Non-guaranteed hours could command higher minimum wage

Companies that want to employ people on zero hours contracts could face a hike in the minimum wage rate, the... The post Non-guaranteed hours could command higher minimum wage appeared first on Personnel... Read more »

Whistleblowers offered £100,000 in cartel crackdown

Whistleblowers are being offered up to £100,000 in a crackdown on cartels, launched today by the Competition and Markets Authority...

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Businesses are using self-employment laws to avoid tax, says Matthew Taylor

Matthew Taylor, the head of Theresa May’s independent review of modern employment practices, has said that businesses are using self-employment...

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Insecure work up 27% in five years says TUC

The number of people working without guaranteed hours or baseline employment rights has grown by 660,000 (27%) over the past... The post Insecure work up 27% in five years says TUC appeared first... Read more »

Gig economy will grow, say half of HR leaders

Nearly 40% of companies hire staff on a temporary or project basis, and “gig economy” working is set to grow,...

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Adobe shares “Check-in”, its annual appraisal replacement

Adobe Systems, one of a number of high-profile companies to ditch annual appraisals, has made its “Check-in” materials freely available...

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Argos drivers’ strike over holiday pay and overtime suspended

Drivers who work for logistics firm Wincanton at Argos’s distribution centre near Burton upon Trent have called off strike action...

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Global uncertainty creates opportunity for HR professionals

CIPD chief executive Peter Cheese has called for HR to step up to the corporate agenda after a “turbulent year”...

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Team building: Treasure hunts for the digital age

If, when you hear “Treasure hunt”, you hark back to Anneka Rice’s popular 1980s game show, you are not alone....

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Former Blair adviser to lead review of modern employment

Matthew Taylor, a former policy adviser to Tony Blair, will lead an independent review into modern employment practices, Theresa May... The post Former Blair adviser to lead review of modern employment appeared first... Read more »
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