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Fewer pensioners relying on income-related benefits, finds DWP
DWP's report showed that average weekly incomes for pensioners after housing costs have almost doubled over the past three decades.
Compensation & Benefits
Employee Relations
65% of employees considering job moves as workplace expectations shift – Aon
The study from Aon painted a picture of a workforce increasingly in flux, prioritising benefits and compensation fairness in their employment decisions.
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Spring Statement 2025: Universal Credit boost to reshape financial planning
Rachel Reeves said: "If you can work, you should, and if you can't you should be supported."
Compensation & Benefits
Deliveroo boosts rider benefits with 24/7 virtual GP access
Riders can access UK-registered GPs via phone or video through Teladoc Health, ensuring they have medical advice when needed.
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Select Lease by Mobilize and SalSac launch zero-cost salary sacrifice scheme
The scheme allows employees to exchange a portion of their salary for a leased electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle.
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Attraction Tickets transitions to Employee Ownership, awards £1m in bonuses
The bonuses will be distributed based on years of service, with the first £3,600 of each payout tax-free under EOT rules.
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Income tax burden could rise by £3.6k under continued threshold freeze, warns interactive investor
The financial services firm warned that fiscal drag could result in the average earner paying £416 more in tax by 2030.
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Sports broadcast and production companies fined £4m in freelancer pay investigation
Four companies – BT, IMG, ITV and BBC – have agreed to pay fines totalling £4,240,356.
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Thousands of carers receiving debt letters as review of Carer’s Allowance overpayments continues
Between May 2024 and February 2025, the number of outstanding Carer’s Allowance overpayment debts increased by over 9,000, with 143,922 people now affected.
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Unite members celebrate six-figure pay deal with American Airlines
The pay deal, negotiated by Unite, will see safety critical aircraft engineers get a new three year settlement with pay reaching £108,000 by 2027.
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Government introduces employment measures to support those living with long-term illness
This comes as one in eight young people are not currently in work, education or training.
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Tesco reaches agreement with USDAW, increases hourly pay rate from £12.02 to £12.45
This latest £180m investment in colleague pay will mean hourly-paid colleagues will have seen a pay increase of 32% since April 2022, equivalent to a more than £900m investment.