UK firefighters vote to strike over wages
UK firefighters have voted to strike over pay after rejecting a below-inflation offer of a 5% increase in November last year. The decision is the result of two separate...
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Employees value flexible options and good working hours, study finds
Nearly half (47%) of UK employees chose an employer based on the working hours and flexible working arrangements on offer, according to a new study. The research by SD...
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Jet2.com and Jet2holidays award more pay and shares for staff
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays is giving all employers a pay rise of 9% this April, as well as an extra 1% of profits for those in its share scheme, to reward “the...
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TSB employees to share bonus of £29.8m
The chief executive of TSB is set to receive £782,000 while the rest of the workforce have been awarded bonuses worth nearly 12% of their 2022 pay after the...
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PLSA aims to expand scope of auto-enrolment as it marks 100 years
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has said its main goal is to extend the range and level of automatic enrolment (AE) as the organisation marks its 100th...
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MP warns employment packages are ineffective without support for parents
Siobhan Baillie MP believes costly employee benefits could be a waste of money if parents aren’t offered support at work when going through a separation or divorce. Speaking in...
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CBI chief says bosses secretly want employees back in office
Most employers want their workforces back in the office, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)’s director-general. Tony Danker thinks that, as a result of the pandemic, the...
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6 in 10 would resign without financial wellbeing support
Around 62.5% of UK workers are considering leaving their existing jobs if their employers fail to recognise or help them with their financial difficulties, according to research from Workhuman....
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Auto-enrolment thresholds to remain at current levels
The government has confirmed that auto-enrolment thresholds will be held at their current levels for the next year. The decision was taken to “ensure the continued stability of the...
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Pension age rise could boost pension pots by £22k
Retiring just two years after the future minimum pension age of 57 could mean an extra £22,000 in pension pots while waiting until age 66 could mean an additional...
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