P&O Ferries boss denies reputational damage after mass redundancies
Monkeypox advice for employers: working from home and sick pay
As the number of monkeypox cases in the UK rises, employers have been advised to conduct risk assessments and follow standard sickness procedures.
Davos hears that ‘wages can rise’ without creating price spiral
Wages do not have to be held back to help avoid an inflationary wage-price spiral, a leading IMF economist has said.
Employers lack data to make IR35 worker status decisions, say MPs
Organisations do not always have the information needed to make accurate IR35 worker status decisions and it is too difficult for workers to challenge decisions they feel are incorrect.
Six in 10 women of colour ‘hide identity’ at work
Women of colour feel forced to change their behaviour and even their names because they face structural racism in the...
Buyer’s guide to payroll software
When you’re in business, your employees are the key to your success — no matter where you are in your...
Employees resigning in 2022: Survey shows ‘great resignation’ not over
Research suggests the so-called 'great resignation' is showing no signs of abating.
Pensions
BBC awards pay increase as pension scheme review launched
The BBC has announced a pay increase and a review of its pension schemes, the latter of which have seen contributions surge to £182m annually.
Gender pensions gap: half of women expect to work past retirement age
A survey by Working Wise highlights the impact career breaks and part-time working have on the gender pensions gap.
Union urges Uber to make pensions Sharia compliant
The App Drivers and Couriers Union has taken legal action against taxi hail app Uber because pensions for drivers are...
Minimum wage
P&O Ferries boss denies reputational damage after mass redundancies
The boss of P&O Ferries has denied that his company has taken a reputational hit in the wake of its sudden sacking of 800 crew in mid-March.
‘Small spike’ in minimum wage underpayment among 20-24 year olds
Some employers failed to increase staff pay when 23-year-olds were brought into the scope of the national living wage, finds BEIS report.
Living Wage employers pass 10,000 mark
More than 10,000 UK employers have now signed up to pay the Living Wage, the voluntary rate suggested by the Living Wage Foundation.
Equal pay
Twice as many men as women hold company share options
Share option gulf underlines failure of gender pay gap to close in UK.
Ban salary history questions: Andrew Bazeley talks to Oven-Ready HR
The Fawcett Society's Andrew Bazeley talks to Chris Taylor about why salary history questions should be banned in the recruitment process
Ethnicity pay gap reporting will not be mandatory
The government says it will ‘help’ organisations tackle the ethnicity pay gap but will not make it mandatory.
Benefits
Lack of flexibility pushes half of women to consider leaving job
More than half of women say a lack of flexibility at work has pushed them to leave or consider leaving a job, according to LinkedIn research.
Cost of living fuelling access ‘crisis’ in dentistry
The surging cost of living and stretched NHS services are fuelling a crisis in dentistry access.
Twice as many men as women hold company share options
Share option gulf underlines failure of gender pay gap to close in UK.
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