The number of people on zero-hours contracts has risen by 20% since the same time last year

Women ask for pay rises as often as men but are less successful

Women also receive considerably fewer workplace benefits overall than men

Nearly half (47%) of small businesses cite wages as the main contributor to their rising cost of doing business

Chris Philp, MP (Con) for Croydon South, calls for shareholder committees and mandatory pay ratios

Last year 14% of men in management roles were promoted compared with only 10% of women

Sixty percent of employers would pay between £12,000 and £18,000 starting salary for an apprenticeship-qualified employee

Ensure your overseas employees’ benefits match up to domestic ones, and that they’re legally sound

Graduates also report they are willing to complete an internship or work overtime during evenings or weekends, according to Accenture study

A ban on zero-hours contracts and a repeal of the Trade Union Act have been pledged by Labour leadership candidate Owen Smith

Retail is a notoriously low margin sector, but some Living Wage-paying employers are breaking the mould

In a recent survey respondents ranked remuneration as tenth out of 11 as a reason for resigning