Tag: Human Resources (HR)

Britain's government watered down plans to strengthen workers' protection against unfair dismissal on Thursday, saying employees would get the new rights six months after starting a job, not from their ...

Support for fertility and family-building challenges is emerging as a priority for workplaces worldwide.  A new global study by Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Fertility Matters at Work, and This Can Happen surveyed ...

U.K. finance minister Rachel Reeves on Wednesday slashed a pensions tax perk that delivers savings to employers of Britain's highest paid workers, with the government forecast to raise an extra ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell to a seven-month low last week, pointing to still-low layoffs, though the labor market is struggling to generate enough ...

Australian food delivery workers are on course to gain minimum pay levels after Uber Eats and DoorDash struck a deal with the country's transport union that is being hailed as ...

Britain's main minimum wage rate will rise by 4.1% to 12.71 pounds ($16.67) an hour next April to keep up with average pay, the government said on Tuesday, despite complaints ...

Nearly half (43%) of full-time American employees now juggle caregiving responsibilities alongside their jobs, a 13% increase since 2019, according to a recent report from Guardian Life Insurance Company.  This ...

Ten large Indian trade unions condemned the government's rollout on Friday of new labour codes, the biggest such overhaul in decades, as a "deceptive fraud" against workers. The unions, aligned ...

European employers are preparing for a wave of regulatory changes, including the EU AI Act and the Pay Transparency Directive (PTD), both taking effect in 2026. Survey data from Littler ...

AI use surges in small businesses as workers demand round-the-clock HR support.