One per cent reduction in working hours associated with a 0.16% decrease in obesity rates, according to global research.

Early optimism about the labour market in the UK in 2026 has taken a hit thanks to the US attack on Iran and its economic ramifications ...

A tribunal was wrong to dismiss a discrimination claim lodged by a worker who had been prescribed medical cannabis and failed a drug test.

We need to recognise that entry-level roles into careers have been radically diminished. Yet young people from diverse backgrounds are a crucial ingredient in successful organisations. Suze Cook ...

The top FAQs for April include one looking at what “day-one” entitlement to SSP means for new employees. Among a number of Employment Rights Act 2025 measures to come into force in April was the ...

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

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 ...

An autistic man who worked an unpaid trial shift at a garden centre in Ireland has been awarded compensation for disability discrimination.

Two new phrases have gripped the imaginations of the Personnel Today office this week: ‘calendar botoxing’ and ‘CV Tetris’. No … wait, it’s the other way round – ‘calendar Tetris’ and ‘CV botoxing’.

Employment taxes in the UK grew faster than in any other developed country in 2025, but continue to be below the global average. In its Taxing Wages 2026 report, the Organisation for Economic ...

Inflation has increased in March 2026 as rising energy prices triggered by the US-Israeli conflict with Iran is reflected in the official measures of the cost of living. Median pay awards, however, ...

The retention of ethnically diverse staff needs to be an essential part of the NHS workforce plan as, without the contribution of international workers, the healthcare system is at risk of collapse, a ...