Strike season and childcare - How should employers cope with unexpected leave going forward?

On 30 June teachers and civil servants in the UK took strike action over the proposed changes to their working conditions.

SME employers forced to cut holiday entitlement to reduce employee benefit spend

More than a quarter of private sector employers are considering cutting holiday entitlement for staff in order to reduce employee benefit costs, new research from MetLife shows.

Barclaycard opens applications process for grants to help lone parents back to work

Barclaycard has today opened its applications process for its Horizons Education programme, which aims to provide funding to help lone parents back to work.

Employees face saving for 18 years to get on the property ladder as salaries are "drastically" out of kilter with house prices

Average house prices are drastically out of step with salaries at almost seven times the annual national wage, mortgage payments are as high as four fifths of gross salary and employees could be left...

Admiral staff share £1.6 million bonus

Car insurance provider Admiral has shared a bonus payout of £1.6 million amongst its 2,500 members of staff.

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Health is wealth: A healthy workforce equals a healthy bottom line

'Good health is good business.' These words were put to the Government in 2008 in Dame Carol Black’s report, Working for a Healthier Tomorrow.

Topic of cancer: dealing with the issue of cancer in the workplace

One in three people in the UK are likely to be diagnosed with cancer at some stage in their lives. For one in four, the diagnosis will be while they are at work.

Recruitment situation improving, but wage rises don't follow suit according to CBI and Harvey Nash

Recruitment prospects are picking up across the private sector, particularly for professional and highly-skilled staff, but there is little wage growth in the economy as pay restraint remains the...

MP suggests disabled people should be allowed to work for less than National Minimum Wage, to help them find jobs

Disabled people should be permitted to offer to work below minimum wage so they get a job when competing with able-bodied people, according Conservative MP Philip Davies.

EAPA launches free buyers guide for employee assistance programmes

The UK Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) has this week published its buyers guide for employee assistance programmes (EAPs) for organisations looking to commission a new or review...

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Online mental health resource launches with guidance on returning to work

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has launched a new online resource offering information and guidance about returning to work after a period of mental ill-health.

14,700 Asda staff to pocket £49 million in shares

As many as 14,700 Asda staff are set to pocket a record £49 million as a three year Walmart Sharesave scheme matures.