Expert urges financial teams to use low-code/no-code apps to keep up with industry demand
Finance teams face even greater pressure to automate their workflows and reduce operational risk without sacrificing speed and agility. Sebastian Dewhurst shares his thoughts on how finance teams could explore the option of no-code platform to transform their spreadsheet models into collaborative and secure web applications. The Rise of Digital Finance Modern finance departments must […]
Tribunal rules couple were not dismissed over ‘tanned skin’
An employment tribunal has dismissed claims of racial discrimination brought by a couple who alleged they were sacked by Waitrose because of their ‘tanned skin’. The tribunal concluded that the dismissal was the result of unauthorised absence following an extended trip abroad without employer permission. Peter Hedger and Katerina Dimitrova were employed by the supermarket, […]
Tribunal rules couple were not dismissed over ‘tanned skin’
An employment tribunal has dismissed claims of racial discrimination brought by a couple who alleged they were sacked by Waitrose because of their ‘tanned skin’. The tribunal concluded that the dismissal was the result of unauthorised absence following an extended trip abroad without employer permission. Peter Hedger and Katerina Dimitrova were employed by the supermarket, […]
Government revives pensions commission as State Pension age review announced
The Government has announced the revival of the Pensions Commission in an effort to address concerns that future pensioners may face significantly lower incomes than today’s retirees, as well as a State Pension review. The renewed Commission will assess structural issues in the current system and recommend reforms to ensure more workers are able to […]
Government revives pensions commission as State Pension age review announced
The Government has announced the revival of the Pensions Commission in an effort to address concerns that future pensioners may face significantly lower incomes than today’s retirees, as well as a State Pension review. The renewed Commission will assess structural issues in the current system and recommend reforms to ensure more workers are able to […]
BMA claims NHS strike planning could put patients at risk
The British Medical Association has warned that changes to NHS strike planning could risk patient safety. Resident – formerly junior – doctors in England are scheduled to walk out for five days from 7:00am on Friday 25 July, in a dispute about pay restoration. In previous rounds of strike action, it had been agreed that […]
82% of data breaches contain HR information
A study into 141 million files found in data breaches has shown that 82% of incidents have included HR data. Lab 1, a data intelligence platform, has published what it claims to be the biggest ever content-level analysis of information, using AI agents to scrape breached datasets and analyse every file exposed. These included unstructured […]
Manage Global Remote Teams
Managing Remote Global Teams Sarah Mitchell received a phone call last Tuesday that literally made her stomach drop. She thought that her biggest challenge as HR Director of a fintech company in rapid growth was to keep remote teams productive and engaged. She was wrong. Their legal team called. Regulators in Germany had flagged a […]
The tribunal adjourns after a witness dials from a train
An adjudication hearing of the Workplace Relations Commission was halted when the respondent’s witness joined the video from a busy railway. The adjudication officers in Ireland, which are equivalent to employment tribunal judges in Britain, said that it would not be acceptable to continue the hearing because of background noise. Yesterday, the videoconference hearing in […]
Ministers who violate rules and leave the ministry will lose their payouts
From October of this year, ministers who resign after a serious violation of the conduct rules won’t be able to receive their payouts. As part of broader reforms to standards and culture in parliament, the existing watchdog will be abolished. The government has described it as “toothless”. Former ministers who accept jobs in violation of […]