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Wage stagnation | Four in five UK workers receive lower pay awards than in 2024
Majority of pay awards worth less than inflation, and most fall below last year's figures...
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Benefits boost | Legal sector workers demand more employer financial support amid rising living costs
Employer urged to step up investment in reward packages...
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Supermarket pay row | Tesco heads to Court of Appeal in £4bn equal pay dispute
Tesco has returned to the Court of Appeal to challenge an earlier tribunal decision, in a long‑running...
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Moonlighting | Council worker guilty of fraud after holding four jobs at once
A council employee who secretly held four public sector jobs at the same time has been found guilty of...
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Labour Market Outlook | Hiring squeeze deepens as vacancies & wages drop again
The UK labour market continued its downward trend in July, with new data showing a sustained slowdown...
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Financial wellbeing | Workers with second jobs at highest level since records began as money worries mount
The Government's pledge to raise living standards across the UK faces a substantial challenge as many...
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School holidays | Working parents are worrying about childcare this summer - how can HR help?
Parents say working locally in the hybrid model is key to alleviating the strain of summer...
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Executive pay | P&O boss netted 55% pay rise after controversial firing of 800 workers
P&O chief exec Peter Hebblethwaite saw his total remuneration jump to £683,000 in 2023, following the...
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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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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...
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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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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 reporting...
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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 ruled the retailer failed...
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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 pension, a report...
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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 from flexible arrangements...
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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 reform, starting with...
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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 rate rose...
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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 the UK's most influential...
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