Major gap revealed in workplace policies on women's health
A national survey has revealed that UK employers are failing to deliver appropriate workplace policies to support women’s reproductive healthcare needs. As identified in the Government’s recent ‘Vision for Women’s Health Strategy’ the UK has suffered decades ...
| Published: January 20, 2022
Should employers mandate the use of gender pronouns in the workplace?
Over the past year, the topics of gender and gender pronouns have received an ever-growing amount of attention within public discourse. Businesses have begun to incorporate the lessons from these discussions into everyday practice, and ...
| Published: June 30, 2021
The Great Resignation will get worse in 2022. It doesn’t have to.
Omicron has brought a new uncertainty to businesses, families and economies. The crisis has hit multiple sectors still suffering from the first COVID pandemic and has occurred as employees across the land have begun to ...
| Published: January 3, 2022
Majority of professionals would leave if not offered work flexibility
Majority of UK professionals would leave their jobs if not offered the flexibility they desire Morgan McKinley, the global professional recruitment firm, has launched its 2022 Salary Guide. As part of the guide, research was conducted to ...
| Published: January 20, 2022
Worrying rise in workplace drug use
Employers are being advised on the importance of workplace drug testing after the number of drug tests returning positive rose by 54 per cent compared to pre-pandemic levels. * Cocaine saw the second biggest rise, with ...
| Published: January 21, 2022
Revealed: Top UK and Ireland Employers for 2021
A total of 98 organisations in the UK and Ireland have been named in the 2021 global list of Top Employers. The list compiled by Top Employers Institute includes new entrants Dunnhumby, ABB UK, FedEx Express ...
| Published: January 25, 2021
Five HR Challenges of 2022
Global research* has identified five main HR challenges in today’s organisations. Addressing each of these will allow businesses to better prepare for 2022, moving out of crisis towards stronger and more resilient workplace cultures. The ...
| Published: December 18, 2021
Three percent pay rise on the cards as business confidence improves
UK employers expect to increase salaries by 3 percent on average next year following a better-than-expected 2021, according to the latest Salary Trends Report by ECA International (ECA). Signalling a boost in confidence from businesses ...
| Published: November 24, 2021
War for Talent set to intesify in 2021, here's why
Despite the economic carnage wrought by the pandemic, 2021 will see the ‘war for talent’ re-emerge, according to senior HR professionals. Randstad Risesmart UK polled 85 HRs from organisations employing approximately 50,000 people in total to ...
| Published: March 2, 2021
Distributed work is only likely to get more complex
Workplace stress and burnout have been at an all-time over the past two years, however, according to new research from Splashtop, a third of IT leaders (34%) feel less stressed at work thanks to secure ...
| Published: January 19, 2022