Financial benefits

A boost in post-pandemic early retirement has left the UK employment market extremely tight. A House of Lords report published late last year found that more than half a...

Costa Coffee is the latest employer to award its staff a pay rise, offering an average 6.7% increase for more than 16,000 UK workers. The higher rates, introduced to...

Pret a Manger is rewarding employees with pay increases for the third time in just 12 months. From 1 April, staff – including baristas and shop managers – will...

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called on chancellor Jeremy Hunt to offer tax relief or other financial support for employers supporting their employees’ health. CBI director-general Tony...

Industry experts have expressed concern over Labour’s proposals to support menopausal women in the workplace. The party is suggesting that larger companies have menopause action plans in place that...

Diageo has launched a new support package for UK employees undergoing fertility treatment. The drinks company’s new policies and practices includes offering these members of staff additional paid leave,...

Financial wellbeing support is essential if employers want to achieve their HR goals, new research has found. Almost all (94%) of the 289 wellbeing, HR and employee benefits specialists...

B&Q and Screwfix shop-floor employees are set to receive pay increases of 8.2% and 9.3% respectively from 1 April 2023. Staff at the home improvement stores, which are owned...

Job centre staff are being offered bonuses for getting the highest number of people into work. Employees at 60 offices will be part of a government league table which...

As employees feel the pinch from the rising cost-of-living in a post-pandemic era, companies cannot shy away and must play their part. Almost four in five Britons say the...