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Overtime issues | Half of UK employees regularly work unpaid hours
Unpaid overtime appears to have become the norm in the UK, with new research revealing that millions...
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Bidding wars | Employers turn to counteroffers to keep wantaway staff from leaving
This piece looks at new research on how the war for talent is ramping up, with many firms desperately...
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ONS stats | Wages have highest annual growth since records began
UK unemployment has grown in the three months to June as the average pay of workers reaches record levels,...
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£80,000 error | Firm accidentally pays worker 367x their salary
Pay slip mistakes aren't uncommon. An employee might complain that they've received less than they...
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Show me the money | One in three workers feel underpaid, but men most likely to ask for a pay rise
Women were less likely than men to have requested a salary increase this year despite being equally affected...
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Troubling times | Cost-of-living crisis and paying wages among biggest concerns for UK firms
Business leaders across the UK say the cost-of-living crisis is the leading risk to their performance,...
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'Do the minimum' | Worker goes viral by leaving work at 5pm after pay rise rejection
Peeved by their request for a raise being rebuffed, an employee's plan to stop going above and beyond...
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Long-term sick row | DHL driver sacked after two-year absence loses disability discrimination tribunal claim
An employment judge said the logistics firm's move to sack an employee on sick-leave was a proportionate...
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ONS stats | Government 'scapegoating' wage hikes as cause of inflation
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that wages are at a record high, seeing a 7.3% increase...
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Tribunal | Royal Mail pays out over £2m after whistleblowing worker wins court case
Royal Mail has been forced to pay a former employee more than £2m in compensation following a tribunal...
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Spinning plates | Worker used sick leave to hold down second full-time job
Bosses believed their employee was too ill to work. In reality, she was earning a second full-time income,...
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'Absolute ineptitude' | Employee finally sacked after avoiding work for 20 years
Worker who showed up in just four out of the past 24 years 'made up work' and spent days texting during...
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'Stark reminder' | WHSmith & Argos among firms who didn't pay minimum wage
Major British firms have cited technical and admin errors as the reasons for not paying staff the legal...
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'It's not right' | Half of families struggle financially when dads take paternity leave
A union's survey is shining a light on the financial concerns of staff taking time off to care for a...
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£225m error | Firm faces whopping bill after underpaying 28,500 staff for 13 years
More than 28,000 employees at a mining company had leave pay incorrectly deducted over more than a...
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'Needs can go unmet' | One in five HR practitioners will switch jobs this year
Around 22% of HR professionals are looking to change jobs within the coming year, according to a new...
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'Inflammatory' | Bank of England chief sorry for 'accept being poorer' comment
The BoE's Chief Economist has apologised over "inflammatory" comments in which he...
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Whistleblowing | Worker sacked after reporting thieving employee
A receptionist who was sacked after reporting a thieving employee has been awarded five-figure...
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'A good outcome' | Royal Mail dispute nears end as union backs new pay deal
The Royal Mail pay dispute is on the verge of ending...
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Leaked Zoom rant | CEO says staff worried about bonus cuts should 'leave pity city'
Footage has surfaced of a fiery Zoom call in which a boss berated employees for asking questions about...
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