Sainsbury’s joins forces with Carers UK to support staff who care

Carers UK and Sainsbury’s have joined forces on national Carers Rights Day 2011 to help support the UK’s 6.4 million people in the UK who care for ill or disabled people.

Transport for London commits to stopping the stigma associated with mental health in the workplace

Transport for London (TfL) has committed to raising awareness about mental illness and to helping stop the stigma associated with it.

Global HR survey suggests more pay increases are on the cards

Employers’ intentions to increase pay at or above the extent of previous years in the UK have increased by 15% since January, according to the global HR Reflections survey from ORC International,...

Autumn Statement: support for nursery places for ‘disadvantaged families’ will be detrimental to working parents

The chancellor George Osborne, yesterday announced more free childcare places for two-year-olds from “disadvantaged families”, but in doing so has failed to address the rising cost of childcare for...

Autumn Statement: public sector staff will receive 1% pay rise

The chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne has announced after the two-year pay freeze in the public sector, pay rises will be set at 1%.

Generation y staff call for more training opportunities in lieu of a pay rise, survey of 2,000 shows

Training and career development is seen as the most popular alternative to pay rise for generation y, according to a survey by training company People 1st and ICM Research.

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Sage UK and Mercer join forces to launch employee benefits service for SMEs

Business software and services provider Sage UK and employee benefits consultancy, Mercer have joined forces to launch Sage Employee Benefits, a service designed to make it easier and more affordable...

Gender pay gap falls below 10% - but 299,000 jobs still pay below minimum wage, ONS reports

The gender pay gap has fallen below 10% for the first time, according to data published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Financial Planning Week: UK employees believe financial planning is not just for the wealthy

Almost three quarters of people in the UK (73%) believe financial Planning is relevant to everyone and not just the wealthy according to a YouGov poll carried out in association with National Savings...

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High Pay Commission moves to address 'stratospheric pay increases' amongst UK's highest earners

The High Pay Commission’s final report, published this morning, shows ‘stratospheric pay increases’ which have seen wealth flow upwards to the top 0.1% away from average workers.

Health and wellbeing experts welcome recommendations to replace GP 'sick note' with independent panel

The healthcare sector has warmly welcomed a Government-backed review into sickness absence, which recommends staff should be signed off for long-term sickness by an independent assessment service and...

Health at Work report recommends employee assistance programmes should retain tax exemptions

The independent sickness absence review recommended that employee assistance programmes retain their tax exemptions.

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