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Employers and workplace employee assistance programmes (EAPs) are more essential than ever in providing mental health support, new figures suggest. A survey of Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA UK)...

The minimum wage increases which come into effect this weekend are not enough to “lift the pressure” on working families, according to the TUC. From 1 April 2023, the...

Epiroc has launched a new global parental leave policy that aims to foster “an even more inclusive and diverse culture”. The Stockholm, Sweden-based company is giving new parents a...

The DWP has confirmed that it will not legislate to increase the state pension age more quickly than the current increases to 67 by 2028 and 68 by 2046, but...

Benefact Group has implemented an electric vehicle salary sacrifice for its employees in the UK as one of several measures introduced by the firm to reduce carbon emissions. The...

Almost half (49%) of UK workers believe a good social life significantly affects their mental health and overall job satisfaction, a Glassdoor analysis has found. The figures showed that...

The House of Commons and the Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) have reported their gender and ethnicity pay and bonus data for 2022, with the House of Commons figures showing a 1.7%...

Seven in 10 large employers are struggling to ensure their communications around health and wellbeing support are relevant to staff, new research has revealed. The study by Towergate Health...

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) guidelines for employers, trustees and Independent Governance Committees. The regulator says it hopes the will be used by...

More than a third (34%) of employers would be more willing to consider introducing a four-day working week if staff attended the office on all those days. New research...