The bank has now put an end to the system following a whistleblower.
Barclays not promoting ‘open culture’ with employee monitoring system
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HMRC briefing note on IR35 offers ‘little comfort to concerned self-employed people’
HMRC will be making changes to its CEST tool in preparation for IR35.
Lloyds to put an end to contractors due to IR35
Half of the big four UK banks this month have made this announcement.
Barclays to no longer use contractors is ‘a taste of the IR35 chaos to come’
IR35 will come into effect in April 2020 for the private sector.
FTSE 100 companies: over third do not mention LGBT+ in annual reports
Exactly how many FTSE 100 companies do not mention LGBT diversity in their annual reports?
Mike Thompson: We should be encouraging more young people to do apprenticeships
Mike Thompson is responsible for the apprenticeship programme at Barclays and also helps to create training programmes for young people starting out in their careers. Here he talks to HRreview about why we should be encouraging more young people to do apprenticeships.
Mike Thompson: The older generation are the new NEETs
Whilst the focus of apprenticeships has mainly been on young people leaving school, Barclays have implemented an apprenticeship scheme that targets the older generation. Mike Thompson explains why organisations may be missing out on key skills…
Barclays Corporate and Employer Solutions (C&ES) make new appointments
Barclays Corporate and Employer Solutions (C&ES) today announced it has appointed Justin Crossland to lead its expanded focus on providing strategic employee benefit consulting services to its corporate clients. Justin will be joined by David Wicken, who will drive the consulting service around flexible benefits. Through a broad and in-depth consulting approach, Justin and David…
Barclays teams up with The Positive Ageing Company
Barclays has announced it has joined forces with The Positive Ageing Company to deliver an online tool to help employers support the differing financial needs of today’s multi-generational workforce. The solution provides employers the opportunity to address and support the challenges of ageing – a timely offering given that total expenditure on long-term care services…
Barclays Boss Curt Hess honoured at ‘gay Oscars’
Barclays CEO Curt Hess scooped the corporate ‘Straight Ally of the Year’ award at the Out In the City and G3 Magazine Awards on Friday night (25 April 2014). The glitzy award ceremony, dubbed Britain’s ‘gay oscars’ saw celebrities including Tom Daley and Paul O’Grady receive gongs. The event paid tribute to the individuals and…
Barclays launches auto-enrolment solution for SME’s
Barclays Corporate and Employer Solutions (C&ES) has launched a new auto enrolment solution to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as they set up pension schemes for their employees. The announcement coincides with the latest deadline for SME auto enrolment, as companies with 160-249 employees are required to be compliant by 1 April. Available now,…
Catherine Muirden: Becoming a parent
Catherine Muirden, Director of HR, Barclays Retail explains the extensive maternity policies in place at Barclays. Becoming a parent is a life-changing event, at whatever stage in our working lives that it takes place. From preparing ourselves for the new baby, to the challenges to our time, energy and resources which raising a child creates,…
Barclays Bank tops list for number of complaints
Consumer complaints reported by financial services firms fell by 500,000 between the second half of 2012 and the first half of 2013. Data published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) showed 2.9 million complaints were made in the first half of 2013, compared to 3.4 million consumer complaints reported by firms in the previous six…
Google, Ernst & Young and EDF Energy to help tackle ethnic minority youth unemployment
Race for Opportunity (RfO) has launched a search for a Youth Advisory Panel to help to tackle youth unemployment amongst ethnic minorities. Over 125 top UK employers are seeking young people of Black, Asian and minority ethnicities (BAME) to advise on improving recruitment. These include Ernst & Young, Barclays Capital, EDF Energy, Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd,…
Winners of National Work Experience Awards announced
TUI Travel PLC, the BBC and learnpurple are some of the best places to find an internship as the National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) announces the winners of its annual Awards. TUI Travel PLC, the world’s leading international leisure travel group, beat more than 250 companies to be crowned overall winner at yesterday’s (23…