Pay & benefits

Rob Moss examines eight potential new equality laws, including race and disability equal pay rules and dual discrimination claims.

A doctor who provided services to two hospitals via a personal services company has been deemed an employee for tax purposes after a long-running legal battle.

Almost half of UK companies are scaling back on recruitment in response to the increase in employers’ national insurance contributions.

Publicly listed companies that have narrowed their gender pay gaps have seen double-digit revenue growth, according to new analysis.

‘Exporters to the US will be forced to review the viability of the US as a destination for their goods, and as a supply chain location.’

The Employee Benefits Awards on 27 June 2025 will be hosted by comedian Maisie Adam.

Employers are asking whether annual leave can be carried over into the next holiday year after the rules changed in 2024.

Two-thirds of healthcare workers (62%) are threatening to quit their jobs unless their benefits package is improved, research has warned....

The clocks go forward an hour at 1:00am GMT on Sunday 30 March 2025. But what does this mean for...

Data shows nearly 60% of organisations will need to raise wages, with three-quarters expecting challenges around pay gaps between job levels.

The survey of 7,000 workers in Europe highlight a cultural divide between professional openness and social discomfort, claims Indeed.

Supermarket Asda is to increase hourly pay rates for its store-based employees in three phases as part of an £80 million investment.

Pay has grown at a faster rate for HR directors over the past year when compared with most other roles in HR, according to a new study.

There were no further surprises for employers in today’s Spring Statement as they prepare for next week’s minimum wage and national insurance increases.

Today’s Spring statement did much to add cost and regulation to employers, and not enough to support growth and skills, observers say.