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“Cheating” CPO spotlights HR’s reputation

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...

Employee relations | Labour suspends MPs: How to get disciplinary procedures right

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...

Wellbeing | How HR can improve hearing health at work

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.

Redundancy | JLR cuts hundreds of UK jobs: Lessons in handling voluntary redundancies

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.

Wellbeing | Sainsbury's scraps staffroom snacks: How HR can encourage physical wellbeing

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.

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Do the Best Work of Your Life, episode nine: How tech can turn exiting employees into advocates

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.

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Wellbeing | How HR can help manage migraine at work

To manage the impact of migraine in the workplace, employers must first understand the condition and what it means to live with migraine.

Employment tribunal | Mechanic dismissed via WhatsApp wins £40k

Employment law

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.

Neurodiversity | Dismissing Gregg Wallace’s autism explanation as “nonsense” misses a vital point

Employment law

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...

Employment tribunal | Disabled spied-on ex-BMW worker was unfairly dismissed, tribunal finds

Employment law

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...

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Organisational change | Potential medical job title change sparks union backlash

As a medical review recommendation sparked backlash yesterday (16 July), we asked commentators how HR professionals can help organisational change land well.

Culture | BBC fires John Torode for using offensive language at work

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).

Wellbeing | How HR can help manage migraine at work

To manage the impact of migraine in the workplace, employers must first understand the condition and what it means to live with migraine.

Employment tribunal | Mechanic dismissed via WhatsApp wins £40k

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.

Communications | Companies underuse multilingual staff, research reveals

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,...

Neurodiversity | Dismissing Gregg Wallace’s autism explanation as “nonsense” misses a vital point

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...

Employment tribunal | Lab employee wins €10k after HR recorded him

A worker who was sacked after an HR chief recorded him venting his “frustrations” on a phone call has won €10,000 (around £8,700) for unfair dismissal, according to The Irish Times (11 July).

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

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

How can HR departments support younger employees to save money? 

Pensions

Economic uncertainty has illustrated the need for HR departments to support employees’ financial wellbeing.

Financial wellbeing support: Where is the boundary for employers?

Employee benefits

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...

“Bland” Spring Budget a flop for HR

HR software

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.