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Neil Hayward, Novuna HR Director comments: 

By Kelly Tucker, Founder and Managing Director, HR Star

The government is legislating to tackle what it calls ‘one-sided flexibility in zero-hours contracts’ through a right to guaranteed hours, where the number of hours offered reflects the hours worked by the worker during a reference period. And a right to reasonable notice of shifts and a right to payment for shifts cancelled or curtailed at short notice.

The CIPD supports the Women and Equalities Select Committee calls for statutory miscarriage bereavement leave

Following the speech on AI by prime minister Keir Starmer, Unite, the UK’s leading union, that warned that workers must not become the victims of the AI revolution.

By Alan Jones, PA Industrial Correspondent

By Gemma Tracey, Partner in Immigration Law at JMW Solicitors

The CIPD urges employers to offer flexible working options during periods of cold weather and travel disruption

The ONS has published its latest labour market statistics this morning. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Chief Executive Neil Carberry said:

Despite the chaos and economic downturn brought by the Covid-19 pandemic – the recruitment industry has demonstrated remarkable resilience and potential for growth.

More support is needed to prevent job losses as the cost of doing business is set to soar, says the CIPD

Joanna McCrae, Director, DEI & Social Impact, UK

Commenting on the government’s Get Britain Working White Paper announcements, Shazia Ejaz, REC Director of Campaigns and Research, said:

Companies exploiting cheap foreign labour will be punished under new laws. A crackdown on bosses who fail to pay overseas workers minimum wage has been announced as the latest net migration figures are released.

However, it also calls for a greater ambition from government to boost the profile of apprenticeships and build better links between employers and jobcentres