Pay & benefits

Four business leaders give their verdicts on Rachel Reeves's Mansion House address.

As Benjamin Mendy wins back the majority of his unpaid wages, what are the legal rules around employers witholding someone's salary?

Rachel Reeves will today announce plans to create pension ‘megafunds’ aimed at unlocking £80bn of investment, as business disquiet grows over Budget costs on employers. 

The government could save around £21.4m a year if it allowed civil servants to work four days a week, a union claims

Abolition of the sponsorship system would address imbalance in power between workers and employers, finds study.

Plans mooted by US president elect Donald Trump to impose huge tariffs on imported vehicles could have a direct impact on the UK fleet market.

Employers are labelled bad gift givers by nearly half (46%) of UK staff as the festive season approaches, research finds.  

More sectors warn of the threat to business following the chancellor’s budget increase to employers’ costs.

Annual wage growth continues to fall, but not as fast as was expected according to labour market statistics in November 2024.

More than half (53%) of UK businesses have experienced an increase in wage costs in the past 12 months, new research reveals.

Despite employers launching a raft of female-focused policies and benefits such as menopause support and fertility treatment, the gender pay gap is still closing at a glacial pace.

The government has decided to allow a local authority to proceed with its four-day working week arrangement.

Public sector pay awards have overtaken private sector rises for the first time since Autumn 2020, according to the CIPD.

Uncertainty around Budget accelerates long-running negative trend in recruitment activity as businesses put hiring plans on hold.

BNP Paribas signs a new agreement with international trade union federation UNI Global Union which strengthens the rights of its employees.