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28 August 2017

Labour’s plan to raise pay for six million wins union backing

We all know the minimum wage is not a living wage - especially for young people GMB has backed a Labour pledge to raise the...

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27 August 2017

Immediate labour shortage fears may be exaggerated

Commenting on the latest official immigration statistics, Gerwyn Davies, Senior Labour Market Analyst at the CIPD....

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27 August 2017

Trans employees still lacking workplace support

Prejudice can be a daily experience for trans people but poor awareness from employers about the challenges they face can leave them isolated at work,...

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27 August 2017

Trio of troubles compound employee mental health

As many as seventy-seven percent* of UK employees have experienced a mental health issue at some point, and those experiencing mental health problems tend to...

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26 August 2017

What is HMRC’s ‘name and shame’ strategy?

Firstly, enforcing the national living wage for all employees by bringing tribunal cases against employers. By Philip Richardson, Head of Employment Law at the national...

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25 August 2017

Board pay – was the shareholder spring a wash-out?

A new report from Linklaters, Board Pay in FTSE 100 Companies – 2017, a survey of the 2017 AGM season to date, has shown that,...

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Companies named and shamed for minimum wage breaches

Pay and Reward

25 August 2017

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24 August 2017

Work discontent peaks at just 35 years of age

Underappreciation and stress fuel discontent as employees get older, with happiness at work falling after the age of 35....

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24 August 2017

International assignments increasingly failing due to mental health

More than two thirds (68 percent) of multinational companies say they are concerned about international assignments failing due to mental health problems among staff being...

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23 August 2017

Employers growing concern for future of the economy

Employer confidence in the UK economy has moved into negative territory, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)....

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Zero hours contracts shoot up – calls for action

Employment Law

23 August 2017

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