Staff shortages, a lack of specialist personnel and low pay are major barriers to achieving net zero, according to workers in the UK environment sector.…
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What Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement means for you
That “everyone” will be paying more tax after the autumn statement was the big spoiler from Jeremy Hunt before the event and so it came…
View More What Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement means for youBritain’s lowest-paid workers say finances have never been worse
Almost 80% of the UK’s lowest-paid workers say they are now facing the toughest financial squeeze of their lifetimes, according to new research by the…
View More Britain’s lowest-paid workers say finances have never been worseHow to ask for a pay rise – and make sure you get it
Check comparable salaries Try to find out what somebody doing your job, in your region, with your number of years’ experience is likely to be…
View More How to ask for a pay rise – and make sure you get itAverage UK wages fall at fastest rate for more than two decades
Average wages in the UK are falling at the fastest rate for more than two decades as annual pay growth fails to keep pace with…
View More Average UK wages fall at fastest rate for more than two decades‘Everything’s going up apart from wages’: one UK family’s struggle to beat rising cost of living
When inflation was last running at 7% Margaret Daly was training to be a teacher and bringing up a young family, so money was tight.…
View More ‘Everything’s going up apart from wages’: one UK family’s struggle to beat rising cost of livingSenior professionals could see 25% pay rise as companies fight to retain staff
Senior professionals can expect pay increases of up to 25% in the first quarter of 2022, as the economy begins to open up following the…
View More Senior professionals could see 25% pay rise as companies fight to retain staffGender pay gap at UK’s biggest firms is growing, data suggests
The gender pay gap reported to the government by Britain’s biggest firms is widening, Guardian analysis shows, prompting warnings that women face a bleak and…
View More Gender pay gap at UK’s biggest firms is growing, data suggestsSqueeze on UK incomes to last until late 2023, says OBR
British households will remain worse off than before the pandemic until 2023 as rising inflation hits living standards, the Treasury’s economics watchdog has warned as…
View More Squeeze on UK incomes to last until late 2023, says OBRPressure increases on Rishi Sunak to suspend triple lock on pensions
Rishi Sunak has come under further pressure to suspend the state pension triple lock after wage figures showed that the chancellor is on course to…
View More Pressure increases on Rishi Sunak to suspend triple lock on pensions