The number of children living in poverty in key worker households could reach 1.1 million by 2023, according to research from the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
The median basic pay increase in the three months to the end of June 2022 has remained at 4% for the third consecutive quarter, suggesting pay rises in the UK may have reached their peak.
High street retailer Next has apologised to staff after a payroll error left workers underpaid for five months.
Low paternity pay meant just a third of eligible new fathers took paternity leave in the last year.
Workers across the UK are using the cost of living crisis to negotiate better pay from their employers.
The latest employee earnings data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed pay has stagnated, while the proportion classed as middle-earners remains unchanged.
One in five Brits (19%) have started a side hustle, i.e. a job or venture outside of their usual work, since March 2020 in moves potentially fuelled by the rising cost of living.
The UK's childcare costs are the highest in the developed world, yet maternity pay has dipped over the last 12 years.
More than three quarters of the UK are worried about the impact of the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Learning and development (L&D) professionals are considering leaving their jobs in the near future due to a lack of pay rises.
Fears of a looming recession may freeze the UK’s competitive labour market. What can HR do to prepare?
Proposed reforms to the UK's Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) system are planned to be introduced to parliament today.
