Employers are being urged to take “concrete steps” to tackle workplace gender equality on International Women’s Day (IWD) today (8 March). DeVere Group’s chief operating and diversity officer Beverley...
Read moreDetailsConservative MP Anthony Browne has brought a Ten-Minute Rule Bill in Parliament, proposing that employees be given the right to choose their own pension plan and have their employer...
Read moreDetailsThe Government is urging employers to offer better menopause support at work as it announces the appointment of England’s first Menopause Employment Champion. The Department for Work and Pensions...
Read moreDetailsThe health and wellbeing benefits associated with hybrid working are overestimated by employers, new research has revealed. A study by Grid found that almost two-thirds (64%) think these arrangements...
Read moreDetailsFNZ has launched a “transformative benefits package to drive diversity and support employees globally”. The wealth management platform’s new range of family friendly policies is available to all 6,400...
Read moreDetailsCosta 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...
Read moreDetailsAround 38% of working-age people, equivalent to 12.5 million, are under saving for retirement when measured against their pre-retirement earnings. The Department for Work and Pensions found that ‘there...
Read moreDetailsPret 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...
Read moreDetailsNational Grid and Rolls Royce are among only 12 companies in the UK and 28 globally to have closed their gender pay gap, a new study has found. A...
Read moreDetailsEmployee Appreciation Day today (3 March) provides an opportunity for employers to address the financial wellbeing support they offer the workforce, according to Fidelity International. Research from the company...
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