Pay & benefits
Female graduates’ pay much higher than non-graduates’
Female university graduates’ earnings are almost a third higher by their late twenties than the salaries of those who did...
Ethnicity pay gap reporting threshold should be 50 employees
The threshold above which employers should be obliged to report their ethnicity pay gap should be 50 employees, according to...
2019 statutory pay rates revealed
The Government has published the statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay...
Half of employers don’t know that many unpaid internships are illegal
As many as half of employers are not aware that most unpaid internships are likely to be illegal, research has...
Average pay awards drop to 2.3% in autumn
There was a slight dip in the median basic pay award in the three months to the end of October,...
CBRE recognised for change management in Carillion collapse
CBRE won the 2018 Personnel Today Award for Managing Change this evening, in recognition for the speedy transfer of Carillion’s...
Comply Direct cleans up with Employee Benefits Award
Packaging, environmental and waste management compliance business Comply Direct landed the Employee Benefits Award at the Personnel Today Awards 2018...
Feel-good factor for Let’s Get Healthy after HR Supplier Partnership Award win
Let’s Get Healthy landed the HR Supplier Partnership Award, the category of the 2018 Personnel Today Awards that recognises HR...
Use employee benefits to support lower earners, says Work Foundation
Businesses should make better use of their employee benefits to support low earners, according to a report by the Work...
Can orgasms boost staff productivity?
Research by Swedish sex and intimacy brand Lelo has suggested that if workers had more orgasms it could add £90...
Disability and ethnicity pay gap reporting should be made mandatory
Employers should be required to produce a “fair pay report” that considers pay differences based on disability, ethnicity and gender,...
How can employers manage changes in childcare provision?
The long-standing Childcare Vouchers scheme ended on 4 October and has been replaced by the government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme. How...
Stop asking candidates to disclose salary, say employers
Three-quarters of hiring managers think the gender pay gap could be reduced if interviewees were not asked to disclose their...
Swedish derogation repeal likely in gig economy shake-up
Prime minister Theresa May is planning a series of measures to toughen workers’ rights, including the ending of the Swedish...
One third don’t know unequal pay is illegal
One third of employees do not know it is illegal to pay men and women differently for equal work, the...
