By David Spencer, University of Leeds The UK government has announced a proposal that would give workers the right to request a… …
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Employment Law
Nova Scotia court rules it has jurisdiction in wrongful dismissal case against U.K.-based company
In a decision that highlights the complexities of modern employment relationships and the implications of global corporate structures, the court found that …
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Global HR PracticesWorkplace Safety & OHS
The UK’s Health and Safety at Work Act is 50. Here’s how it’s changed our lives
By Mike Esbester, University of Portsmouth On 1 June 1974, a fireball rose over the village of Flixborough, Lincolnshire. A chemical plant …
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Global HR Practices
UK minimum wage to rise – here’s how it could really tackle the cost of living and inequality
By Mathew Johnson, University of Manchester and Damian Grimshaw, King’s College London After more than a decade of stop-start minimum wage policy …
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Global HR PracticesOpinion
I spent months with Amazon workers in the U.K. before they narrowly voted against unionizing. This is what I learned
By Tom Vickers, Nottingham Trent University Amazon workers in Coventry, England, have narrowly voted against a proposal that would have forced the …
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FeaturedGlobal HR PracticesWeird Workplace
IKEA hiring people in U.K., Ireland to work in its new virtual store on Roblox
IKEA is taking a novel approach to recruitment by offering paid positions to workers in the U.K. or Ireland in its new… …
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By Amr Saber Algarhi, Sheffield Hallam University and Konstantinos Lagos, Sheffield Hallam University Inflation in the UK has fallen to 2.3% in …
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By Helen Wadham, Manchester Metropolitan University; Carlos Monterrubio, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, and Kate Dashper, Leeds Beckett University The extraordinary …
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Global HR PracticesOpinion
Will Britons work until they’re 71? Expert examines proposed pension age rise
By Chris Parry, Cardiff Metropolitan University The retirement age will need to rise to 71 for UK workers in future, according to …


