Are businesses ready to pay the National Living Wage in 2016?

Almost one in 10 (8%) working parents feel they are doing a bad job both at home and at work

More than half (54%) of firms rely on manual processes for recruitment, and 43% for appraisals

The top reason employees left a job was low salary, chosen by more than one in three (35%) respondents

Will the apprenticeship levy help close the UK's skills gap? Will businesses be able to handle the extra costs?

Will the apprenticeship levy help close the UK's skills gap? Will businesses be able to handle the extra costs?

More than a third (34%) of employees said they couldn't name a point where they felt motivated at work in 2015

High Pay Centre director Stefan Stern said that the milestone highlights the continuing problem of unfair pay gaps

Sheffield, Nottingham and Birmingham will be most affected when the National Living Wage is rolled out

A third (34%) of employees would prefer a more flexible approach to working hours than a 3% pay rise

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