Building a legacy of ethical values
Organizations are held to higher standards of ethics in today’s fast-changing corporate environment. Customers, employees, and stakeholders all expect that businesses operate with respect, integrity, and transparency. Ethics and compliance officers are crucial in meeting expectations. They promote a culture that encourages accountability and ethical behavior throughout the organization. It is impossible to overstate the […]
What can we expect in 2025?
When everyone was freaking about a Trump upset the day after 2016, I wrote this. Look, the adrenaline is pumping! It was a shock. Tomorrow, everything will return to its blissful normality. You will go to work, have your coffee and get a phone call from the school saying that your child has just vomited […]
North East is the UK’s leading pay-rise capital
The North East of England is outpacing the South as the UK’s leading region for pay increases in 2024, according to Totaljobs’ latest Salary Trends Report. The report, based on an analysis of 17.5 million job adverts and a survey of 3,000 workers, found that 84 percent of employees in the North East received a […]
Lee Higgins: AI’s rise in recruitment – an opportunity or a risk?
We are aware that bias in the workplace is a major issue. Around 30% of UK employees have experienced or witnessed bias in their career. Gender bias is the most common, followed closely by ageism, and racial discrimination. These issues persist despite years of effort to promote equality and diversification, especially in professional service industries […]
Employers face a ‘unprecedented challenge’ with the winter flu surge
An occupational health provider warned that the surge in flu cases this winter presents an “unprecedented challenge” to workplace and public healthcare. Jack Latus, chief executive of Latus Group, has warned that up to 2.3 million workers could miss work over the next few weeks due to this winter’s influenza season. Latus highlighted the latest […]
Trump promises to shut down DEI within the first day
UK HR professionals are keen to know if Donald Trump’s election as US President today will have an impact on UK policies relating to diversity, equity and inclusivity. The FBI’s DEI office has closed, according to reports from Washington, in anticipation of Trump’s arrival at the White House. Trump demanded that the FBI “preserve all […]
Blue Monday is a great opportunity to examine workplace mental health support
Today, 20 January, is a day known as ‘Blue Monday.’ Employers should not use this calendar date as a one-off day to provide additional support to their employees on mental health. Instead, they should use it as a springboard to continue taking action throughout the rest of the entire year. Blue Monday, a day that […]
London’s wages are 68% higher than those in Burnley
The Centre for Cities think-tank found that the average annual wage in London is nearly PS20,000 more than the lowest-paid areas of the UK. The report Cities Outlook 2025 has revealed the wide pay gaps across the UK. The average annual salary in London is nearly PS20,000 more than the places with the lowest salaries […]
Former Asda and M&S bosses criticise working from home
Lord Stuart Rose has criticized working from home, claiming that it is “not proper work”. In a BBC Panorama document Should We Still Be Working From Home? Rose claimed home working is part of the UK’s “general decease” and that it damages productivity. He said: “We have made a 20-year regression in this country, in […]
After being dismissed for racism, a former payroll executive receives compensation of PS40k.
After being fired for accusing an Indian manager of racism, a white accountant has been awarded more than PS40,000 as compensation. Nicola Blackwell started working as a payroll manager for Smart Tax and Accountancy, mainly remotely, in August 2021. She said that her manager Varsha Kapoor and another colleague were preventing her from joining Microsoft […]