The CBI in Northern Ireland is backing a petition to increase awareness of the financial support available to working parents with childcare costs.
The pay gap between men and women may be closing, but when it comes to part time work – women are earning more, according to the Office of National Statistics.
The difference in average hourly earnings between employees in the public and private sector stood at 8.2% in 2011, according to an article published today by the Office for National Statistics.
There seems to be no end in sight to the gloomy economic outlook: growth stagnant, unemployment still growing, fear of job losses high and pressure on workers and families building. Business...
In an era of high fuel costs, pressure to reduce CO2 emissions and duty-of-care concerns regarding employee safety, employers are arguably under greater pressure than ever to find effective...
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has called for tax breaks to encourage employers to better support workers’ health, ahead of today’s Budget 2012 announcement.
Chancellor George Osborne has one last chance to present a Budget tomorrow that delivers real growth, even if it means having to take controversial decisions, say business leaders.
A significant proportion of the UK’s small business bosses are risking burn-out and ill-health as they battle absence to keep businesses afloat, according to health insurer Bupa.
With the Government attempting to deal with debt reduction and taxes and social insurance costs rising on employments, employers are increasingly implementing schemes to reduce their tax liabilities....
Greater flexibility to vary pay in different parts of the country could lead to more efficient use of the "unaffordable" NHS pay bill, according to the NHS Employers organisation.
Whether it is reading books on a Kindle or buying groceries online, the technology industry has long proclaimed we are heading for a paperless society.
Cuts in pension tax relief and child benefit look set to hit the headlines after Wednesday’s Budget, but employees’ personal allowance could also be increased from £8,105 to £10,000 per annum,...
