Jessica Agache-Gorse

The emblematic British retailer Marks & Spencer has unveiled a new flexible working proposition for more than 3,000 retail managers, available from January 2023. Dubbed “Worklife”...

On 31 October, longstanding British consumer co-operative, Co-op, announced it was implementing a landmark policy that supports employees undergoing fertility treatment. The scheme will allow...

The UK government has lent its backing to the Carer’s Leave Bill, which will create an annual unpaid leave entitlement of one week, at all companies, for employees with caring responsibilities...

On 24 October the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the independent supervisory body responsible for ensuring data protection, announced it had imposed a £4.4 million (€5.08 million) fine...

On 21 October the UK government announced it was backing the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill. Introduced as a private members bill by Labour MP Dan Jarvis, the...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the independent body tasked by the UK government with ensuring equality nationwide, urged the executive branch on 20 October to back the Worker...

On 17 October the government announced the launch of an online platform providing guidance for employers to help them support and encourage the employment of people with illnesses or disabilities...

In a bid to save £500 million (€572.55 million) this year, supermarket giant Tesco announced on 5 October that it is to cut more than 300 jobs at its headquarters and in regional teams...

Whether in the flight cabin or on the ground, Virgin Atlantic employees can now choose their uniform “no matter their gender, gender identity or gender expression”, the airline...

The so-called "Living Wage", which is paid voluntarily by more than 11,000 employers across the UK, was increased to £10.90 (€12.03) an hour by the Living Wage Foundation, the organisation driving...

Shopping vouchers, free meals and even a second pay rise in the same year – a host of measures have been announced in the UK retail sector to support staff amid rising prices. Such measures also...

Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, is planning to scrap the cap on bonuses in the finance sector. The plans were reported on 15 September, less than two weeks after he was...