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Bosses are telling female staff to dress sexier and wear make-up for video calls
New research by law firm Slater and Gordon reveals bosses are telling female staff to dress ‘sexier’ and wear make-up for video calls and over 35% of UK women have experienced at least one sexist workplace demand since the lockdown started in March. The most common...
What is a bumped redundancy?
Throughout a redundancy process, the employer must consider whether or not it can offer a redundant employee suitable alternative employment, either within the organisation or with an associated employer. This obligation may extend to considering roles that are...
Cut national insurance rates to kickstart employment, says REC CEO
The government should cut National Insurance rates to reduce the cost of hiring as one measure to kickstart employment, the CEO of the REC has said. Addressing the continued decrease of jobs nationally, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s Neil Carberry...
Remote working boom could see power-shift towards employees
The lockdown has been a major test for managers and leaders. Many businesses have had to tackle tough economic conditions, with demand for their goods and services evaporating overnight. At the same time, many employees have faced incredibly stressful months, with...
Third of staff ‘want Covid-19 vaccine’ before workplace return
With employers being encouraged to reopen office spaces, research from insurer Canada Life has concluded more than a third of those who have been working from home during lockdown (35%) want a vaccine or an antibody test to be in place before returning to the physical...
Can an employer require employees to use their annual leave during the coronavirus outbreak?
Generally, employers can require employees to take a period of annual leave during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, provided that they give the employee the required notice. This is unless there is an agreement to the contrary (such as in the employee's contract...
Less than half of UK workforce understand employers’ back to work advice
Less than half of employee’s don’t clearly understand the advice from their company for going back to work, according to new research. As the Prime Minister urged non-essential workers to return to the office this Saturday, a study conducted by print firm, Solopress,...
Furlough fraud soars as job retention bonus details released
The number of reports of furlough fraud made to HM Revenue and Customs rose by more than half between the end of June and 22 July, official figures have revealed. HMRC said it had received 6,749 reports of misuse of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) up to 22...
Maintaining productivity whilst transitioning back to the workplace
It will be a disruptive time for those of us who are heading back into the office. Not only have we got into a new rhythm working from home, but we’ve also got the additional cognitive load of concerns around our health and safety, and possibly making up for ‘lost...
The return to work: managing the fallout from furlough
Owing to the pandemic, an estimated 7.5 million UK jobs were put on furlough between 20 April and 10 May 2020. With that figure coming close to almost a quarter of the British population, the government has already started to lift the restrictions which were first...
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