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In focus: Optical employers commit to tackle ongoing 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

It is often said that there is a limit to loyalty in organisations but does ...

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

Recent research has revealed vacancies for optometrists are often open for long ...

HR file: Change for the better

Tim Scott says a company’s culture can’t be changed overnight by writing a ...

HR file: 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 ...

HR file: Green credentials

Where companies are going wrong in their ethical stance, how this can affect ...

HR file: Sticky situation

Experts are predicting that this summer will be one of the hottest on record, ...

HR file: Getting the best out of your practice team

The skills that make you into a great boss are the same ones that facilitate an ...

In focus: Pimlico ruling uncovers murky waters of employment rights

The ‘gig economy’ has become a talking point once again after a self-employed ...

HR file: Letting them know you’re letting them go

Phil Allen gives his five top tips for giving notice of dismissal to employees

HR file: Accentuate the positive

Accentuate the positive

Optimism is nothing more than a set of mental habits and routines that anyone can learn, says Jo Owen

In focus: Gender pay gap shows inequality in optics

In focus: The Gender pay gap

As the gender pay gap debate rages on, the UK’s leading optical chains last week met a government deadline to disclose how much they were paying male and female optical staff. Joe Ayling reports

HR file: Supporting employees through the menopause

HR file: Supporting employees

Kate Pearlman-Shaw says without effective support for menopausal employees organisations risk losing or alienating key talent

HR file: Workplace wellbeing, depression and anxiety

HR file: Workplace wellbeing

Jenny Roper reports on the state of mental health in UK workplaces

HR file: What employers can do about bad weather absence

Bad weather absence

William Cowell considers whether pay can or should be withheld if employees can’t get to work

Avoid a spectacle this Christmas

How to avoid a spectacle

Tina Chander considers the employment pitfalls of the work Christmas party and how to avoid them through careful planning

HR file: How to manage fixed term staff

Fixed term staff

Charlotte Marshall outlines what you need to consider taking on fixed-term Christmas staff

HR file: The significance of relationships and rituals at work

HR file: Work routines

The meaning employees attach to established routines and rituals can be sorely underappreciated says Pete Thomas

HR file: How businesses can prepare for gender pay gap reporting

Gender pay gap reporting

While the regulations target large organisations, companies of all sizes can take steps to close their gap, says Gideon Schulman

In focus: Where do locums stand in the ‘gig economy’?

Increased locum working within optics is representative of a more flexible approach to employment across the UK labour market, with a new report urging government to adapt to the ‘gig economy’. Joe Ayling reports