On International Women’s Day (8th March) Cheryl Brennan, Executive Director for Health and Benefits at Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing, is highlighting why women’s health needs to be more of a priority for employers.
Responding to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget announcement today, Tania Bowers, Legal Counsel and Head of Public Policy for the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), said:
The CIPD has welcomed the extension to the furlough scheme, saying it represents a lifeline to many businesses and workers. However, it warns the Government must now start to shift gears and move from its focus from job protection to greater investment in skills and supporting jobseekers.
The Supreme Court landmark ruling in Uber BV and others v Aslam that Uber drivers are workers entitled to worker rights may have much wider implications than establishing rights for ‘gig economy’ workers.