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Labour market statistics released in January 2025 show that real wages increased by 3.4% year on year, their quickest pace since 2021.

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The hospitality industry is calling for the government to delay plans to increase employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs).

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The UK’s skills gap is narrowing for first time in 10 years, with new figures suggesting it has passed its peak.

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Supermarket chain Aldi increases pay for store assistants to at least £12.71 per hour nationally, from March 2025.

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More than three in five (61%) generation Z professionals value company ethics as much as their pay packet.

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Government confirms neonatal care leave and pay law will be enacted in April, subject to Parliamentary approval.

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The surge we’ve seen in cases of flu this winter poses an “unprecedented” workplace and public health challenge, an occupational...

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UK HR professionals are waiting to see how the inauguration of Donald Trump will have a ripple effect on UK diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

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It may be something of an artificial calendar marker, but ‘Blue Monday’ today is nevertheless an opportunity for employers to...

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