Salary floor for skilled foreign workers to be scrapped

Prime minister Boris Johnson has said the £30,000 salary floor for skilled workers from overseas is to be replaced by a points-based system following Brexit

Legal-ease: Areas to focus on in 2020

What do employers need to be aware of as they enter the new year?

Half of UK workers plan to ask for a pay rise

Forty-nine per cent of UK workers intend to ask their boss for a pay rise in the next 12 months, according to research from Robert Half UK

Real wage growth forecasted to dip

UK workers are reportedly due an average pay rise of 3% in 2020, but higher than expected inflation will mean a real-terms increase of just 1%

Employee benefits should be 'reversed' in 2020

Emotional and health support in the workplace should come first, and financial support second

Greggs to pay workers £7 million bonus

Workers at the bakery chain will be receiving a share of a special £7 million bonus due to the successful launch of its vegan sausage roll

Minimum wage underpayment growing

Employee underpayment is rising and fines for those underpaying are low, according to research by the Resolution Foundation

Off-payroll review launched

The government has announced it is launching a review of upcoming changes to off-payroll working rules

Ensure a rewarding 2020

Let 2020 be the year you review and reinvent your pay framework to ensure it is aligned with your business’ direction and purpose

12 months of 2019: April

It's been an eventful year for HR-related issues hitting the headlines. Our 12 Days of Christmas countdown revisits each month's most notable happenings

Pay remains stagnant despite high employment

Stagnant pay due to low productivity continues to trouble the economy, despite UK employment remaining buoyant

Gender pay gap impacting attraction and retention of talent

As gender pay gap progress continues to be slow, organisations are feeling the effects on their ability to attract and retain key talent, according to a report from Hays