Personnel Today Awards 2020: entry deadline extension available
With just one week left until the original deadline, we announce that organisations can apply for a two-week extension to...
Just half of employers publish 2018-19 gender pay gap
Only half of businesses chose to publish their gender pay gap reports for the year ending April 2019 – a...
From ‘forgotten’ to ‘key’ workers: protecting the precariously employed
While the Covid-19 crisis is a worrying and uncertain time for all of us, it brings into sharp focus some...
‘Extend statutory sick pay to all self isolating employees’, ministers urged
Government warned that fear of hardship could undermine effectiveness of track and trace.
Lower earners more likely to work through lockdown
People on lower incomes are more likely to be classified as key workers and continue to go to work during...
Lockdown pressures on mothers could stall gender pay gap progress
Childcare pressures and a reduction in paid working hours brought about by the lockdown could risk reversing some of the...
Thousands of equal pay claims still received by tribunals each year
An average of almost 29,000 equal pay complaints are received by employment tribunals in England and Wales per year as...
Pensions
TUC calls for ‘National Recovery Council’ to protect jobs and pay
The TUC has called for the government to form a National Recovery Council to help the economy heal from the...
Pay freezes and tax rises may be needed to pay for coronavirus support
A two-year public sector pay freeze, an increase in income tax and end to the triple lock on state pensions...
Furlough: what counts as pensionable salary?
With almost a quarter of roles in the UK now accessing the government’s furlough scheme, many employers have raised questions...
Minimum wage
From ‘forgotten’ to ‘key’ workers: protecting the precariously employed
While the Covid-19 crisis is a worrying and uncertain time for all of us, it brings into sharp focus some...
TUC calls for ‘National Recovery Council’ to protect jobs and pay
The TUC has called for the government to form a National Recovery Council to help the economy heal from the...
Are cleaning services ready for the frontline?
Cleaning services have moved into the spotlight as the return to the workplace accelerates. But from low wages and insecure...
Equal pay
Thousands of equal pay claims still received by tribunals each year
An average of almost 29,000 equal pay complaints are received by employment tribunals in England and Wales per year as...
Former TalkTalk exec loses equal pay claim
A former TalkTalk manager who claimed she was paid 40% less than male colleagues has lost an equal pay case...
Spain may launch permanent universal basic income
New income system will continue after the coronavirus crisis in the country abates, signals deputy prime minister.
Benefits
Personnel Today Awards 2020: entry deadline extension available
With just one week left until the original deadline, we announce that organisations can apply for a two-week extension to...
Lockdown pressures on mothers could stall gender pay gap progress
Childcare pressures and a reduction in paid working hours brought about by the lockdown could risk reversing some of the...
Return to work: employers’ questions answered
Can our office reopen yet? Do we have to provide staff with PPE? Many concerns about the return to work...
