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...
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).
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...
Our pick of the latest releases for HR professionals.
Companies may be at risk of losing their B Corp ethical status because the organisation behind the system has raised their eligibility standards.
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...
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?
An employment tribunal has awarded £29,639 each to two workers who were unfairly dismissed for refusing weekend shifts.
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.
This time next week (from 6 April), a raft of new reforms under the Employment Rights Act 2025 come into effect.
Three in five (61%) employees stay home to escape excessively noisy offices, according to data published Tuesday (7 April) by acoustics company Oscar Acoustics.
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...
Employee dismissals don’t always fit into neat boxes.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.