Robust training, preferably with input from employment lawyers, will be critical if CIPD-qualified HR consultants gain new legal power to sign off settlement agreements, HR experts have said. Last...
Read moreDetailsRegulators have told Thames Water to pay a record £122.7 million fine after they uncovered failings in the provider’s wastewater operations and shareholder dividend payouts. This is the first...
Read moreDetailsUK government plans to use its £3 billion apprenticeship budget to create 120,000 new training opportunities for young people “to rebuild Britain” have been broadly welcomed. However, the CIPD...
Read moreDetailsPension salary sacrifice schemes could be for the chop as changes are “firmly on the agenda” ahead of the next Budget, a former pensions minister has warned. The warning...
Read moreDetailsWith workplace expectations shifting fast, employers must keep reward and benefits packages sharp and aligned with changing needs. Jerome Smail explores how a strategic review of supplier contracts can...
Read moreDetailsProposed changes to the Employment Rights Bill could give CIPD-qualified HR consultants new legal powers to advise on and sign off employee settlement agreements. The bill amendment, proposed by...
Read moreDetailsThe majority of UK employees say they would not accept a full-time return-to-office (RTO) mandate from their employer, according to a study from the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership...
Read moreDetailsToo many leaders still think workplace culture means team hugs and away days, as more employers 'quietly' drop DEI goals and inclusion pledges. But Pat Sharman, co-founder of Everyone...
Read moreDetailsOne hundred percent of attendees at the first ever Benefits Unboxed Live! Webinar rated the digital event good or excellent, with 73 percent awarding it the highest possible rating....
Read moreDetailsEmployers may be failing to comply with legally required stress risk assessment rules due to a lack of awareness. A survey of HR experts, who represent 88,000 UK workers,...
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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.
