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HR File: IR35 to be delayed for a year

Emma Greedy reports that new tax measures concerning the status of contractors will be deferred for 12 months

Viewpoint: Changing patterns

Simon Small explains how adopting a four-day working week has benefited staff ...

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Employees and social media

HR File: Can employees be held liable for social media posts?

How should businesses manage an incident where an individual has made ...

Workplace eye care

The importance of workplace eye care

Andrew McClean explores how business owners are looking after their employees’ ...

Absence management

Absence management — why does it matter?

Clare Avery outlines the basics of managing employee absence from work

Employers being aware of SAD

Why employers should be aware of SAD

The gloom of winter can make it more difficult for many to get going in the ...

Mental health monitoring

HR File: Mental health monitoring

Charlotte Cooke-Vaughan gives the lowdown on four apps designed to help ...

Working in a heatwave

HR file: Working in a heatwave

Charlotte Cooke-Vaughan outlines essential information for employers during ...

Paid leave entitlement

HR file: Paid leave entitlement

As peak holiday season approaches, Andrea London recaps the law around paid ...

GDPR one year on

GDPR has been with us for over a year now. Ann Bevitt outlines the key aspects ...

HR File: Wish you were here

Following a European Court of Justice ruling relating to accrued holiday, ...

In focus: Optical employers commit to tackle ongoing gender pay gap

The gender pay gap

Figures from leading optical suppliers show that women’s pay continues to lag behind their male counterparts. Zoe Wickens delves deeper into the numbers

HR file: Want committed employees? Focus on identity

Want committed employees?

It is often said that there is a limit to loyalty in organisations but does loyalty really matter, asks Ali Fenwick

Why are optometrist vacancies in the UK so difficult to fill?

Recruitment problems

Recent research has revealed vacancies for optometrists are often open for long periods of time. Zoe Wickens asks optical recruiters and employers why

HR file: Change for the better

Tim Scott says a company’s culture can’t be changed overnight by writing a policy or issuing a memo, but it can be influenced to change over time

HR file: Keeping your staff on side

Keeping your staff on side

Andy Caldicott examines the efficiency of long service awards as a staff benefit

HR file: Reference point

Rhiannon Jenkins considers the key points when providing or asking for a reference following new Acas guidance

HR file: Green credentials

Where companies are going wrong in their ethical stance, how this can affect them and what can be done to make businesses start thinking green for the right reasons. Gideon Schulman reports

HR file: Sticky situation

Experts are predicting that this summer will be one of the hottest on record, but what can the sweltering conditions mean for employers. Jo Stubbs reports

HR file: Getting the best out of your practice team

Get the best out of your team

The skills that make you into a great boss are the same ones that facilitate an engaging culture, say James Manktelow and Julian Birkinshaw

In focus: Pimlico ruling uncovers murky waters of employment rights

In focus: Employment rights

The ‘gig economy’ has become a talking point once again after a self-employed plumber emerged triumphant from a Supreme Court case last week. Joe Ayling reports