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'Training is essential' | Harassment law changes: How HR can prepare for tougher prevention duties
From October 2026, employers will be expected to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment,...
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Fair Work Agency | How & why the NMW list is catching hundreds of employers
On 3 September, the government published the names of 658 employers that had underpaid the National Minimum...
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Compliance | Why HR needs to get right to work on new Right to Work checks
Right to work checks used to be a relatively self-contained job for HR. Someone joins payroll, their...
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Ingka Group | How Ikea's largest retailer runs total rewards for a global workforce of more than 160,000 people
Ingka Group's Konstantinos Karavidas on running total rewards across Ingka Group's 32 markets, which...
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Silence isn’t safety | How whistleblowing still goes wrong inside good HR teams
HR Grapevine spoke with a solicitor, a digital forensics expert, a whistleblowing services provider,...
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'Daily nightmare' | The workplace conflict driving disabled employees out of work
Disabled workers have described bullying, deteriorating health and lost confidence as new Acas research...
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Changing needs | How fintech talent is shaping up to meet evolving compliance and culture demands
Sophie Mackenzie, People & Talent Director at Ebury on everything from FCA regulation and dismissal periods...
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Drawing a line | What the FCA's new Code of Conduct update means for HR leaders
From 1 September, serious bullying, harassment and violence at financial services firms has moved from...
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National Payroll Week | The most pressing considerations for payroll professionals in 2026
For National Payroll Week, HR Grapevine asked payroll leaders across accountancy, software, in-house...
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Covert filming | Smart glasses - the workplace privacy & data risks of the new wearable tech fad
Increasingly-discreet smart glasses create fresh legal risks around harassment, confidentiality and personal...
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'Faster, fairer, safer' | Hard launch on the new age of hiring
The National Hiring Metrics, an essential part of the National Hiring Strategy, hard-launched at RecFest...
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Employment Rights Act | HR urged to act now as six-month unfair dismissal rights move closer
The new measures will fundamentally change how employers manage recruitment, probation and...
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'Understand your position' | The EU pay transparency clock is ticking - what does it mean for UK employers?
Expert warns that businesses waiting for local legislation could find themselves scrambling to comply...
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'Clear boundaries' | Can employers ban political & religious symbols at work? HR experts weigh in after NHS badge controversy
Experts have warned that blanket bans on political & religious symbols raise far more complex legal and...
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To the polls | What are your employees' rights to time off during the local elections?
With the local elections taking place on May 7th, HR may face last-minute requests for time off. What...
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'Not the end goal' | What impact will mandatory ethnicity & disability pay gap reporting have on employers?
Large UK employers will be required to publish ethnicity and disability pay gaps under new Government...
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Middle East conflict | Employees stranded overseas - what HR needs to know about pay & annual leave
Hundreds of UK employees are stuck overseas. Employment lawyers explain the HR, pay and legal implications...
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Inclusion | Ramadan in the workplace: A health and safety perspective for HR
For HR leaders, Ramadan is not just a cultural or religious moment to acknowledge, it is also a prompt...
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'No quick fixes' | McDonald's harassment claims are a warning shot for HR leaders on safeguarding staff
Allegations that McDonald's has failed to tackle sexual harassment across its UK restaurants have pushed...
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‘Pay attention’ | HR Grapevine's 2025 Review: The biggest headlines, HR wins, & tribunals
The only end-of-year HR roundup for 2025 you need, from Lenovo's dementia 'simulations' to Spotify's...
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