New law protects emergency and retail workers from violence

A new law that protects public service workers from violence and abuse while doing their jobs has taken effect in England and Wales. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act, which received... Read more »

Ukraine and Russia: HR must play key role in risk management

Global health and security business tells Personnel Today about its operations in the two countries. The post Ukraine and Russia: HR must play key role in risk management appeared first on Personnel... Read more »

BrewDog to expand HR in response to work culture allegations

Independent review finds that problems at the beer company had largely been caused by its rapid growth and lack of leadership experience. The post BrewDog to expand HR in response to work... Read more »

Wales: Employees to be fined £60 for not working from home

Employees in Wales who go into work when they could work from home will receive a £60 fine, while their… The post Wales: Employees to be fined £60 for not working from... Read more »

Covid-related employment cases: 10 key rulings for employers

Employment tribunals have been deciding coronavirus-related cases throughout 2021. We set out 10 key first-instance rulings related to the pandemic from which employers can learn lessons. The post Covid-related employment cases: 10... Read more »

How employers should respond to the coronavirus outbreak

Organisations must monitor employees’ travel plans and ensure discrimination does not occur in the face of the coronavirus threat. The post How employers should respond to the coronavirus outbreak appeared first on... Read more »

Coronavirus: Employers ‘quarantining’ own staff before trade show

Employers are quarantining their own staff as the coronavirus outbreak… The post Coronavirus: Employers ‘quarantining’ own staff before trade show appeared first on Personnel Today. Read more »

Coronavirus arrives in the UK

Aircraft from Wuhan with 110 passengers due to arrive in UK at 1.30pm – passengers set for 14 days’ quarantine. The post Coronavirus arrives in the UK appeared first on Personnel Today. Read more »

Coronavirus now reported in all parts of China

There are so far no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the UK, with 130 people being tested as of 29 January. The post Coronavirus now reported in all parts of China... Read more »