Pay packets are smaller than they were in 2008 in most local authority areas in the UK, according to analysis by the Trades Union Congress,…
View More Real terms average pay lower in most UK local authorities than in 2008, TUC findsTag: Work&careers
‘I only had £5’: what happened to the 3.8 million people denied furlough at the start of Covid?
In March 2020, Mark Edwards was excited to start a new job running a venue that hosted weddings and hospitality events. Before that, the 47-year-old…
View More ‘I only had £5’: what happened to the 3.8 million people denied furlough at the start of Covid?I was a hedge fund billionaire’s PA. It nearly killed me
It was early evening on an almost-spring day, six months after I started working as sole personal assistant to Boone R Prescott, the billionaire founder…
View More I was a hedge fund billionaire’s PA. It nearly killed meFour-day week made permanent for most UK firms in world’s biggest trial
Most of the UK companies that took part in the world’s biggest ever four-day working week trial have made the policy permanent, research shows. Of…
View More Four-day week made permanent for most UK firms in world’s biggest trialUK pay growth slows less than expected as workers bid up wages
Pay growth slowed less than expected in December, prompting predictions the Bank of England could start cutting interest rates later than previously expected. Earnings growth,…
View More UK pay growth slows less than expected as workers bid up wagesUK workers should expect smaller pay rises this year, warns HR body
Workers in the UK can expect less generous salary settlements this year, as employers rein in hiring plans, according to a report from the professional…
View More UK workers should expect smaller pay rises this year, warns HR bodyRaising UK state pension age to 71 would bring ‘misery’ to millions
Raising the state retirement age to 71 would condemn millions of middle-aged people to misery as they get older, Britain’s biggest independent organisation of older…
View More Raising UK state pension age to 71 would bring ‘misery’ to millionsDivert national insurance cut bonus to a UK pension, experts say
The millions of workers who will get a bit more cash in their pay packet from this month have the perfect opportunity to increase their…
View More Divert national insurance cut bonus to a UK pension, experts sayQueue time for UK tax helplines now worse than in pandemic
Call waiting times for the government’s tax helplines are worse than during the pandemic, with HM Revenue and Customs now restricting access for millions of…
View More Queue time for UK tax helplines now worse than in pandemicGender pay gap for UK women aged 40 and over ‘will not close till they are pensioners’
UK women aged 40 and older will not experience the closure of the gender pay gap until after they reach state pension age, according to…
View More Gender pay gap for UK women aged 40 and over ‘will not close till they are pensioners’