A second Labour MP has apologised for his membership of a WhatsApp group chat containing sexist and racist comments.
“January doesn’t have to be dry,” according to an email subject line written by a marketer after my own heart (and my cash). But the fact remains that for many, this time of the year is a real slog.
Nearly half (44%) of young people feel uninformed about apprenticeship opportunities in their field of interest, according to research published to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week (10-16...
Employers must move past the corporate inclusion machine and refocus on what actually works.
An employment tribunal has ruled that voodoo or voodooism is a protected belief. after an employee told her colleague "I’m like a voodoo doll with needles in her eyes" to describe how tired she was.
Traditional hierarchical leadership models are becoming unsustainable. It’s time to rethink leadership.
With a two-year wait for the Office for National Statistics' (ONS) improved employment survey, Claire Muir asks how HR and leadership teams can source reliable workforce data in the interim.
It’s high time we changed the narrative around employing parents.
Female workers at supermarket Asda have advanced to the final stage in their legal battle for equal pay, in what law firm Leigh Day described as "the largest ever private-sector equal pay claim".
Two thirds (68%) of HR professionals use AI at work, making them the second most likely to do so among 12 other industries and professions, according to research published yesterday (30 January).
Half (49%) of health and disability benefit recipients feel they will never be able to work again, according to a report from the Department for Work and Pensions.
As more and more people reconsider their attitude to alcohol, or give up altogether, Dominic Bernard examines why putting the bottle aside might be increasingly necessary for ensuring healthier...
Championing alternative career paths is crucial, especially for young people.
Research has revealed that 79% of SME employers have identified skills gaps in their organisation in the past 12 months. Larger SMEs (100-249 employees) are more likely to report these gaps (85%).
The final day of the HR Minds Summit took place in Birmingham yesterday (6 February 2025). Read on for a round-up of insights from day two.
Reward Gateway’s chief people officer, Nebel Crowhurst, shares her journey from product training to HR supernova.
The future of sustainable organisational growth and success lies in entrepreneurial leadership, powered by entrepreneurial 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.
