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Employees are booking annual leave to watch or recover from England’s World Cup matches instead of calling in sick, suggesting employers’ flexible approach to time off is helping to avoid disruption. According to new research from HR and employment law…

Employers continue to provide occupational sick pay well above statutory minimums despite recent reforms to statutory sick pay (SSP). The findings, from a survey by employment research group Incomes Data Research, come after the Employment Rights Act 2025 extended eligibility…

Plans to widen the liability for right-to-work checks will create ‘needless legal burdens’ for employers, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Last month, the Home Office published a draft code of practice on preventing illegal working, which sets…

Volkswagen, the second largest vehicle manufacturer in the world, has unveiled a sweeping restructuring strategy that will cut tens of thousands from its workforce, reduce production capacity and slash model complexity, signalling that measures agreed with unions last year may…

An admin worker who heard a colleague describe people as ‘coloured’ has lost claims for discrimination and racial harassment. Amy Reeves, who is of mixed British and Jamaican heritage, worked as a commercial administrator for property firm Kier from November…

Neurodivergent workers continue to report significantly poorer wellbeing, psychological safety and work-life balance than their colleagues, according to new research. A survey of neurodivergent employees, entrepreneurs and employer representatives by Neurodiversity in Business (NiB) found that 75% relied on hybrid…

HR teams are being urged to review their holiday pay calculations after the government launched a consultation on plans to give the Fair Work Agency new powers to investigate underpayments and recover arrears on behalf of workers. The consultation sets…

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week — including how many workers were targeted in job scam attempts. Source: www.hrdive.com

“As more women joined the full-time workforce, the per-worker difference compounded into a much larger estimated overall gap,” a career expert said. Source: www.hrdive.com

Applications for Skilled Worker visas have fallen by almost 40% over the past year, according to the latest Home Office figures, as employers continue to adjust to a more restrictive UK immigration system. Provisional statistics for the year ending 30…