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Financial wellbeing | 76% of pay awards rose last year in bid to ease cost of living pressures
More than three quarters of pay awards in 2023 were higher than 2022 levels, as employers bid to alleviate...
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'Investing in our people' | Lidl boosts hourly pay for third time in a year
This article explores recent additions to Lidl GB's compensation, benefits & rewards portfolio for UK...
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'I was ousted' | Director sacked after rejecting boss's advances wins £100k payout
This article explores the findings of a recent employment tribunal appeal involving claims of sexual...
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'Talent war is raging' | 70% of UK staff looking for a new job in 2024
New research finds that UK employees plan to seek new career opportunities in a bid for better work-life...
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Wellbeing aid | UK firms plan to use AI to help employee mental health
AI is set to be adopted in workplaces across the country as employers consider new approaches to the...
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'Radical overhaul' | Is Asda's four-day week trial enough to allay concerns over company culture?
This article explores claims about stressed and burned out employees at Asda, and what the firm is doing...
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Blue Monday | The PR stunt that's now generating real talks about staff wellbeing
While the “most depressing day of the year” has been debunked, the concept of Blue Monday is sparking...
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Winter wellness | Older workers more likely to call in sick than young staff
New research has revealed that those aged between 50 and 64 are more likely to call in sick to work than...
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Family Friendly HR | Lidl doubles its paid time off for maternity & adoption
Lidl GB has become the first supermarket to introduce 28 weeks full pay for colleagues on maternity or...
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Parental policy | Spotify's UK director leads by example, taking 6 months paternity leave
Spotify's UK Managing Director takes six months of paternity leave, highlighting the streaming platform's...
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Burnout risk | Wayfair CEO warns staff to expect 'working long hours' as firm bids to stay profitable
Wayfair's CEO has told employees to expect long hours and to 'blend and balance' their work with...
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Looking ahead | 6 wellbeing trends that will continue to rise in 2024
Marc Holl, Head of Primary Care at Nuffield Health, suggests six workplace wellbeing trends we can expect...
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Four-day week | Civil servants sign petition demanding trial of shorter work week
Civil servants at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) want to pilot a four-day...
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Strikes | Thousands of KFC employees set to launch class action for being denied breaks
Thousands of KFC employees are preparing to launch class action against the fast-food chain, claiming...
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Tribunal | Biotech firm director sacked after colleague smells cannabis in company car
A director at a Bristol-based biotech company has been sacked after a colleague could smell cannabis...
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Sacked | CEO stalked employee who threatened to leak their affair
The CEO of Australia-based firm Wisr has been sacked for stalking a female employee who threatened to...
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'A travesty' | 1 in 7 HR leaders say men better suited to senior roles than women
This news piece explores a new survey which looks into the discrimination facing young women in UK workplaces,...
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Exploiting WFH | Fraud watchdog targets staff secretly working two full-time jobs
This article explores a recent rise in WFH and hybrid staff working more than one full-time job, and...
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War on WFH | Amazon warns staff their office attendance will affect promotion prospects
This article looks at Amazon's warning to staff about hitting their office-time quotas, and how this...
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'They take advantage' | Sharon Osbourne reveals she's sacked men for harassing young female staff
This news article explores themes of sexual harassment in the workplace, following revelations from Sharon...
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