Personnel Today

05/06/2024

Sickness absence seen as more acceptable than five years ago

Employers are more likely than employees to agree that sickness absence is more acceptable now than it was five years ago.

05/06/2024

How to prepare for an age-diverse workforce

Kate Field discusses how employers can adapt to an increasingly age-diverse workforce.

05/06/2024

Investors pressure Amazon on union membership practices

Institutional investors sign letter expressing concerns over Amazon’s alleged response to trade union membership at its Coventry fulfilment centre.

05/06/2024

TUC unfairly dismissed two employees after flawed investigation

Two workers were unfairly dismissaed by the TUC after the deputy general secretary was involved in the dismissal and appeal process.

05/06/2024

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05/06/2024

Black female leaders take more risks to succeed

Black female leaders take more risks than any other leaders to reach the top, according to research from Durham University Business School.

04/06/2024

Lib Dems pledge mental health checks at key life stages

The Lib Dems have pledged to fund mental health checks to reduce levels of long-term sickness.

04/06/2024

Top 10 HR questions May 2024: Performance and redundancy pay

May 2024's most sought after FAQs on Brightmine include how to manage poor performance and calculating redundancy pay.

04/06/2024

A third work through pain rather than take sick leave – poll

More than a third of workers (37%) say they are working through pain as they cannot afford to take sick leave, according to a poll.

04/06/2024

Met Police’s actions contributed to officer’s su***de, coroner rules

A Met Police officer died by su***de after the actions of her employer contributed to the decline in her mental health, an inquest has found.

04/06/2024

Struggling to retain and attract your deskless workforce? The key could be in your EVP

In today's dynamic business landscape, organizations face numerous challenges, many of which lie beyond their control. From global trade disruptions to

04/06/2024

Labour would investigate exploitation of migrant care workers

Labour's new employment enforcement body would investigate migrant care worker exploitation, says Yvette Cooper

04/06/2024

Conservatives propose annual cap on work visas

Rishi Sunak has pledged to introduce an annual cap on work and family visas if the Conservatives retain power.

03/06/2024

Union prepares to escalate action at Tata Steel

Unite prepares to escalate industrial action at steelworks after Tata Steel UK threatened to reduce redundancy pay in response to plans for action short of strike.

03/06/2024

Labour would cut migration through skills plans

Labour migration pledge: The party will call for ‘skills improvement plans’ to reduce different sectors' reliance on foreign workers.

03/06/2024

Ethnic minority patients with heart failure at higher risk of death – study

Ethnic minority patients with heart failure are at much higher risk of death than White patients, research has concluded. According to the study,

03/06/2024

Cautious welcome for Labour pledges on health and work

Initial Labour Party proposals around lealth and work have been given a cautious thumbs-up by health professionals, even if the details still remain vague.

03/06/2024

Equality Act: Tories pledge to clarify s*x and gender

Kemi Badenoch says a future Tory government would clarify s*x and gender by defining s*x as 'biological s*x' in the Equality Act.

03/06/2024

Cancer rates in under-50s up by nearly a quarter

Cancer rates in people aged 25 to 49 increased by nearly a quarter (24%) from 1995 to 2019, according to a worrying new analysis by a cancer charity.

03/06/2024

Gender pay gap will take 45 years to close

The gender pay gap in the UK will not close for 45 years as companies struggle to promote women into senior roles, a report by PWC has found.

31/05/2024

Manchester United offers bonus in return for resignations

Staff at FA Cup winners Manchester United have been offered early payment of an annual bonus if they resign by next Wednesday.

31/05/2024

Hybrid working and the advent of the coffee badger

Do you know what a ‘coffee badger’ is? Well now you do. Latest HR buzzwords and news on the geographical spread of CEOs.

31/05/2024

How is Labour moulding its employment rights proposals?

Labour is putting more emphasis on consultation as it moves closer to firming up its commitments on single worker status, zero hours etc

31/05/2024

Type 2 diabetes up 40% among under-40s since 2016, warns charity

There has been a 40% rise in diagnoses of type 2 diabetes among younger people since 2016/17, a charity has warned.

31/05/2024

Complaints about subject access requests rise 13.5%

ICO received more than 15,300 complaints last year over organisations’ failure to comply with data subject access requests (DSARs).

31/05/2024

Sickness absence: hybrid workers take less time off

Hybrid workers who split their time between the home and office tend to experience less sickness absence, research has suggested.

31/05/2024

‘Truth an alien concept’ to HR manager at tribunal

Norfolk and Waveney tribunal: a judge has called for disciplinary action against NHS leaders who mishandled a director's redundancy.

31/05/2024

Skin cancer cases set to reach record high, warns charity

Cases of skin cancer in the UK are projected to reach a record high this year of 20,800, a charity has warned.

31/05/2024

Will the new ChatGPT make recruitment tougher?

ChatGPT in recruitment: as a new iteration of OpenAI's generative AI technology gains in popularity, what are the risks and rewards?