Elevate HR

06/30/2026

The £123,543 unfair dismissal cap ends in 2027: what UK senior staff need to do now

Something has shifted in the tone of senior meetings at a number of UK employers, and it is not accidental. The Financial Times has reported that some companies are accelerating the exits of highly paid staff ahead of 1 January 2027, the date on ...

06/29/2026

6 min

One in three UK workplaces lack in-house conflict skills

New research from ACAS (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service), conducted in partnership with YouGov, finds that one in three British workplaces has no member of staff with the skills to resolve a workplace conflict before it ...

06/29/2026

6 min

1 in 10 UK workers would quit over office temperatures

UK temperatures climbed above 30°C during the June 2026 heatwave, and 1 in 10 workers say they would consider quitting over office temperatures. That figure translates to roughly 3 million people across offices, warehouses, food factories and c...

06/29/2026

8 min

CIPD and Unite flag UK heat liability: the regulatory gap employers can no longer ignore

A warehouse operative in Coventry clocks in at 7am to a building that will hit 34°C by midday. A line cook in Birmingham works a full service in a kitchen hovering near 40°C. A delivery driver in Bristol spends the afternoon in a cab with no fu...

06/29/2026

6 min

DfE apprenticeship funding shift 2026: what CIPD members and young workers need to verify now

On 22 June 2026, the UK government set out what it calls a renewed commitment to young workers, announcing a package designed to move 16 to 24 year olds away from what ministers describe as a degree-by-default culture and toward apprenticeships ...

06/29/2026

5 min

UK pay awards held flat in May 2026: how to negotiate salary

If you are building up to a pay conversation in the second half of 2026, the backdrop has shifted in a way that is easy to miss. Pay awards held flat through May 2026, according to predictions issued by Brightmine and reported by Personnel Today, ...

06/25/2026

6 min

UK has no maximum workplace temperature law: what to do

Britain is heading into a period of extreme heat, with the Met Office issuing warnings of temperatures approaching 40°C, and the question arriving in every HR inbox and group chat is identical: at what temperature does work legally have to stop? T...

06/23/2026

7 min

CEST credibility gap: IR35 Shield FOI data shows 71% collapse in HMRC tool usage

HMRC's Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool is shedding users at a rate that demands an explanation. Figures obtained via a Freedom of Information request by compliance specialist IR35 Shield and reported by The Register show that CEST ...

06/22/2026

8 min

EU Pay Transparency Directive: a practical guide for UK workers at multinationals

If you work for a UK-headquartered company that also employs people in the EU, or you are weighing up an offer from one, the way salaries are advertised and discussed is shifting under your feet. The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive ...

06/22/2026

7 min

UK Public Interest Test: the TUPE and talent reckoning for supplier HR

The Cabinet Office's new procurement guidelines introduce a Public Interest Test for outsourced contracts valued at £1m or more, and the workforce consequences for HR directors at major public-sector suppliers are immediate, not theoretical. For P...

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