Economy

Average yearly pay rises are holding firm even though other labour market indicators are less robust, ONS figures out today (11 June 2024) have shown. Annual growth in regular...

Millions of people in the UK have little choice about taking on an unpaid caring role as there are so few alternative options, according to analysis of a recent...

Manufacturers have increased spending on employee health and wellbeing in the past year, as 48.6 percent said they had grown investment in this area in spite of difficult economic...

Conservative pledges, made late last night, to make child benefits available to more families have met with questions about how they will fund the changes.  The party has said...

Long-term sickness absence is high on the agenda as we hurtle towards general election polling day (4 July, 2024). The role of employers in tackling this high profile issue...

Millions of employees will see little income tax respite after the general election as thresholds that have failed to rise with inflation will remain “rooted to the spot”.  The...

Swing voters in England are more likely than average to view affordable, available childcare as a top priority ahead of the general election on 4 July, 2024, according to...

With the starting gun for the general election fired, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) wasted no time in urging the next government to tackle the deficit in...

Stereotypes about different employee age groups might be absolute tripe but as the numbers of gen Z in the workforce grow, Luke Shipley, CEO and co-founder of Zinc and...

The NSPCC is renowned for its work protecting and supporting children. What is less well known is that the organisation’s reward and benefits policies have been enhanced to promote...