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    Wages fall 1.2% behind inflation as cost of living crisis deepens

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 May 2022

    Official figures show the extent to which wages in January to March 2022 failed to keep pace with the rising cost of living.

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    BBC awards pay increase as pension scheme review launched

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 May 2022

    The BBC has announced a pay increase and a review of its pension schemes, the latter of which have seen contributions surge to £182m annually.

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    Living Wage employers pass 10,000 mark

    by Jo Faragher 11 May 2022
    by Jo Faragher 11 May 2022

    More than 10,000 UK employers have now signed up to pay the Living Wage, the voluntary rate suggested by the Living Wage Foundation.

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    Queen’s Speech: absence of employment bill leaves organisations in limbo

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 May 2022

    The government has been accused of breaking its promises to improve workers’ rights, as the employment bill was excluded from...

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    Latest job advert figures point to growing economic uncertainty

    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2022

    The number of active job advertisements across the UK has risen steadily since late March 2022 but the lower level of new job ads suggests gathering fears over the economy.

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    Post Office staff strike over below-inflation pay offer

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 May 2022

    Post Office workers are on strike today (3 May) after recieving a pay offer that falls below the cost of living, according to a union.

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    Network Rail: unions angered by ‘work harder at school’ comment

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Apr 2022

    A Network Rail regional director of communications has told rail workers about to take part in a national strike ballot...

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    Gap between pay and inflation largest since 1984

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Apr 2022

    XpertHR's analysis of pay settlements in Q1 2022 reveals a six percentage point gap between the median and RPI.

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    Ill health and Covid force 400,000 out of labour market

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Apr 2022

    An IPPR report suggests the pandemic has resulted in significant UK labour market changes.

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    Pandemic shifted labour market to low-skill, low pay

    by Jo Faragher 25 Apr 2022
    by Jo Faragher 25 Apr 2022

    Unemployed workers face more job opportunities that match their skills now than they did pre-pandemic, according to labour market research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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    Union announces ballot for ‘biggest rail strike’

    by Rob Moss 20 Apr 2022
    by Rob Moss 20 Apr 2022

    More than 40,000 workers at Network Rail and 15 train operating companies are to be balloted for strike action in...

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    Law firm pays out £900 to help with cost of living

    by Jo Faragher 20 Apr 2022
    by Jo Faragher 20 Apr 2022

    Law firm Irwin Mitchell will give most staff a £900 one-off payment this month to help them deal with the...

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    Inflation in March 2022 rises to 7%

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Apr 2022

    Inflation in the year to March 2022 reached yet another 30-year high, rising 6.2% at the consumer prices index (CPI) measure.

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    ONS: record job vacancies in January to March 2022

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Apr 2022

    Job vacancies in January to March 2022 reached yet another record, 1.28 million, although growth in demand is slowing down.

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    Hiring activity in March 2022 began to stabilise

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Apr 2022

    The supply of permanent and temporary staff has dropped at its sharpest rate for four months, according to KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

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