Millions at risk of retiring under-pensioned
Increasing burnout fuelling demand for sabbaticals
Almost half (42%) of the UK workforce wants to be given access to sabbaticals, with demand being driven by rising...
Tackling suspect gender pay gap data
Following the latest gender pay gap reporting deadlines, Oliver Varney discusses how the EHRC scrutinises the data submitted by employers.
Public sector staff could be in line for higher pay settlement
Public sector workers including teachers and nurses could be in line for a pay rise of up to 4% in the next financial year.
Confidence returning to jobs market, data shows
Both vacancies and salaries in the UK hit annual highs in March, according to the latest figures from Adzuna.
‘Healthy work’ about much more than access to EAPs, employers told
Creating a healthy workplace has to be about much more than just buying in external services such as employee assistance...
What will reward look like in 2035?
After a turbulent decade, what’s in store for pay and HR professionals in the next 10 years? We look at what lies in store for reward in 2035.
Pensions
Millions at risk of retiring under-pensioned
Millions of people in the UK are at risk of reaching retirement significantly ‘under-pensioned’, a report has warned.
The research...
Two-thirds of healthcare workers threaten to quit without better benefits
Two-thirds of healthcare workers (62%) are threatening to quit their jobs unless their benefits package is improved, research has warned....
Employee Benefits Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Lloyds Banking Group, Housing 21, Next and PepsiCo are some of the employers to have made the Employee Benefits Awards 2025 shortlist.
Minimum wage
Working when the clocks go forward: how should employers handle losing an hour?
The clocks go forward an hour at 1:00am GMT on Sunday 30 March 2025. But what does this mean for...
Most businesses will need to adjust wages in April
Data shows nearly 60% of organisations will need to raise wages, with three-quarters expecting challenges around pay gaps between job levels.
HR and businesses respond to Spring Statement
Today’s Spring statement did much to add cost and regulation to employers, and not enough to support growth and skills, observers say.
Equal pay
Eight new equality laws in the pipeline
Rob Moss examines eight potential new equality laws, including race and disability equal pay rules and dual discrimination claims.
Barnet Council to face equal pay claim worth ‘tens of millions’
Around 400 women are to join an equal pay claim against Barnet Council in London, according to the GMB union.
Have group litigation claims advanced pay equality?
Equal pay claims in major employers such as Next, Sainsbury's and Asda continue to make headlines. What impact have these major groups claims had on the gender pay equality cause?
Benefits
‘Healthy work’ about much more than access to EAPs, employers told
Creating a healthy workplace has to be about much more than just buying in external services such as employee assistance...
What will reward look like in 2035?
After a turbulent decade, what’s in store for pay and HR professionals in the next 10 years? We look at what lies in store for reward in 2035.
Half a million more now have access to group risk support – report
The number of people able to access workplace-based group risk policies rose by more than half a million last year,...
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