Chancellor Rachel Reeves congratulated the Lord Mayor of London Alastair King for progress on the ‘Employer Pension Pledge’, in her Mansion House speech last night. More than 20 UK...
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Read moreDetailsAs the UK basks in another scorching heatwave, Google searches for “sickness absence” have spiked 113 percent in the past 24 hours. Provider YuLife, which first spotted the surge,...
Read moreDetailsNine in ten British managers (90 percent) have said that paid bereavement leave should be a legal entitlement for all employees, a survey has revealed. The research from the...
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