Against a backdrop of a trying financial landscape, Pleo – one of Europe’s leading business spending solutions – has revealed a staggering 95% of UK SME business leaders say the cost-of-living crisis is negatively impacting workplace culture. More than 99% of SMEs say they’ve noticed behavioural changes across the team as a result of financial constraints. Pleo’s latest State of Spending report has highlighted business leaders have been forced to …
Half (50%) of professionals working in payroll or HR in Ireland do not fully understand the upcoming auto-enrolment pension scheme, according to new research from Zellis. The scheme, first announced in March 2022, will require all eligible employees working in Ireland to be enrolled in a workplace pension scheme by early 2024. However, in addition to half of payroll and HR professionals admitting they don’t understand the looming deadline, 43% …
March 8th marks International Women’s Day and this year and the focus is on ‘Embrace Equality’. This means that employers should strive to provide equal opportunities for all employees creating a culture free from discrimination and bias. Whilst there has been progress in recent years, there is still a way to go. It has been reported that the gender pay gap stands at almost 15 per cent and it widens …
A staggering 30-40 percent of neurodivergent people are unemployed in the UK today! What needs to change?
Alexandra Farmer explores the implications of the results of one of the largest trials of a four-day working week in the UK.
Daylight saving time is more than just a frustration or a boon; it can cause problems with payroll and workplace safety.