Fewer than one in five employers support the apprenticeship levy, CIPD poll finds
Fewer than one in five companies support the apprenticeship levy as it currently exists, a CIPD poll has found, with the professional body calling for a reform of the scheme. A poll of 2,000 employers,...
Read MoreUnderstanding of autism at work is heading in the right direction
It hasn’t been easy for people with autism (or autistic people, depending on which phrase people prefer for themselves). They are living with the backdrop of the government’s recently updated national autism strategy which talks...
Read MoreHow should HR handle the end of all Covid measures?
In the final step of the government’s ‘Living with Covid’ plan, from today (1 April) universal free Covid testing will end in England. Although some free testing will continue through April in Scotland and Northern Ireland,...
Read MoreProfessional qualifications ‘not worth the effort’ for a third of workers, poll finds
A third of employees do not see the value in studying for professional qualifications, a survey has found. A poll of 4,000 British professionals, conducted by CoursesOnline, found that 33 per cent did not believe that...
Read MoreJobseeker banned from tribunals service after making more than 40 ‘vexatious’ claims
A man has been banned from using the employment tribunals (ET) service after making more than 40 “vexatious” claims against multiple companies, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled. Mr D Taheri was handed a Restriction of...
Read MoreNews Majority of businesses implementing four-day week, report finds
Two-thirds of UK businesses are implementing a four-day working week for at least some of their employees, research has found, and that firms are saving money while doing so. A poll of 500 C-suite business leaders,...
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