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Recruitment and retention

Employer job confidence hits eight-year high, survey reveals

17 May 2021 Caitlin Powell

CIPD report finds all sectors are experiencing recovery with more roles and improved pay prospects, although experts warn of potential labour shortages

Employment law

Part-time receptionist deliberately left out of pizza order by boss awarded £23k at tribunal

17 May 2021 Elizabeth Howlett

Judge rules single mother ‘suffered a disadvantage’ after months of victimisation and sudden requirement for her to work full-time hours

Health and wellbeing

Majority of firms have no plans to verify employees’ vaccination status, poll finds

14 May 2021 Calum Trenaman

As businesses prepare to welcome staff back to the workplace, experts caution they need to be ‘very careful’ when demanding proof of immunity

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Pay, benefits and reward

Covid has increased risk of minimum wage underpayment, advisory body warns
14 May 2021

Complications of furlough and economic fallout of restrictions have hit low-paying sectors hardest, says Low Pay Commission
Employee relations

Work from home advice could end on 21 June, says prime minister
13 May 2021

Lifting of restrictions still dependent on low infection rates, Johnson highlights, as experts call for continued flexibility from employers
Recruitment and retention

Employers welcome delay to in-person right to work checks
13 May 2021

But experts urge businesses to continue preparing for a return to face-to-face inspections next month or risk discrimination claims
Employment law

Queen's speech: what do employers need to know?
12 May 2021

The government is putting skills front and centre of its new legislative agenda, but made no mention of an anticipated unified employment bill