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AI in HR

AI in HR

Much has been written about the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace and what this might mean for Human Resources (HR) teams.  So, what is the current position on AI in HR? CIPD research Let’s start with some recent research.  The CIPD’s “Good Work Index” published in June included a short section on […]

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Support for a wellbeing tax incentive for employers

Overwhelming support from HR leaders for a new universal wellbeing tax break

Employers call for a new universal wellbeing tax break to be announced in the autumn Budget statement to support NHS reforms, reduce absenteeism and help boost economic growth. A survey of employers representing more than 88,000 workers suggests that the government should consider a new tax break aimed at supporting workforce wellbeing. Occupational Health Assessment

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Step count advice

Step count advice

Most employers and their HR teams will recognise the business need to keep their workforce fit, healthy and (importantly) at work.  For only if the employee is able to undertake work will productivity and outcomes be delivered.  One low-cost way of delivering this outcome is providing some generic step count advice to the workforce. But

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Neurodiversity training

Courts expect large employers to provide neurodiversity training

Courts now expect large employers to provide neurodiversity training A recent UK employment tribunal ruling against Capgemini underscores how failing to act on straightforward occupational health advice, specifically providing neurodiversity training, can constitute disability discrimination under the Equality Act 2010. In the recent case, Ms Bahar Khorram, a senior cloud technologist diagnosed with ADHD, the

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£188k award after OH advice ignored

£188k award after OH advice ignored

£188k award after OH advice ignored In a notable recent case, a senior director at a recruitment firm was awarded almost £188,000 after being unfairly dismissed anddiscriminated against due to disability, following a cardiac arrest in February 2020 that resulted in a brain injury and cognitive impairments What happened? Darron Blewitt, a self-described “workaholic,” suffered a cardiac arrest

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The limits of reasonable adjustments

The limits of reasonable adjustments

Where does the duty to make reasonable adjustments end? In Hindmarch v North East Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust ([2025] EAT 87), an Employment Appeal Tribunal reinforced a crucial boundary in disability discrimination law: employers aren’t required to make adjustments that have no realistic prospect of helping. Mr Hindmarch was an ambulance driver with asthma and anxiety.

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