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A path to enlightenment
Are you bored of rambling meetings? Walking while you talk could be the answer, says Peter HoneyFor as long as I can remember I have gone for a walk before breakfast. It used to be a jog until a doctor...
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Redundant employees win pay-outs after company fails to consult them properly
Employers must follow letter of the law on collective redundancy consultation to avoid similar claimsUSDAW, the trade union whose members are mostly retail workers, recently celebrated a second victory...
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More than four million workers now auto-enrolled in pensions
But many more missing out or under-saving for retirementEmployers have automatically enrolled more than four million employees into a workplace pension since July 2012, according to the latest figures...
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Government plans to help employers identify high-value skills
Changes to how adult education and skills are measured ‘will aid growth’Employers will have a clearer picture of the value of adult education in upskilling workers, under new proposals from the...
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Small businesses flouting new flexible working law
Employers aware of business benefits but question employees’ needThe statutory right to request flexible working was significantly extended on 30June 2014. Yet research by Sage UK has shown that 10...
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How much is employee absence really costing your business?
The first Monday in February (known colloquially as 'National Sickie Day') is the day that has traditionally seen the highest number of workers calling in sick; while according to a recent survey, as...
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Staff will accept data intrusion for better job security, research shows
HR view technology as the main workplace game-changer over the next decadeNearly a third of young people said they would be happy for their employer to access their personal information, such as social...
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UK's top bosses paid 143 times more than their average employee
Campaigners call for compulsory profit sharing and maximum pay ratioBritain’s top executives now earn up to 143 times more than their average employee, according to analysis from the High Pay Centre.A...
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Public sector in East of England ‘shows dramatic rise in stress related...
Media analysis reveals stress absence has grown by 70 per centStress-related sickness has grown by a dramatic 70 per cent among East of England public sector workers over the past five years, according...
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When being asleep on the job counts as working time
Paramedics ‘shackled’ to their place of work while on call were entitled to compensatory time offIt is not uncommon for employers to have staff ‘on call’ – in other words, available at all times to...
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The sticking plaster approach to equal pay
Gender equality won’t be achieved unless we look deeper into the causes, argues Hayley KirtonIt’s modern medicine 101: don’t just treat the symptoms; treat the underlying cause. If a doctor were to...
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Financial success linked to more women directors, research reveals
But HR questions level of leadership quality for the futureJust 40 per cent of business leaders believe the current quality of their organisation’s leadership is ‘high’, according to research from...
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Minister admits concerns over staff shortages at certain prisons
Recruitment drive to increase employee numbers 'is underway'Justice secretary Chris Grayling has admitted that “there is a shortage of staff” at some UK prisons potentially putting employees and...
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Government launches ‘Get In, Go Far’ apprenticeship initiative
Campaign to promote employer-designed 'trailblazer' schemesBusiness secretary Vince Cable toured the country today (Wednesday) to launch the new government campaign, ‘Get In, Go Far’, to promote...
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Immigration issues must be considered in mergers and acquisitions
Buyers risk claims and heavy fines if they fail to follow migrant worker rulesGlobal mergers and acquisitions are enjoying a boom at the moment. According to Dealogic, a firm providing support to...
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Attitude of young job candidates ‘more important’ than academic scores
REC research reveals recruiters look beyond qualifications when hiring Employers put greater value on attitude than academic results when it comes to recruiting young people, the Recruitment and...
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Work fatigue sets in just eight weeks after a holiday, finds survey
But majority of employees only take time off twice a year or lessA survey of 2,000 workers has found that the average British employee “needs” to take time off every 56 days or they risk a dip in...
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Trafficked au pair given permission to claim race discrimination
Illegal worker will be able to sue her UK employer for discriminatory dismissalCourts are prevented from assisting those claimants whose claim is founded on an illegal act. The illegality principle is...
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Why mum still knows best about careers guidance
Young people want insight into real work from trusted sources, says Grace LewisAs the annual silly season hit, so came the headlines: ‘Python caught in Florida is chief suspect in mystery of missing...
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Former football boss investigated over discriminatory comments
Union apologises for trivialising texts as ‘friendly banter’The former Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay is under investigation by the Football Association (FA) for allegedly using discriminatory...
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