Andy Burnham would devolve employment support to the regions as part of his plan for ‘good growth in every postcode’. Making his first major policy speech before, as is widely expected, he becomes prime minister on 20 July, Burnham said: “Where young people need mental health support, it should be provided as part of in-work
Nearly two decades on from her seminal ‘Working for a healthier tomorrow’ review, the UK has made little progress in tackling the deep “structural problems” it faces around work and health, Professor Dame Carol Black has said. Dame Carol, whose recommendations included replacing the sick note with the fit note, was speaking at last week’s
Resident doctors in England have marginally voted to accept the government’s pay and jobs offer, bringing three years of strike action in the NHS to an end. Nearly 33,000 resident doctors voted in a referendum called by the British Medical Association after it cancelled a nationwide strike at the eleventh hour on 13 June and
Controlling for factors like pay and benefits, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that engagement in the work is key. Source: www.hrdive.com
Employers in the UK with operations in Europe will be paying close attention to the new EU Pay Transparency Directive, which has just come into force. But what does it mean for how they provide benefits? Yanick Chainey explains The deadline to implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EUPTD) into national law came and went
A worker at a frozen food company who took her employer to tribunal because her working environment was too cold has lost her claims. Gabriela Bolohan worked at Solway Foods in Newport, Wales shortly before she was diagnosed with Raynaud’s Syndrome in December 2024. This is a condition where small blood vessels in fingers and toes
Offering targeted subsidies rather than tax breaks to provide routes into work would be the most cost-effective way to tackle the Neets crisis, according to a think tank. The Resolution Foundation’s Take a chance on me report argues that there is a “vast gulf” in effectiveness in the range of proposals put forward by the
The UK jobs market continued to show signs of recovery in May, with vacancies rising for a fourth consecutive month, but the outlook for graduates has deteriorated further. New figures from job matching platform Adzuna show UK vacancies increased by 2.85% month-on-month to 799,737 in May, extending the first sustained run of growth since the
Less than a fifth of HR departments are highly effective at project management, a report by McLean & Company has claimed. The advisory company’s HR Management and Governance Survey 2023-2025 found that just 19% of HR respondents felt their department was highly effective at delivering projects on time, in scope, and with clear impact. As
The platform’s Premium Apply Assistant will use artificial intelligence to pre-fill applications and even add cover letters for suitable roles — potentially upping pressure on recruiters. Source: www.hrdive.com
