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'Stark reality' | UK labour market stuck in 'low hire, low fire' cycle as vacancies fall
Employers and the Government have been urged to stimulate recruitment as falling...
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£3bn dilemma | Think tank proposes guaranteed 30 hour work week amid zero-hour contract reforms
Workers without fixed hours who regularly work between 20 and 30 hours a week face...
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Industry News | CIPP launches Public Sector Pay Forum to support payroll professionals amid growing sector challenges
New forum brings together payroll professionals and industry experts to address the...
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ONS latest | UK labour market steadies, but young workers continue to be left behind
The UK's labour market has shown fresh signs of stabilising, but persistently high...
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'The differential' | How are reward & payroll teams coping with the squeeze on pay?
Recent data from Brightmine strongly suggests UK pay awards are tilting towards restraint,...
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'Right direction' | Equal pay reforms could force firms to post salary information in job adverts
The Government has launched a 15-week consultation on reforming the UK's equal...
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Co-op & Next | National Coalition for Workplace Savings launches - here's why top UK employers are signing up
The National Coalition for Workplace Savings officially launches, with Burger King...
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'Real impact' | Lloyds boosts family leave support with National Living Wage pay guarantee
The new policy aims to give employees greater financial security during maternity,...
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Gov consultation | Zero-hours contract reforms could create 'more rather than less insecure employment', HR experts warn
HR leaders have welcomed efforts to tackle insecure work, but fear it could create...
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Diamonds, holidays & gold | £8m payroll con sees fraudsters jailed for 22 years
The stolen money funded lavish lifestyles, with cash splashed on gold bullion, diamonds,...
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'Sensible' | Government 'pauses' plans for race & disability pay gap lawsuits
Ministers reportedly delay reforms that would have allowed workers to challenge unequal...
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'National ramifications' | Financial stress draining productivity as 4 in 5 workers take time off work due to money concerns
Employers have a clear opportunity, helping workers manage financial stress and in...
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'There are challenges' | Ministers weigh delay to increasing youth minimum wage
Ministers are considering slowing down plans to pay adults of all ages the same minimum...
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'We've listened' | Lloyds chief admits staff data row 'created concern' during pay talks
The chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group has admitted that the lender's use...
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'Unthinkable' | Gender pay gap will take 30 years to close at current rate, warns TUC
It will take another three decades to close the UK's gender pay gap if progress...
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'Cost & legal risk' | Short-term sickness already employers' biggest challenge ahead of major sick pay reforms
Short-term, frequent absences are employers' biggest sickness-related challenge...
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'I'm going to jail' | Fraudster stole £550k from employer by inventing fake workers & pocketing the wages
A manager has admitted siphoning more than half a million pounds from the business...
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Payroll | Asda underpaid 53,000 staff after botched IT upgrade - CPO vows to repay all cash
The supermarket giant's major IT upgrade project led to miscalculations in holiday...
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ONS latest | UK jobs market stuck in the slow lane as employers hesitate on pay rises & long-term hiring
If today's labour market figures feel familiar, that's because they are. The...
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'Fat Cat Day' | FTSE 100 bosses' pay surpasses median worker wage in less than 1 week of 2026
Chances are that by the time you read this, it has already happened. That is that...
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