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Salary floor for skilled foreign workers to be scrapped

Prime minister Boris Johnson has said the £30,000 salary floor for skilled workers from overseas is to be replaced by a points-based system following Brexit

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More women working full time and retiring later

The UK employment rate has risen to 76.3%, which the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has partially attributed to a record number of women working full time

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Young people most vulnerable to poor mental health at work

A report by Deloitte has found poor mental health costs UK employers up to £45 billion each year, and that young people are the most susceptible

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Conflict a common occurrence at work

Both employees and employers think that conflict is a common occurrence at work, according to a CIPD report

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Work contributing to musculoskeletal conditions

Two-thirds (68%) of musculoskeletal (MSK) problem sufferers said their occupation has been a contributing factor to their condition, research by Willis Towers Watson has revealed

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Retirement planning one of five goals in financial wellbeing strategy

A UK-wide strategy to transform people's financial wellbeing in a decade has been launched today by the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS)

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More than 20,000 retail job losses in 2019

Job losses on the high street rose in 2019, with 945 more employees being let go than in 2018, an ABC Finance report shows

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HR struggling to develop effective leaders

A third of HR leaders have reported they struggle to develop effective senior leaders, according to research from Gartner. Development of effective mid-level leaders was also deemed challenging by 45%

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Half of UK workers plan to ask for a pay rise

Forty-nine per cent of UK workers intend to ask their boss for a pay rise in the next 12 months, according to research from Robert Half UK

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C-suite staff require more support with stress

Deadlines, heavy workloads, traffic-heavy commutes, poor management, expensive lunches and time-consuming meetings all contribute to C-suite stress

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Health and wellbeing still not high enough priority

Research shows that not enough employers are providing health and wellbeing programmes, despite 77% recognising the importance of mental wellbeing

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EHRC urges employers to crack down on harassment post #MeToo

Tougher action is required if harassment is to be stamped out of the workplace, according to guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

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