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Around 185.6 million working days were lost due to sickness or injury in 2022, new data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed. The numbers are the highest...

AIB is giving employees suffering domestic abuse or violence up to 10 days a year of paid leave and up to five days of paid emergency accommodation. The Dublin,...

Moray Council has set out a menopause policy to support employees experiencing related symptoms. Effective immediately, the new guidelines formally recognise menopause as a health condition and that those...

The UK government has proposed to remove the three-day waiting period for sick pay and instead provide it from the first day of sickness absence. In a joint statement,...

Majestic has restructured its pay and reward scheme, increasing wages and offering extra bonuses to shop staff. The wine retailer upped its basic rate for in-store employees to £10.60...

Sodexo is offering its UK workforce a new financial wellbeing support scheme. The service and facilities management provider, which employs around 30,000 staff in the UK and Ireland, is giving...

One in four female employees undergoing fertility treatment experience unfairness at work, new research has revealed. The report from Pregnant Then Screwed and Women In Data found that more...

Dunelm is increasing pay for its UK employees to £10.80 per hour in order to attract and retain staff. The home furnishings retailer, which employs more than 11,000 people,...

Newham Council’s female employees earn an average of 23.3% more than men, new figures have revealed. According to the council, the data from Gender Pay Gap Service “reinforce our...

Six in 10 financial services workers think their employer could do more to improve workplace mental health and wellbeing, according to new research. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England...