Taxation

Almost one in four Cycle to Work Scheme users (39 percent) began cycling to work for the first time after joining the scheme, indicating that the benefit has had...

CPI inflation dipped in March, dropping by 0.2 percentage points to 2.6 percent, with average wages rising 5.9 percent in the three months to February 2025. The data from...

Trump’s tariff u-turn may have calmed the markets, for now, but the chaos has exposed deep economic risks. As the UK eyes opportunity, the world braces for more turbulence,...

HR faces a challenging landscape in 2025 as 80.5 percent say national insurance (NI) increases have negatively impacted cost management and workforce planning.  More than three-fifths (62.5 percent) report...

Six in ten (61 percent) small to medium-sized employers (SMEs) plan to change their approach to benefits as a result of rises in employer national insurance on 6 April,...

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY OF THE BENEFITS EXPERT GUIDE TO HELPING EMPLOYEES SAVE  The number of employees saving into non-pension workplace schemes has grown significantly in the...

Veteran HR and employee benefits expert Steve Herbert provides a personal perspective on the latest Trump tariffs. One of my all-time favourite film quotes is that of Mr Ollivander...

The chancellor’s spring statement failed to address key workplace challenges that employers are facing, according to the CIPD and the boss of the ManpowerGroup UK.  The CIPD said that...

As predicted before the chancellor’s spring statement, Rachel Reeves offered no update on the second phase of the government’s landmark pensions review. This is despite a major government focus...

Almost half (46 percent) of Gen X workers say investing their money in stocks and shares is “too risky” as two-thirds of them are dubbed “cash stashers”. Research shows...