German police officer dismissed for stealing 180kg of cheese

German police officer loses appeal to overturn dismissal after he stole 180kg of cheddar cheese from an overturned refrigerated lorry. The post German police officer dismissed for stealing 180kg of cheese appeared... Read more »

Increase UK executive pay to prevent ‘exodus’ to the US

Companies could face an exodus ofexecutives if they do not increase top-level pay, one of the UK’s biggest asset management firms has said. The post Increase UK executive pay to prevent ‘exodus’... Read more »

Builders’ merchant sales rep settles disability discrimination case for £20k

Sales representative Mark Graham settles his disability discrimination case against Haldane Fisher builders’ merchant for £20,000. The post Builders’ merchant sales rep settles disability discrimination case for £20k appeared first on Personnel... Read more »

What does a reduction in remote roles mean for employers?

Recent figures show a drop in the number of fully remote roles advertised to candidates. If organisations are toying with the idea of shifting their hybrid or remote arrangements to more in-office... Read more »

Menopause and sustainability inform HSBC’s uniform designs

HSBC has revealed new ‘casual-style’ uniforms for its 4,000 branch staff. Jumpsuits (pictured below) and menopause-friendly garments for women, tunics, hijabs, chinos and jeans all feature in the range of new clothing.... Read more »

Workplace couture prompts awkward questions

What to wear!? A law firm wants its employees to be ‘wildly fabulous’ and dress to impress at work, while HSBC has followed Virgin Atlantic and BA with new casual uniforms for... Read more »

Hybrid working and tax: what employers need to know

The now-defunct Office for Tax Simplification recently highlighted the need for tax policy to be aligned with modern working practices, including hybrid and remote working from overseas. Susan Ball looks at what... Read more »

White paper: Managing sickness absence in the hybrid workplace

With hybrid working now firmly embedded in many workplaces, research from Personnel Today and Cezanne HR finds many employers have not updated their absence policies to reflect new working practices, which could... Read more »

Businesses warned not to ditch hybrid working

Many large employers are considering enforcing return-to-office policies this year, according to research from business consultancy Gartner. But although many leaders feel that a return to the office is the only way... Read more »

Nursing degree applications fall 19%

Patient care will ‘continue to suffer’, according to the Royal College of Nursing, as the number of people applying for degrees in nursing across the UK fell by 19%. New figures from... Read more »