Parties to pledge support for employers at CBI
Political party leaders will speak to the CBI later today at its annual conference as they try to persuade the...
Action on gender pay gap has accelerated across Europe
More action is taking place on pay equality in Europe compared with the US, according to a recent survey, although US firms are more proactive when it comes to sexual harassment.
HR most likely to be reaping automation benefits
HR professionals are more likely to be experiencing the benefits of automation in their roles than any other professional in...
Minimum wage pledges will benefit the wrong people
Increases in the national minimum wage pledged in the general election could be a “gamble” and will inadvertently benefit middle-...
Labour’s 2030 gender pay gap pledge ‘completely unrealistic’
Labour’s pledge to close the gender pay gap by 2030 if it wins power has been described as too ambitious....
Eight in 10 want right to know male colleagues’ salaries
Women should have the right to know if they’re being paid less than their male colleagues, according to research by...
What needs to change before we can close the gender pay gap
Headline-grabbing proposals can only take us so far. Cultural shifts and changes in shared leave, maternity and paternity benefits are needed before we can truly get to grips with the gender pay gap.
Pensions
Hospitals may seek to ward off winter crisis with cash offer to doctors
To avoid a major winter crisis in the NHS in the coming months, hospitals in England have been urged to offer salary top-ups to senior doctors.
University staff to strike over pensions, pay and working conditions
University lecturers and support staff at 60 universities are to strike for eight days in two separate disputes over pensions,...
Union denies postal strikes will disrupt election
The Communication Workers Union has denied that its proposed December strikes are politically motivated and designed to disrupt the forthcoming...
Minimum wage
Minimum wage pledges will benefit the wrong people
Increases in the national minimum wage pledged in the general election could be a “gamble” and will inadvertently benefit middle-...
Living Wage increases to benefit 210,000 workers
The Living Wage has announced its new rates with the headline figure for outside London rising to £9.30, an increase of 3.33%...
Younger workers: the political battle ahead on the minimum wage
As younger workers' minimum wage rates look likely to increase, Johnny Runge examines the reality of how employers pay, for example, a 25-year-old versus a 24-year-old.
Equal pay
Eight in 10 want right to know male colleagues’ salaries
Women should have the right to know if they’re being paid less than their male colleagues, according to research by...
Women demand new Equal Pay Act to enforce transparency
Equal pay campaign to demand new legislation, backed by leading women from all sectors, kicks off this Thursday.
Boots to face equal pay legal challenge
Thousands of Boots in-store employees in England, Scotland and Wales could be eligible to join an equal pay claim against the high street giant.
Benefits
Record proportion of mothers in work
Three-quarters of mothers with dependent children are in work – a record high for the UK, according to the latest...
Global mobility and HR summit comes to London
London hosts the Forum for Expatriate Management’s 2019 Global Mobility Summit next month with Brexit and immigration high on the...
Personnel Today Awards 2019 shortlist: Employee Benefits Award
The 2019 Personnel Today Awards take place on the 19 November. In a series of articles profiling all our finalists,...
