Workers in Germany will require a sick note from the first day of illness after Friedrich Merz unveiled a package of reforms that also affect fixed-term contracts, executive dismissals and severance payments. Merz said that sick leave certificates can no longer be issued over the phone and that a certificate will soon be required from
While diversity metrics often show progress at junior levels, look further up an organisation and it’s clear that diverse talent is not sticking around or not being afforded opportunities. Dr Aidan McKearney looks at why senior-level diversity is a progression not a pipeline problem. Across many of the biggest companies at entry-level, diversity is reasonably
An employment tribunal in Glasgow has ruled that a care provider acted fairly in dismissing a support worker for taking a vulnerable service user to his family home for New Year’s Day. Mr McPhail, who had worked for Lifeways Group since August 2018, was dismissed for gross misconduct after taking the disabled service user to
Employment experts are warning of the risk of absenteeism on Monday 6 July, as England play their next Fifa World Cup game at 1:00am, while another heatwave hits the UK. Meanwhile, contrasting figures have emerged in the UK and US over how many hospitality jobs have been created by the gargantuan tournament. The England football
Without clear oversight, employee adoption of personally sourced AI tools can lead to issues with accuracy and compliance, Keith Spencer, a career expert, said. Source: www.hrdive.com
Sector job cuts jumped 83% from January through June on a year-over-year basis as AI rattles the workforce. Source: www.hrdive.com
A lackluster June jobs report indicates continued stagnation, but it may not take much for numbers to start slipping into the negatives, experts said. Source: www.hrdive.com
Family-owned bakery chain Coughlans Bakery, which is part-owned by comedian Romesh Ranganathan, has ceased trading with around 175 jobs expected to be lost. The business, which was founded in 1937, has closed all 31 of its stores across south London, Surrey, Sussex and Kent after nearly nine decades of trading. Managing director Sean Coughlan said
An investor revolt could be building at United Utilities after a shareholder advisory group urged investors to vote against a new pay policy that would hand the company’s top executives hundreds of thousands of pounds in additional fixed remuneration. Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended shareholders reject the proposals at United Utilities’ annual meeting on 17
Employers will be required to consult workers before introducing or reviewing workplace tipping policies under revised statutory guidance published by the government ahead of new rules due to take effect in October 2026. The government has published its response to a consultation on tipping legislation alongside a revised draft Code of Practice reflecting additional obligations
