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Health and wellbeing

Third of employees experiencing the menopause hide symptoms at work, research finds

8 Mar 2021 Lauren Brown

Training line managers is central to ending the stigma, experts say, adding there is still a ‘long way to go’ until the condition is treated like any other health issue

Diversity and inclusion

Employers urged to better support female staff or risk ‘setting the clock back’ on equality

8 Mar 2021 Francis Churchill

Experts say women are more likely to work in sectors hit hardest by Covid restrictions and need equal access to upskilling and retraining opportunities

Recruitment and retention

Prompting employers to state flexible working options leads to 20 per cent boost in ads offering flexibility, analysis finds

5 Mar 2021 Lauren Brown

Study reveals reminding businesses to clearly publicise availability of different working patterns could attract 30 per cent more applicants

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Health and wellbeing

Half of employers have no financial wellbeing policy, CIPD research finds
5 Mar 2021

Experts highlight links between money worries and mental health, and urge businesses to signpost staff to independent advice and resources
Employment law

Cleaner whose boss told her GP she was lying about sickness was unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules
4 Mar 2021

Judge finds council’s ‘extraordinary’ actions amounted to a breach of implied trust after manager ‘intentionally blocked’ worker’s complaints
Recruitment and retention

Budget 2021: What do the new policies mean for employers?
4 Mar 2021

People Management explains what HR professionals need to know about key areas of the announcement, including furlough, visas and apprenticeships
Recruitment and retention

Budget 2021: Chancellor extends furlough to September and offers management training for SMEs
3 Mar 2021

CIPD says extending the job retention scheme will save thousands of viable roles, as Sunak unveils post-Covid policies during this year’s announcement