About 40,000 extra staff are needed if the government is to fulfil its pledge to offer 30 free hours of childcare to all pre-school children by September next year.
Pay & benefits
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Low pay is putting job seekers off green jobs or those that have a positive impact on society, research by Indeed has found.
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Unemployment and economic inactivity both increased at the beginning of this year, April 2024 labour market figures show.
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The best way of improving diversity within companies is by improving culture, not by imposing quotas, writes Dr Nahla Khaddage Bou-Diab, commenting on problems at Goldman Sachs.
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Tesco will pay a ‘thank you’ bonus to more than 220,000 workers after soaring profits last year.
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A four-day work week could risk widening existing inequalities between workers, a report commissioned for the Welsh Government has warned.
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Nurses are calling for the government to overhaul NHS pay structures or face a “potentially irreversible” workforce crisis.
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One in five highly-skilled contractors is currently not working, with many attributing their absence to reforms to IR35 rules.
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Starting salaries rose at their slowest rate for over three years, according to the UK report on jobs for March 2024.
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Another national insurance cut kicks in this weekend alongside a swathe of employment law changes at the beginning of the tax year.
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Under the new deal some consultants will receive a pay increase of nearly 20% for the financial year 2023-24.
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Research suggests people who work from home are less likely to get pay rises and promotions, with men more likely to be penalised.
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Personnel Today provides an HR checklist of things to do in April 2024, as new employment laws come into force in the UK.
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Figures from Goldman Sachs have reportedly shown that the gender pay gap among UK staff at the finance giant has...
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The top FAQ this month looks at how employers can support employees observing Ramadan, which this year runs until 10 April.