The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined a manufacturing company £240,000 after a worker was killed by a reversing HGV in Birmingham.
In the first of a series focused on volunteering opportunities for HR professionals, Charissa King meets a mentor who is supporting women leaving prison.
Too many organisations try to fix retention with perks and policy tweaks tacked onto the edge of work life, without changing anything structurally.
Two in five (44%) UK workers regularly eat lunch while working because they feel they do not have time for a full break, according to data released by Jukebox Marketing on 10 October.
Long-term sickness costs UK employers an average of £20,735 per employee annually, according to data released on 9 October by employee benefits provider MetLife UK.
Employees face various personal or work-related problems that can affect their overall mental health and work performance. HR professionals and executives have a duty to help them tackle these...
An employment tribunal has awarded £16,490.82 to a man it decided was unfairly dismissed for greeting a colleague in a mock Irish accent.
Where employers offer volunteering days, HR can help improve staff take up.
How clued up are HR professionals about agentic artificial intelligence? Hannah Davenport investigates.
Four in five (80%) UK adults assessed for ADHD say they have never received any workplace support or reasonable adjustments, according to data released today (6 October) by The Owl Centre, a national...
Much of the attention within diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has rightly focused on underrepresented groups who continue to face systemic barriers at work.
From April 2026, the government’s new Joint and Several Liability (JSL) rules are due to take effect under the Finance Bill.
An employment tribunal has awarded £16,490.82 to a man it decided was unfairly dismissed for greeting a colleague in a mock Irish accent.
The Institute for Employment Studies (IES) held its annual conference in London yesterday (9 October). Here's our round-up of the highlights.
With costs rising inexorably and expectations shifting, how can organisations maximise the impact of employee benefits? Emily-Rose Payne reports on the HR Lunchtime Debate.
While open conversations about mental health and vulnerability have helped reduce stigma in many areas of society, leaders now have an even greater role to play in challenging the belief that emotions...
Employee demand for workplace mental health counselling has increased from 45% in 2021 to 57% in 2025, according to a report released today (9 October) by workplace wellbeing provider PAM Group.
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).
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 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.
