Pay & benefits

BT faces additional costs of around £100 million following last week’s Budget announcement by the chancellor.

Nissan is slashing 9,000 jobs globally while its chief executive has taken a 50% pay cut in a bid to curb its losses.

Senior doctors and consultants across Scotland accept 10.5% basic pay increase backdated to 1 April following negotiations.

According to analysis from the TUC, the disability pay gap is now 17.2%, meaning that non-disabled employees now earn £2.35 an hour more than disabled workers.

During National Fertility Awareness Week, Seema Duggal explains the profound affect fertility issues can have on employees.

A delivery driver who swore at a colleague during an argument at work wins his unfair dismissal case and is now in line for compensation.

Wages are expected to increase at rates higher than inflation for the first time since before the pandemic, new data finds.

Police Scotland staff have rejected a pay offer and some are ‘working to rule’ until a better offer is forthcoming.

The first official pilot of a four-day week under the Labour government begins today (4 November), with a view to presenting the findings next summer.

Kemi Badenoch caused a storm by suggesting maternity pay was too high but her misplaced words triggered a useful debate.

Last month's most frequently asked HR questions included queries around the 'real' Living Wage and the national living wage.

Ministers have put forward proposals to prevent employee trusts being used for tax purposes rather than for the benefit of employees.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed there will be a rise in employers’ national insurance contributions to 15%, a lower figure...

The government has confirmed plans to mandate the real-time reporting of most benefits in kind (BiKs) via payroll software starting in April 2026.

The government will introduce legislation to change who has responsibility for tax and national insurance liabilities when an employee uses an umbrella company.