The Chancellor’s plan to cap salary sacrifice pension contributions at £2,000 a year could leave the largest UK employers facing additional tax bills of up to £1.5m annually, according...
Read moreDetailsThe Government has announced an inflation-busting increase to the minimum salaries employers must pay their workers, ahead of today’s Budget. These increases, particularly for younger workers, have been criticised...
Read moreDetailsA former HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) employee has been ordered to pay £20,000 in legal costs after an employment tribunal found his claims of disability discrimination were “vexatious”...
Read moreDetailsWomen would need to work nearly two decades longer than men to achieve the same retirement savings, according to a new report warning that workplace and policy change is...
Read moreDetailsLGBTQ+ savers face a "pensions gap" according to a new industry paper from the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP). This latest diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) paper highlights the...
Read moreDetailsChancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly eyeing a £4bn tax grab by tightening the rules around salary sacrifice schemes on pensions. Any change in this month's Budget would hit both...
Read moreDetailsEmployers seeking to plug skills gaps are increasingly turning to older workers and ‘career returners’ as shrinking talent pools and tighter immigration policies intensify pressure on recruitment pipelines. Research...
Read moreDetailsAround 43 per cent of working-age people (equivalent to 14.6 million people) are under-saving for retirement, according to a recent report by the Department for Work and Pensions. In...
Read moreDetailsExecutive remuneration across the UK’s largest listed companies has risen sharply following changes to Investment Association (IA) rules and the removal of the bankers’ bonus cap, according to Mercer....
Read moreDetailsThe UK labour market showed further signs of cooling over the summer, with the number of payrolled employees falling and job vacancies continuing to decline. Figures from the Office...
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Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality?
In this episode, one of a three-part series of 10-minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert discuss data that shows remote or home working is on the rise.
We look at what this means for HR, from balancing employee flexibility with business needs, to ensuring benefits packages remain fair and accessible. We discuss the pinch points, and the opportunities, in building the new normal of work.
