Many of the 10 million UK employees currently auto enrolled into a workplace pension will see their take-home pay fall after 6th April 2019 when minimum contribution rates rise. The auto enrolment minimum rate will…
5 Employment Law developments to watch out for…
April is set to bring with it a fresh batch of employment law developments that employers must be aware of, and adapt to, in order to remain compliant. With that, Peninsula Group’s, Operations Director and…
Is your leadership winning or floundering when it…
Michael Westland-Rose discusses why leadership skills remain important in a virtual environment Last year, an IWG[1] study found that globally, 70% of full time professionals are working remotely at least once a week, a figure…
Demographic generalisations can disengage employees
Organisations that make assumptions about staff, based on generational demographics risk driving talent away, warns The Health Insurance Group. Businesses need to re-evaluate how they reward and communicate with staff, to ensure no unconscious bias…
Robert Walters Group sets challenge to ‘Break the…
Global specialist recruiter, Robert Walters Group, has announced plans for their world-wide employee wellbeing initiative - #BreakTheCycle. The scheme comes in response to Robert Walters Group research, which reveals that over three quarters of UK…
Why publishing salaries is not the answer to…
Rameez Kaleem, Director of Pay and Reward Consultancy, 3R Strategy explains why publishing salaries is not a magic bullet for achieving fair pay. It's often said that publishing salaries is the answer to fair pay. The…
One in 10 UK adults have never had…
Despite record employment figures, a report released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), found one in 10 UK adults have never done paid work, with students accounting for a large majority of the 3.6…
How Employee Engagement Technology is Helping to Solve…
By Geraldine Osman, CMO, StaffConnect With its sights set on delivering 2,000 homes by 2020 and 5,000 homes in the next five years, ilke Homes has high ambitions to help with the UK’s affordable housing…
Employees value eye care for its wider health…
Revealing new research from Specsavers Corporate Eyecare shows today what employers believe staff value in terms of workplace eye care benefits. Around half (49%) of the 500+ employers questioned believe that employees value the check…