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Employee engagement | Evri to recruit 9,000 new workers amid expansion

Representatives of parcel delivery service Evri are to recruit for 9,000 new UK employees as part of the business' expansion.

Whistleblowing | Whistleblowing tribunals rise: What can HR do?

The number of tribunal claims that involved whistleblowing rose by 92% between 2015 and 2023, the Financial Times reported (29 July 2024). We asked commentators how HR can resolve whistleblowing...

Payroll | HR must be ready for the ‘big shift’

From April 2026 onwards, payrolling benefits will become mandatory, making P11D forms a thing of the past. Though we’re two years away from what the payroll community calls ‘the big switch’, early...

Recruitment | Job ads showing salary hit record low

Less than half (47.7%) of job adverts featured salary information in June 2024, the lowest recorded figure since job postings platform Adzuna started tracking the metric in 2016.

Technology | One in five employees have no cybersecurity training

Nearly a fifth (18%) of employees have never received cybersecurity training, a survey by security awareness company KnowBe4 found.

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Employment tribunal | Woman awarded £305k in highest Belfast equal pay settlement

A female electronics engineer has been awarded what is believed to be the largest equal pay settlement in Northern Ireland at an employment tribunal. She claimed that her employer paid her unequally...

Employment tribunal | Boss harassed employee he invited on holiday and to dinner, tribunal rules

Employment law

A female property manager was harassed by her boss who suggested they should go to dinner and to his house in Turkey “for all the fun stuff”, a tribunal ruled.

Strategy | Psychometric data is being wasted

Strategic HR

Psychometric data shouldn’t be consigned to HR files after recruitment, it’s a valuable source of insight that should be regularly revisited to build stronger teams, develop talent, and pinpoint...

Strategic HR | It's time to transform the HR business partner role

Strategic HR

Now is the time to support HR business partners, and to strategically equip them for success.

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Employee engagement | Positive feedback goes beyond the ‘like’ button

Business leaders must prioritise providing meaningful, rather than mindless, feedback.

Employment tribunal | Pregnant HR manager awarded £19k after dismissal on "trumped up" charges

An HR manager has been awarded over £19k for pregnancy discrimination after her employer bullied and dismissed her on “trumped up” charges.

Recruitment | Gen Z and millennials most likely to face hiring bias

More than a third (37%) of younger workers (aged 16 to 34) have experienced bias during the recruitment process, compared to 22% of all respondents, according to the findings of a survey conducted by...

Restructuring | How to support managers in a restructure

When HR leaders are guiding organisations through a restructure, they must not neglect line manager support.

Employment tribunal | Woman awarded £305k in highest Belfast equal pay settlement

A female electronics engineer has been awarded what is believed to be the largest equal pay settlement in Northern Ireland at an employment tribunal. She claimed that her employer paid her unequally...

Health and wellbeing | How can HR prevent long-term sickness at work?

John Deanfield, the government's champion for personalised prevention, told The Guardian on Tuesday (23 July) that a preventative system must be put in place to quell the number of economically...

Wellbeing | We're heading for a summertime slump

Longer days and added home pressures can send employees spiralling into a seasonal summer slump. Providing the right benefit initiatives can go a long way.

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Financial wellbeing support: Where is the boundary for employers?

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...

“Bland” Spring Budget a flop for HR

HR software

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.

'Loud budgeting' is trending – here's what HR can learn

Cost of living

There’s a reason trends go viral. It’s because they tap into the zeitgeist and vocalise something lots of us are thinking. This is certainly the case with 'loud budgeting'. 

Employment tribunal fees may be re-introduced

Employment law

The government has proposed plans to introduce fees at employment tribunals in a move it said will claimants and employers to reach a settlement.