Delays and rising prices prompting commuters to ’re-think’ work travel…
More than half of UK workers are re-thinking their travel arrangements for 2017 as widely reported train faults, delays and rising prices have created a negative impact on commuters this past year. With the TUC estimating the average daily commute takes anywhere from 55 to 90 minutes, Regus, the flexible working solutions provider, found as a result of its survey of 1,700 professionals that 58 per cent are […]
Cost of running DB schemes up by a third year-on-year…
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has found that costs for operating defined benefit (DB) schemes have increased by 37 per cent in one year. According to the 42nd annual survey of 218 fund members conducted by the association between June and July this year, the mean running cost of DB schemes has risen from […]
HMRC names over 100 retailers failing to meet minimum wage
Monsoon has been named and shamed by the government for failing to pay more than 1,400 workers the minimum wage. The privately owned fashion retailer is one of 115 companies caught in the latest swoop by HM Revenue and Customs which oversees implementation of the pay regulations. The practise of naming firm who have not […]
Women and Equalities Committee launches pay gap inquiry
The Women and Equalities Committee have launched an inquiry to inform government strategy on reducing the gender pay gap. Highlighting issues for women in the over 40 age bracket, sourcing solutions to close the gender pay gap more effectively and over all improve the position of women in this category within the workplace. Maria Miller, […]
