A Q&A with John Ring, Former Chairman of the NLRB

John Ring served as chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from April 12, 2018, to Jan. 20, 2021. On Dec. 16, 2022, he finished his tenure as a member of... Read more »

SHRM75: How a Tragedy Led to a Greater Focus on DE&I

?As it marks its 75th anniversary, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has continuously sought to drive change in diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace. SHRM has long offered... Read more »

Discrimination Charge Did Not Cover Retaliation and Constructive Discharge Claims

?Takeaway: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 generally requires an employee to file a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within 300 days in deferral... Read more »

Federal Lawmakers Propose Ban on Noncompete Agreements

?A bipartisan group of Congressional lawmakers has introduced the Workforce Mobility Act of 2023, legislation that would largely ban the use of noncompete agreements in employment nationwide. Previously introduced in 2018, 2019... Read more »

Tackling the double-sided engagement problem with AI 

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to boost employee engagement levels by eliminating the ‘survey crunch’. It can also create personalised actions for each people manager in a format that’s simple and... Read more »

Flush away recruitment problems – just don’t waste work time

Yes, yes, a strange headline, but it will all make sense in the end. In this week’s lighthearted look at the world of HR, Adam McCulloch hears news of a remarkable new... Read more »

Reimagining the employee lifecycle as a public sector employer (webinar)

Thursday 5 September 2024, 2:00pm BST As the new government begins its reforms to public services, public sector employers across the UK need to attract, engage and retain their workforce in an... Read more »

Shared motivation with managers builds connection

Employees that have similar motivations to their managers are more likely to speak up at work, according to academics at Durham University Business School. The researchers found that if employees feel well-aligned... Read more »

Former HSBC risk chief loses race discrimination case

A former HSBC risk chief has lost his claims for discrimination and unfair dismissal, with a judge ruling that he had lost his job in a genuine and fair redundancy situation not... Read more »

Dyson to cut a quarter of UK jobs

Dyson is cutting as many as 1,000 jobs in the UK, around a quarter of its British workforce. The engineering giant, famed for its vacuum cleaners, hand dryers and hairdryers, has UK... Read more »

England v Spain Euros final: employers offer workers time off

Businesses are looking to give workers time off on Monday, in the aftermath of the England v Spain Euros final. With the game possibly lasting until 11pm if extra time and penalties... Read more »

England v Spain: HR frets about the Euro final

Rather like VAR officials attempting to apply the rules of football to a rash tackle in extenuating circumstances, HR has become confused and we’ve been left waiting for its final verdict. It’s... Read more »

New law on assaulting retail workers due this week

The Labour government is expected to change the law this week to make assaulting retail workers a crime. The Crime and Policing Bill will be announced on Wednesday this week (17 July)... Read more »

EHRC updates guidance on discriminatory adverts

Britain’s equality watchdog, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has updated its guidance for publishing job advertisements providing greater clarity around “occupational requirements”. The EHRC first published its guidance on discriminatory adverts... Read more »