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Workforce mobility | Government's £338m plan to get sick & disabled people into work
Thousands of people who are sick, disabled, or face complex barriers to employment are set to benefit...
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Fraud case | Social worker caught working three council jobs at same time
A former social worker has been convicted of dishonestly working three full-time jobs...
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‘Extremely realistic’ | Beware the rise of the AI employee expense receipt scam
A cybersecurity expert said AI models have helped staff create fake, realistic receipts with ease...
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Wage rises | Employers show restraint as pay awards stagnate despite rise in GDP
Eight quarters of stagnant pay growth coincide with steady decline in UK job vacancies...
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Rugby controversy | Salford Red Devils COO quits amid claims she was told to 'sleep with' RFL figure
The Chief Operating Officer of a rugby league club has resigned amid serious allegations about the club's...
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£70m investment | Lidl raises hourly pay for fifth time in two years
Lidl has announced that it will increase its pay for hourly paid colleagues...
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ONS latest | Calls for action on youth & older worker employment as vacancies hit 10-year low
Labour market slowdown raises concerns for both young and older workers...
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'Urgent matter' | Review commissioned into NHS ethnicity pay gap
An independent review into ethnicity pay gaps in the NHS in England has been announced...
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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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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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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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'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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