Industry News

Companies to receive a grant of £3,000 if they take on young person who has been out of work for six months or more.

The post Firms to get £3,000 grant to hire unemployed young people appeared first on Personnel Today.

17 March 2026 | Register now for our webinar examining changes to sexual harassment and whistleblowing rules in the Employment Rights Act.

The post Sexual harassment and the Employment Rights Act (Tuesday webinar) appeared first on Personnel Today.

Seven in 10 UK employees ‘experimenting’ with artificial intelligence tools at work, with only 19% having taken any AI training.

The post UK workforce winging it with AI appeared first on Personnel Today.

Government gives Low Pay Commission ‘full flexibility’ in deciding speed at which NMW for 18 to 20-year-olds should be aligned with NLW.

The post Ministers allow ‘full flexibility’ on pace of youth NMW rise appeared first on Personnel Today.

HR professionals face growing pressure to ensure compliance in two critical areas: national minimum wage and employee visas.

The post As compliance becomes more critical, what can HR do? appeared first on Personnel Today.

Recruiting health staff from overseas is ‘not a short-term’ fix but an important structural feature of the NHS, a parliamentary report has concluded.

The post Overseas staff are vital to health of NHS, finds inquiry appeared first on Personnel Today.

If an employee is stranded due to conflict in the Middle East, what's the best way for HR to handle it?

The post ‘My employee is stranded in the Middle East’ – what can HR do? appeared first on Personnel Today.

The UK economy unexpectedly recorded zero growth in January, following growth of 0.1% in December.

The post Warnings over UK growth as Iran conflict clouds economic forecasts appeared first on Personnel Today.

The number of open employment tribunals has increased by 12% and some cases will wait until 2029 to be heard.

The post Tribunal claims up 12% as pressure grows on system appeared first on Personnel Today.