Economy

The government has introduced its landmark Employment Rights Bill to parliament in a bid to “upgrade” what deputy prime minister Angela Rayner called “the UK’s out-of-date employment laws”. Most...

Government plans to modernise workplace pensions have been described as a potential “bridge between the old gold-plated defined benefit (DB) schemes… and the defined contribution (DC) schemes" that most...

With the government’s Employment Rights Bill expected to be published on Thursday (10 October, 2024), businesses are already reviewing their workforce and are reluctant to hire more staff, according...

The majority of senior and middle managers believe the government's wholesale reform of employment rights will benefit their businesses and wider society, according to a survey. The poll of...

A pilot to support small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in improving staff recruitment and retention has been launched by the CIPD in partnership with the Behavioural Insights Team...

Major supermarket chain Asda is set to roll out a new workplace savings account as an exclusive benefit for its 150,000 staff.  The employer partnered with financial benefits company...

Rising anxiety, absences and staff turnover across the retail industry are hitting productivity. But the sector has an opportunity to be at the vanguard of staff wellbeing with new...

Reports that chancellor Rachel Reeves will slap national insurance (NI) on employer contributions in the October budget to help fill the £20 billion black hole have been slammed as...

Living wage calculations do not include pensions “so the living wage is actually 5 percent short”, delegates at the Corporate Advisor Summit 2024 heard yesterday. Will Sandbrook, managing director...

A survey of 101 female c-suite business leaders has found that 100 percent of respondents have experienced gender bias at work. The research, from law firm Cripps, also revealed...