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WMCA to raise CEO pay to attract senior talent

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is set to raise the salary of its chief executive role to attract senior talent, after recruiters warned that the current pay was too low, the BBC reported...

Unions | Met Police staff plan second strike over pay

Metropolitan Police staff are due to walk out for six more days this month in a row over pay, Unite the Union announced on 6 January.

Employee benefits | Thousands of businesses now eligible for popular share scheme

Amid a raft of policy and tax announcements in the recent Budget, one of the most significant pro-business changes could be going under the radar.

Webinar | Should financial wellbeing strategies have a female focus?

Women feel significantly less financially confident than men. Can employers reverse this trend? Emily-Rose Payne reports on the HR Lunchtime Debate.

New year | HR predictions for 2026: pay transparency, poverty and wellbeing

Senior people leaders comment on the issues they expect to dominate the year ahead, in the third and final instalment of our HR predictions for 2026 series.

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Employee benefits | Thousands of businesses now eligible for popular share scheme

Amid a raft of policy and tax announcements in the recent Budget, one of the most significant pro-business changes could be going under the radar.

Employee engagement | How to boost engagement using milestone-based benefits

Reward and remuneration

To boost employee engagement, now's the time to focus on inclusive personalised benefits.

Wellbeing | Saunas at work: should HR support this trend?

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After a Financial Times report suggested that saunas could be the latest employee benefit trend, we asked for HR commentators’ views.

Employee benefits | Work hard, play hard: perfecting paid time off

Employee benefits

What should a modern annual leave reward strategy look like? Dan Cave rounds up advice for HR.

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Compliance | Act now, to tackle upcoming tax and reward risks

The 2025 Autumn Budget introduced changes that will reshape how employee rewards are taxed and reported.

Volunteering | How HR gives back: Bolstering refugee recruitment

Continuing our series focused on volunteering opportunities for HR professionals, we met a consultant who used her mentoring skills to help a refugee find work.

Christmas | 12 months of 2025: November

As we near the last working day of this year, our ‘12 Days of Christmas’-style countdown rounds up key stories from each month of 2025.

Financial wellbeing | Workplace finance is the key to success in 2026

A quiet divide exists in the workforce. On one side are employees who can absorb life’s shocks: an unexpected bill, a few days off sick, a broken boiler. On the other are those for whom a single...

Christmas | 12 months of 2025: February

Continuing our ‘12 Days of Christmas’-style countdown to the last working day of this year, we look back at our most popular stories published in February 2025.

Pay and reward | Two thirds of nurses dissatisfied with pay and recognition

Two-thirds (68%) of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members believe their pay is inappropriate for their roles and responsibilities, RCN survey findings published on 1 December have highlighted.

Wellbeing | HR must listen to parents' specific needs

Employers must stop trying to “fix” families, and instead support the kind of resilience that can bolster wellbeing.

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WMCA to raise CEO pay to attract senior talent

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is set to raise the salary of its chief executive role to attract senior talent, after recruiters warned that the current pay was too low, the BBC reported...

Met Police staff plan second strike over pay

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Metropolitan Police staff are due to walk out for six more days this month in a row over pay, Unite the Union announced on 6 January.

Thousands of businesses now eligible for popular share scheme

Employee benefits

Amid a raft of policy and tax announcements in the recent Budget, one of the most significant pro-business changes could be going under the radar.

Should financial wellbeing strategies have a female focus?

Webinar

Women feel significantly less financially confident than men. Can employers reverse this trend? Emily-Rose Payne reports on the HR Lunchtime Debate.