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11/03/2026

UK CEO pay leads Europe at 80:1: what FRC governance rules now demand from remuneration committees

UK chief executives at STOXX Europe 600-listed companies now sit at the top of the European pay table, with median total remuneration rising 68% since 2016 to €6.07m (about £5.19m at 2026-05-25 rates), according to the latest CEO Remuneration Rep...

11/03/2026

7 min

AI saves UK workers up to 8 hours a week, survey finds

Two thirds of UK workers are now using artificial intelligence tools as a standard part of their working day, yet the headline adoption figure conceals a fault line that matters far more to HR teams. Research commissioned by Adobe Acrobat and ...

11/03/2026

7 min

Workplace wellbeing: 43% of UK full-time workers feel drained

Britain's full-time workforce is not short of wellbeing programmes. It is short of knowing they exist. The Mental Wealth Index 2026, conducted by YouGov for Wisdom Wellbeing across 4,249 GB adults including approximately 1,767 full-time workers ...

11/03/2026

7 min

3 in 4 UK recruiters say AI is writing most CVs

You spent an evening tailoring your CV to the job advert, checked every bullet point, and sent it off. The reply, when it arrives, is not an interview invitation. It is a link to a skills test or a job simulation to complete before anyone will ...

10/30/2026

8 min

England and Wales bank holidays 2027: confirmed dates, Working Time Regulations and your leave rights

England and Wales have 8 bank holidays in 2027, all falling on weekdays , matching the total from 2026. The dates are already confirmed: they rest on Schedule 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, common-law status (for Good Friday ...

10/13/2026

5 min

Mental health support at work unknown to a third of UK staff

Most organisations have moved past the question of whether mental health support belongs in their benefits portfolio. The more consequential question - particularly in the weeks following World Mental Health Day on 10 October - is whether the ...

10/06/2026

6 min

Remote work career penalty hits men harder than women, study finds

Your contract says hybrid is fine. Your manager approved two days a week at home. But when a colleague sits down to rate your performance or weigh you for promotion, does that flexibility quietly count against you? Research from King's Business ...

10/06/2026

6 min

DWP neurodiversity report: Universal Design raises the bar for UK employers

The employment gap facing autistic people in the UK remains stubborn. In 2024/25, only 34% of disabled people with autism were in work, compared with 55% of disabled people overall. A new report from the government's Expert Academic Panel on ...

10/05/2026

5 min

UK salary history questions: ACAS confirms no legal ban, so preparation is your shield

The salary history question arrives early in most interviews, slipped in between questions about your notice period and your reasons for leaving. It feels routine. But in the United Kingdom, where no statute prevents an employer from asking what ...

10/05/2026

7 min

Employment Rights Act 2025: ACAS gives workers a stronger hand on flexible working

A short email saying no, with barely a sentence of explanation, has been the experience of many workers who have asked their employer for a different start time or a couple of days working from home each week. From autumn 2027, that will no ...

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