Smaller employers 'under pressure' as auto-enrolment staging looms

Companies with impending staging dates for auto-enrolment may not have time to look through the options thoroughly and choose the best deal for their employees, advisers have warned.

Flexible working: what you need to know ahead of the rules

The extensions to current legislation on flexible working are due later this year, giving more employees with service of six months or more rights to request flexible working.

UK low among OECD countries for gender equality in pay

The proportion of women in the UK labour market has increased slightly, but its female economic empowerment rating among OECD countries is being damaged by slow progress in closing the gender wage...

Number of employees working unpaid overtime at record high

The number of employees who worked unpaid overtime hours last year was worth an extra £640 million to the economy every week, according to research.

Four common NHS myths busted

Although media headlines often feature events when care has gone wrong, sometimes tragically, there is a lot of misinformation about the National Health Service. Here, NHS Employers CEO Dean Royles...

MSDs account for 31m sick days each year

Physical complaints, such as back and neck pain, were the biggest contributor to sickness absence in 2013, Office for National Statistics figures show.

Pay public sector more to curb high MoD contractor bill, says Hay Group director

The Government should pay public sector workers market rate salaries to avoid spending more on hiring contractors, a remuneration expert has warned.

Economic recovery leads to higher attrition, study finds

If the economy does recover, as predicted, HR departments could face a battle to keep hold of top performers as they start to look elsewhere for opportunities.

Shedding light on mental health

When it comes to wellbeing, the extent to which we ignore mental health is startling. What can be done to end a taboo that costs business – and people – dearly?

RBS to axe 30,000 jobs in restructure

Up to 30,000 jobs are set to go at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), according to reports.

Warning over calls to scrap workplace childcare vouchers

The Government must ensure working parents will be better off if it replaces childcare vouchers with free childcare services, a benefits expert has warned.

HR salaries to increase by 10% in 2014, says report

HR professionals' average basic pay is set to rise by up to 10% in 2014, with companies investing more in their HR departments than in previous years, according to the Robert Walters Salary Survey...