Hot topic: Backdated holiday pay, part two

After months of speculation, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently upheld a previous ruling that overtime should be included when calculating employees’ holiday pay. While the impact is still...

Relationship breakdowns are a risk to wellbeing

A groundbreaking study revealed between one-third and half of adults experiencing divorce and separation report levels of mental distress high enough to warrant further attention by their GP.

Hot topic: Backdated holiday pay

After months of speculation, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently upheld a previous ruling that overtime should be included when calculating employees’ holiday pay. While the impact is still...

How holidays impact on engagement and wellbeing

Despite today’s global business landscape, some nations still have it far better than others when it comes to state-sponsored leisure time.

Staff reward and incentive trends for 2015

With the recent news about the UK unemployment rate falling below 2 million for the first time since the financial crisis, things are looking up. But renewed confidence in the job market means many...

One in five HR directors not ready for shared parental leave

More than one in five (21%) HR directors admit they are not ready for the requirements of the shared parental leave legislation that comes into effect on 1 December, according to research by HCM...

Advertised vacancies outnumber jobseekers for first time since recession

The number of advertised roles in the UK jumped above the number of active jobseekers in October for the first time since the recession, according to the Adzuna UK Job Market Report.

NHS staff stage further strike over pay

NHS staff from nine unions are staging a four-hour strike over pay today.

Two-thirds of newly-employed paid below living wage

Two-thirds of people who moved from unemployment to work over the past 12 months took jobs that pay below the living wage, according to research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Report calls for greater transparency on pensions charges

Pensions companies should declare the amount they intend to charge savers who make early withdrawals from their pensions pots, according to a report by Cass Business School professor of pensions...

Osborne backs down over EU bankers' bonus cap

The UK government has withdrawn its legal challenge to EU legislation that caps the level of bankers’ bonuses.

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Interest in shared parental leave higher than predicted

Employee interest in shared parental leave (SPL) will be much higher than originally forecast by the government, according to research by law firm Linklaters.