Businesses are keeping a tight hold on pay budgets amid ongoing concerns about political uncertainty and inflation, according to the latest predictions from Brightmine. The median basic pay award for the three months to May and year to May was 3.2%, with most pay deals clustering between 3% and 4%, it said. More than half
The government has announced that any ‘detriment’ suffered by striking workers will be prohibited under reforms in the Employment Rights Act 2025, rather than ministers creating a prescribed list of prohibited disadvantages. The Department for Business and Trade has now published its response to the consultation it launched in February, and has chosen its preferred
After Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation as Labour Party leader, and an expectation that Andy Burnham’s will be prime minister within weeks, what would a government led by the former mayor of Manchester mean for employers? With Wes Streeting now backing Andy Burnham, and only a slim possibility that any other Labour MP would garner the
Four in 10 employers provide no training. Rather than blaming universities for not producing work-ready graduates, should businesses reconsider their own role in skilling up the workforce, asks Dr Fadime Sahin? As universities face relentless pressure over graduate employability, the government’s own data tells a different and more troubling story: employer investment in workplace development
Picture this. It’s your colleague’s last day. There’s a brief shoutout in the team meeting, a Slack message with a few reactions and, then, they’re gone. In a parallel universe, another colleague leaves with a GroupTogether card signed by every person they’ve ever worked with – an outpouring of personal messages, memories and photos waiting
We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from the continued growth in the tech sector to what HR can do in the wake of world crises. Source: www.hrdive.com
Employers are preparing for a four-day extreme heat warning across much of the UK this week, as temperatures could soar to up to 40°C. The Met Office has today issued a rare red weather warning – the highest level of alert – for parts of southern England and Wales as temperatures rise to record levels.
Car manufacturer BMW is reported to be in talks with staff representatives as it prepares to cut up to 5% of its workforce. The German company issued a profit warning last week saying that “structural and efficiency measures are being intensified” to respond to market forces, including the impact of conflict in the Middle East
Employment lawyers have said that the government’s consultation on reforms to zero-hours contracts and agency worker protections could provide the clearest indication yet of how an Andy Burnham-led government may approach employment law and labour market regulation. The comments come in the wake of Burnham’s victory in the Makerfield by-election. The Greater Manchester mayor is
Royal Mail has 6,500 postal workers off sick every day, out of a total of about 130,000 employees, its chief executive has warned. Martin Seidenberg, the chief executive of International Distribution Services (IDS), the Royal Mail owner, told The Times CEO Summit that the business wanted to be at the “vanguard” of efforts to tackle
