Official figures released today show that the employment rate is at 74.6%, with 31.84 million people in work – an increase of 312,000 on the year and the joint highest rate since records began in [...]
Mothers are paid 3% less for every child they have compared to their female colleagues who do not have children, new research from Université Paris-Saclay reveals. Fathers suffer no such penalty at all. Lionel Wilner, [...]
Cara Gilbert, from Ayrshire, has recently become the youngest person in the country to complete the Diploma in Financial Planning from the Personal Finance Society. This qualification was achieved while working full time at Standard [...]
From today, (6 April 2017), all UK employers with annual salary bills of more than £3 million will pay an apprenticeship levy; the Government estimates that this will make around 2-3% of employers eligible. Whilst [...]
UK employers value more than just work-related skills in young people coming out of the education system and into the workplace, according to a study by education charity Cental YMCA. The survey of senior managers [...]
The nominations for the Hr NETWORK National Awards 2017 are open and this is your chance to RECOGNISE, ACKNOWLEDGE and REWARD your champions from the Scottish HR profession in 2017. Established in 2007 by Founder and [...]
Siemens UK has today pledged its support for Britain’s servicemen and women by signing the Armed Forces Covenant alongside Mark Lancaster MP, Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel. The Armed Forces Covenant, which sets [...]
The expansion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights and awareness has had profound impacts worldwide. As norms shift in society and the court of law, organisations are reassessing how they address LGBT rights [...]
Hr NETWORK is delighted to announce the Key Note speakers for the forthcoming Hr NETWORK Conference 2017 in association with Tesco Bank and supported by Guardian Jobs, taking place on Thursday 11th May at The Hilton Grosvenor [...]
Getting to grips with the new kid on the block The launch of the Government’s new tax-free childcare scheme means workers now have more ways to pay for childcare. In order to help employers and [...]