to closing the 'say-do gap' and achieving intergenerational harmonisation, the Work Foundation thinktank's report revealed last week (13 August). Here's what you...
More than 160,000 people in the UK have had minor childhood transgressions disclosed to prospective employers during a background check in the past decade, the Telegraph revealed on Monday (19...
Organisers of London’s Pride parade now require employers to commit to a year-round LGBTQ+ inclusion programme, to tackle ‘pinkwashing’ and ‘rainbowwashing’ – where an employer professes, but does not...
Women in frontline roles are facing a mental health crisis. How can managers address this?
The employer-employee relationship is one of the most important financial relationships. With the recent period of high inflation and ongoing economic uncertainty, many workers find themselves in...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget has gone down poorly with employment experts, who have criticised its narrow focus on personal tax cuts and “bland and beige” policies.
There’s a reason trends go viral. It’s because they tap into the zeitgeist and vocalise something lots of us are thinking. This is certainly the case with 'loud budgeting'.
The government has proposed plans to introduce fees at employment tribunals in a move it said will claimants and employers to reach a settlement.
