Impact of April’s 9.8% increase to NLW continues to affect the median pay award, currently almost three percentage points above inflation.
Rob Moss

Rob Moss
Rob Moss is a business journalist with more than 25 years' experience. He has been editor of Personnel Today since 2010. He joined the publication in 2006 as online editor of the award-winning website. Rob specialises in labour market economics, gender diversity and family-friendly working. He has hosted hundreds of webinar and podcasts. Before writing about HR and employment he ran news and feature desks on publications serving the global optical and eyewear market, the UK electrical industry, and energy markets in Asia and the Middle East.
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Met Police recruitment campaign by Pablo and Unlimited agencies says 'Change Needs You' as it looks to hire more police constables.
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Most Carpetright stores are to close with the loss of more than 1,500 jobs after a rescue deal saw only...
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Skills England to bring together ‘fractured skills landscape’ and create a shared national ambition to boost the nation’s skills.
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Gender-critical worker who chose to use the 'preferred pronouns' 'XYChromosomeGuy/ AdultHumanMale' loses claim for belief discrimination.
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Annual wage growth slows to 5.7% in the ONS July 2024 labour market statistics, the slowest rate since August 2022.
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Equality watchdog updates guidance for job ads providing more clarity around 'occupational requirements', particularly in relation to sex.
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Second trial of a four-day week is scheduled to launch this autumn as campaigners urge employers to sign up.
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Builders’ merchant sales rep settles disability discrimination case for £20k
by Rob Mossby Rob MossSales representative Mark Graham settles his disability discrimination case against Haldane Fisher builders’ merchant for £20,000.
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Dyson is cutting as many as 1,000 jobs in the UK, around a quarter of its British workforce, as part of restructuring programme.
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Wes Streeting meets the British Medical Association today in an effort to bring an end to junior doctors strikes in England.
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Senior executive Glenn Cowie awarded £3.2 million from Vesuvius after winning ageism claim, the employment tribunal rules.
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German police officer loses appeal to overturn dismissal after he stole 180kg of cheddar cheese from an overturned refrigerated lorry.
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The junior doctors’ pay dispute was the priority to be settled followed by how to meet the recommendations made by public sector pay review bodies, said Matt Wrack.
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Apple ‘genius’ unfairly dismissed under non-existent zero-tolerance policy
by Rob Mossby Rob MossFormer ‘genius’ at Apple wins unfair dismissal claim after ‘joking’ with Chinese colleague about ‘you lot’ releasing ‘another deadly disease’.