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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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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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