A job advert for a new London bar sparked outrage for requesting only “extremely attractive” staff to apply. Posting vacancies for £10-an-hour waiting jobs, the unnamed Shoreditch jazz bar stated that female applicants must have (along with a minimum of one year’s experience) a “fun, lively attitude”. The advert, found on employment website Reed.co.uk, also …
Office relocations could be all the talk. One Brexit result could be that UK firms holding “passporting” rights to operate throughout the European Economic Area may lose those rights. Currently, a considerable number of UK financial services firms rely on such rights. If the rights disappeared, firms would then have no choice but to set …
A study by University College London published this month reveals that the increased interest in and popularity of “hipster” culture is changing Britain’s economy and job market in some unexpected ways. The study, commissioned by employment agency Indeed, reveals that as the number and combined spending of “hipsters” rise, so too do the fortunes of …
During the Christmas period employers face a minefield of HR challenges. Workplace Christmas parties bring up issues of conduct and discrimination. For example, employees may misbehave, or fail to turn up the next day. Holiday and overtime issues also commonly arise at this time. Annual leave requests can be concentrated around the same days, while …
In October, the Christian owners of a Northern Ireland bakery have won their appeal in the so-called “gay cake” discrimination case. The Supreme Court ruled that Ashers Bakery’s refusal to make a cake with a slogan supporting same-sex marriage was not discriminatory. The background to this high-profile dispute began in 2014 when the bakery refused …
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