55% of UK private and public sector workers say their employer is experiencing a digital skills shortage, according to new national research from Virgin Media O2 Business and Censuswide.
| Published: 21 September 2022
Just 18% of employers provide urology support for their male employees. Employers who do not address this will pay a high price in terms of the health and wellbeing of their male employees and those who were assigned male at birth.
| Published: 20 September 2022
UK employees with a lower sense of belonging have an 80 per cent stronger intention to quit their jobs than those who feel comfortable at work, according to research by BetterUp Labs1, which is BetterUp’s behavioural research lab that brings together business, academia, and science to conduct validated and peer-reviewed studies.
| Published: 20 September 2022
In remembrance of Queen Elizabeth II, all of the team at theHRDIRECTOR would like to express our sincere condolences and best wishes to the Royal Family. While we should all rightly mourn her sad passing, we should also celebrate her extraordinary life, her unstinting service of 70 years as Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth and the incredible legacy she leaves behind.
| Published: 17 September 2022
Peterborough-based Anne Corder Recruitment says now is as important as ever to ensure that employees are supported in their home/hybrid working role, with employers maintaining a duty of care to their team.
| Published: 16 September 2022
According to a recent WorkNest poll, 79% of employers and HR professionals have not provided line managers with training to support employees with their mental health and wellbeing. This is despite most (93%) employers being aware of their mental health and wellbeing responsibilities.
| Published: 16 September 2022
Workplace drug testing and the regulation of CBD products have come under scrutiny, following reports of illegal cannabis levels in over-the-counter CBD products and a failed workplace drug test linked to the consumption of these products.
| Published: 15 September 2022
Almost two-thirds of FTSE 100 companies (60%) have failed to publish menopause support policies, new research has found. The research, released by INvolve to mark the release of the annual Heroes Women Role Model Lists, demonstrates how far workplaces still have to go in their commitment to the inclusion of women – particularly as they age.
| Published: 15 September 2022
Employers may wish to look back at how they have treated extra bank holidays in the past and do the same now. The difference is that there has always been lots of notice for previous extra bank holidays which isn’t the case with this one. To understand the baseline position on time off, contracts of employment need to be checked to determine whether employees have a contractual right to time off even if they don’t have a legal right.
| Published: 14 September 2022
With more employees embracing hybrid working than ever before, RedArc urges employers to ensure that all employees, but especially those with severe illnesses like cancer, do not become increasingly isolated.
| Published: 14 September 2022
