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Women’s networking group AllBright has joined with corporate partners, including HSBC, BNY Mellon and Chelsea FC Women, to create AllBright Alliance, a global collective of businesses committed to driving...

The average female employee only starts getting paid for the year from today (23 February), according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Dubbed Women’s Pay Day by the unions’...

Sickness absence and presenteeism have risen dramatically in the UK post pandemic, a new Fruitful Insights report has revealed. Research by the data and analytics company found that employee-reported...

A pilot programme has discovered that a four-day working week is viable, with organisers insisting the results show it “improves work-life balance and supports healthier habits”. Carried out in...

Japanese multinational video game and entertainment business Sega Corporation has committed to increase average monthly base pay for its more than 3,200 employees, effective from 1 July 2023. To...

Now is the perfect time for employers to discuss menopause support at work following the government’s announcement that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) costs will be cut in England, according...

Four in five employers have increased their health and wellbeing support or employee benefits to adapt to the changing circumstances of their staff, according to new research from Group...

International coffee shop and retail brand Starbucks has introduced a policy whereby its approximately 6,000 employees in the UK can access free menstrual products in the workplace. Following feedback...

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has called for tax exemptions to apply equally whether a benefit is paid for directly by the employer or reimbursed to employees at...

Junior doctors in England have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a row over pay, with a 72-hour work stoppage already in the works for next month. The British...