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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.

Pay and reward | Harrods warehouse staff underpaid in holiday pay error

Warehouse staff working for the department store Harrods have been underpaid by a combined sum of thousands of pounds after a recruitment agency failed to award the correct holiday pay, the Guardian...

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

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

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

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

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

Wellbeing

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.

Flexible working | Two thirds of UK workers want ‘microshifting’ flexibility

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More than two thirds (67%) of UK workers are interested in 'microshifting', according to survey findings released on Tuesday (23 September) by collaboration technology firm Owl Labs.

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Employee benefits | Reeves plans cap on Cycle to Work tax benefits

Rachel Reeves is preparing to limit the tax benefits available through salary sacrifice schemes for purchasing high-value bicycles, the Financial Times reported on 13 November.

Employee expenses | The hidden morale cost of bad expense policies

Leaders and HR professionals should pay more attention to employee expense policies. Here's why.

Unions | Imperial College staff strike: How HR can resolve pay disputes

Around 1,200 staff at Imperial College London walked out on Monday (27 October) and Tuesday (28 October) to protest a 2% pay offer from university management.

Gender pay gap | Gender pay gap is largest for women over 40

The UK’s gender pay gap narrowed overall in the past year, but widened for women over 40, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics on Thursday (23 October).

Remuneration | HR needs to bring pay into the 21st century

It's long past time for HR and payroll teams to rethink pay cycles and benefits.

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

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

Physical health | Half of people with arthritis affected at work

Half of people with arthritis in the UK (50%) said that the condition impacts their ability to work, according to a report released yesterday (15 October) by the charity Arthritis UK.

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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.

Two thirds of nurses dissatisfied with pay and recognition

Employee benefits

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.

HR must listen to parents' specific needs

Employee benefits

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

Harrods warehouse staff underpaid in holiday pay error

Employee benefits

Warehouse staff working for the department store Harrods have been underpaid by a combined sum of thousands of pounds after a recruitment agency failed to award the correct holiday pay, the Guardian...