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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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'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...
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'Long overdue' | Landmark review of parental leave launched
Ministers to examine entire system of parental leave and pay as campaigners call for long overdue...
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Job market report | Entry-level jobs plummet since ChatGPT's rise
Entry-level vacancies have dropped sharply since the commercial launch of...
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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...
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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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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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EAP | Poor mental health drives 1 in 3 employee helpline calls, data shows
Britain's poor mental health continues to be the main driver of calls to employee assistance helplines,...
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Cost cutting | Business leaders turn to hybrid working in bid to save money
C-suite executives are turning to hybrid work models to reducing operating costs and maintain employee...
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Hybrid | HSBC eyes global return-to-office mandate despite looming desk shortage
New global rules would mirror HSBC UK's existing hybrid policy...
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'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...
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'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...
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'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...
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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...
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'It's broken' | Government must address 'fundamental failings' in UK's parental leave system, committee warns
The UK's parental leave system is “broken” and requires urgent, meaningful...
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ONS latest | Unemployment rises & vacancies fall in latest Labour Market Outlook
The UK jobs market showed further signs of weakening this week as the unemployment...
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Industry reaction | 'Blockbuster' pensions bill promises simpler saving & better returns for 20 million workers
HR Grapevine unpacks the new pension bill's key reforms and examine what some of...
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'More than money' | John Lewis 'determined' to bring back staff bonuses as 4,000 workers sign petition
The John Lewis Partnership says it is “determined” to reinstate employee bonuses...
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Same hours, 3 cheques | Solicitor struck off for working three jobs from home
A solicitor has been struck off after misleading three separate law firms about her...
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'Time for action' | Academics back dad protest calling for paternity leave reform
Working fathers are preparing for a 'dad strike' later this month...
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‘Essential’ | Vodafone achieves 'Fertility Friendly' accreditation after launching online support community
Vodafone is the first company in the telecoms industry to receive the Fertility Matters...
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'No excuse' | Pizza Express, Lidl & British Airways among big names found to have underpaid living & minimum wage
Over £7.4 million in underpaid wages is being repaid to nearly 60,000 UK workers...
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£30k tribunal | Employee forced out for working from home to supervise gardener
HR questioned a senior worker's priorities after choosing to work from home to oversee...
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'Regressive move' | HSBC warns staff - be in office or risk your bonus
HSBC staff are at risk of losing their bonuses if they don't come into the office...
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'Embrace change' | UK law firm offers staff £1m bonus pot if they use AI
A major UK law firm has become the first in the country to tie a firmwide bonus to...
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'Feeling the pressure' | Gen Z willing to forgo WFH to secure jobs
Increasing numbers of younger workers would forgo working from home in order to secure...
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'Change parents' lives' | Relaunched parliamentary group to champion working families & flexible working
A cross-party group of MPs and peers has relaunched in Westminster with a renewed...
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£3.85bn boost | 16,000 employers now paying the real Living Wage
Campaigners hail continued growth of Living Wage employers...
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‘A no-brainer’ | Amazon staff hail impact of £8,000 pre-paid tuition perk
Amazon said its 'Career Choice' scheme helps workers achieve bold career moves,...
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'Awful burden' | Employers risk talent exodus due to lack of support for cancer carers
New research has revealed the pressure working cancer carers face as they take on...
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Work-life balance | 4-day week set to take over by 2030 as UK workers predict its rise
Workers expect the 4-day model to become standard within 5 years...
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ONS latest | UK jobs market weakens as employer caution deepens
New figures suggest employers are becoming more hesitant to hire in the face of rising...
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Travis Perkins report | Revealed: How many women are in council maintenance jobs
Women continue to be very underrepresented in council maintenance roles across the...
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