Coronavirus
How has HR risen to the challenges of COVID-19? Senior HR practice editor Noelle Murphy takes us through the latest findings from XpertHR's annual survey of HR roles and responsibilities.
Lockdown has brought many challenges for employers and employees alike - not least those who have had to juggle their day-to-day work with home schooling a child or caring for another dependant. Graham Brown takes a look at ways in which employers can help support working carers and parents.
Gemma Dale, HR professional and coach and lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University, discusses what we have learned as a result of mass homeworking and how we can use this learning to shape future plans and working patterns for the workplace.
In Kubilius v Kent Foods Ltd, an employment tribunal held that the delivery driver was fairly dismissed when he refused to wear a face mask at a client site.
In An Operations Coordinator v A Facilities Management Service Provider, the Workplace Relations Commission in Ireland found that a worker was constructively dismissed when she resigned after she raised concerns about safe working and her employer rejected her request to work remotely during the coronavirus pandemic.
Gemma Dale, HR professional and lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University, joins us to talk about the crucial role HR has played in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and the future of the workplace.
Orbit Group talks to XpertHR about WorkSmart, a programme to allow staff to continue to work from home even when there are no coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions in place.
Nick Martindale investigates the long-term changes to working patterns and the future of the workplace following the changes brought on by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
In R (on the application of the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and another, the High Court held that the Government has failed to implement properly EU health and safety Directives by excluding workers from the UK implementing legislation.
HR has been on the frontline of organisational response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, meeting every challenge thrown its way. But there is concern among the HR community that the pressure being placed on them is putting their own health and wellbeing at risk. Graham Brown looks at how HR professionals can build their resilience levels during the current crisis.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19).