Ryan Fowler, Author at Workplace Journal

RMT condemns catastrophic failure of Network Rail’s Modernising Maintenance programme

RMT has today condemned the catastrophic failure of Network Rail's Modernising Maintenance (MM) programme, describing it as a dangerous and expensive ideological hangover from the previous Tory government that has left the railway in crisis.

18/12/2024

Employee Relations·News·Politics

Aegon announce Nick Roy as workplace commercial director

Nick Roy said: "I'm honoured to take on this new role. Leading our workplace business – with an ambitious and customer focused team around me - over the past year has been highly rewarding as we've surpassed so many targets."

18/12/2024

Featured·Lead Story·News

Starting ‘side hustles’ and abandoning entrepreneurial dreams – Brits are making sacrifices to boost their chances of becoming homeowners

New research from Nottingham Building Society reveals that 22% of people in the UK, rising to 30% among those under 35, have started a side hustle alongside their existing job to increase their chances of securing a mortgage.

18/12/2024

Compensation & Benefits·Lead Story·News

Fall in Christmas bonuses expected this festive season

Research from Zest reveals that 71% of employees who are expecting a Christmas bonus would prefer an enhanced benefits package instead.

17/12/2024

Compensation & Benefits·News

Remote teams with Stripe to introduce easy, compliant stablecoin payouts for contractors worldwide

Remote, the global HR platform and payroll provider, today announced that companies can use Remote to pay their contractors in 69 countries directly in stablecoins, starting with USDC on Base, the L2 blockchain from Coinbase.

17/12/2024

Compensation & Benefits·Employee Relations·Global HR·News

Gen Z overwhelmingly supports four-day workweek, reshaping job appeal

A recent poll conducted by Development Beyond Learning (DBL), an international learning and development leader specialising in early talent, reveals that 93% of Gen Z respondents believe a four-day workweek would make jobs more appealing.

17/12/2024

Employee Relations·Health & Wellbeing·News·Organisational & Employee Development

Every year around 2.5 million unwanted Secret Santa gifts go straight in the bin – worth over £32 million

This year, only 44% of UK employees will participate in Secret Santa, down from 50% in 2023.

17/12/2024

News

Festive cheer in short supply as company insolvencies jump 13% month-on-month

New statistics released today by the Insolvency Service reveal that the number of registered company insolvencies in November 2024 reached 1,966.

17/12/2024

Business·Featured·News

32,000 student nurses at risk of dropping out, warns RCN

A staggering 32,000 student nurses might abandon their courses by the end of the next parliament, a figure sufficient to fill all current nursing vacancies within the NHS in England, according to new analysis released by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).

17/12/2024

News·Recruitment & HR

UK jobs market cools but pay growth remains resilient, says Resolution Foundation

The Resolution Foundation has highlighted a continued cooling of the UK's jobs market amid a broader economic slowdown, yet notes that pay growth is holding up well.

17/12/2024

Compensation & Benefits·News

Boosting jobs market must remain top priority, TUC

In response to these figures, Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC, said: "Ministers are taking important steps to improve support for people out of work. Jobcentres must become places people enter with hope, not fear."

17/12/2024

News·Recruitment & HR

Devolution plans should empower councils and protect local jobs, says UNISON

UNISON has responded to the government's devolution white paper published today, stressing the importance of reforms that empower local councils and safeguard employment within the public sector.

17/12/2024

Employee Relations·Featured·News·Politics

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Ryan Fowler

RMT condemns catastrophic failure of Network Rail’s Modernising Maintenance programme

Aegon announce Nick Roy as workplace commercial director

Starting ‘side hustles’ and abandoning entrepreneurial dreams – Brits are making sacrifices to boost their chances of becoming homeowners

Fall in Christmas bonuses expected this festive season

Remote teams with Stripe to introduce easy, compliant stablecoin payouts for contractors worldwide

Gen Z overwhelmingly supports four-day workweek, reshaping job appeal

Every year around 2.5 million unwanted Secret Santa gifts go straight in the bin – worth over £32 million

Festive cheer in short supply as company insolvencies jump 13% month-on-month

32,000 student nurses at risk of dropping out, warns RCN

UK jobs market cools but pay growth remains resilient, says Resolution Foundation

Boosting jobs market must remain top priority, TUC

Devolution plans should empower councils and protect local jobs, says UNISON

Opinion

Why the small pot problem could be the solution to the UK’s pension woes

What role does design play in creating a sustainable workforce for the future?

Lung health in our mid 20s could define the future workforce

The pursuit of happiness at work, and why it matters more than ever