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Deciding factor | Pay transparency is now a 'dealbreaker' for UK workers
72% say pay transparency is important when deciding whether to stay with or join an employer...
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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 in a major worker-status...
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Diamonds, holidays & gold | £8m payroll con sees fraudsters jailed for 22 years
The stolen money funded lavish lifestyles, with cash splashed on gold bullion, diamonds, fast cars and...
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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 wage growth and...
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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 minimum wage -...
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'Death by a thousand cuts' | BBC axing up to 2,000 jobs as broadcaster seeks £500m savings
BBC's interim Director-General warns “big and difficult choices” lie ahead...
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827 days | Employee wins £400k after firm refused to honour decades of unused holidays
Bosses cited sustained workload pressures and a long-standing agreement to defer leave as reasons why...
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'Tacking inequality' | British Heart Foundation announces zero gender & ethnicity pay gaps in new report
The charity is redoubling its efforts with bold new ambitions to advance equality, diversity and...
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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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