Opinion

Spring often brings with it an eye to the future and opportunities to forge ahead with new ideas, yet there is a concurrent need for employers to also look...

Public sector employers face a skills and capacity shortage on a scale not seen before. A recent survey conducted by the Local Government Association highlights the size and scale...

SPONSORED CONTENT What is the current state of the nation’s mental health? We have such a spread of individuals with varying mental health circumstances and demands. There have been...

A number of legal changes are expected this year and employers need to be aware of imminent employment-related statutory rates of pay increases, as well as where changes may...

Workers in the UK have been hit with yet another extremely difficult year as pandemic disruption continued to peter out only to be replaced by further geopolitical uncertainty, a...

The law allows parents to take time out to recover and care for a child – and increasingly employers are taking the step to allow sabbaticals or lifestyle breaks....

The National Living Wage (NLW) will increase by 9.7% from 1 April 2023 to £10.42ph, with the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rising by ­­­­­10.9% for 21–22-year-olds and a 9.7%...

Chairman of Asda Lord Stuart Rose recently - and controversially - stated that employers should be legally obliged to support their employees' health. So where does the law currently...

A boost in post-pandemic early retirement has left the UK employment market extremely tight. A House of Lords report published late last year found that more than half a...

The recent call by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt for the over-50s who have left the UK labour market to return to work raises several questions - and provides potential opportunities...