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The Government is launching a white paper on disability benefits reform as part of its aim to get more people back to work, the Chancellor has revealed. The move...

Jeremy Hunt has abolished the lifetime allowance in today’s Budget, as part of a range of measures designed to keep older employees in the workforce. The lifetime allowance, which...

Berkeley Home Health is increasing staff pay rates from April 2023. The company will offer care assistants at its Somerset and Wiltshire branch a minimum of £15 per hour,...

Being a working parent puts a strain on people’s mental health, nearly three in five (59%) survey respondents have revealed. A report by BlckBx also found that half (51%)...

Pay is the main reason public sector workers are quitting their jobs, Trades Union Congress (TUC) research carried out by Opinium has found. Overall, almost two-fifths (38%) of polled...

Karl Bennett, wellbeing director at employee benefits provider Vivup, has been elected to serve as the new chair of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) UK. He succeeds Eugene...

Real-term pay has plummeted for millions of workers, new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures have revealed. When taking inflation into account, total pay including bonuses dropped by 3.2%,...

Workers in the construction industry are in line for a pay rise so that employers can ensure they meet national minimum wage (NMW) laws. The Construction Industry Joint Council...

Most low earners do not regard life insurance as essential, according to research by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) which also urged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to investigate...

ClearScore has enhanced support for staff affected by the menopause or the loss of a baby. The London-based credit score and report app, which has 460 employees, has signed...