Getting behind the headlines to explore how the news impacts the people function and businesses as a whole - it's HR Headlines. In the first edition of 2022, Erik Niewiarowski, Head of Video Content and Social Media, and Kieran Howells, Head of Content, break down the first headlines of the year. This week the pair discuss IKEA slashing statutory sick pay for unvaccinated staff, the recent pay row at Google, and the sick leave stigma in the UK, as only 1 in 3 took time off sick in 2021.