FCA staff to receive 3.6% pay rise amid rising inflation
The increase considered the upcoming rise in employers' national insurance contributions from 13.8% to 15%, starting 6th April.
Teachers’ pension contributions set to increase from April 2025
Teachers earning below £34,873 will continue to pay a contribution rate of 7.4%.
Union criticises Government decision to cut NHS jobs
Unite, along with other healthcare trade unions, was not briefed, consulted or involved in the decision by the health secretary or other Government officials.
Around half of workers are confident they will be able to quit their job at 70, research finds
Research from Phoenix Insights found around one in three 65 year olds are classified as retired, thirty years ago this was closer to three in four (73%).
Government must reform “Thatcher-era” industrial relations to deliver on promises – IPPR
A new report from the IPPR recommended that the Government establish such collective agreements for house-building, childcare, and rail workers.
Coventry Building Society named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces
It improved its ranking to 13th out of 50 super-large organisations, making it the highest-ranked super-large organisation based in the Midlands.
One in seven NHS staff experience physical violence from patients, survey finds
NHS staff survey revealed attacks on staff have increased since 2023 (13.88%) – though numbers are below the record levels seen between 2020 to 2022.
Searches for mental health advice from WFH workers up 60% – Choose Leisure
Analysis by Choose Leisure found a sharp increase in searches for terms such as ‘work from home health’, ‘WFH mental health’, ‘WFH wellbeing’, and ‘WFH wellbeing tips’, along with 1,446 related keywords.
Nearly two million people on Universal Credit lack job search support – DWP
Research found that the number of people in the LCWRA category rose to 1.8 million, almost quadrupling since the pandemic began.
Arla Foods decision makers swerve meeting over factory closure, says GMB
GMB Union met with the company today in the first formal consultation over plans to move production to the company’s site in Lockerbie, Scotland at a cost of 130 jobs.
John Lewis invests £114m in employee pay and business transformation, forgoing staff bonuses
The retailer said the decision followed “careful consideration” and was necessary to support long-term growth and financial stability.
BMA calls on NHS to introduce ‘scope of practice’ for physician and anaesthesia associates
In 2023, the BMA called for a national pause in the recruitment and expansion of PAs and AAs following evidence that they are working considerably beyond their competencies,
