UK set to fail smoking targets

It is announced that England off track to meet government’s 2030 smoke-free target with projections suggesting smoke-free will not be achieved in Scotland until after 2050. England will fail to be smoke-free by 2030 if current smoking trends continue, according...

1 in 5 Women Have missed out on a promotion to a Male colleague

As part of the recognition of International Women’s Day (Sunday 8th March) Glassdoor, the online recruiter has looked at the experiences and challenges of women at work. Career Progression In a survey*, 20% of women say they have missed out on a promotion at work to a...

Cash today, poverty tomorrow

Five years on the ABI believes reforms are needed to ensure the success of the pension freedoms revolution. Nearly five years on from their introduction, further reforms and safeguards are needed to ensure the long-term sustainability of the pension freedoms,...

National Minimum Wage – April 2020 – Biggest Increase Yet!

Boris Johnson pledged to implement the biggest increase to National Minimum Wage (NMW) in more than 20 years. There is both the NMW for those of school leaving age and the National Living Wage (NLW) for those aged 25 and over. Below shows a table of the increases for...