Summary of Proposed Employment Law Changes – October 2024
Blog by By Shakira Joyner at Personology. Throughout Labour’s campaign they promised to revolutionise the rights of employees with employment law changes that put employees first. After much hype, they’ve finally announced the changes they propose. Published on the 10th October 2024, the ‘Employment Rights Bill’ intends to address insecure work, …
UK Hospitality Industry Faces Significant Challenges
As labour shortages and employee burnout continue to plague the hospitality sector, more than half (53%) of UK managers working in hospitality say their company and staff are suffering, according to a new survey from Axonify. The data comes following reports last year that 12.6 premises such as restaurants and shops closed per day in
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HR News Brits desperate for peace with a 464% spike in demand for ‘quiet holidays’ Editorial Team, 7 hours ago 6 min read HR News Over two-thirds of UK workers have quit or considered quitting their office job due to poor management Editorial Team, 8 …
Hugh James details the Recent Labour Changes - HR News
The Labour Party won a substantial majority following the UK General Election held on 4 July 2024 and now sits as the UK Government. In the lead up to the election, the Labour Party proposed extensive reforms to UK employment law as part of “Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay: Delivering A New Deal for Working People” (the “New Deal”). On 17 July 2024, two new employment law bills were ...
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Embracing AI and eliminating bias: Key HR trends and ... - HR News
Dec 5, 2023 · by Steve Elcock, Founder and CEO at elementsuite. Posted on Dec 5, 2023. by Steve Elcock, Founder and CEO at elementsuite. In 2024, as the HR industry continues to embrace the rapid breakthroughs in emerging technology, people-led businesses will need to become data-led.
The Role of Technology in Modernising Human Resources
Human resources (HR) is an essential function in any organisation, responsible for managing the workforce and ensuring the business's success. Whether you are working in HR or just looking for the best paying jobs in the UK, it could be helpful to know how technology is transforming HR, the benefits and challenges of implementing these changes
Pay rises set to slow in 2024, warns CIPD - HR News
UK staff should expect a slow in pay rises this year as employers navigate economic uncertainty, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Despite improved business confidence, employers are planning to give the lowest pay rise increase since the pandemic, falling from an average pay increase of 5 per cent to a
The Employment Rights Bill has been published: here’s seven …
Following the publication of the Employment Rights Bill (October 10 2024), RSM UK’s head of legal services, Charlie Barnes, comments: “The government has promised an overhaul of worker’s rights which the Bill does deliver in some respects.Day one unfair dismissal rights, the statutory process for probationary periods and the complexity that surrounds the …
New research finds UK HR leaders are too overwhelmed to keep …
Findings released today by aconso, an innovator in HR document management systems and a leading provider of cloud-based HR software solutions, show that current workflow issues are leaving UK HR teams overworked and unable to embrace major trends surrounding an increasingly digital workforce and AI-driven technologies.. aconso commissioned a survey of 250 senior HR leaders to temperature check ...