UK experiences worst productivity drop since 1970s
The furlough system has exacerbated the UK's productivity puzzle.
Category: HR Strategy News
UK suffers from AI skills gap
AI will be integral in businesses recovering from COVID-19 pandemic.
Campaign launched for businesses to offer lunch vouchers to incentivise workers’ return to office
Government would provide free lunch vouchers for the value of £5.
UK experiences largest drop of employees on payroll since the financial crisis
Redundancies reached 134,000.
Third of companies to make redundancies in Q3
"This looks set to be a sombre autumn for jobs."
Chancellor must choose between job creation or retention to combat unemployment
The Governor of the BoE believes the furlough scheme should end in October.
FTSE CEO pay cuts amid COVID-19 will not solve disproportionate salaries
Highest-paid FSTE CEO, Tim Steiner of Ocado was paid £58.73 million in 2019.
Redundancy helpline calls almost tripled in June and July
The helpline has seen an increase of 160 per cent compared to last year.
Dads have to fake illness to manage childcare duties
Dads have changed jobs in order to achieve a better work and family balance.
Period given to employers to admit to ‘furlough fraud’ tripled by HMRC
Professionals are questioning whether all these cases were done intentionally.
More than half of furloughed employees are now working again
From August onwards, employers have to contribute towards furlough payments.
Extending flexible furlough is ‘just delaying the unfortunate inevitable’: Nick Ferrari
"How would it be paid for?"
Ending furlough scheme could result in unemployment hitting 10%
9.5 million people are on furlough costing the Treasury £31.7 billion.
Men least likely to work well from home
Women are more nervous about the idea of returning to the office.
Starmer: Working parents put in ‘impossible position’ returning to work without childcare
From 01/08/20 employers can bring staff back to work if COVID-19 safe.