Pay & benefits

The Labour party has pledged to create 100,000 additional childcare places and 3,000 new nurseries if it wins the election.

The Federation of Small Businesses has published its 'manifesto', highlighting what SMEs would like to see from the next government.

Spain is only country in Europe with a specific menstrual leave policy.

Employers offering company childcare see greater in-office time from employees, according to a survey by Bright Horizons.

Analysis of gender pay gap reports by PWC shows it will take 45 years to close.

Staff at FA Cup winners Manchester United have been offered early payment of an annual bonus if they resign by next Wednesday.

Reform UK would introduce an ‘employer immigration tax’ to cure the UK’s ‘deadly addiction’ to cheap overseas labour, Richard Tice announces.

The proportion of women working in engineering and technology roles in the UK has fallen.

Morrisons has moved to a policy of employers and employees paying 4% into pensions since April.

Software executive awarded £89,900 after his employer discriminated against him in association with his wife’s cancer treatment.

Pay awards continue to run well above inflation in April 2024, but there are signs settlements are dropping.

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Two-fifths of employers are preparing for the EU pay transparency rules according to a survey by WTW.

The FBU is seeking permission to appeal to the Supreme Court over the cost control mechanism imposed on public sector pension schemes.

The EU pay transparency directive came into force last year, and requires EU member states to comply by June 2026.