Wage growth is expected to remain depressed in the year ahead, according to the latest research from pay analysts XpertHR. Pay awards have been falling, with the median basic pay award worth 2.2% over the past 12 months, down from 2.5% this time last year. Looking at...
With offices shut – and the pandemic only deepening – workers are questioning whether they should be footing the collective £2 billion rise in energy bills. It was in the summer months that Gareth* first realised that the working from home boon came at a cost. Despite...
Current government guidance is that anyone who has a high temperature, a new continuous cough and/or a loss of, or change in, their normal sense of taste or smell should stay at home (ie self-isolate) for at least ten days from the onset of symptoms. If they live with...
Samantha Mann considers the impact that the recent change to reference periods for calculating holiday entitlement has had on employers. In the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practice, one of the recommendations was for the need to reform holiday pay entitlements, to...
As France increases its paternity leave – which is set at very different levels across Europe – Nic Hammarling argues that working mothers will only achieve a level playing field once some firmly entrenched stereotypes are broken down. A short while ago, I was asked...
The current recession – brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic – has created increasing financial uncertainty for many people who are now facing an unpredictable job market and pressure on their personal finances. New data from EY shows that almost...
