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John Healey delivered a ‘cost of living Budget’ on Wednesday offering ‘breathing room’ for households

New proposals would enable UK workers to demand to know their colleagues’ salaries. Helen Coffey looks at whether pay transparency is the answer to a fairer workplace or a recipe for chaos

I would like to switch from working five days a week to four days a week, to help my wife look after our two children.

I have decided to set up as a digital marketing consultant and have secured a couple of days work a week with a rival to my former employer.

HR will become a front-line element of a company's commercial strategy, due to the Government’s shake up of the £90bn

Advisers have rallied against “unqualified and unregulated” social media advice and called for greater regulation after research showed more than half of adults lost money by acting on financial advice from social media.

England and Scotland fans are preparing to change working patterns to stay up into the small hours to follow the tournament as games kick off as late as 2am UK time.

Small firms have hit back at new proposals that will force them to file accounts with Companies House, claiming it adds to the already heavy burden of doing business in Britain.

Small and micro businesses will be required to file profit and loss (along with other accountancy changes). Here's what we know so far

Britain is quietly turning evenings into income as prices climb, but the paperwork can catch up faster than the cash ever does.

Experts warned household finances have become stretched

Experts cautioned household finances have become strained

She highlighted the things she sees more often than not

An HR expert has shared the workplace behaviours that could lead to you being sacked – and it’s not just about making minor mistakes or breaking office rules

Some people really think rules are optional

Millions of UK workers are getting a pay rise from April 1. Check the new minimum wage rates and make sure your employer is paying you correctly.

The UK government has unveiled the most sweeping late payment reforms in over a generation — giving freelancers and sole traders new legal muscle to chase, charge interest on, and report unpaid invoices. Here’s everything you need to act on today.

Hundreds of thousands of Britons are at risk of redundancy this year, as businesses struggle to battle rising costs and the impact of the Iran war.

UK individual insolvencies have surged 18% year-on-year, with experts warning households are at breaking point as high interest rates, inflation and debt pressures intensify.

Financial experts urge Rachel Reeves to rethink plans to cap National Insurance relief on pensions at £2,000, warning it could damage retirement savings and employer schemes.

Another ‘fairness’ wheeze that’ll sting later

Health element of universal credit set to halve while greater employment support will be provided to sickness claimants

HMRC is urging young people born between 2002 and 2011 to claim their Child Trust Fund, worth £2242 on average. More than 758000 accounts remain…

HMRC is urging young people born between 2002 and 2011 to claim their Child Trust Fund, worth £2242 on average. More than 758000 accounts remain…

HMRC is urging young people born between 2002 and 2011 to claim their Child Trust Fund, worth £2242 on average. More than 758000 accounts remain…

HMRC is urging young people born between 2002 and 2011 to claim their Child Trust Fund, worth £2242 on average. More than 758000 accounts remain…

HMRC is urging 758,000 people to claim

New figures released by HMRC this week show 758,000 people are yet to claim the money

HMRC is urging people to check as 758,000 have yet to claim

The imbalance between private and public sector wage rises is “not sustainable”, an expert has said.

Australia announced that more than 4.7 million social media accounts have been blocked since their ban

More UK small business owners are feeling isolated and exhausted as rising costs, taxes and solo working push founders to breaking point.

Millions of workers will gain day-one rights to parental leave in April this year, after the government laid new measures before Parliament on 12 January, according to the Department for Business and Trade.

Hospitality recruitment firm, Limber, based in Bristol, says average shift hours posted by pubs and restaurants in 2025 were down 30 per cent in 2025 relative t

“Policymakers will need to redouble efforts to address this problem,” a think tank has warned

Businesses across the UK are being warned that more so-called “zombie” companies could collapse in 2026, increasing unemployment and putting financially healthy firms at risk if they are left unpaid.

Hospitality shift hours are down 30% since 2022 as small pubs, cafés and owner-operators cut staff to survive rising costs.

UK pubs and restaurants have cut shift hours by 30% since 2022 as rising wages, taxes and weak demand hit hospitality in 2025.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed wages were rising to £12.71 an hour

The Labour Government has unveiled a new scheme offering complimentary occupational health training to 5,000 line managers at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across England.

Experts and business leaders have criticised a new UK workplace sickness scheme, warning it lacks scale and fails to address the root causes keeping millions out of work.

We take a look at Labour’s Employment Rights Bill and how the business community has reacted to the measures

A £283m government plan to train future builders, coders and engineers has been criticised by business leaders as too little, too late to fix the UK’s housing and productivity crisis.

HMRC has urged seasonal and temporary workers to check they are being paid at least the minimum wage this Christmas, warning that unpaid hours and deductions are common causes of underpayment.

