B&Q and Screwfix staff to get pay rises
B&Q and Screwfix shop-floor employees are set to receive pay increases of 8.2% and 9.3% respectively from 1 April 2023. Staff at the home improvement stores, which are owned...
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Job centre employees offered bonuses for finding people work
Job centre staff are being offered bonuses for getting the highest number of people into work. Employees at 60 offices will be part of a government league table which...
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TUC calls for more support for working mums on Women’s Pay Day
The average female employee only starts getting paid for the year from today (23 February), according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Dubbed Women’s Pay Day by the unions’...
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Four-day working week is viable, pilot suggests
A pilot programme has discovered that a four-day working week is viable, with organisers insisting the results show it “improves work-life balance and supports healthier habits”. Carried out in...
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Sega Corporation gives staff 15% pay rise
Japanese multinational video game and entertainment business Sega Corporation has committed to increase average monthly base pay for its more than 3,200 employees, effective from 1 July 2023. To...
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Junior doctors overwhelmingly vote to strike over pay
Junior doctors in England have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a row over pay, with a 72-hour work stoppage already in the works for next month. The British...
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Merseyrail recognised as equitable employer under Fair Employment Charter
Commuter rail network Merseyrail has been recognised as an equitable employer in its region, following inclusion on the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter. The initiative was launched by...
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Unions warn against move to curtail strike rights
Trade unions in France, Germany, Italy and Spain, representing more than 20 million people overall, have joined with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in voicing opposition to the Strikes...
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PWC says sexual orientation pay gap data is baseline for meaningful progress
With the 2023 round of pay gap reporting already underway, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has restated the importance of going beyond the statutory minimums. From 2017, employers with more than 250...
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London office workers demand 11% salary increase to give up home working flexibility
With 95% of London office workers still permitted to work from home in some capacity, the majority (73%) said they would leave their job if this flexibility was no...
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