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Recruitment and retention

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

4 Mar 2021 Lauren Brown

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

Employment law

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

4 Mar 2021 Elizabeth Howlett

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: Chancellor extends furlough to September and offers management training for SMEs

3 Mar 2021 Lauren Brown

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

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Health and wellbeing

One in seven sickness absences caused by Covid, official figures show
3 Mar 2021

Coughs and colds still the biggest reason for sick days, ONS finds, with social distancing and home working potentially contributing to employees needing less time off
Health and wellbeing

Experts call for fewer video meetings as research identifies causes of ‘Zoom fatigue’
2 Mar 2021

Virtual calls are more tiring than in-person gatherings, academics argue, as commentators urge employers to give workers more control over their schedules
Health and wellbeing

Less than half of UK employers have a formal wellbeing strategy, poll finds
2 Mar 2021

Many firms are focusing on mental health, but experts urge businesses to take a more holistic look at how they support their workforces
Skills

Apprenticeship levy has ‘failed on all key measures’, says CIPD
1 Mar 2021

Scheme will act as a ‘handbrake’ for employer investment in skills without reform, warns CEO, calling for changes as part of this week’s budget