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Benefits Guru releases 2025 Financial Wellness Ratings for workplace pension providers

Gold rating providers for financial wellness without open finance included Aviva, Fidelity, Hargreaves Lansdown, Scottish Widows, Standard Life and Mercer Master Trust.

30/04/2025

Lead Story·News·Pensions & Retirement

Birmingham Council cuts bin drivers pay by £8,000

29/04/2025

Employee Relations·Lead Story·News

Government launches UK Resilience Academy to provide workers with emergency crisis training

29/04/2025

Education & Training·Lead Story·News

M&S orders staff to work from home following cyber attack

by Jessica O'Connor

BT Group opens Manchester flagship office as part of ‘Better Workplace’ programme

by Marvin Onumonu

Trustee boards lack youth and diversity, survey finds

by Marvin Onumonu

TPR expects most DB pension schemes to focus on endgame as surpluses rise

by Marvin Onumonu

Failure to offer workplace flexibility risks long-term decline, says Aalto University study

by Ryan Fowler

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Compensation & Benefits

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Improved paternity leave could boost economy, says JRF

29/04/2025

Increasing Statutory Paternity Leave from two weeks to six weeks at 90% of average weekly earnings could deliver a £2.68bn boost to the wider economy.

Compensation & Benefits·Lead Story·News·Pensions & Retirement

Annuities understanding rises by 25% among over-50s, misconceptions remain – Standard Life

29/04/2025

Research revealed that the number of people correctly identifying that lifetime annuities provide a guaranteed income for life rose from 39% in 2023 to 49%.

Salary sacrifice car schemes ranked as key employee benefit for 2025, research reveals

Teachers and NHS workers to recieve pay rises up to 4%, reports The Times

Recruitment & HR

Featured·Lead Story·News·Politics·Recruitment & HR·Talent Acquisition

Employment Rights Bill putting “brakes on hiring”, says BRC

29/04/2025

The survey of HR Directors (HRDs) of leading retailers revealed the scale of concerns about the impact of the Employment Rights Bill, which will be debated in the House of Lords today.

Featured·News·Recruitment & HR

UK tax vacancies up 14% as firms boost hiring in response to fiscal reforms

28/04/2025

UK tax vacancies rose 14% year-on-year in Q1 2025, with regional hiring outpacing London and strong demand for corporate, indirect and cross-border tax skills.

Featured·Global HR·News·Organisational & Employee Development·Recruitment & HR

UK lags in workplace productivity ranking, finds Ricoh Europe

28/04/2025

The UK ranked lowest for workplace productivity, with UK workers lagging 11% behind leaders Spain.

Employee Relations·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·Lead Story·News·Recruitment & HR

BBC to improve workplace culture as it publishes independent review

28/04/2025

The report from Change Associates, found no evidence of a toxic culture, but it highlighted key areas for improvement.

Inclusivity, Equality & Diversity

Education & Training·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·Lead Story·News·Talent Acquisition

IPA partners with Brixton Finishing School to widen access to advertising careers

28/04/2025

Through the partnership, Brixton Finishing School will offer employability support and resources to schools and students that take part.

Employee Relations·Featured·Health·Health & Wellbeing·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·Lead Story·News·Organisational & Employee Development

Menopause Advisory Group formed to boost workplace support

25/04/2025

Convened by the Government’s Menopause Employment Ambassador, Mariella Frostrup, the group discussed the impact menopause can have on workers and current efforts to support women in work.

Employee Relations·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·Lead Story·News

Over a third of female SME owners face gender bias – AXA UK

25/04/2025

Research revealed that 53% of the female SME owners surveyed said they felt pressure to prove themselves more than male business owners.

Employee Relations·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·Lead Story·News

Manningham Housing Association retains global diversity standard

23/04/2025

John Mulholland said: “Manningham Housing Association is a good place to work and a good example for diversity in the workplace."

Technology

Education & Training·Featured·News·Organisational & Employee Development·Technology

One in five schools use AI despite lack of staff training, warns GMB

28/04/2025

More than 84% of school workers said they have not received training on Digital and Technology Standards.

Employee Relations·Featured·News·Organisational & Employee Development·Technology

One in four workers worry that AI will lead to job losses – Acas

28/04/2025

Acas commissioned YouGov to ask employees in Britain what their biggest concerns about the use of AI were.

Featured·Global HR·News·Technology

Zellis receives two nominations at Global Payroll Awards 2025

28/04/2025

The ceremony, scheduled for 5th June in Warsaw, Poland, aims to celebrate commitment to excellence and innovation in the payroll industry.

Health & Wellbeing

Featured·Health & Wellbeing·News

Growing demand for sabbaticals as UK workers seek relief from burnout, says Robert Half

29/04/2025

New research from Robert Half reveals 42% of UK employees want sabbaticals in 2025, as concern about burnout and workload pressures rises.

Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·News·Pensions & Retirement

Caring duties leave nearly half of over 60s without pension savings – Phoenix Insights

29/04/2025

Research revealed that among those with pension savings, carers had 17% less than the UK average, meaning a shortfall of about £37,000.

Featured·Health & Wellbeing·News

APN launches annual World Health & Safety week

29/04/2025

The initiative is supported by the UK's eight major pallet networks, with teams at each network hub focusing on safety best practice and employee well-being.

Featured·Health·Health & Wellbeing·News

UK records 604,000 workplace injuries in 2024, data reveals

25/04/2025

According to the HSE, over 61,000 of these incidents were serious enough to be formally reported by employers under RIDDOR.

Employee Relations

Employee Relations·Featured·Health & Wellbeing·News

Violence against ambulance staff hits record high, as AACE urges Government action

25/04/2025

For the first time, annual reported incidents of violence, aggression, and abuse against ambulance personnel surged past 22,500, marking a nearly 15% increase on the previous year.

Employee Relations·Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·News·Organisational & Employee Development·Recruitment & HR

NHS staff fatigue a hidden risk to patient safety, HSSIB warns

25/04/2025

The investigation found that the impact of staff fatigue on both patient safety and workforce wellbeing is not being addressed within current NHS systems.

Compensation & Benefits·Employee Relations·Lead Story·News

Unite deal secures two-year pay rise for East Midlands Airport refuellers

24/04/2025

Under the agreement, the workers will receive a 6.5% pay increase in the first year and a further 3.5% uplift in the second year.

Employee Relations·Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·News

North Somerset Council urges employers to book free workplace heart health checks

24/04/2025

Nearly 1,000 checks have already been completed with more booked in, but spaces remain for workplaces to take part.

Global HR

Global HR·Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·News·Recruitment & HR

Government urged to introduce Workplace Justice Visa amid growing reports of migrant worker exploitation

25/04/2025

The report by WoRC, entitled 'Safeguarding Sponsored Workers: A UK Workplace Justice Visa', outlined urgent reforms based on a six-country comparative study.

Featured·Global HR·News·Organisational & Employee Development·Recruitment & HR

Language skills now critical to workforce access as EU migration rises 63%

24/04/2025

Research from Preply revealed that a growing number of EU nations require applicants to demonstrate formal language proficiency as part of their residency and integration policies.

Featured·Global HR·Health·Health & Wellbeing·News·Organisational & Employee Development·Recruitment & HR

Burnout on the rise for Gen Z workers, as two thirds confess to not switching off from work

24/04/2025

Click Offices analysed data from across the UK to see the impact of burnout on the workforce.

Employee Relations·Featured·Global HR·News·Organisational & Employee Development

Remote work drives innovation in flexible cultures, Durham study finds

23/04/2025

Remote work boosts innovation in egalitarian, flexible cultures, new Durham University study shows.

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