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Unlock, the national charity for people with convictions, has today published guidance to support employers to ensure that their policies and practices on collecting criminal records data during recruitment is compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Major employers are making use of a new EAP Calculator to capture hard data that can be used with the board to justify wellbeing and mental health spending.

New research by leading UK pharmaceutical company, MSD, has revealed that when it comes to work, money is not everything.

Recent reports involving a claim by the contractor Susan Winchester (Ms. W) for holiday pay deserve more analysis.

By Laura Little, Learning and Development Manager, CABA

New CIPD research highlights the need to improve people management and development opportunities to boost engagement and productivity

Entrepreneurship is all about managing risk and investment – and more often than not, small business owners are faced with the most familiar dilemma of all.

By Peter Linas, EVP Corporate Development & International, Bullhorn

Recruitment tech company, TribePad, celebrates its tenth year in business this month.

Half have been /or know of a fellow worker that has been pressured by a senior manager or partner to ignore account adjustments

National Work Life Week aims to encourage companies to think about their employees' wellbeing and happiness and new research has asked British workers about the things they most want from their work.

Today, the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson has announced ten major employers who have committed to publishing their parental leave and pay policies. The organisations include nine members of Business in the Community’s (BITC) gender equality campaign.

Research into the support offered by employers to help staff in mid-life plan for the future has been published by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch) and the Centre for Ageing Better.

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) Budget submission calls on the government to avoid rushing through changes to how contractors pay tax (IR35) in the private sector. Citing evidence from public sector changes, the leading voice for the recruitment industry says they could be counterproductive for the Treasury and damage the jobs market at a difficult time for business with Brexit on the horizon.

Today, LinkedIn Talent Insights, the company’s first self-serve data-driven insights and analytics tool, will come out of beta and become available in the UK to help companies plan for their current and future hiring needs.