Pay & benefits

The UK’s labour market outlook is uncertain following October’s budget announcement, data from Indeed indicates.

Ministers have written to pay review bodies recommending a pay rise of 2.8% for public sector workers, prompting anger from unions.

Birmingham City Council agrees to settle 6,000 equal pay claims brought by both past and present staff four years after they were launched.

The latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation/KPMG report on labour market trends found the Budget in late October had led to a reassessment of staffing need by clients.

Private sector median pay awards have fallen slightly in the three months ending in October, from 4% to 3.9%.

A consultation has been launched in Northern Ireland on gender, ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.

A group of 24 union leaders has written to the government urging it to go further with reform to statutory sick pay (SSP).

Executive search specialist Elena Bajada examines salary compression and what HR leaders should do to ensure their pay structures remain fair.

The impact of the autumn budget means a high proportion of pay awards will be lower than expected in 2025,...

EVs are now an established element among financial wellbeing benefits, writes Alison Argall of Tusker

New MPs want a shorter working day and for some debates to be held online as they demand more family friendly arrangements.

Highland Council officers are facing questions over how payroll overpayments have been allowed to stretch to over £600,000.

Businesses that repeatedly flout visa rules or commit serious employment breaches will be barred from hiring overseas workers, the Home Office has announced.

Bankers could get their bonuses sooner under new plans designed to bring the UK's rules more in line with other countries.

The majority of female-dominated jobs have a gender pay gap that favours men, an analysis of Office for National Statistics data finds.