UK

Workers at Harrow, UK-based Bakkavor Pizza have rejected a 5.9% pay deal, with strike action now on the horizon. Members of the GMB union at the plant – which...

Broadcaster and journalist Louise Minchin urged menopause-friendly employers to “keep your foot on the pedal, don’t take it off”, as she presented the Menopause Friendly Employer Awards at a...

Today’s working families have a multitude of responsibilities to contend with and are increasingly turning to their employers for support beyond their pay packets. While many may be parents...

Very few workers paid below the national minimum wage (NMW) take their cases to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) despite “abundant evidence and anecdote” suggesting underpayment takes place on...

Mortgage brokerage Just Mortgages has enhanced its mental health and wellbeing support with a new training module covering the menopause. The new provision is available to all workers regardless...

New research has revealed that more than three-quarters (77%) of workers in the UK and Ireland have experienced financial stress over the past 12 months, often leading to productivity...

Data from one of Towergate Health and Protection’s primary employee assistance programme (EAP) providers has revealed insights into the extent to which structured therapy counselling can help employees with...

Pay confidence in the UK workforce increased 70.1 points in the second quarter of 2023, according to the latest Robert Half Jobs Confidence Index (JCI). The rise in the...

The UK’s gender pay gap is closing only gradually, with two-thirds (65%) of employers revealing a reduction in the six years since reporting became mandatory, according to new figures...