Interviews
INTERVIEW: Winning the Gen Z retention game
The Workplace Journal speaks with Jonah Stillman, expert, TED speaker, and author, about how best to engage and retain Gen Z in the modern workplace.
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Police staff vote for pay increase by 4.75%
UNISON police staff members in England and Wales have voted to accept a 4.75% pay offer for 2024.
Pensions & Retirement
Government to fast-track plans to boost access to CDC pensions
CDC pension schemes, first introduced to the UK in 2022, enable savers to pool their money into a single fund to share investment risk and longevity risk.
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Atom bank appoints Ayshea Robertson as chief people officer
Robertson joins from Zen Internet, the internet service provider, where she spent six years as CPO and board director.
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Pre-Budget speculation “chips away at people’s confidence in pensions” – AJ Bell
Michael Summersgill urged the Chancellor to use her first Budget to commit to long-term stability in the pension tax system.
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Scottish Widows launches Flexible Income Protection to bridge protection gap
42% of adults currently worry that their household would not cope if they were unable to work.
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John Lewis axes CEO position, higher profit forecasts show “even keel” achieved
Nish Kankiwala took the role in 2022, as part of an emergency plan implemented by the business.
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Tetley workers strike over alleged poverty pay
Paul Clark at GMB said: “These women work their fingers to the bone for this company, providing the UK with its favourite cup of tea."
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Employees to keep 100% of earned tips as new law comes into effect
Employers are now required by law to pass all tips, gratuities, and service charges on to workers, without deductions.
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London one of the worst cities to pursue a career in marketing – study reveals
Seine River Cruises conducted an analysis that identified Amsterdam and Rome as the top cities for financial savings while in London, marketing executives accumulate considerable debt.
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InvGate reveals top 10 areas to start a business in the UK
A new study has revealed the best areas to start a new business in the UK, with Torfaen taking the top spot.
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27% of UK employers ‘ghosted’ by new recruits on day one, research reveals
Two-fifths of employers that recruited in the past year have experienced employees resigning within the first 12 weeks.