July 28, 2021
Plans for a new single status for workers don’t cover everyone, says lobby group
IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has responded to the UK Labour Party’s proposal for a single worker status saying that although it is welcome the party is attempting to clear the confusion around worker rights, the party’s proposals fail to grasp the nettle of employment status. The comment comes after Labour announced it would create a single worker status to “replace the three existing employment categories” of employee, worker and dependent contractor. Labour said the category would encompass “all but the genuinely self-employed”. More →
In face of growing skills gaps in the UK – post pandemic and Brexit – 
As increasing numbers of companies offer post-pandemic hybrid working for employees, the challenges it poses to maintaining culture, morale, effective training and staff loyalty have been disclosed in a new survey of senior executives. 
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New research commissioned by 
Many governments are increasingly approaching artificial intelligence with an almost religious zeal. By 2018 at least 
According to a new survey from 
Access to workplace counsellors, mental health training and support groups are topping the charts on what workers want on their return to the office, according to new research by 
Additional time on people’s hands as a result of the pandemic has prompted the average British worker to pick up a range of good habits for their careers, according to a new study by 
July 23, 2021
The unshocking truth about work and workplaces
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Workplace design