Commentary and insights

Informed opinion, guidance and commentary on issues of interest to HR.

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  • Commentary and debate on HR and workplace practices.
  • Guidance and opinion on employment law developments.

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On your radar

Your overview of employment law developments that are in the pipeline, where you can learn what's happening, what might be happening and what isn't happening. We also set out how you can start preparing for upcoming changes.

Latest items in Commentary and insights

  • UK vs US: Who comes out on top for employee rights?

    Date:
    27 November 2024

    On both sides of the Atlantic, global employers are bracing themselves for the wide-ranging changes to key employee rights that are on the horizon.

  • Ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting - five tips to help organisations improve their data and outcomes

    Date:
    25 November 2024

    Although the formal Bill is yet to be published, the Government has outlined plans to require organisations with 250 and more employees to report their ethnicity and disability pay data. To prepare HR leaders for this change, Brightmine and HR Grapevine convened a roundtable discussion to address the practical and cultural challenges of expanded pay gap reporting.

  • Employing overseas workers: 15 commonly asked questions

    Date:
    22 November 2024

    Major changes to the UK's immigration rules affecting the requirements for sponsoring overseas skilled workers came into force earlier this year. What impact do these changes have on employers, and will hiring overseas workers, including right to work obligations, continue to become more challenging? We answer 15 of the most commonly asked questions.

  • On your radar

    Date:
    14 November 2024

    This is your overview of employment law developments that are in the pipeline, where you can learn what's happening, what might be happening and what isn't happening, as well as how you can start preparing for upcoming changes.

  • What Another Trump Administration Means for HR in the US

    Date:
    7 November 2024

    This resource summarizes how another Trump presidency may affect key employment law issues that directly impact HR, including EEO, wage and hour and payroll among others.

  • Strategies for a competitive and cost-effective employee benefits package

    Date:
    31 October 2024

    Employee benefits have evolved significantly over the past few years, going beyond basic offerings such as health insurance and annual leave. Today, they can range from perks like wellness programmes to complex offerings such as matching contribution pension schemes. But with budgets stretched and costs rising, how do you make your organisation's money go further - and make sure employees really feel the benefit?

  • Employment experts react to Rachel Reeves's Budget

    Date:
    30 October 2024

    The Budget, the first in the UK by a female chancellor, was designed to fill a public spending black hole, boost public services, secure financial compensation for victims of scandals, and maintain defence spending. Labour has sought to stand by its manifesto commitments and not apply extra taxes to 'working people'. However, as our panel of experts says, businesses will see considerable added costs.

  • The changing people profession

    Date:
    24 October 2024

    In the first of a new series, we ask Damien Williams, Lead HR Business Partner at KPMG, to reflect on his experience of the people profession and how it is evolving.

  • Transition to eVisas 2024: Key updates and action points for employers

    Date:
    17 October 2024

    As part of the Government's digitisation of the UK immigration system, physical documents, including biometric residence permits (BRPs), which are currently used to prove immigration status, are being phased out and replaced with eVisas by the end of 2024. Employers will need to take steps to update their impacted workplace population, and implement processes to complete follow-up right to work checks where required.

  • Moving forward after redundancy: Stories from HR

    Date:
    17 October 2024

    Through the words of HR, we explore how organisations are moving forward following the end of their redundancy processes and understand what they feel could be done differently to improve things for the future.

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