The median pay award in the UK remained steady at 3% in May, with public sector pay awards outstripping the private sector.
Jo Faragher

Jo Faragher
Jo Faragher has been an employment and business journalist for 20 years. She regularly contributes to Personnel Today and writes features for a number of national business and membership magazines. Jo is also the author of 'Good Work, Great Technology', published in 2022 by Clink Street Publishing, charting the relationship between effective workplace technology and productive and happy employees. She won the Willis Towers Watson HR journalist of the year award in 2015 and has been highly commended twice.
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An HR manager who was told his work was ‘messy’ has lost a case for discrimination and harassment at tribunal.
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Employee ownership has gone up by more than 1,600% since 2014, according to figures from the Employee Ownership Association.
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A fear of confrontation is preventing employees from solving work disputes early, according to new research.
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The government has announced a £1.2 billion annual skills investment as the centrepiece of its new industrial strategy, including a significant boost to technical training and apprenticeships.
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Six in 10 hiring managers in the UK manufacturing and engineering sector have struggled to hire in the past year,...
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Aldi is recruiting for 1,000 new store roles as it ramps up its store openings programme between now and the...
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The exact schedule for the Employment Rights Bill is still uncertain, but there are a number of practical measures HR...
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A financial analyst and his sister have been convicted of insider dealing and money laundering after using working from home as a cover.
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The Labour Court in Ireland has set a date for an appeal in a high-profile case between a former Twitter...
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Employers and agencies who hire summer staff must remember their pension obligations, the regulator has warned.
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More than half of senior professionals in UK financial services believe their employer will place less emphasis on DEI and ESG in the future.
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Dentists from overseas are being forced to work in McDonald’s due to bureaucracy preventing them working in the UK.
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A security officer who fell asleep on his shift has been awarded just over £20,000 for unfair dismissal.
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A number of figures in the HR and employment space have been awarded in the King’s birthday honours list.
Neil...