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Mid-market businesses are increasing their investment in employee reward and benefits following the introduction of the Employment Rights Bill to parliament last week (10 October). The shift in investment...

Months of high inflation continues to hit people in the pocket as almost a quarter of the UK population have run out of money before ‘pay day’ at least...

Cash plan provider Health Shield Friendly Society has signed up to the Menopause Working Pledge to better support and empower women at work. Under the pledge, signatories commit to...

The government has introduced its landmark Employment Rights Bill to parliament in a bid to “upgrade” what deputy prime minister Angela Rayner called “the UK’s out-of-date employment laws”. Most...

Canada Life will offer paid time off to employees who are going through fertility treatment and those that experience the heartbreak of pregnancy loss, the company has said. The...

Government plans to modernise workplace pensions have been described as a potential “bridge between the old gold-plated defined benefit (DB) schemes… and the defined contribution (DC) schemes" that most...

With the government’s Employment Rights Bill expected to be published on Thursday (10 October, 2024), businesses are already reviewing their workforce and are reluctant to hire more staff, according...

As the government published its report ‘Lessons on pensions engagement’, consultancy Broadstone called for the findings to be “translated into real, tangible steps” that will improve engagement among savers...

A lack of NHS appointments and long waiting times for treatment are hitting UK business finances as more employees call in sick. Research from healthcare provider HCML found that...

The majority of senior and middle managers believe the government's wholesale reform of employment rights will benefit their businesses and wider society, according to a survey. The poll of...