Significant changes to employment law will come into force next year. From gender pay gap reporting to the apprenticeship levy, here are some of the key changes for 2017: Trade…
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Finance companies are hoping to have a third of senior management posts filled by women in the next five years. Firms signing up to the Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter,…
There were emotional scenes at a Kwik Fit call centre as 521 staff heard they will lose their jobs. Director Ant Middle told the stunned employees that the site will…
The so-called “gig economy” is again under the spotlight as delivery firm CitySprint becomes the latest company to face a legal challenge over the employment status of its couriers. Maggie…
The government has announced proposals to make large UK companies reveal the pay gap between their top management and average workers. In a move intended to stem the rise in…
The 2016 Autumn Statement confirmed fears that it is the end of the road for many salary sacrifice schemes. The writing was already on the wall in the Spring Budget,…
Wage growth for this decade could be at its lowest since the 1900s. Many Britons could face a significant drop in living standards as they struggle to keep up with…
With changes to national insurance thresholds to a rise in the national living wage, Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement contained several important changes that employers need to prepare for. Rise in…
The latest Office for National Statistics figures show a steep rise in the number of care workers on zero-hours contracts. In 2015, the number stood at roughly one in ten….
If the recent security breach of Tesco Bank accounts had happened under General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), Tesco would be facing fines of over £1.9bn. Supermarket chain Tesco, owners of…
