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Gen X employees uncomfortable voicing financial concerns

Three in 10 (29%) of employees aged 45 to 65 feel comfortable talking to their employer or colleagues about the financial pressures of supporting family members, according to research published...

Reward and remuneration | John Lewis boss sees pay rise to £1.2m

The John Lewis Partnership chairman’s salary increased by 21% last year, despite the firm cutting 3,300 jobs, its annual report revealed on Wednesday (8 April).

Age-inclusive employers | Employers can help cushion the blow of redundancy for older workers

Restructure and redundancy are never easy. For organisations, they’re complex and time consuming. For people, they can be emotionally draining and unsettling. And for older workers, the stakes are...

Compliance | Dozens of companies at risk of losing their B Corp status

Companies may be at risk of losing their B Corp ethical status because the organisation behind the system has raised their eligibility standards.

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From profile to process: How AI can transform employee performance and engagement

Profiles linked to effective processes can assist in solving a range of business issues. But by linking them to AI platforms you can take employee learning to a more sophisticated level than ever...

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Hot topic | No more life peers in the Lords

Parliament has legislated to remove the right to sit in the House of Lords as a hereditary peer. Does this signal the end of automatic jobs for life? And how can HR tackle nepotism?

Employment law | Drainage worker unfairly dismissed by brother wins £30k

Employment law

An employment tribunal has awarded £29,639 each to two workers who were unfairly dismissed for refusing weekend shifts.

Culture | M&S boss criticises leaders who switch off on holiday

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The Marks and Spencer chief executive Stuart Machin has suggested that business leaders shouldn't switch off from work while on holiday, during a speech in central London on 26 March.

Employment law | Employment Rights Act: What employers need to know

Employment law

This time next week (from 6 April), a raft of new reforms under the Employment Rights Act 2025 come into effect.

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Culture | Majority of workers stay home to escape noisy offices

Three in five (61%) employees stay home to escape excessively noisy offices, according to data published Tuesday (7 April) by acoustics company Oscar Acoustics.

Reward and remuneration | People rarely leave over one bad year – they leave over surprises

The reaction to reports that some senior HSBC staff received no bonus this year prompted a familiar round of commentary about morale and whether disappointed employees might now start looking...

Industrial action | Resident doctors in England strike over pay

Tens of thousands of resident doctors in England began a six-day strike on Tuesday (7 April) as part of an ongoing dispute over pay.

Employment tribunal | Engineering worker awarded £66k after calling manager incompetent

An engineering worker has been awarded £66,295.11 for unfair dismissal and detriment due to protected disclosure after repeatedly raising concerns about their manager’s competence.

Remote working | Inclusivity crisis: Why poor digital maturity is leaving remote workers behind

As flexible working becomes a legal right from day one of employment under the Employment Rights Act 2025, the pressure on organisations to support remote workers has never been greater.

Employee benefits | Salary exchange: A pensions strategy gamechanger

Should employers looking to boost their pension benefits opt for salary exchange/sacrifice? HR leaders who attended a roundtable event sponsored by pensions provider Scottish Widows, share their...

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Shell boss urges employers to restrict their energy use

Shell’s CEO warned that Europe could face energy shortages next month, and advised employers to restrict workplace energy use.

Debt by design: Why employers need to fix how payday works

Employee benefits

HR leaders are in a unique position to eliminate ‘debt as a default’.

Workplace finance is the key to success in 2026

Employee benefits

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...

Autumn Budget 2025: Implications and advice for HR

Learning and development

After UK chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her second budget yesterday (26 November), we dig into the implications for HR practitioners.