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Councils brace for ‘£1 billion cost’ of chancellor’s living wage
LGA urges Westminster to consider funding the policy’s introduction The chancellor’s new national living wage (NLW) is forecast to cost council employers £1 billion by the end of the decade, according...
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‘Skills emergency’ presents major set back for UK growth, warns CBI
Survey casts doubt over effectiveness of apprenticeship leviesMore than half of employers fear that skills shortages will undermine the UK’s economic growth, a survey from the CBI and Pearson has...
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Chef awarded £11,000 for unfair dismissal after assault warranting imprisonment
Case underlines the importance of following a fair procedureIn a recent Channel Island’s case, Harvey v Vista Hotels, a head chef convicted and jailed following an incident in which he attacked, bit...
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Large employers will be forced to publish gender pay gap data
Cameron pledges to end pay inequality ‘within a generation’The government is pushing ahead with plans to compel large companies to publish data on the pay gap between male and female employees in their...
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Survey reveals employees choose contract roles over permanent jobs
Professional confidence in career prospects ‘high’ despite economic uncertaintyMore than half of professionals working across Europe would be willing to leave a permanent role for an ‘ideal’ temporary...
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Home workers pick up tab for job related costs, research shows
Only a minority of employers make financial contributions to workspacesStaff who work from home frequently “foot the bill” for equipping their own workspace, according to research from office space...
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Government introduces tough new strike reforms
Unions warn ‘draconian’ rules will damage industrial relationsStrict rules making it harder for unions to take strike action started their journey through parliament today with the government’s Trade...
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ONS reveals rise in unemployment for the first time in two years
Data shows record number of women in work and average weekly pay growthUnemployment has increased for the first time in more than two years, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data...
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Sickness absence does not extend unused holiday leave indefinitely
EAT finds untaken holiday expires 18 months after leave yearIn the case Plumb v Duncan Print Group the Employment Appeal Tribunal had to decide whether a worker who had been off sick for nearly four...
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BBC reveals bigger workforce and higher talent costs despite savings plan
But annual report says broadcaster will still save £1.5bn by 2017The BBC’s staff numbers, wage bill and talent spend have all risen this year, despite a £1.5bn cost-cutting programme, according to its...
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Opinion: Why is society sustaining our gender pay gap?
Cultural attitudes in the workplace need to change before we see any real progress on equal pay, argues Professor Caroline GatrellIt has been decades since laws were brought in to ensure equality of...
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Managing the HR aspects of gender reassignment
Guidelines and policy checklist to support a smooth transitionLast month’s front cover of Vanity Fair magazine featured Caitlyn Jenner (previously Bruce of the Jenner/Kardashian dynasty) and her recent...
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‘Automation will eliminate jobs, but it’s not all bad’, says economist
Ideas on how technology will shape work in the future shared at IEA event“Over the next 20 years, the world in which you live and your lives are going to be completely and utterly transformed,” said Dr...
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Health minister ready to impose seven-day NHS on doctors
But pay body warns changes could ‘exacerbate staff shortages’Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he is prepared to force a seven-day contract on hospital doctors if they do not agree to the...
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Are pay-outs at the end of employment taxable?
Tax situation depends on why and when termination payment is madeSeverance payments arise in a number of different employment situations, for example, following redundancy or to settle potential...
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Ikea to pay its 9,000 UK staff higher living wage rate
Decision ramps up pressure on retail sector to boost lowest levels of paySwedish furniture retailer Ikea has announced it will pay all of its UK workers the higher rate living wage from April next...
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Barclays to shed 30,000 jobs by 2017, claims report
But bank source suggests expected job reductions ‘much lower’The Barclays workforce could be reduced by up to a quarter in the next two years, as the bank plans to speed up its cost-saving strategy by...
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Huge rise in employee calls about depression to major EAP
Depression ‘may overtake stress’ as biggest mental health issue at workA 40 per cent rise in calls about depression to a major employee assistance programme (EAP) suggests the condition is the fastest...
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Watch the HR software journey of ice-bucket challenge charity MND Association
‘Prepare, prepare, prepare’, was the message from Peter Reeve, Head of HR at the Motor Neurone Disease Association, when he took to the stage at this year’s HR Software Show in June.Peter shared the...
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Metropolitan Police recruitment drive targets language skills
Officers will need to speak a second language from list of 14A recruitment pilot to hire more staff who speak and understand a foreign language was launched by the Metropolitan Police this week.The...
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