Pay & benefits
Does gender pay gap reporting legislation need more teeth?
The original aim of gender pay gap reporting was to shed light on pay discrepancies and apply enough pressure to...
One in six workers are in insecure, low-paid jobs
One sixth of UK workers – around 5.1 million people – are in insecure, low-paid work, according to new research....
Junior doctors to vote on four-year pay deal
Junior doctors are to be balloted on whether to accept a four-year deal which will mean annual pay uplifts of...
Include regular voluntary overtime in holiday pay, judge rules
Employers must now consider any voluntary overtime that is taken regularly in holiday pay calculations
US study finds men fearing contact with women at work
Male managers may be restricting their work with female colleagues, according to US research.
Female academics ‘discriminated against’ by universities, research claims
Female academics at top universities do not progress as quickly, or to the same levels, as men with the same...
Mayfair club kitchen porters call for the Living Wage
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has urged one of London’s most exclusive membership clubs to ensure its...
Judicial review begins into ‘unfair’ increase in state pension age
A group of women will appear at the High Court today (5 June) for a judicial review.
Wider NHS pension reform needed to remove overtime deterrent
Plans to offer NHS doctors more flexible pensions will need to be part of wider reforms if the government wants...
Where to get the best salary in HR
Change is impacting every industry, and this is creating new opportunities, healthy salaries and more flexible working conditions for HR...
Half of staff support pay transparency to promote equality
More than half (56%) of staff would be happy for pay information to be made publicly available in order to...
Proportion of workers in low-paid roles at a 40-year low
The government is on track to eliminate low pay by the middle of the next decade, analysis has found.
BBC equal pay: Can employers consider experience when setting salary?
The BBC is once again in the spotlight after it offered a more experienced male employee a higher salary than...
Church of England asset management report reveals huge pay gap
Church Commissioners, the organisation that manages the assets of the Church of England, has a huge pay gap between its...
Renationalisation: what does it entail for HR?
Returning privately run agencies to public ownership, as the National Probation Service will soon experience, is becoming increasingly common. So what does nationalisation mean for HR?
