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Culture change | 'Sickfluencers' online trend concerns HR, but employers urged not to make assumptions
A growing social media trend is raising fresh concerns for employers, as influencers share advice on...
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'Dismal picture' | Wage growth slows to five-year low as vacancies fall & unemployment holds steady
Wage growth has slowed to its weakest level in more than five years as vacancies decline and unemployment...
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Youth jobs grant | Government offers cash incentives to employers hiring young unemployed people
Government to pay firms £3,000 per hire as youth unemployment nears one million, with HR experts backing...
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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 pay linked to...
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'Thrive at work' | Government launches landmark gender pay gap & workplace menopause action plans
Large employers are being encouraged to publish action plans outlining how they will tackle gender pay...
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Live Updates | Chancellor delivers Spring Forecast - HR experts react
HR Grapevine will be bringing you live updates & HR expert reactions to the 2026 Spring Forecast. Will...
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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 turn improving retention...
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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 in changing...
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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 wage...
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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 of employee bank account...
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ONS latest | Youth unemployment hits five-year high as wider labour market weakens
Young people are bearing the brunt of a cooling labour market, as employers grow increasingly cautious...
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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 continues at its current...
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'Reviewing operations' | HR staff at risk as Ocado eyes 1,000 job cuts
HR staff are among those at risk of job losses at online grocery giant Ocado, according to...
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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 which could be exacerbated...
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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 by creating “ghost”...
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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 & sick pay...
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Pay gap reduced | Investment in people & inclusion fuelling company wins, Weetabix reveals
Weetabix hailed the impact of an investment in people and culture, including its 'inclusion without...
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'Our voices matter' | Tribunal backs cleaners' race discrimination appeal over delayed pay at Great Ormond Street Hospital
An employment judge has ruled that cleaners at Great Ormond Street Hospital were unlawfully kept on inferior...
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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 latest ONS data shows...
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‘Significant investment’ | Aldi confirms pay rise & extended maternity pay for 'hard-working' staff
Aldi's chief exec reiterated a promise to 'never be beaten on pay' for colleagues, hiking wages...
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