Most (66%) working men have continued working despite believing they should seek medical advice or take time off, according to Benenden Health's survey finidings, published today (23 July).
Performance management is one of the most important things a manager does, and one of the most avoided. Not because managers lack the skills, but because many have become genuinely uncertain about...
A senior leader at a UK sports organisation has admitted to booking fake meetings to improve her productivity, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday (21 July).
An Irish tribunal has awarded a pharmacist €50,000 (£42,675) for the discrimination she faced: she was told to take a demotion or face dismissal five weeks after disclosing her pregnancy at work.
The debate around single-sex spaces is often framed as a purely legal one. In reality, it has become a test of organisational leadership.
Redundancy is rarely just a headcount decision, it's a cost, culture, and trust decision too.
We revealed this year’s HR Most Influential lists, featuring the UK’s top HR practitioners and thought leaders, at an exclusive event in Canary Wharf, London, last night (16 July 2026).
One of the biggest mistakes employers make in redundancy exercises is treating them as communications exercises after the decision has effectively been made, rather than as genuine consultation...
A tribunal has awarded a former security guard £13,736.44 after finding that she had been harassed by a colleague who sent her an unwanted gif containing an expletive.
A report published in 2026 about HR's mental wellbeing has revealed a growing workplace crisis.
As Andy Burnham became the UK’s new prime minister on Monday (20 July), after being chosen as the new leader of the Labour Party on Friday (17 July), we asked commentators about HR's role in...
A tribunal has awarded a former Pizza Express waiter £5,469.04 after finding that he had been racially harassed.
HR teams know that employment reforms will change the risk profile around dismissal in 2027. The more immediate issue is that some hiring decisions being made now may be judged against that new...
Employees and contract staff of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) stole more than £600,000 meant for benefits claimants in 2025-26, The I Paper reported on Thursday (16 July).
There’s still time to enter the HR Excellence Awards 2026, before next Friday (31 July 2026).
Small, practical changes to support breastfeeding at work can make a huge difference to whether talented women stay, and thrive in an organisation.
We revealed this year’s HR Most Influential lists, featuring the UK’s top HR practitioners and thought leaders, at an exclusive event in Canary Wharf, London, last night (16 July 2026).
Shell’s CEO warned that Europe could face energy shortages next month, and advised employers to restrict workplace energy use.
HR leaders are in a unique position to eliminate ‘debt as a default’.
A quiet divide exists in the workforce. On one side are employees who can absorb life’s shocks: an unexpected bill, a few days off sick, a broken boiler. On the other are those for whom a single...
After UK chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her second budget yesterday (26 November), we dig into the implications for HR practitioners.
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