TPT launches multi-employer CDC Pension Scheme
TPT Retirement Solutions has designed a multi-employer collective definable contribution (CDC) scheme that it plans to launch before the end of this year. TPT announced that it would launch its own CDC program in response to Torsten Bell’s announcement made last month. CDC pensions is a new type of scheme that bridges the gap between […]
5 Gut Health Strategies for a Productive Workplace and Burnout Reduction
Gut health is becoming a major player in the UK as employers struggle with rising absenteeism, burnout and staff turnover. The gut-brain communication path between the brain and gut is now being recognised by science as having a strong influence on work-related stress, focus and mood. Signe Svanfeldt is a Lead Nutritionist for Lifesum. She […]
Leadership coaching helps to reduce burnout
Heath Gunn is the Managing Director at Move that Mountain Do you feel the weight of the entire world on your shoulders? You are not alone. Leadership can be extremely rewarding, but can also lead to burnout and stress. Leadership coaching can help alleviate these feelings of anxiety or overwhelm. Leadership Stress Let’s face it: […]
What are the job sectors that leave new parents struggling?
New research by Resume.io shows that the gap between the statutory maternity payment (SMP) for UK families and their real cost of living is growing. The Parental Support Index, created by Resume.io, analyzed parental policies of 500 companies to determine which sectors were leading in support for new parents and which ones fell far behind. […]
Breaking the silence on mental health in manufacturing
Breaking the Silence: Why manufacturing must talk about mental Health By Floor van Griensven, Chief People Officer, Trivium Packaging Mental Health is still a taboo topic in many workplaces. But in manufacturing this silence is often more pronounced. As someone who works in an industry that is traditionally male-dominated, I have seen how deeply ingrained […]
ONS: Slower wage growth but rising unemployment
The latest UK labour market figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown a decline in regular earnings alongside a rise in unemployment. Annual growth in employees’ average regular earnings (excluding bonuses) stood at 5.6% in the three months to March 2025. This is down from 5.9% the previous month and the lowest figure […]
Nissan to cut 15% of jobs globally
Nissan has announced plans to cut an additional 11,000 jobs globally over the next two years as part of a recovery plan. The cuts are on top of the 9,000 job cuts it earmarked in November and, in total, account for 15% of its workforce of around 134,000. The Japanese carmaker also said it would […]
Period pain and absence harm women’s pay and progression
Four in 10 women feel that the impact of period pain and menstrual symptoms has knocked their pay and progression in the workplace, while women aged over 55 also lose more working days to mental health issues than any other group, research has argued. A poll, first, of 2,000 women by Superdrug Online Doctor has […]
Survey finds that more than one third of employers expect AI to boost their productivity.
According to research, over a third (35%) of British employers think that artificial intelligence will increase productivity at work. The study, commissioned and conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, found that AI will provide a competitive advantage to 12 percent, and increase workplace knowledge for 11 percent. Additional 11 […]
Teachers union reps awarded PS370k in unfair dismissal
A primary teacher and union representative was awarded PS370,000 by her unfairly dismissed head teacher in “revenge” for opposing her plans to have unannounced lesson observations. Michael Earnshaw was found to have been “unlawful and cruel” for stating in reference to other schools that Carmen Wood-Hope posed a “safeguarding risk” after her dismissal. This was […]