Which employers offer equal parental leave?
Day one rights to make 86% more cautious about hiring
CBI finds that businesses are cautious about the impact of day one rights, together with national insurance costs and skills shortages.
Barclays Bank boss warns Reeves over public sector wages
Venkatakrishnan said that, while the government needed to restrict rising public sector wages, the inflationary impact of pay rises was an issue across the UK economy.
MPs probe Asda financial links with workplace lender
MPs on the business and trade select committee has asked Asda for details of loans of up to £25,000 being offered to staff by Wagestream, in which the supermarket chain has a stake.
Companies named for failing to report gender pay gap
Companies behind Purplebricks and the fashion retailer Jigsaw among those named by EHRC for their failure to report gender pay gap.
Slightly shorter working week could reap big benefits
For many involved with the survey, the pandemic had prompted a reappraisal of attitudes towards work and work-life balance.
University workers to vote in ballot for national strike
University and College Union members across the UK to vote in strike ballot after employers refused to increase their 1.4% pay offer.
Pensions
Gender pension gap means women stop receiving pension from today
UK gender pension gap means retired women effectively stop receiving a pension from today – the equivalent of losing out on £7,600.
Raise retirement in line with life expectancy, say managers
More than a third (37%) of managers think the retirement age should be raised to reflect higher life expectancy.
Pensions Commission launched to tackle low retirement savings
Government launches new Pensions Commission to examine why tomorrow’s pensioners are expected to be poorer than today’s.
Minimum wage
Pay awards feeling tightest squeeze since December 2021
Pay awards felt the squeeze in the three months to July, coming in at a median of 3%, down from...
FCA issues clarity on workplace savings schemes to boost employer uptake
Financial Conduct Authority issues statement to provide clarity on workplace savings schemes, to help more employers offer them.
Hospitality loses jobs at ‘staggering’ rate since Budget
Analysis of employment data reveals hospitality has accounted for 53% of all job losses in the UK since the Budget.
Equal pay
Women less confident of achieving pay or leadership parity
Only two-fifths of women (41%) globally expect that the gender pay gap will be closed for their generation, with confidence...
Could equal pay questionnaires be revived?
Equality watchdog suggests government could consider reintroducing equal pay questionnaires in its response to a call for evidence.
EU pay transparency rules driving ‘cultural pay shift’ in UK
EU Pay Transparency Directive having impact in the UK as 76% of UK companies plan to share pay ranges with employees, according to WTW.
Benefits
Which employers offer equal parental leave?
Research reveals list of all 165 UK employers offering equal parental leave, offering on average 20 weeks’ paternity leave on full pay.
MPs probe Asda financial links with workplace lender
MPs on the business and trade select committee has asked Asda for details of loans of up to £25,000 being offered to staff by Wagestream, in which the supermarket chain has a stake.
Slightly shorter working week could reap big benefits
For many involved with the survey, the pandemic had prompted a reappraisal of attitudes towards work and work-life balance.
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