Pay transparency: seven lessons

Employees are rightly demanding more transparency and openness around rewards, and we at JTI UK have long wanted to rise to the challenge. But we also knew greater disclosure comes with risks.

Alternative ways to deal with the cost of living crisis

Salary increases are often an excellent way for businesses to support their employees through a cost of living crisis. The latest ONS figures show that many employers have already awarded salary...

Pay awards hit 32-year high

New data from XpertHR has revealed employers are willing to pay increasingly higher salaries to hold on to their talent – but that these levels have most probably peaked.

The dangers of being too open about pay

Pay transparency has slipped to a six-year low in the UK, with reports suggesting that only 60% of job adverts in 2022 disclosed the offered salary, down from 64% in 2021.

Job design needs a health-check: Part 2

If there is an EAP, wellbeing courses and gym discounts in place but employees are still feeling low – it might be time to look at job design instead, finds Alison Carter and Sally Wilson

Job design needs a health-check: Part 1

If there is an EAP, wellbeing courses and gym discounts in place but employees are still feeling low – it might be time to look at job design instead, finds Alison Carter and Sally Wilson

Banking on good intentions: Monzo people experience director, Tara Ryan

Since its earliest days as a start-up, app-based bank Monzo has been seeking to do things differently, including redefining what it means to be a responsible employer, finds Jo Gallacher

Workers need to understand their pay to cope with the cost of living crisis 

As if the past two years haven’t been tough enough for UK workers on both a personal and professional level, they’re now facing a cost-of-living crisis and rampant inflation at its highest level in 40...

Watch: How to use recognition to help employees thrive

The latest HR Lunchtime Debate exploring the link between wellbeing and recognition is now available to view on demand.

Cryptocurrency and the metaverse: the future of payroll?

The metaverse is set to change how we live and play, but how will it change how we work and how we are paid?

Employee ownership hits record high

A record number of employee owned businesses have been created in the last twelve months.

Surprising changes to benefits packages due to Covid pandemic

Employers are experimenting with the type of benefits on offer post-pandemic, moving away from focusing only on flexible working or mental health.