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'Fat Cat Day' | FTSE 100 bosses' pay surpasses median worker wage in less than 1 week of 2026
Chances are that by the time you read this, it has already happened. That is that it has taken the average...
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ONS | HR experts react to 'weakening' labour market & youth squeeze as unemployment hits 5.1%
Experts warned that the stagnating labour market puts pressure on employers who also face the prospect...
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'Bad decision' | Asda considers tougher sick leave rules as part of ongoing turnaround
Asda is weighing up major changes to its sickness absence policy that would make it easier for managers...
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LIVE UPDATES | Budget 2025 brings major shifts for HR, including wage rises & salary-sacrifice reforms
HR Grapevine highlights what today's Budget announcements mean for HR leaders keeping an eye on pay,...
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‘Intrusive & exploitative’ | Uber faces legal battle over use of AI to set driver pay
Uber refutes a University of Oxford study, which found that 82% of UK drivers are earning less under...
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'Not hired for years' | At Klarna, AI drives pay rises and replaces departing employees
Klarna says AI has allowed it to raise staff salaries by nearly 60% over three years, even as the buy...
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'Insulting offer' | Tate Gallery workers to strike for a week over pay
Employees at the Tate Galleries have voted overwhelmingly for a week of strike action in a dispute over...
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'Everyone's upset' | KPMG scraps overtime pay for junior auditors amid cost-cutting drive
KPMG has scrapped overtime pay for its junior auditors in the UK, a move that has angered staff and comes...
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Labour market | 'Quiet but urgent crisis': jobless rate climbs amid mounting pressure on employers
Britain's jobs market show fresh signs of strain as new data from the Office for National Statistics...
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Payday mayday | Westminster Council overpaid staff nearly half a million pounds due to payroll quirks
A payroll timing issue led to Westminster City Council overpaying staff by almost £480,000 over five...
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Rachel Reeves | Pre-Budget speech sets stage for tax rises - what does it mean for employers?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves used a rare pre-Budget speech to lay out the “principles and choices” shaping...
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‘Security incident’ | Banking & payroll details stolen in Merkle data breach, Dentsu warns staff
Dentsu warned staff that stolen files include banking, payroll, and personal contact details...
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'Do the right thing' | Firms urged to become Real Living Wage employers as rates increase
Almost half a million people across the UK are set for a pay boost...
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Unpaid work | Employment lawyer raises concerns after autistic man loses voluntary Waitrose role following pay request
An employment lawyer has warned that Waitrose may have breached employment laws after a severely autistic...
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£6m repaid | Nearly 500 employers named for minimum wage breaches against 42,000 workers
Gov orders £6m to be repaid to 42,000 employees & issues fines totalling £10.2m...
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'Got to go further' | Hundreds of dads plaster 'paternity charge' notices over the UK to protest underpaid paternity leave
Hundreds of dads have started issuing “Paternity Charge Notices” on buggies and other baby items...
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'No fire, no hire' | Vacancies hit decade low as cautious employers tighten hiring plans
Vacancies drop to lowest level in a decade...
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KPMG, REC report | Jobs market shows signs of stabilisation, but hiring confidence remains weak
The UK labour market continued to cool in September...
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Payroll problems | Council workers ordered to repay £40k after wage overpayment errors
Council employees in Glasgow have been ordered to pay back £40,000 in wages after a payroll error saw...
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Labour Market Outlook | Unemployment rising, vacancies shrinking & pay growth slowing - ONS latest
UK labour market heads into cooling phase as vacancies drop and unemployment climbs...
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