Employees of Octopus Energy are seeking union recognition, despite the CEO arguing that unionising is unnecessary because all workers own company shares, the Financial Times reported on Sunday (5 July ...

Resident doctors in England and call handlers at South Tees NHS Foundation Trust accepted new pay deals on Monday (29 June). In the case of English resident doctors, the accepted offer brings an end ...

Leaders of water company United Utilities are giving its chief executive a £435k “allowance” on top of their existing bonus and salary, The Times reported on Saturday (27 June). Louise Beardmore’s ...

How HR can help employees connect meaningfully with their work “Be authentic” is one of the most common pieces of advice given to employees and leaders today. Yet for all its popularity, authenticity ...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has urged employers to strengthen interventions to prevent sexual harassment, ...

Hourly movement breaks could “improve mood and lower fatigue”, a study published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine ...

Lara Bird, MP for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, crossed her fingers while swearing allegiance to King Charles III. In an X post published on Monday, Bird “declared that [her] loyalty will always be to ...

For part-time or junior employees, a second job is less likely to pose a material risk to the business, says law firm Winckworth Sherwood’s Tilly Stubbs One in five employees admitted they had, during ...

Transitions to chief HR officer (CHRO) roles are increasing, with global CHRO appointments jumping 25% from 2024 to 2025. Whether you're transitioning into the role, or supporting someone who is, ...

A tribunal has ruled that a police sergeant harassed an officer after calling her ADHD meetings “a load of nonsense”, The Times reported on Thursday (21 May). PC Talitha Henderson, a police driving ...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined utility company South Staffordshire Water £963,900 after a cyber attack that resulted in users’ personal information being extracted and published ...

A court has jailed a couple – one of whom works in HR – for stealing the personal data of Transport for London (TfL) employees and submitting fraudulent tax rebate claims totalling £650,000, MyLondon ...