Pay & benefits
Consultation launched to remedy NHS pension tax crisis
Senior NHS employees are to be consulted over whether NHS pensions should be altered to allow GPs and clinicians to take on extra work without having to pay higher tax bills.
Employee perks at a 12-year low
Corporate cost-cutting has made perks less attractive for businesses to provide, causing their value falling to their lowest level since 2006-7.
More women miss out on paid leave than men
One in 14 UK workers are not receiving their legal holiday entitlement, with more than one million people not getting any paid leave at all
Businesses may need to compensate workers facing cancelled shifts
The government has announced new proposals of compensation for workers when their shift is cancelled at short notice
Public sector workers to receive largest pay rise in years
Teachers and police officers will receive the biggest pay rises in six years, the government will announce next week
Pensions Regulator hunts ‘shape-shifting’ businesses
An unspecified number of businesses have attempted to evade their pension duties to employees by altering their identities, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has found.
Landmark pensions ruling opens doors for other public sector claims
A woman has won the right to access her late partner’s military pension in a landmark Court of Appeal ruling....
Employers should have to ‘opt out’ of offering flexible working, says MP
Flexible working should be offered by default for any job and employers should “opt out” if a job cannot be...
Single labour market body to enforce minimum wage and holiday rights
The government has announced proposals for a single labour market enforcement body which will have powers to enforce minimum wage...
Off-payroll working: How IR35 rules affect the private sector
Despite problems with IR35 'off-payroll' rules in the public sector, HMRC has confirmed that from April 2020 the private sector will be subject to the new tax regulations. How should businesses prepare?
Automation could widen gender pay gap
There is a risk that automation in the workplace will widen the gender pay gap and increase inequality, an in-depth study has found.
Government plans to widen statutory sick pay and improve workplace health
Plans to offer a sick pay rebate for organisations that effectively help staff get back to work have been revealed...
An in-depth guide to HRO: How is HR outsourcing changing?
HR outsourcing (HRO) has matured. Once little more than a cost-cutting exercise, outsourcing your HR – or specialisms within it...
Heathrow faces summer disruption as workers vote to strike
Heathrow airport could be shut down for several days this summer because of strike action by more than 4,000 workers.
IR35: HMRC publishes private sector tax rules
Organisations have just nine months to prepare for changes to off-payroll working rules, which are being extended to the private...
