Pay & benefits

The average advertised salary in the UK has crossed £40,000 for the first time, according to the latest data from Adzuna.

Concerns around an increase in employer taxes have contributed to a record jump in the number of UK businesses in financial distress.

Employers' questions on pay, attendance and childcare that are likely to arise during severe weather.

Most employers support a crackdown on unpaid or underpaid internships as new research suggests a growing class divide in accessing schemes.

It will take another 40 years to close the gender pay gap in the UK at the current rate of progress, according to an analysis of published reports.

Median pay rise for autumn 2024 declined to 3.3%, according to Brightmine, as national insurance change begins to have an impact.

Dr Debbie Bayntun-Lees explains why both men and women need to share responsibility for achieving gender equity in the workplace.

Labour market statistics released in January 2025 show that real wages increased by 3.4% year on year, their quickest pace since 2021.

The hospitality industry is calling for the government to delay plans to increase employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs).

Supermarket chain Aldi increases pay for store assistants to at least £12.71 per hour nationally, from March 2025.

An average worker in Burnley will earn in a full year what a worker in London will be paid by August, according to Centre for Cities.

MPs will table amendment for Employment Rights Bill to include statutory bereavement leave for workers who suffer a miscarriage.

Working parents increasingly stressed as number of employees who say employer is highly supportive of family life falls by nearly a third.

The rise in employers’ national insurance contributions from this April is likely to cause an overall slowing of long-term wage growth.

Sainsbury’s has announced it will increase wages by 5% from £12 an hour to £12.60 by August.