Gender pay gap reporting comes into force in the UK
Thousands of UK companies are now required to publish their gender pay gap figures, as the country becomes one of the first to introduce mandatory gender pay gap reporting. Under…
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Asda offers higher pay rate for flexible contract
Asda is offering its staff a new flexible contract paying £1 per hour over the Government’s National Living Wage increase which takes effect next month. The UK’s third-biggest supermarket chain…
UK Chancellor raises NI rate for self-employed
A rise in Class 4 national insurance contributions (NICs) paid by self-employed people was amongst the measures announced by Chancellor Philip Hammond in the Budget on Wednesday. Hammond said…
CBI survey shows rebound in UK retail sales
UK retail sales rebounded slightly in the year to February and are expected to continue growing, according to survey results released last week. The CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey…
More than 350 UK firms ‘named and shamed’ over low pay
Hundreds of companies in the UK have been paying staff below the national minimum wage or the national living wage, the UK Government revealed on Wednesday. Debenhams, Subway, Lloyds Pharmacy…
Aldi becomes fifth largest supermarket in the UK
Discount supermarket Aldi has continued its impressive growth and is now the UK’s fifth largest supermarket, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published on Tuesday.…
Survey shows rise in UK consumer confidence
UK consumer confidence rose in January but remained in negative territory, market research firm GfK said on Tuesday. The monthly consumer confidence index showed a reading of -5 in the…
CBI sets out business priorities for Brexit
The CBI has called for a “barrier-free relationship” to be maintained with the European Union after Brexit. In a report released on Wednesday, the business group raised concerns about issues…
UK construction activity reaches eight-month high
Construction firms in the UK have continued to rebound from a post-referendum weak patch, according to industry figures released on Friday. The Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed…
Business leaders reject proposed executive pay reforms
Prime Minister Theresa May has been urged to rethink her approach to reform of corporate pay and governance in the UK, just days after backtracking on proposals for worker representation…
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