Asking a black employee “what are you smoking” is harassment relating to race, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Employees in the UK are the second saddest in Europe, Gallup research published yesterday (23 April) has highlighted.
Anna Brailsford, CEO of education social enterprise Code First Girls, discusses her career path, inspirations, and what HR professionals need to enter the C-suite.
In today’s rapidly shifting workplace landscape, the role of HR is more expansive than ever, encompassing everything from wellbeing to workplace design, hybrid working strategies to AI ethics. The...
A former recruiter has won £25,000 after her employer failed to provide return-to-work accommodations after her maternity leave, a tribunal has heard.
How can you best approach and support employees who show signs of addictive behaviour?
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman should be based on biological sex, and that the legal concept of sex is binary. We asked commentators how this could impact HR.
When looking at employee data, what should businesses be measuring?
Nobody is talking about AI’s damaging impact on the environment. Dominic Bernard discovers why this is exactly the kind of problem that HR is equipped to help organisations navigate.
Transport for London has reportedly stopped working with consulting firm Accenture after the consultancy scaled back its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
UK workers know less about their pensions than they claim, research published on Monday (21 April) shows.
Do we really know what skills our workforce needs to support the green energy transition, and HR’s role in helping them get there? Cath Everett sheds light on the issue of how HR can contribute to...
Leaders' side hustles are both a retention opportunity and a compliance tightrope walk for HR.
Nearly half (45%) of Gen Z workers believe there is a generational divide in the workplace, research has revealed.
Tennis player Harriet Dart has apologised after telling the umpire that her opponent “smells really bad” during the first round at the Rouen Open last Tuesday (15 April). We asked HR commentators for...
As AI continues to impact journalism and content creation, leaders of the multinational content and intelligence provider Thomson Reuters are leaning in, and implementing AI tools throughout the...
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman should be based on biological sex, and that the legal concept of sex is binary. We asked commentators how this could impact HR.
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.
