The government has launched what it is calling a “landmark” review of parental leave and pay, including what the statutory...
Nic Paton

Nic Paton
Nic Paton is consultant editor at Personnel Today. One of the country's foremost workplace health journalists, Nic has written for Personnel Today and Occupational Health & Wellbeing since 2001, and edited the magazine from 2018.
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Rising national living wage rates combined with stagnant pay growth now mean many entry-level graduate roles are perilously close to...
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New graduates coming into the jobs’ market this summer will face a real bun fight, research has warned, with graduate...
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Employers are struggling to cope with a deluge of identity fraud, false credentials, use of AI, and even undisclosed convictions...
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Employers bemoan Gen Z’s lack of ‘work readiness’ but fail to offer support
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonA third of employers (35%) believe a lack of ‘work readiness’ in Gen Z and younger generations will be one...
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Almost two-thirds of UK employees (62%) say they are still finding it difficult to book a doctor’s appointment and as...
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The rising cost of providing employee benefits is focusing the minds of employers, as businesses grapple with economic uncertainty and...
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One in three employees (34%) admit either to using or witnessing substance use or addictive behaviours during work hours, according...
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Half of people (50%) living with multiple sclerosis (MS) say they have left a job because of factors relating to...
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A growing number of UK employees are now legally using medical cannabis to manage conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety...
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Employer awareness, understanding and compliance with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stress risk assessment requirements remains “worryingly” low, a poll...
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Demand from employees for support around mental ill health rose by 10% in the weeks following Mental Health Awareness Week...
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‘Polygamous working’, or secretly holding down more than one full-time job, may be on the rise, especially with remote or...
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Data highlights positive link between group income support and return to work
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonNearly three-quarters of workers (72%) who had to take time off for illness last year but were also working for...
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Four in 10 women feel that the impact of period pain and menstrual symptoms has knocked their pay and progression...