Well-Being
Unpaid Carers Continue to Struggle With Finances as 49% are Forced to Quit Their Job
Unpaid carers in the UK face ongoing challenges, as highlighted by the State of Caring 2023 survey by Carers UK, revealing that nearly half of them are forced to...
News
Not Following Return-to-Office Mandate May Hinder Career Progression, Amazon Tells Staff
Amazon has issued a clear message to its employees: not adhering to the return-to-office mandate may impede career...
News
Cruise Company Says They Will Not Fire and Rehire but Might “Dismiss and Re-engage”
In a recent statement, major cruise company Carnival UK has announced that it will not be using the...
News
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement Promises an Increase in Minimum Wages and More Funding to Become an AI Powerhouse
The Autumn Statement 2023 has been announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, providing some key takeaways for HR and...
Recruitment & HR
Emotion Artificial Intelligence: Using EAI Could be an Invasion of Privacy and Break Employee Trust
Emotion Artificial Intelligence (EAI) is a new technology that is designed to detect, analyse and comprehend human emotions...
The Pregnancy and Family Leave Bill Has Gone Through to The House of Lords
An online statement by the UK government last year announced the possibility of a new law being introduced to protect pregnant women and new...
Carers Leave Bill Passes First Reading Stage in House of Lords
In October 2022, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Action announced the possibility of a new law emerging for carers. They mentioned in...
Following the Collapse of Flybe, Ryanair Fast Tracks Recruitment
Regional airline Flybe went into administration on 28 January, cancelling all flights and operations from then on. With Flybe staff now seeking other employment,...
Anti-Strike Bill Passed by MPs But More Scrutiny Awaits
The “anti-strike bill” aka the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill has passed its third reading in the House of Commons, and is at its...
Strike Action: A List of Industries on Strike in 2023 So Far
This month, we have seen the beginnings of a wave of strike action happening across the UK. Early this month, on 1 February, the...
Changes in Sick Pay Policy Affect NHS Workers
An analysis by BBC Panorama found that 5,000 to 10,000 NHS workers will experience pay cuts due to changes in covid sickness policy. It...