Nearly 500,000 people in the UK have applied for universal credit following the coronavirus outbreak, and self-employed workers have had to do so without the support of HR

New research into the use of mobile and landline numbers has revealed that 77% of freelancers and business owners use their personal mobiles for business

Ninety-four per cent of employers have reported facing challenges when providing a workplace pension according to a study by Smarterly

Companies need to focus on employees’ emotions and keep their promises if they want to restore productivity and engagement, according to Gartner’s chief of HR research Brian Kropp

On 23 March Boris Johnson made it clear only essential workers are to leave their homes to work, but some non-essential workers are still being made to work

The UK government has introduced a year-long suspension of gender pay gap reporting to ease the already increased burden of duties for organisations during the Coronavirus pandemic

The number of young workers leaving London is on the rise, according to Totaljobs research

Freelancers have criticised the UK government saying that its latest Coronavirus wage support package will not offer them sufficient financial aid

Thirty-three per cent of UK employers plan to reduce working hours, cut pay or impose leave in the face of COVID-19

The UK government has announced it will pay up to 80% of employees’ wages who are unable to work because of the Coronavirus pandemic

Older workers are often perceived as being less able to work and more expensive than younger workers, according to a Centre for Ageing Better report

Working from home accounts for £11.94 of UK employees’ monthly broadband bill