Advertised salaries growing faster than inflation, says Adzuna

Average advertised salaries saw a year-on-year increase of 1.9% up to August 2014, according to research by Adzuna.

Monarch staff vote for pay cuts to save company

Employees at airline The Monarch Group have voted to accept a significant decrease in pay so that the company can target the budget travel market.

CBI concerned about Labour's minimum wage plans

Labour's proposed increase in the minimum wage to £8 per hour by 2020 would place a strain on business and put jobs at risk, according to Confederation of British Industry (CBI) deputy...

Unison's NHS members vote to strike

Unison's 300,000 members have voted to strike over a continuing pay dispute. It is the first time in more than three decades NHS workers have decided to strike over pay.

Five ways to beat the post-holiday blues

As you step off the plane at your holiday destination, you take a deep, relaxing breath; your break starts here. Then your phone rings. It’s work. Unfortunately, this situation is now becoming...

Business groups cautiously optimistic on employment and wages

Employment and business experts reacted largely positively to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) unemployment figures yesterday.

Executive pay to be closer aligned with 'long-term success'

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has unveiled an updated version of the UK Corporate Governance Code that includes plans to improve the reporting and regulation of executive remuneration.

Unemployment in biggest annual fall since 1988

Unemployment fell by 468,000 from July 2013 to July 2014, the biggest year-on-year decrease since 1988, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Mortimer named NHS Employers CEO

Danny Mortimer has been named chief executive of NHS Employers, succeeding Dean Royles. Mortimer joins from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, where he was director of workforce and...

Carney predicts wage growth to pick up mid-2015

Employment experts and unions are divided over comments made by Bank of England governor Mark Carney in his speech to the TUC conference in Liverpool.

Access to Work has ‘marketing problem’ with mental health

The government’s Access to Work programme, designed to help disabled people into employment, is too focused on those with physical disabilities, according to a panel speaking to the Work and Pensions...

Work Programme helps 100,000 find jobs

The government’s Work Programme has helped about 100,000 long-term unemployed into work since its introduction in 2011, according to a report by financial consultants Europe Economics.