Will the UK go with a code of practice, such as that of Ireland, or add teeth, thus following examples in Belgium and Australia?
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With the UK’s skills system ‘in a mess’ according to Keir Starmer, the UK's new skills strategy could do worse than look at how schemes similar to Skills England have fared in the Netherlands.
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Merlin Entertainments' Janet McKenzie will present the closing keynote on the first day of Employee Benefits Live 2024.
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Retail giant Amazon has awarded a pay deal for its tens of thousands of UK employees worth nearly 10%.
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Centre for Cities hybrid working research shows full-time London workers now spend 2.7 days in the office, up from 2.2 days last year.
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Downing Street says government plans to introduce a ‘right to switch off’ could boost productivity by allowing people time to rest.
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Waitress sexually harassed and dismissed by her boss after only a month awarded nearly £43,000 at the employment tribunal.
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In the UK, under new legislation proposed in the King’s Speech, employers will soon have to expand their pay gap...
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The current attacks on DEI in the US and UK may be based on prejudice but if businesses are to defend the gains made so far, they need to toughen their stance.
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Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) must pay a former executive more than €550,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal.
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Fewer than half of UK headquartered businesses are ready to meet the requirements of the European Union Pay Transparency directive.
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US computer giant Dell is to launch a fresh round of job cuts this week with up to about 12,500...
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The UK government could follow a Canadian pensions model that would see it consolidating government pension schemes into fewer, larger schemes with a better return.
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Employers are being urged to offer more support for lonely workers globally after research reveals 20% experience feelings of loneliness.
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Hiring intentions in London are outpacing the rest of the UK, but the REC believes it could be encouraging news for the whole economy.