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Wavin is offering employees six months of paid parental leave and will cover 50% of their childcare costs until their children are at school. The Staffordshire, UK based plumbing...

RMT union members are striking once again over pay, changes to terms and conditions, and job cuts. Those taking action are employed at 18 train companies, who also plan...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced free childcare is being extended to those under the age of three, but will only be fully implemented by September 2025. The provision, currently...

The Chancellor has confirmed that he would set aside £400 million for musculoskeletal and mental health support. According to Hunt, a £3 million pilot programme will help people with...

The Government is launching a white paper on disability benefits reform as part of its aim to get more people back to work, the Chancellor has revealed. The move...

Jeremy Hunt has abolished the lifetime allowance in today’s Budget, as part of a range of measures designed to keep older employees in the workforce. The lifetime allowance, which...

Berkeley Home Health is increasing staff pay rates from April 2023. The company will offer care assistants at its Somerset and Wiltshire branch a minimum of £15 per hour,...

Being a working parent puts a strain on people’s mental health, nearly three in five (59%) survey respondents have revealed. A report by BlckBx also found that half (51%)...

Pay is the main reason public sector workers are quitting their jobs, Trades Union Congress (TUC) research carried out by Opinium has found. Overall, almost two-fifths (38%) of polled...

Karl Bennett, wellbeing director at employee benefits provider Vivup, has been elected to serve as the new chair of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) UK. He succeeds Eugene...