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Jo Faragher has been an employment and business journalist for 20 years. She regularly contributes to Personnel Today and writes features for a number of national business and membership magazines. Jo is also the author of 'Good Work, Great Technology', published in 2022 by Clink Street Publishing, charting the relationship between effective workplace technology and productive and happy employees. She won the Willis Towers Watson HR journalist of the year award in 2015 and has been highly commended twice.

    • Employment law
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    • Employment tribunals

    House of Lords votes against day-one dismissal rights

    by Jo Faragher 18 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 18 Jul 2025

    The House of Lords has voted for an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill that would remove day-one unfair dismissal rights.

    • Hospitality
    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses

    Hospitality made up 45% of latest job losses

    by Jo Faragher 18 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 18 Jul 2025

    The hospitality sector accounted for almost half of job losses in the latest employment figures from the Office for National Statistics.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Manufacturing
    • Latest News

    Jaguar Land Rover to lose 500 management roles

    by Jo Faragher 18 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 18 Jul 2025

    Jaguar Land Rover will cut up to 500 management roles in the UK after facing financial pressures from US trade tariffs.

    • Zero hours
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Zero-hours employees may have to request guaranteed hours

    by Jo Faragher 17 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 17 Jul 2025

    New rights for workers on zero-hours contracts could be watered down after a proposed amendment to the Employment Rights Bill as it is debated in the House of Lords.

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention
    • The RAD Awards

    RAD Awards 2026 open for entries

    by Jo Faragher 16 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 16 Jul 2025

    The RAD Awards 2026 are now open for entries, marking 36 years of the Oscars of the recruitment industry.

    • Business performance
    • Latest News
    • Sickness absence

    Sick pay reforms ‘deliver £2bn of benefits’ – TUC

    by Jo Faragher 16 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 16 Jul 2025

    Reforms to sick pay being introduced by the Employment Rights Bill could deliver benefits of more than £2bn to the UK economy, analysis from the TUC suggests.

    • NHS
    • Scotland
    • Employment law

    Trans row nurse cleared of misconduct as tribunal resumes

    by Jo Faragher 16 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 16 Jul 2025

    Trans row nurse Sandie Peggie has been cleared of gross misconduct as her tribunal against NHS Fife resumes.

    • Neonatal leave
    • Employment law
    • Carers

    Hugh’s Law calls for paid leave for parents with critically ill children

    by Jo Faragher 16 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 16 Jul 2025

    A bereaved family is campaigning for the government to introduce legislation that gives parents statutory rights if their child is critically ill.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Latest News

    Gregg Wallace investigation: 45 allegations upheld

    by Jo Faragher 14 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 14 Jul 2025

    An independent report has upheld 45 allegations against TV presenter Gregg Wallace.

    • Latest News
    • Race discrimination
    • Ethnicity

    Black TV professionals’ experiences of racism are rife, says report

    by Jo Faragher 14 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 14 Jul 2025

    More than nine in 10 Black TV professionals have experienced prejudice or discrimination, according to research led by Aston University....

    • National living wage
    • Latest News
    • Inflation

    Workers with second jobs at an all-time high

    by Jo Faragher 11 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 11 Jul 2025

    The number of workers taking second jobs is at its highest level since records began as workers feel the pinch of rising prices.

    • Agency workers
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Court of Appeal rules that Ryanair agency pilot is worker

    by Jo Faragher 9 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 9 Jul 2025

    A Ryanair pilot has won a landmark legal victory on agency worker status at the Court of Appeal.

    • Department for Education
    • Latest News
    • Education

    Teacher recruitment goals ‘lack coherent plan’

    by Jo Faragher 9 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 9 Jul 2025

    The Department for Education ‘lacks a coherent plan’ to meet teacher recruitment goals, according to the Public Accounts Committee.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Latest News

    Gregg Wallace sacked amid fresh misconduct allegations

    by Jo Faragher 9 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 9 Jul 2025

    MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has been sacked as a result of an inquiry into allegations of inappropriate conduct on set.

    • Disability discrimination
    • Employment tribunals
    • Neurodiversity

    ADHD and autism diagnosis was evidence of impact, rules EAT

    by Jo Faragher 9 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 9 Jul 2025

    A diagnosis of ADHD or autism can contribute to the definition of and impact of disability, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled.

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