Parents who suffer the devastating loss of a child will be entitled to 2 weeks’ statutory leave, Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom announced today as she laid new regulations in Parliament. The Parental Bereavement Leave and [...]
Financial success is important across cultures but the importance of maintaining a work-life balance differs between them, finds new research from BI Norwegian Business School. Career proactivity – the effort employees make to progress in [...]
With the gender pay gap disproportionately impacting the UK’s managers, directors and senior officials, the CMI and GEO are today releasing new guidance to showcase how flexible working can help to close the gender pay [...]
Working parents’ ability to “switch off” from their work is being undermined by the rise of modern communications, with almost half agreeing the boundaries between home and the workplace have blurred, according to the most [...]
Stagecoach has been rated Britain's top public transport company for diversity and inclusion, according to the longest-running annual survey of corporate reputation in the UK. Britain's biggest bus and coach operator was rated higher in [...]
Scotland’s first ‘festival’ of flexible working to help businesses harness the power of flexible working will take place in January 2020. Research by Family Friendly Working Scotland shows that nine in ten (87%) Scottish business [...]
Businesses in Scotland’s Life and Chemical Sciences sector are being offered help to develop talent through a new online portal. The Life & Chemical Sciences Workforce Development Portal is being launched today by Ivan McKee [...]
The winners of this years’ hugely anticipated Hr NETWORK National Awards 2019 in partnership with Roffey Park Institute were announced at the annual glittering Gala Dinner held at the Hilton Glasgow last night. The event, [...]
Leading employee benefits provider, Unum, have highlighted how important it is for employers to provide the right support for employees impacted by cancer throughout their journey from diagnosis through treatment to recovery and possible return [...]
Workers are increasingly expecting their employers to contribute positively to societal issues, according to a new report released by Ricoh Europe. The Future of Work report, researched and produced by Arup, explores how technology [...]