Jessica Agache-Gorse

The UK government has rowed back on its plans to automatically revoke all European Union law at the end of 2023, pointing to a lack of time. Nevertheless, the government will publish a list of...

The UK supermarket cooperative Co-op has launched a new compassionate leave policy for its 57,000 employees, granting them 10 days of leave – taken at any time and not necessarily in a single...

On 21 April the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced it had reached an agreement with Royal Mail Group. The ‘Business Recovery, Transformation and Growth Agreement’ grants a 10% pay rise...

Superdrug and Savers, the UK health and beauty retail chains owned by industry giant AS Watson Group, have announced a series of measures aimed at better supporting their employees amid the rising...

In a landmark move on 17 April, the UK government issued guidance to help employers to measure their ethnicity pay data. The document details the data that should be collected and it explains how...

On 18 April the UK House of Lords embarks on the committee stage in its consideration of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. This government-drafted bill is approaching its final...

British banking group Lloyds has a "disability target", which will be to reach 900 employees with disabilities in management roles by 2025, up from 450 at present. The move marks the first time...

With 45.5% female representation, healthcare company Haleon (24,000 employees) sits among the top ten of the U.K. FTSE 350 stock index’s most diversely represented corporate management boards. On...

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of individuals in economic inactivity – particularly due to long-term health issues – has risen substantially in the UK, from 8.6 million in...

The UK’s National Living Wage, the country’s statutory minimum wage for people over the age of 23, has increased from £9.50 (€10.79) to £10.42 (€11.82) per hour...

Over the course of the past several years, various associations have been calling for a reform of the “whistleblowing framework” in order to secure greater protection for...

The UK subsidiary of the Swedish furniture giant (with approximately 11,700 UK employees) has just signed a legally binding agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). This...