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hrgrapevine.com | Liam Soutar
NewsBusiness Acumen 7 mins readHR GrapevineHR Grapevine | Executive Grapevine International LtdThe UK Supreme Court has today ruled that the terms “man”, “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex - a landmark decision that will have significant implications for UK employers, especially those managing policies on single-sex spaces and occupational requirements.
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1 week ago | 
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NewsChange 4 mins readHR GrapevineHR Grapevine | Executive Grapevine International LtdManchester United has begun its search for a new HR leader. In March, it was revealed that the club’s current People & Transformation Director, Annie Hale, would be leaving the Premier League club at the end of the 2024/25 season.
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1 week ago | 
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NewsBusiness Acumen 2 mins readHR GrapevineHR Grapevine | Executive Grapevine International LtdA GP practice manager who failed to pay more than £75,000 into the pension funds of staff at her surgery now faces seven years of bankruptcy restrictions. Sonia Simkins ran Hawes Lane Surgery in Rowley Regis as a sole trader. But in July 2024, the practice closed after a bankruptcy order was made against her.
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1 week ago | 
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NewsResourcing 5 mins readHR GrapevineHR Grapevine | Executive Grapevine International LtdThe UK labour market showed further signs of strain this week as the number of payrolled employees dropped by 78,000 in March 2025, marking the sharpest fall since the height of the pandemic.
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1 week ago | 
hrgrapevine.com | Liam Soutar
NewsLearning & Development 4 mins readHR GrapevineHR Grapevine | Executive Grapevine International LtdThe Government has announced plans to support frontline staff with new action to improve working lives, enhance career progression and tackle violence.
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1 week ago | 
hrgrapevine.com | Liam Soutar
OpinionCulture & Behaviour 3 mins readHR GrapevineHR Grapevine | Executive Grapevine International LtdWeek by week, more and more businesses are increasing the amount of time they require employees to be in the office. Whereas just a couple of years ago, remote working was seen as the future of employment (how did we ever work in an office five days a week? We all pondered), it's becoming ever more rarer to find a fully remote job.
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1 week ago | 
hrgrapevine.com | Liam Soutar
NewsIndustry News 3 mins readHR GrapevineHR Grapevine | Executive Grapevine International LtdCorndel, in partnership with Imperial Executive Education and supported by Microsoft, has launched The Enterprise AI Academy which will skill 10,000 professionals in artificial intelligence by the end of 2025. Together, Corndel and Imperial, supported by Microsoft are launching a pioneering AI Academy.
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3 weeks ago | 
hrgrapevine.com | Liam Soutar
NewsPeople Analytics 3 mins readHR GrapevineHR Grapevine | Executive Grapevine International LtdFour in five (81%) Gen Z workers in the UK would consider working remotely for a company outside of the UK if that meant greater salary opportunities, according to new research commissioned by global HR and payroll firm Deel.
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3 weeks ago | 
hrgrapevine.com | Liam Soutar
NewsBusiness Acumen 4 mins readHR GrapevineHR Grapevine | Executive Grapevine International LtdAn employee became visibly distressed after accidentally viewing a document titled "Concerns Re Liv" on her manager’s screen - a document about her - without receiving any apology, an employment tribunal has heard.
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3 weeks ago | 
hrgrapevine.com | Liam Soutar
NewsCulture & Behaviour 1 min readHR GrapevineHR Grapevine | Executive Grapevine International LtdB&Q has created an inclusive language guide for its staff, advising against using phrases that may bring negative connotations to certain disabilities. The DIY chain has, for example, suggested staff avoid using terms at work such as ‘blind drunk’ or ‘deaf to our pleas’ , as was first reported by The Telegraph.
