Equal parental leave (EPL) is now being offered by 165 UK employers, according to research findings released today (16 September) by workplace culture change programme Parenting Out Loud.
One in four workplaces recorded noise levels that required mandatory hearing protection, yet more than 75% of employees lacked basic knowledge of how to store their equipment, check for damage, or...
Employers have got out of the habit of real management. To solve this, HR must help close the ‘managerial gap’.
After conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead while working at a university event last Wednesday (10 September), we asked commentators for advice on how to handle political polarisation in...
Cycling miles in London increased by 32% as commuters turned to bikes during the Tube strike, according to employee benefits provider YuLife.
How can HR leaders maximise their organisation’s largest and most valuable investment: employee pay?
Employees of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) have been told to stay home again today (10 September) as production remains suspended following a cyber attack that has disrupted operations for more than a week,...
Every HR leader knows that the wellbeing of their people underpins performance. Yet when it comes to suicide prevention, many workplaces face a troubling paradox: people want to help, but too often...
Executive-level hiring is fraught with challenges. While successfully identifying the best experienced talent is tricky enough, moving through an onboarding process for senior executives can be quite...
An AA driver who joked he would like to drop his colleagues “on their heads” has won almost £22,000 in a disability discrimination tribunal payout.
Almost eight in 10 black women (79%) and more than four in five Asian women (83%) report that racial or ethnic bias is a barrier to progressing into leadership positions, according to survey findings...
For inclusion and wellbeing policies to work as they should, psychological safety should be firmly established.
A former supermarket manager has won a sex discrimination claim, and nearly £60,000, after being subjected to misogynistic abuse and victim-blaming by her employer, a tribunal found.
Microsoft is updating its flexible working policy to require employees to work from the office at least three days a week next year, the company's chief people officer announced on 9 September.
Conflict is often an overlooked factor as businesses focus on retention. Discover how early intervention can protect retention, morale and your bottom line.
More than a quarter of employees (27%) over the age of 55 reported that they do not feel supported to stay in work, according to insights revealed yesterday (10 September) by healthcare provider Bupa.
A former car sales executive has won a harassment claim after a tribunal ruled that overhearing sexist “banter” created an offensive workplace environment.
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.
