Competition for jobs reaches five-year low

?Competition for available roles has fallen to 0.38 jobseekers per vacancy, according to data from jobsite Adzuna

BEIS calls for widening of gender pay reporting requirements

Report recommends a wider net of companies to publish and for action plans and narrative reports to be made compulsory

Mixed picture on pay rises, research finds

As the Monetary Policy Committee announces whether interest rates will rise today, many employers are offering pay rises. But pay growth remains slow

Two million workers missing out on paid leave

Unrealistic workloads and employers deliberately denying holiday requests are preventing workers taking leave

Companies pay up to £100,000 to keep EU workers

Nearly six out of 10 (62%) UK companies have paid up to £100,000 since Brexit in extra incentives for EU workers

Reward strategy temperature check

There are pros and cons to both performance- and market-based reward systems

Employees struggle to meet living costs

Research from Thomsons Online Benefits finds that employers are not providing enough support to employees with financial issues

UK workers struggling to save

?UK employees say £361 more each month would allow them to save, equating to a national savings gap of £9.7 billion per month

Five things businesses can learn from TSB

As the new kid on the banking block TSB has seized the opportunity to do things differently

The tax on share options is unfair

More needs to be done to tackle two fundamental issues that overshadow share options' advantages

Mothers suffer part-time pay penalty

Research highlights a ‘striking’ issue with part-time work in general, with workers typically missing out on year-on-year pay rises and promotions