Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the government will invest £1 billion to provide guaranteed, personalised employment support to help people back into work as she presented her spring statement...
Read moreDetailsTwo-thirds (67 percent) of UK companies are considering cutting jobs as a result of economic uncertainty, according to research with 500 senior business decision-makers. More than three quarters (76...
Read moreDetailsAlmost half (46 percent) of Gen X workers say investing their money in stocks and shares is “too risky” as two-thirds of them are dubbed “cash stashers”. Research shows...
Read moreDetailsClick here to join now Benefits Unboxed Live! Thursday 20 March, 2025, 10am-12pm (register here) The first ever Benefits Unboxed Live! webinar from Benefits Expert is going live at...
Read moreDetailsThe risk that employers will fail to comply with regulations will increase when the national minimum wage (NMW) rates rise in April, experts have warned. A survey from accountancy...
Read moreDetailsResearch has revealed that 46 percent of UK employees have taken extended sick leave, classed as more than two weeks off sick, in the past five years. Extended sick...
Read moreDetailsPay awards have stabilised at 3 percent ahead of the increase in employer national insurance in April, indicating a break with the higher payouts seen last year. Awards remained...
Read moreDetailsEmployers and employees agree that state funded healthcare is inadequate, according to research from Grid. The industry body for the group risk sector found that 63 percent of employers,...
Read moreDetailsWith widespread talk of cuts to the government’s benefits budget, research has revealed 79 percent of disabled employees have experienced burnout, which is almost double the rate of their...
Read moreDetailsJudges in two US states have ordered federal agencies to rehire probationary employees terminated as part of President Trump’s government downsizing. In a legal case brought by unions and...
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