This month's episode of the Personnel Today HR Podcast, brought to you by Deel, looks at one of the most complex aspects of the Employment Rights Act 2025 – guaranteed hours. Are the government's plans to end one-sided flexibility in zero-hours contracts workable?

Employment law expert Darren Newman joins the PT team to unpick the government's consultation on when and how employers will have to make an offer of guaranteed hours to people on zero-hours or similar contracts. Who will be eligible? And how will it apply to agency workers?

We look at whether the rise in remote working since the pandemic is fuelling the demise of entry-level jobs, after economists in the US found a link between how "remotable" a role is and a reduction in early-career recruitment.

And we look at advice for employers on how best to manage the implications of the men's 2026 World Cup, including absence, banter and the feelings of the non-football fan.

Presented by Rob Moss, Jo Faragher and Adam McCulloch
Produced and edited by Rob Moss
Music: Eternity Bro/Shutterstock

This month's episode of the Personnel Today HR Podcast, brought to you by Deel, explores antisemitism in the workplace – how it differs to other forms of discrimination, and what employers can do to tackle it. With the recent hot weather, we also look at calls for the UK to introduce a maximum working temperature, and we reflect on a fintech CEO's decision to eliminate his HR team.

Every month, we focus on some of the most significant events of the previous weeks and delve into the implications for HR professionals.

Renowned author and business psychologist Professor Binna Kandola, co-founder of Pearn Kandola, joins the team to discuss the experiences of Jewish employees in the UK. How does this form of discrimination manifest itself in workplaces and how what should employers do to address it?

We look at a recommendation from the UK's Climate Change Committee on introducing a maximum workplace temperature and the best ways to cope with working during a heatwave.

And we look into comments made by the CEO of US fintech company Bolt about "getting rid of HR" because they "create problems that don't exist".

Presented by Rob Moss, Jo Faragher and Adam McCulloch
Produced and edited by Rob Moss
Music: Eternity Bro/Shutterstock

This month's episode of the Personnel Today HR Podcast, brought to you by Deel, explores what employers need to do when trade unions come knocking, ahead of new statutory access rights later this year. We also examine the rise of agentic AI, and what the newly established Fair Work Agency means for employers.

Every month, we focus on some of the most significant events of the previous weeks and delve into the implications for HR professionals.

Employment law trainer and commentator Darren Newman joins the PT team again to discuss trade union access rights and what HR professionals should be doing to prepare for new measures which are scheduled to come into force in October 2026. How will the new regulations affect organisations that already engage with trade unions? And what about employers that have not had to manage trade union relationships before?

We look at AI agents and "digital twins" and what they mean for the workplace. And we look at the Fair Work Agency and ask whether the new body will be any more powerful than the four enforcement bodies it replaces.

Presented by Rob Moss, Jo Faragher and Adam McCulloch
Produced and edited by Rob Moss
Music: Eternity Bro/Shutterstock