Mortgage professionals say a price war is under way and could force better rates than Santander’s market-leading 3.51% in January. Read this and today’s consumer and personal finance news in the Money blog.

Experts warn laptops, consoles and business tech could rise by £300 after OpenAI secured 40% of global memory chip supply. UK consumers and SMEs face soaring hardware costs amid an AI-driven squeeze.

Christmas celebrations at work are a potential HR minefield

Business leaders are speaking out over the Budget measure which will see the flat-rate working from home tax relief cut

The move will raise taxes by up to £124 for those affected, HMRC estimates.

After UK chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her second budget yesterday (26 November), we dig into the implications for HR practitioners.

The Chancellor unveiled changes to salary sacrifice rules which could impact pension savings for millions

Weeks of leaks meant few shocks in today’s Budget, but the announcement still brings significant changes for entrepreneurs.

Raising dividend taxes will hurt the UK’s small businesses and entrepreneurial economy, warn workers in the sec…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed the the salary sacrifice cap in today’s Autumn Budget

Experts say Reeves’ £4.7bn salary sacrifice cap will make pension schemes far less attractive, push employers to cut benefits, stall hiring and shrink workers’ long-term retirement pots.

Minimum wage rates are to increase for millions, giving a welcome pay rise to 4.1 to £12.71 an hour for low paid workers, with £1,500 for 18 to…

Minimum wage rates are to increase for millions, giving a welcome pay rise to 4.1 to £12.71 an hour for low paid workers, with £1,500 for 18 to…

Minimum wage rates are to increase for millions, giving a welcome pay rise to 4.1 to £12.71 an hour for low paid workers, with £1,500 for 18 to…

Minimum wage rates are to increase for millions, giving a welcome pay rise to 4.1 to £12.71 an hour for low paid workers, with £1,500 for 18 to…

Financial specialists have argued Rachel Reeves is finalising a "lastminute.com" Budget days before its publication, raising concerns about the Government’s fiscal preparedness.

Today's jobs figures make troubling reading. Unemployment soared to 5 per cent in the three months to September, a high not seen since early 2021, and redundancies are on the rise. Wage growth is also the lowest seen since April 2022 at 4.6 per cent, a figure that was boosted by bumper public…

Unemployment in the UK rose to 5% in the three months to the end of September, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released yesterday (11 November).

Business owners have slammed the BBC after its top brass had to step down for doctoring footage of the US President.

Barclays, Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and more banks experienced significant disruption due to the outage

Pizza Hut’s UK dine-in restaurants enter administration amid rising costs and shifting consumer habits, with experts blaming a ‘brutal market squeeze’.

It comes as figures published today show the number of payrolled employees fell by 169,000 between June 2024 and June 2025.

Jaguar Land Rover’s plan to axe up to 500 management jobs in the UK should remind employers about their duties surrounding voluntary redundancies, HR commentators have said.

Another banking glitch has resulted in millions of UK workers being unable to access their finances on pay day.

Labour claims to be the party of working people - but who among us fit into their narrow definition?

The rate of unemployment dropped to four per cent in the three month to August 2024, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

With HMRC considering more changes to off-payroll legislation, People Management asks legal and tax experts which issues this could solve and what will likely remain unaddressed

With data suggesting theft at work is on the rise, People Management asks the profession whether employees should be reprimanded amid the current economic downturn

Latest REC figures could be indicative of ‘new year, new me’ Christmas rush, but recruiters warn it isn’t necessarily good news for employers

Following the ONS labour market data published this morning expert recruiters and HRs have commented: Louise Skittrall, founder of Swindon-based Robinson Grac

Boris Johnson has revealed his intention to scrap the duty to self-isolate if a person tests positive in England as he fights for his political life.

The Duke of Sussex told US business magazine Fast Company that ‘with self-awareness comes the need for change’ and that the many job resignations during the pandemic ‘aren’t all bad’.

Your self-esteem can take a hit, and so can the business.

Nearly 900,000 alerts telling people to quarantine were issued in the first week of this month after contact with a coronavirus victim in the so-called ‘pingdemic’.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, UK sickness absence fell last year, sparking fears that employees are continuing to work while ill and working from home.

Women want workplace period leave policies as they don’t believe UK employment law supports those who experience severe menstrual symptoms.

Nurses, teachers and shopworkers who have lost their health and their jobs talk about their struggle for support

BUSINESSES have welcomed signs of a recovery after the “massive” loss inflicted by the Covid criss last year.

BUSINESSES have welcomed signs of a recovery after the “massive” loss inflicted by the Covid criss last year.

What can employers do to aid people most vulnerable to unemployment scarring?