Isabel Jackson

Junior Staff Writer

Isabel Jackson is a junior staff writer at People Management

Angela Rayner

Employment rights bill: what businesses need to know

Following the publication of the government’s hotly anticipated legislative changes, People Management explains the key details from the proposals

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Half of graduates rule out non-hybrid jobs, study finds

Commentators claim research highlights a ‘clear shift’ as flexible working becomes a standard expectation for candidates, rather than a perk

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Unions and campaigners call for end to ‘witch hunt’ against flexible working – do they have a point?

Group highlights ‘relentless scaremongering’ as government prepares to introduce legislation making flexibility the default

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Modern slavery at McDonald’s: how can employers learn from its mistakes?

Commentators say HR has a ‘pivotal’ role to play in preventing forced labour, as fast food chain fails to pick up on signs of exploitation

Georgian-Andrei Oprisor

‘There is always a human involved’: how Revolut used technology to help its teams achieve ‘extraordinary’ goals

The financial tech company’s head of people product explains how, and why, it built a bespoke HR platform from scratch

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Workplace discrimination has soared following outbreak of Israel-Gaza conflict, report finds

Both Muslim and Jewish employees have experienced a rise in behaviours such as stereotyping, verbal harassment and biased treatment in the past year

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300,000 people with health conditions leave the workforce every year, report reveals – can employers help prevent this?

Research also finds those with mental or physical illnesses are almost three times less likely to return to the labour market than those without health issues

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Police officer constructively dismissed after being banned from running side hustle while off sick awarded £1.1m by tribunal

Thames Valley Police was found to discriminate against the claimant by removing a ‘happy and creative distraction’ from her emotionally intense job

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Three quarters of employees would sacrifice salary for a four-day week, report finds

Experts say employers must ‘adapt or accept the risk of a significantly reduced talent pool’ as workers increasingly value work-life balance over remuneration

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‘Fauxductivity’: is it really a problem and how can employers confront it?

People Management considers whether the latest HR buzzword points to a genuine issue plaguing workplaces and, if so, what can be done to root it out