Tackling low pay mustn't limit opportunities for our future workforce

Under-25s will not receive the national living wage, so could employers hire more young workers to keep payroll costs down? We cannot let apprenticeships be damned with the faint praise of being the...

Hot topic, part two: Mandatory living wage

In the first all-Tory budget since 1996, chancellor George Osborne declared that "Britain deserves a pay rise". However, with the UK's productivity lagging behind other developed nations can we really...

Hot topic: Mandatory living wage

In the first all-Tory budget since 1996, chancellor George Osborne declared that "Britain deserves a pay rise". However, with the UK's productivity lagging behind other developed nations can we really...

Advertised salaries at 11-month low

Advertised salaries have fallen to an 11-month low, according to research from job site Adzuna.

Employees not paid for jury service

One in 20 (5%) employers don’t pay employees for attending jury service, according to research from Churchill Home Insurance.

Ikea to pay the Living Wage

Ikea has become the first national retailer to commit to paying its staff the Living Wage.

Forced gender pay gap disclosure raises questions

The prime minister’s plans to force large companies to publish gender pay gap details, while broadly welcomed, have met with some queries from the business community over the effectiveness of this in...

Companies forced to reveal gender pay gap

Companies with more than 250 employees will be forced to disclose the gender pay gap in their workplaces from next year.

Budget 2015: Living wage a ‘big gamble’, says CBI

Chancellor George Osborne’s summer budget has been described as a “double-edged budget for business” by the CBI, which called the announcement of a £9 an hour compulsory living wage by 2020 a “big...

Budget 2015: National living wage announced

Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to introduce a national living wage in his emergency budget.

Matching minimum wage to living wage 'will help improve social mobility'

Raising the minimum wage to the living wage could lift six million people out of poverty and impact public finances positively, according to a report released by KPMG.

Line managers must be recognised for developing talent

Line managers must be recognised and rewarded for developing talent and addressing underperformance, Christoph Williams, Sony Europe’s strategic content senior manager for leadership, learning, talent...