Pay & benefits

Recent strike highlights the widening pay gap between commercial and criminal legal sectors.

The recent 1.25% national insurance rise will be reversed in November.

The TUC and Labour party reject the chancellor's handling of the UK economy as interest rates rise to highest level in 14 years.

The Living Wage Foundation has announced a 10.1% increase in the ‘real’ living wage for UK employees.
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Spanish bank Sabadell has announced it is to pay UK staff of subsidiary TSB a one-off £1,000 bonus.

Pay awards continued to lag severely behind inflation in August 2022, according to XpertHR analysis.

Almost nine in 10 organisations taking part in the four-day week trial are likely to continue with a shorter working week beyond the six-month pilot.

Fewer employers are promoting support for working parents new research has found, revealing a trend that could be damaging for the career prospects of many women. 

More than three-quarters of low-paid workers feel that this is the worst financial period they have ever faced.

The bankers' bonus cap in the UK could be scrapped under plans reportedly being considered by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.

Unemployment in the UK reaches its lowest since 1974 and the number of job vacancies has fallen.

ON-DEMAND | To mark National Payroll Week, Personnel Today teams up with Sage to host a webinar on payroll compliance for SMEs.

Rail workers whose union claimed Virgin Trains bypassed collective bargaining negotiations when the company made a pay offer directly to the workforce are in line to receive compensation totalling £4.8m.

Fewer employers are relying on candidates having a degree, according to a new survey showing skills-based hiring is up 63%.

Newly announced Prime Minister Liz Truss is considering a radical overhaul of workers’ rights including a review of the 48-hour working week.