Should we be more flexible about pay?

Earned wage access schemes are becoming an increasingly popular employee benefit. But how can HR professionals manage the risks, and implement these schemes responsibly?

Health benefits most valued by younger workers

Younger employees are more likely to value health benefits than older employees, research by health plan provider Simplyhealth has shown.

Rolls-Royce offers company shares worth £700 to each employee

Leaders of Rolls-Royce announced that they will give each of its employees £700 worth of shares in the company, after reporting profits of £1.1 billion in the first half of 2024, the BBC reported (2...

BBC to look into recovering Huw Edwards' pay

Tim Davie, director general of the BBC, has said he will “look at all options” to recover pay from newsreader and presenter Huw Edwards, who this week pleaded guilty to accessing indecent photos of...

Half of employees can't live comfortably on salary

Nearly half (47%) of UK employees do not think their current salary is enough to live comfortably on, a survey by loan company Viva Money revealed yesterday (1 August).

Job ads showing salary hit record low

Less than half (47.7%) of job adverts featured salary information in June 2024, the lowest recorded figure since job postings platform Adzuna started tracking the metric in 2016.

How to give your employees a free pay rise

Salary sacrifice could make a huge difference, if you can’t afford to offer a pay rise.

Pay parity soars in aerospace but plummets elsewhere

The gender pay gap in the aerospace sector has dropped by 26% over the past year, but has widened significantly in areas such as law and engineering, according to analysis conducted by the job site...

Financial wellbeing support: Where is the boundary for employers?

The employer-employee relationship is one of the most important financial relationships. With the recent period of high inflation and ongoing economic uncertainty, many workers find themselves in...

Labour’s first 100 days: What HR wants from DEI

The UK's new government should be ambitious about closing gender pay gaps, changing negative perceptions and revising the rhetoric on diversity initiatives, our HR commentators have said.

Payroll errors impact 25% of UK employees

A quarter (25%) of UK PAYE employees have received a paycheque from their employer that was incorrect, research from The Global Payroll Association revealed.

Could Summer Fridays unlock productivity?

When Einstein discovered the theory of relativity, he was not at his desk tinkering with his calculator. He was sitting on a train, watching light bounce.