Routine dental costs unaffordable for 6.3 million employees
More than a fifth of employees avoided going to the dentist in 2023 because of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and a shortage of NHS practices. Data, from benefits provider...
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AI skills command highest salaries in IT as employers futureproof roles
Almost all of the highest paying jobs in information technology (IT) have made AI skills a must have, according to a study of 5,301 live IT job vacancies in...
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Can the UK sustain its mini pay recovery?
ONS figures out today (14 May, 2024) indicated that the UK jobs recovery is faltering but the big question is whether what remains of the recovery will be enough...
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Employers in the dark as almost half of employees in financial distress
The UK workforce is experiencing “significant psychological distress" as people face ongoing financial pressures, according to the 2024 State of Financial Wellbeing Index. In the past three months, 47...
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Staff turnover to fall further in 2024, just don’t call it ‘the big stay’
The post-pandemic uptick in job moves, dubbed ‘the great resignation’ by some, is well and truly over, according to the CIPD’s latest Labour Market Outlook (LMO) report. As the...
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Lack of digital skills and capacity delays pensions dashboards roll out
The delivery of pensions dashboards that will enable people to view all their pensions online, in one place, is being stymied by a lack of digital skills and capacity....
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Rayner unveils ‘intern law’ amid union fury over New Deal update
Plans for a new law to protect interns from sexual harassment at work were announced by Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner in a keynote speech at the CMI Women...
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Hiring tensions rise as job hunters get silent treatment for 55% of applications
British job hunters and employers are frustrated with slow and inefficient hiring processes in the UK as survey data revealed that job applicants only get a response to 45...
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Pension pots up 16%; but gender gap persists
UK pension pots have increased by 16 percent on average in just a year as savers “appear to be prioritising pensions more than ever”, according to online provider PensionBee....
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Employees with cancer could take 52 days off work before telling HR
If you’re a fan of the Great British Bake Off you’ll regularly hear the statistic that almost one in two of us will get cancer in our lifetime. Behind...
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