UK

The government has said it will repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 in its first 100 days as part of its Employment Bill changes, which were trailed...

Large productivity gaps, income disparities and child poverty remain persistent across the UK, even though employment and wage gaps have narrowed, research has found. The research, detailed in the...

Essex County Council is the first to fund a Care England-backed employee assistance programme (EAP) to support its care sector workers. The EAP will be provided by Perkbox Vivup...

Husky Finance (Husky) has partnered with Swoop Funding (Swoop) to raise awareness of the benefits of pension salary exchange for SMEs. Salary exchange is standard practice among larger employers,...

Disability pay gap reporting brings the increased risk of non-compliance as well as the  potential for significant rewards. But only if you get your strategy right, says Bar Huberman,...

Pressure on household finances has failed to erode pension participation, including auto-enrolment (AE), according to official figures. The workplace pension participation rate for employees eligible for auto-enrolment was 88...

The government has changed the remit of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to ensure it considers the the cost of living when recommending minimum wage rates. The change is...

The annual cost of employee sickness has risen by £30 billion since 2018, with the majority of this figure coming from a hidden source, according to research from think...

It is time to “name and shame” firms that are failing to close their gender pay gap, according to former Australian prime minister and chair of the Global Institute...

Around 1.5 million people are affected by endometriosis, which is estimated to cost the UK £8.2 billion each year. HR can play a key role in reducing the cost...