Health minister Ashley Dalton, MP for West Lancashire, has highlighted the support she received from the prime minister to continue doing her job, after publicly announcing her diagnosis of incurable...
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has stopped offering an automatic Boxing Day holiday for staff in a cost-cutting move reported by the Guardian on Wednesday (1 October).
Psychological safety is becoming one of the most talked about aspects of corporate culture.
Two in five (41%) people aged 45 and over would consider dyeing their hair to look younger if it helped get them a job or a promotion, poll findings released today (2 October) suggest.
Employers in the UK are following in the footsteps of US-based startups by introducing footwear-free workplaces, reports suggest. Should HR support this trend?
Employees face various personal or work-related problems that can affect their overall mental health and work performance. HR professionals and executives have a duty to help them tackle these...
More than two thirds (67%) of UK workers are interested in 'microshifting', according to survey findings released on Tuesday (23 September) by collaboration technology firm Owl Labs.
An employment tribunal has awarded £61,000 to a former Foodhub sales manager, ruling that he was unfairly dismissed following disputes about his time spent in Egypt.
Although hybrid working is now very much a part of the workplace landscape, many managers have not been given the right training or tools to lead decentralised teams effectively, and younger staff are...
HR professionals should not see addressing employees’ financial wellbeing concerns as a challenge but rather as an opportunity to help our people feel more financially confident.
Most organisational strategies for embedding generative AI (GenAI) work for the confident few. HR can help reverse this.
More than half (56%) of UK pension savers do not know how much they or their employer contribute to their pension pot, according to a survey findings released today (1 October) by the campaigning...
Royal Mail is set to recruit 20,000 temporary workers to support deliveries and parcel sorting over the Christmas period, the firm announced on Monday (29 September).
From restructures to public scandals, HR professionals are often caught between urgent decisions and the need to maintain trust. Here's how to balance speed with alignment, and rebuild credibility...
Two thirds (67%) of UK employers say it takes too long to find quality candidates, according to research, published today, by job site Indeed.
Only one in five NHS leaders has received senior management training in the past five years, the Financial Times reported yesterday (29 September).
Cancer treatments save lives, but they can also trigger an often-overlooked workplace issue: medical or cancer-induced menopause.
The bosses of Britain’s largest listed companies took home record-high pay packets for the third successive year, according to a report released by High Pay Centre on Sunday (17 August).
More than half of Gen Z and Millennials are considering a second job to help with the cost of living, according to research findings released yesterday (24 July) by benefits provider Boostworks.
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.
