Half of UK employees look to change jobs as they're unhappy with pay and benefits, research finds

Pay and benefits are the cause of most dissatisfaction for the majority of UK workers, with nearly half considering a change of jobs, according to research published by benefits provider Edenred.

Workers more 'at risk' of falling into financial difficulty as employee benefits fail to adapt

UK employees are more likely to fall into financial difficulty than they were 30 years ago, because employee benefits have failed to keep up with the modern workforce, according to research published...

Allowing working parents to share responsibility for childcare will help create more equal and diverse workforces, says CIPD

As the Government's consultation on the administration of shared parental leave draws to a close, the CIPD has reiterated its support for the proposals but has highlighted some technicalities that...

SMEs offered cash incentives to employ more military reservists

Small businesses are to be offered cash incentives to encourage them to hire members of the military reserves, defence secretary Phillip Hammond has announced.

Half of employers unprepared for company car tax changes

Almost half of senior managers in Britain are unprepared for the changes to company car taxes, which come into force this week.

Childcare reform: What it means for employers

For anyone interested in working parents there is no doubt this has been a big news week. Yesterday was dominated by the announcement of a new childcare voucher scheme that will allow households where...

HR can help blunt edge of inevitable rail fare rises, says London Overground HRD

Rail commuters will continue to see ticket prices rise faster than salaries "at least for another couple of years", but employers could help "ease this pressure" on workers by offering initiatives to...

No workplace benefits for nearly nine million workers

Nearly nine million workers do not receive any benefits from their employers at all and with upcoming changes such as auto-enrolment, employers may well have to re-think their no-benefits policies,...

Employers must rethink benefits package in unstable times, says HRD

Employees have become ‘increasingly risk-aware’ since the economic crisis hit. They are concerned their financial worries will continue for the long term and believe there is ‘no end in sight’,...

Union protests outside Starbucks head office over failure to pay the Living Wage

The GMB union staged a protest yesterday outside the head office of US coffee chain Starbucks, because it claims Starbucks is paying staff little more than the minimum wage of £6.19.

'Sandwich carers' struggling with pressures of work, say industry bodies

The 'Sandwich generation' – those who have to cope with raising children and caring for ageing relatives – are struggling with the pressures of work because of a lack of support, says a report by...

New maternity and paternity leave legislation could change the way we think about work

It will make organisations deal with the reality that our roles as people and parents can't be left behind as soon as we enter the office door.