IR35: HMRC’s defence of status tool is like ‘climate change denial’
Campaigners have accused HM Revenue & Customs of acting in a manner “akin to climate change denial” in its defence...
Academic staff suffer ‘epidemic’ of poor mental health
There is an “epidemic” of poor mental health among higher education staff, according to Freedom of Information requests gathered from...
Pay awards overtaken by inflation
The recent jump in the retail prices index (RPI) to 3% means that pay awards are falling slightly behind inflation,...
Court of Appeal to hear unlawful inducements case
An employer that was found to have breached trade union regulations by directly approaching workers with a pay deal and...
RMT union secures two-year pay deal with Network Rail
The RMT Union has won an above-inflation pay deal with Network Rail and has written to the track and infrastructure...
Outsourced government workers strike over pay
Outsourced workers at two government departments are striking over low pay and changes to pay cycles which a union has...
Missing gender pay gap data: 47 organisations named and shamed
Forty-seven organisations that have failed to report their latest gender pay gap deadlines have been named by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Pensions
Pensions row threatens Virgin and Stagecoach rail operations
A row over the rail industry’s central pension scheme could see Virgin Trains cease operating in the UK later this...
Why auto-enrolment should always be on HR’s to do list
Pensions auto-enrolment might not be the most exciting HR topic but, as Angela Sharma explains, it should never be far from the top of any HR list of things to do.
High Court rules that firefighters’ extra hours are pensionable
Firefighters in Wales have won a landmark pay and pensions case that could have implications for other employers in the...
Minimum wage
Pay awards overtaken by inflation
The recent jump in the retail prices index (RPI) to 3% means that pay awards are falling slightly behind inflation,...
Labour pledges £10 an hour minimum for all ages
Labour will scrap the “youth rate” minimum wage and ensure staff of all ages are paid at least £10 an...
Four in 10 staff unaware of paid travel time entitlement
Four in 10 workers wrongly believe they are not entitled to a minimum wage for the time they spend travelling...
Equal pay
NatWest pays female worker £150,000 to settle equal pay claim
A former NatWest employee has won a £150,000 pay out after it emerged she was earning thousands of pounds less than a male colleague.
‘Give women a fair chance to lead’ urge psychology experts
The low number of women in senior positions in organisations could be down to a lack of understanding of leadership...
The 2018 gender pay gap: grounds for optimism?
There may not have been a dramatic change in the gender pay gap, but HR, analytics and reward specialists are far from gloomy about what the latest crop of reports reveals
Benefits
What can be learned from Denmark’s parental leave and childcare policies?
Denmark has some of the most generous parental leave and childcare support schemes in the world. But have these had...
BT to allocate £50m shares to employees
BT is to distribute £50m in shares each year to staff as it sets out to improve customer service, alter its workplace culture and improve workforce morale.
Champion flexible working to improve parents’ work-life balance
Support for flexible working should be visible from leadership level to help create “human-sized” jobs that enable a greater work-life...
