Warwickshire-based Belfry Hotel & Resort has launched fully funded and unlimited mental health counselling for its more than 800 members of staff. The hotel has partnered with The Burnt...
Read moreDetailsNavigating the day-to-day challenges of life and work can be difficult enough for everyone; the fast pace of work and multiple – sometimes conflicting – demands, not to mention...
Read moreDetailsThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has signed the Age-Friendly Employer Pledge, making the commitment to promote age-inclusive practices among its more than 96,000 members of staff. The...
Read moreDetailsHaving a diverse, inclusive and fair workplace is good for business, as well as being the right thing to do. In fact, a focus on equality, diversity and inclusion...
Read moreDetailsAccording to the Office of National Statistics’ (ONS) most recent labour market overview, 843,000 working days were lost in December 2022 due to labour disputes alone. This was the...
Read moreDetailsWith the 2023 round of pay gap reporting already underway, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has restated the importance of going beyond the statutory minimums. From 2017, employers with more than 250...
Read moreDetailsMotor factory business GSF Car Parts has introduced a dedicated volunteering leave policy for its more than 2,500 employees in 180 branches across the UK. GSF Car Parts employees,...
Read moreDetailsApple has agreed a collective bargaining agreement with trade union GMB to cover retail employees based in Glasgow, the first of its kind for UK-based employees of the tech...
Read moreDetailsWith 95% of London office workers still permitted to work from home in some capacity, the majority (73%) said they would leave their job if this flexibility was no...
Read moreDetailsThe latest quarterly Labour Market Outlook from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that more than half (55%) of employers expected to make increases to base...
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Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality?
In this episode, one of a three-part series of 10-minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert discuss data that shows remote or home working is on the rise.
We look at what this means for HR, from balancing employee flexibility with business needs, to ensuring benefits packages remain fair and accessible. We discuss the pinch points, and the opportunities, in building the new normal of work.
