The latest workplace news covering a range of topics such as HR, skills, training, compliance, gender pay discrimination and mental health at work. We also look at the latest workplace related research being carried out to improve staff productivity and reduce employee stress.
As hybrid working becomes a permanent fixture in the UK public sector, organisations are seeking more efficient and cost-effective ways to manage their workspaces. Clearooms, a leading provider of desk and room booking solutions, is helping public bodies navigate this shift.
This Women’s Equality Day, we speak to seven technology professionals on their experiences with gender equality in the workplace and advise organisations on how they can provide an inclusive working environment.
New research confirms that Black women continue to face natural hair discrimination, making Black women with straightened hair more likely to get hired.
David Liddle, CEO of The TCM Group, and author of the CIPD/Kogan Page book ‘Managing Conflict: A Practical Guide to Resolution in the Workplace', highlights the signs of conflict in your virtual team and offers some tips about what managers should be doing to avoid conflict arising.
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, organisations are taking various preventive measures to prevent the spread of the virus. In the second of a series of articles, member firms of Ius Laboris, give a view from Sweden, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy and Mexico on the data protection implications for these measures.
Member firms of Ius Laboris, give a view from Belgium, France and Germany on the data protection implications of the preventive measures in place to stop the spread of COVID-19.
In this flexible working focus, Professor Dr Kyriakos Kouveliotis focuses our thoughts on how the global health crisis is impacting the way businesses have shifted their professional activities, ushering in a new digital revolution.
Partner, Julian Hayes and Legal Assistant, Guevara Leacock of BCL Solicitors LLP, examine the developments and issues of GDPR two years on, highlighting what still needs to be done.
Han Son Lee, Founder of Daddilife, discusses how parents need to prepare themselves now for what might be the future of flexible working for the foreseeable future.
Pete Braithwaite, COO at Kit Online, explains what we can expect for the future of remote working ahead of the 1st August when employers will legally be allowed to ask staff to come back into the office.
Member firms of Ius Laboris, examine the various issues, such as tax, social security, immigration and the employment implications employers should consider before agreeing to an employee’s request to work from home when ‘home’ is not in the UK.
John Murphy, Senior Vice President, Products, EDB reflects on the impact of COVID-19, including the shift in business practices and the renewed attention to what is really important.
Toby Mildon explains how talking about race can be difficult but overwhelmingly necessary in the era of #BlackLivesMatter and ongoing police brutality.
