Holyrood’s presiding officer has introduced new measures to bring MSPs back into the Scottish Parliament, The Herald reported on Friday (26 June).
Leaders of water company United Utilities are giving its chief executive a £435k “allowance” on top of their existing bonus and salary, The Times reported on Saturday (27 June).
With a record number of 16-to-24-year-olds not in education, employment or training (Neet), what should be in HR teams’ playbook when supporting employers wanting to take Neets on?
Hiring refugees has boosted retention at ground handling service provider Menzies Aviation, explains chief people officer Juliet Thomson, in an exclusive interview with HR magazine.
NHS Shetland has received a significant increase in “non-genuine applications” that are thought to have been generated using AI, according to its Workforce Report 2025/26, published on 25 June.
Right now, someone in your business might be running a CV through a free chatbot, or uploading a spreadsheet of employee data to build a quick report. Nobody told them not to, and nobody wrote the...
A freelance HR consultant who used an artificial intelligence-powered debt recovery law firm has won a case in an English court, The Guardian reported on Monday (22 June).
The rise in menopause-related employment tribunal claims should catch the attention of HR leaders. However, focusing solely on the legal outcome risks missing the bigger picture.
An employment tribunal has awarded a former airport security worker £37,779.21 after ruling that they were unfairly dismissed over their sickness record.
“Be authentic” is one of the most common pieces of advice given to employees and leaders today. Yet for all its popularity, authenticity remains one of the least understood concepts in the workplace.
Hourly movement breaks could “improve mood and lower fatigue”, a study published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine revealed on Wednesday (24 June).
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has urged employers to strengthen interventions to prevent sexual harassment, in findings from a report published yesterday (25 June).
For years, employers have associated financial stress with disengagement, absence and declining morale.
A new SNP MP has been criticised after crossing her fingers during the parliamentary oath on Monday (22 June). We asked HR commentators how to handle dissent at work.
An employment tribunal has awarded a former operations assistant £17,568.70 after finding that she was paid unfairly in comparison with male colleagues, and faced sex discrimination.
BP is on its third chair and third CEO in under three years. Investors are openly questioning whether the board can be trusted to choose – and challenge – its own leaders. It is a boardroom drama...
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.