Workplace certification body Great Place to Work released its 2025 UK's Best Workplaces for Women list today (22 July), naming 349 firms.
As the UK continues to face a shortage of skilled working-age people, it's essential that businesses retain Baby Boomers.
In the wake of the viral video posted last week which reportedly shows a software company’s chief people officer (CPO) closely embracing the firm’s CEO, HR’s reputation is again in the spotlight. We...
The government pushed disciplinary processes into the spotlight last week, after the prime minister suspended four MPs over the welfare cuts legislation, and MP Diane Abbott over comments relating to...
For too long, hearing health has been overlooked in the workplace. As a society, we prioritise other important areas like eye and dental care, yet often ignore our hearing.
The ninth episode of the ‘Do the Best Work of Your Life’ video series focusses on how technology can help ensure success at the employee offboarding stage.
To manage the impact of migraine in the workplace, employers must first understand the condition and what it means to live with migraine.
A tribunal has awarded £40,645 to a mechanic who was dismissed via WhatsApp after his employer failed to provide promised disability adjustments, the Daily Mail reported this week.
The recent controversy surrounding presenter Gregg Wallace’s behaviour on MasterChef and his subsequent suggestion that being autistic explains his behaviour, raises an important question: how should...
An employment tribunal unanimously sided with a disabled former worker of car manufacturer BMW, ruling that he was unfairly dismissed after BMW used covert surveillance to spy on him, and didn’t...
Jaguar Land Rover’s plan to axe up to 500 management jobs in the UK should remind employers about their duties surrounding voluntary redundancies, HR commentators have said.
That leaders of Sainsbury’s plan to remove unhealthy snacks from staffrooms should encourage initiatives to improve physical wellbeing in the workplace, HR leaders have said.
As a medical review recommendation sparked backlash yesterday (16 July), we asked commentators how HR professionals can help organisational change land well.
The BBC has sacked TV chef John Torode, after an investigation upheld an allegation that he used “an extremely offensive racist term” in the workplace, the BBC announced on Tuesday (15 July).
To manage the impact of migraine in the workplace, employers must first understand the condition and what it means to live with migraine.
A tribunal has awarded £40,645 to a mechanic who was dismissed via WhatsApp after his employer failed to provide promised disability adjustments, the Daily Mail reported this week.
Despite business leaders seeking foreign language capabilities in new recruits, only 14% of Gen Z professionals – the most multilingual generation yet – get to use their language skills at work,...
The cost of living may again become a problem this year, representing yet another challenge for employers.
Economic uncertainty has illustrated the need for HR departments to support employees’ financial wellbeing.
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.
