Huge jump in pay confidence among UK workers, index reveals
Pay confidence in the UK workforce increased 70.1 points in the second quarter of 2023, according to the latest Robert Half Jobs Confidence Index (JCI). The rise in the...
Read moreDetailsPay confidence in the UK workforce increased 70.1 points in the second quarter of 2023, according to the latest Robert Half Jobs Confidence Index (JCI). The rise in the...
Read moreDetailsThe UK’s gender pay gap is closing only gradually, with two-thirds (65%) of employers revealing a reduction in the six years since reporting became mandatory, according to new figures...
Read moreDetailsWorkers at the Dumfries-based DuPont Teijin Film (DTF) packaging plant will strike over pay in a series of stoppages over September, the Unite union has announced. Around 100 Unite...
Read moreDetailsRegular wages (excluding bonuses) grew by 7.8% between May and July 2023, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figure is the same...
Read moreDetailsPay review bodies (PRBs) should be reformed or scrapped, according to the Unite union, which described them as “long past their sell-by date” at the TUC congress in Liverpool....
Read moreDetailsPub and brewery group Greene King has announced a new flexible working policy and enhancement of its leave offering. According to the company, which has more than 39,000 employees,...
Read moreDetailsFlexible working options contribute to employees’ sense of belonging, a study has found. EY’s Belonging Barometer 3.0, which surveyed more than 5,000 workers across a range of industries globally,...
Read moreDetailsShine Catering Services has awarded pay rises to all staff as part of its commitment to becoming a UK living wage employer. The family-run company, which is based in...
Read moreDetailsScottish Water employees have backed strike action in a row over a new reward system including pay and grading structure. Around 500 frontline staff took part in a consultative...
Read moreDetailsDespite UK’s evident auto-enrolment success, there is a massive 60% defined contribution pension gap, according to Aon. This is a shocking figure, which is more than twice the already...
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