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Oliver Bonas becomes accredited living wage employer

Oliver Bonas has become the first high street retailer to pay all their staff the living wage as minimum

IT security staff in high demand

Almost half (47%) of chief information officers expect to appoint additional IT security personnel to their teams this year

Government unveils plans to enforce national living wage

The government has unveiled plans to ensure workers receive the national living wage

Telling a colleague they smell is "hardest workplace conversation"

For two-thirds (66%) of British adults 'telling a colleague they smell' is the hardest workplace conversation

Business community warns against “knee-jerk” immigration policies

The business community has warned against “knee-jerk” policies to curb immigration

Bonuses almost back to pre-downturn peaks

Bonus payments are almost back to pre-downturn levels, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

'Key window of opportunity' to interest girls in engineering

There is a ‘key window of opportunity’ to interest girls in engineering careers, according to research

Sainsbury’s increasing staff pay by 4%

Sainsbury’s will award 137,000 of its 161,000 employees a pay increase of 4%, following pressure from low pay campaigners.

Jobseekers facing "heavy and unconscious bias"

Jobseekers face heavy and unconscious bias in the selection process, according to research from the CIPD.

Beware the impact of IPT rises on medical insurance

Employers must recognise and prepare for the significant impact November’s insurance premium tax (IPT) rise will have on the affordability of their healthcare schemes, health insurer Western Provident...

Angry workers venting frustration at co-workers

Nearly nine out of 10 (86%) workers regularly vent their anger and frustration at co-workers, according to research from employee assistance programme and occupational health provider Health Assured.

Female managers 'work unpaid' for 1 hour 40 minutes per day

Female managers are effectively working for free nearly two hours every day, according to research from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).