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Compensation | From Directive to Reality: Navigating EU Pay Transparency Amid Fragmented Implementation
The deadline for implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive passed on 7 June...
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'Two-track labour market' | AI hiring & wages surge as demand outpace jobs market
Specialist AI job postings surged by 61% in the UK compared to last year...
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Gig economy | 7,000 couriers take Just Eat to tribunal in battle for minimum wage & holiday pay
Thousands of Just Eat couriers have launched legal action against the delivery giant...
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ONS Latest | Unemployment falls unexpectedly but wage growth slows in fragile labour market
Unemployment has dipped in an unexpected boost for the UK labour market, but slowing...
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360% | Payroll 'pressure' prompts surge in HMRC tip-offs about underpaying bosses
7,622 tip-offs were filed with HMRC last year regarding failures to pay the national...
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‘Hypocrisy’ | British Medical Association criticised as staff suffer pay 'erosion'
BMA bosses are accused of acting at the 'height of hypocrisy' after offering...
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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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'Benefitsmaxxing' | UK workers look beyond pay during period of slowing wage growth
New research reveals more than half of UK workers say better benefits are a factor...
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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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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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Compensation | Pay Equity vs. Pay Equality: Understanding the Difference and the Overlap
Pay equity and pay equality are often used interchangeably, but they mean different...
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'Not hired for years' | At Klarna, AI drives pay rises and replaces departing employees
Klarna says AI has allowed it to raise staff salaries by nearly 60% over three years,...
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'Everyone's upset' | KPMG scraps overtime pay for junior auditors amid cost-cutting drive
KPMG has scrapped overtime pay for its junior auditors in the UK, a move that has...
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Payday mayday | Westminster Council overpaid staff nearly half a million pounds due to payroll quirks
A payroll timing issue led to Westminster City Council overpaying staff by almost...
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'Do the right thing' | Firms urged to become Real Living Wage employers as rates increase
Almost half a million people across the UK are set for a pay boost...
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Unpaid work | Employment lawyer raises concerns after autistic man loses voluntary Waitrose role following pay request
An employment lawyer has warned that Waitrose may have breached employment laws after...
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£6m repaid | Nearly 500 employers named for minimum wage breaches against 42,000 workers
Gov orders £6m to be repaid to 42,000 employees & issues fines totalling...
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Fair Work Agency | HR experts divided as new agency chair appointed to tackle worker exploitation
Mixed response to Fair Work Agency announcement...
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