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1st July 2025
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Executive pay | P&O boss netted 55% pay rise after controversial firing of 800 workers

CEO saw his total remuneration jump to £683,000 in 2023...
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  • 7 mins

'Long overdue' | Bereavement leave to be extended for parents facing early pregnancy loss

Parents who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks of pregnancy will be entitled to bereavement leave under a proposed change to UK law...
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  • 6 mins

Parents & pay | Asda confirms 'significant' family leave enhancements - why are employers going 'above the normal'?

Asda will increase company maternity and adoptive leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, while also expanding paternity, kinship carers, & pregnancy loss...
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  • 5 mins

'Long overdue' | Landmark review of parental leave launched

Ministers to examine entire system of parental leave and pay as campaigners call for long overdue reform...
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  • Feature
  • 6 mins

'Roadmap for change' | Government reveals Employment Rights Bill timeline - setting the clock ticking for HR

Phased timeline confirmed for 'once in a generation' workers' rights reforms...
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Insights

How to tackle pension inadequacy
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  • 6 mins

Financial wellbeing | How to tackle pension inadequacy

"Anecdotally, Close Brothers Asset Management [CBAM] is seeing a small trend in employees postponing retirement due to working from home,” says Marcus Read, Director of Workplace Financial Wellbeing at CBAM
Generali
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The role of job descriptions and pay transparency
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  • 4 mins

Job architecture | The role of job descriptions and pay transparency

Are job descriptions really that important when it comes to pay transparency?
RoleMapper
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Compensation & Bonuses

Using EU Pay Transparency to Help Close Gender Pay Gaps
Turning Point HR Solutions
  • Insight
  • 4 mins

Compensation | Using EU Pay Transparency to Help Close Gender Pay Gaps

The EU Pay Transparency Directive comes into effect in 2026, marking a significant step forward in the drive for gender pay equity.
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  • 4 mins

Broadcast bust-up | Former GB News presenter sues channel for unfair dismissal & discrimination

An ex-presenter is suing the channel with a range of claims including race discrimination...
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  • 3 mins

Cost of living | Half of UK workers are living paycheck to paycheck

Nearly half of UK employees are living paycheck to paycheck, new data suggests...
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‘How to pull a sickie’ | Does HR need to give a toss about Glastonbury absenteeism?

Are claims of a Glasto-driven wave of sickies a legitimate cause for HR concern...
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Executive Pay

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  • 3 mins

'Maximum wage' calls | CEOs of UK's top firms earn 52x more than their staff

CEO-to-worker pay ratios in UK's top firms remain wide after five years of reporting...
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Pay Progression and the EU Pay Transparency Directive
RoleMapper
  • Insight
  • 5 mins

Employment Law | Pay Progression and the EU Pay Transparency Directive

Pay progression criteria forms part of the EU Pay Transparency Directive. In this article, we focus on what this means and how organisations can take the...
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British Gas suffers shareholder revolt on CEO pay rise plans
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  • 4 mins

'Greedy bosses' | British Gas suffers shareholder revolt on CEO pay rise plans

Proxy advisory firm ISS advised shareholders against the pay rise, calling it “materially above those given to the wider workforce”...
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Is 'reward' HR's loneliest job?
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  • 8 mins

Flying solo | Is 'reward' HR's loneliest job?

Reward professionals are reporting heightened loneliness. But exploring opportunities for connection can help...
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Payroll

Choosing the Right HR Software for Your Multi Academy Trust: What You Need to Know
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  • Insight
  • 6 mins

HR Technology | Choosing the Right HR Software for Your Multi Academy Trust: What You Need to Know

With so many options on the market, how do you know what's right for your MAT?
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  • 2 mins

'Long, hard slog' | 10,000 Wilko workers to share £2million pay out after firm's 2023 collapse

Almost 10,000 Wilko workers will share a pay out of £2 million after a tribunal ruled the retailer failed to properly consult with workers prior to going...
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  • News
  • 2 mins

'In the dark' | UK workers don't know how much is in their pension pot

Two in five UK workers don't know how much they are contributing to their workplace pension, a report reveals...
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  • 5 mins

Career mobility | Hybrid working still shaped by class, age & income, ONS data reveals

Workers in higher paying, full-time, degree-level jobs far more likely to benefit from flexible arrangements than those in lower-paid, manual or part-time...
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Reward & Benefits

Mental health: How to improve prevention on a global basis
Generali
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  • 6 mins

Wellbeing | Mental health: How to improve prevention on a global basis

Cancer represents a huge burden on people, society, business and the economy...
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Why an employer's duty of care extends to preparing employees for retirement
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  • 4 mins

Support | Why an employer's duty of care extends to preparing employees for retirement

If your company is just buying a cake and waving retiring employees off into the night after a buffet in a local pub, you are probably falling short in...
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  • News
  • 3 mins

Six weeks for dads | New report calls for overhaul of UK paternity leave offer

Campaigners argue that longer paternity leave would promote gender equality, support working families and boost the economy...
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  • Opinion
  • 3 mins

Prevention, not intervention | It's a good thing workers are using EAPs, but we need to address why they have to

Should we be encouraged by the rise in calls to employee assistance helplines, or concerned?
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Video Features

Top five: Trending workplace money matters
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Video feature | Top five: Trending workplace money matters
From on-demand pay to financial wellbeing education, money features pretty heavily throughout our working lives....
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Will pay rises combat the cost-of-living crisis?
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  • 1 min
VIDEO FEATURE | Will pay rises combat the cost-of-living crisis?
With inflation at a 40-year-high and household bills soaring, many employees have suddenly found themselves struggling to make ends meet...
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Job cuts in tech - a sign of things to come?
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VIDEO FEATURE | Job cuts in tech - a sign of things to come?
Netflix is back in the headlines after cutting nearly 300 jobs, but the streaming giant isn't the only tech firm announcing redundancies...
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Podcast

HR Director, Selco - our industry-leading expansions to family & fertility cover
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Podcast | HR Director, Selco - our industry-leading expansions to family & fertility cover

Selco Builders Warehouse announced expansions to maternity, paternity, and adoptive leave earlier in 2025...
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Head of Wellbeing, Hays - tackling the biggest threats to effective wellbeing programmes
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Podcast | Head of Wellbeing, Hays - tackling the biggest threats to effective wellbeing programmes

Hannah Pearsall has spent 22 years at Hays driving individual, organisational, and societal wellbeing...
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Learning Resources

The Great Employee Benefits Study 2025

The Great Employee Benefits Study 2025

The Great Employee Benefits Study (GEBS) is an annual deep dive into the state of employee benefits across Europe. Created by leading professors and researchers...
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Cut costs, go green: The salary sacrifice scheme HR should know about

Cut costs, go green: The salary sacrifice scheme HR should know about

How can electric car salary sacrifice become your most powerful, sustainable benefit in 2025? With sustainability and employee expectations rising on...
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A Roadmap to Prepare for the EU Pay Transparency Directive

A Roadmap to Prepare for the EU Pay Transparency Directive

With EU Pay Transparency laws coming into force in June 2026, it’s time for organisations to get their house in order, but where to start and what...
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