The average number of sick days per worker remained the same in 2025 as it was in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics. The sickness absence rate for the year was 2.0%, and on average ...

Tesco and Morrisons both begin crucial stages in their long-running equal pay claims this week, as tribunals explore why pay differences between men and women existed. Morrisons’ hearing is due to ...

Workers remain unclear about salary sacrifice as Bill becomes law capping the amount that can avoid national insurance contributions.

A police worker with ADHD was subject to disability harassment and her employer failed to make reasonable adjustments, a tribunal has ruled. Donna Vale worked for Avon and Somerset Police as a victim ...

New research suggests that the growing use of artificial intelligence in recruitment may be causing employers to overlook strong candidates, reinforcing long-held concerns among jobseekers about ...

Nearly nine out of 10 UK HR leaders (87%) say their organisation has already conducted or is planning redundancies in the next 12 months. The snapshot of organisational appetite for restructuring, ...

Questions around disabled people’s access to flexible working since the Covid pandemic, and businesses’ understanding of reasonable adjustments are to be explored by MPs on the cross-party Women and ...

All 140 standalone Claire’s stores in the UK and Ireland have ceased trading with the loss of more than 1,000 jobs at the fashion accessories chain. Administrators Kroll said in a statement: “As of 27 ...

UK employer bodies have written to the government calling for tripartite discussions with ministers and unions on the implementation of trade union access rights in the Employment Rights Act 2025.

More than 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to ‘psychosocial risks’, such as long working hours and job insecurity, according to new global research. A report by the ...

Cyber security professionals in the UK are missing out on pay rises despite companies being hit by high-profile attacks, according to research from Harvey Nash. The recruitment firm found that 77% of ...