16 February 2024
Driving change for Race Equality Week 2024
Last week thousands of individuals and organisations took part in Race Equality Week. This annual, UK-wide initiative and movement was launched by Race Equality Matters (REM), a non-profit organisation set up in 2020 to, in its own words, “accelerate meaningful change in the workplace” around issues of race equality and discrimination.
12 February 2024
Regulatory references under SMCR: what you need to know
First introduced for banks and insurers in March 2017, regulatory references are now a requirement for all firms regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority, under the senior manager and certification regime.
23 January 2024
New year, same ethnicity pay gap concerns – still no mandatory reporting
After five years of consultation, last year the government confirmed there are no plans to make ethnicity pay gap reporting mandatory for employers. The ethnicity pay gap being the difference between the average earnings of white employees and those of other ethnic groups.
5 January 2024
Employment law changes to expect in 2024
From the day-one right to request flexible working to the introduction of rolled-up holiday pay, Georgia Roberts runs through the employment law changes HR must prepare for in 2024.
30 November 2023
Tis’ the season to be jolly, but avoid the pitfalls!
Whilst many employees may be welcoming the arrival of the festive season and the array of office parties and workplace socials involved, senior managers and HR will be putting their thinking caps on, as well as their Santa hats, to seek ways to minimise the possibilities of any fallout following the merry times.
