JCB cuts workers’ hours as coronavirus hits supply chain

JCB is set to cut hours and production as the coronavirus outbreak affects component supply from China. The post JCB cuts workers’ hours as coronavirus hits supply chain appeared first on Personnel... Read more »

Top 10 HR questions February 2019: Redundancy, FTCs and maternity leave

When faced with the need to make redundancies, how should an employer decide which employees to select? Redundancy exercises bring... The post Top 10 HR questions February 2019: Redundancy, FTCs and maternity leave appeared... Read more »

Workers did 2 billion hours of unpaid overtime last year

Employees in the UK did more than £32 billion worth of unpaid overtime last year, according to analysis by the... The post Workers did 2 billion hours of unpaid overtime last year appeared... Read more »

Top 10 HR questions May 2018: GDPR special category data

Many HR professionals will have spent months preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Now it is finally in... The post Top 10 HR questions May 2018: GDPR special category data appeared... Read more »

Technology to drive gig-style working for Tesco staff

Tesco is implementing new technology that could see its employees working with levels of flexibility more associated with gig economy... The post Technology to drive gig-style working for Tesco staff appeared first on... Read more »

Top 10 HR questions December 2017: Workers’ rights post-Brexit

December saw the announcement of an agreement between the UK and the EU on citizens’ rights following Brexit. Employers are...

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UK needs to rethink overtime, claims the Resolution Foundation

One in 10 workers did paid overtime in the UK in the past year but only a fifth received “time...

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Top 10 HR questions August 2017: GDPR and holiday pay

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will require employers to provide employees with a privacy notice, detailing how their personal... The post Top 10 HR questions August 2017: GDPR and holiday pay appeared... Read more »

Holiday pay: regular voluntary overtime included, says EAT

Payments for purely voluntary overtime should be included in holiday pay if they are regular enough to constitute “normal pay”,...

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Good work or bad? Reaction to the Taylor Review

Any much-anticipated report is likely to divide opinion, and the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices is no different. Rob... The post Good work or bad? Reaction to the Taylor Review appeared first... Read more »
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