Sajid Javid promises National Living Wage rise

Chancellor Sajid Javid has pledged to increase the National Living Wage (NLW) to £10.50 per hour within the next five years

New technology causing skills gaps and stagnant wages

Researchers urge employers and governments to focus on upskilling and lifelong learning to prepare employees for technological change and automation

How we achieved a zero gender pay gap at St Mungo's

Culture, selection processes, performance management, diversity training, a transparent pay system and flexi-time have all contributed

Employee recognition strategies falling short

Speakers at an HR magazine and Achievers webinar discussed how sophisticated recognition strategies are today and how organisations can get this area right

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One in 20 receive no paid holiday entitlement

Around one in 20 workers report not receiving any holiday entitlement, while around one in 10 do not receive a payslip, according to research from the Resolution Foundation

Case study: Shrinking the gender pay gap at Zurich through 'FlexWork'

Zurich analysed every stage of its recruitment process and launched a scheme to advertise every role as flexible or part time

Costa Coffee accused of deducting money from staff for training

As allegations emerge that Costa Coffee employees have had pay deducted for training and till discrepancies, experts warn that such practices could damage company reputation

Case study: Early wage access at Camden Town Brewery

After rapid growth Camden Town Brewery wanted to help out its dedicated and hardworking workforce. Some struggled with a monthly pay day, so an app was introduced to provide early access to wages

The negative fallout from public sector pay rises

Increases to public sector employees' pay could mean those in senior roles end up with large excess pension contributions that are heavily taxed

Casual workers to be compensated for cancelled shifts

The HR community has reacted to the government's announcement of two key workplace rights measures last week, on flexible workers and parental leave equality

Workers missing out on £3.1 billion of paid leave

One in 14 UK workers are not getting their full legal holiday entitlement, according to TUC analysis

Heathrow workers to walk out over pay

?More than 4,000 workers at Heathrow airport, including customer service, engineering and security staff have voted to strike over pay