The record number of vacancies arising from the UK's economic recovery from COVID-19 is hiding a jobs gap with low-paid workers most at risk.
The majority (80%) of working-age people in Scotland, across both manual and desk-based jobs, have said they would support a four-day working week without any loss of pay.
A reported 10% of UK workers have said they would risk losing their job over going on holiday and having to quarantine when they come back.
Pay rises have stabilised at 1.5% after falling to zero in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than two-thirds of companies across the UK are considering pay cuts for staff who choose to work from home.
The annual pay of FTSE 100 chief executives still equates to more than what a UK worker would earn in a lifetime, despite the rate falling during the pandemic.
Although the furlough scheme is set to be phased out by the end of September, only 11% of workers still on furlough are urgently searching for a new job according to research from job site Indeed.
2020 was a milestone year in many ways, not least because of the global pandemic, which turned everyday life on its head.
Google employees in the US who want to permanently work from home post-pandemic may have their salary reduced.
Sandwich chain Pret a Manger has announced its temporary pandemic pay cuts will be made permanent, with staff now preparing to strike.
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said civil servants will not be paid less if they continue working from home post-pandemic.
The UK government has named and shamed companies 200 companies which have underpaid their workers, totalling £1.2 million to over 34,000 people.
