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Pay staff the 'real' Living Wage, investors urge FTSE 250 firms

Date:: 11 December 2018

A group of investors has written to FTSE 250 companies urging them to commit to paying their staff at least the "real" Living Wage.

Biggest rise in average pay since 2008, but growth remains slow

Date:: 11 December 2018

Average weekly earnings have seen the biggest rise for almost a decade, but not to the levels expected during periods of low unemployment.

Pay for new jobs grew fastest in Liverpool over past year

Date:: 10 December 2018

Salaries for new roles have increased sharply over the past year, according to data from a leading UK employment website.

BT loses bid to change pension calculation method

Date:: 7 December 2018

BT has lost an appeal to change the method it uses to calculate pension increases, which would have affected around 80,000 current and former staff.

Businesses should improve analysis of employee benefits spending

Date:: 29 November 2018

Almost all employers say they will maintain or increase spending on employee benefits over the next two years, new research from the CIPD and Lane Clark & Pocock (LCP) reveals. But a lack of analysis means that benefits spending isn't always well directed.

Female graduates' pay much higher than non-graduates'

Date:: 29 November 2018

Female university graduates' earnings are almost a third higher by their late twenties than the salaries of those who did not take a higher education course. And the gap is significantly larger than with male graduates at the same age.

Low Pay Commission hails effect of national living wage rises

Date:: 29 November 2018

Up to five million workers this year saw their pay rise after increases to the national living wage (NLW) were implemented.

Average wages could fall 10% in no-deal Brexit

Date:: 29 November 2018

Wages could drop by an average of 10% in the event of a no-deal Brexit, though workers will lose out in every scenario, new government analysis has revealed.

Use employee benefits to support lower earners, says Work Foundation

Date:: 21 November 2018

Businesses should make better use of their employee benefits to support low earners, according to a report by the Work Foundation.

Campaigners turn to UN to tackle gig economy firms

Date:: 12 November 2018

There has been a "reversal" in the number of migrants in workplaces as both EU and non-EU workers lose interest in coming to the UK to work.

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