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Nealy two-thirds (64%) of UK business decision-makers say that they're experiencing more employees asking for pay rises more frequently as a result of the hike in living costs, according to new research by Applaud, the leading employee experience (EX) platform.

Although RPI remained unchanged at 12.3% and the CPI fell marginally from 10.1% to 9.9% in August, this alone is not enough to close the gap between pay and inflation.

The UK Net Employment Outlook has fallen to +25% for Q4, a decline of eight percentage-points on Q3, and a decrease of six percentage-points year-on-year according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey (MEOS).

Employees are realistic about ability of pay to match inflation but expect wider package of support for winter months.

International survey by Alight, Business Group on Health identifies how companies can amplify wellbeing benefits

In what is usually a slow month, a rise in jobs is a positive sign - especially amidst mounting hiring caution in the face of soaring costs.

The number of active job adverts across the UK has remained between 1,600,000 and just under 2,08,000,000 since early June.

In the week of 25-31 July, the number of active job adverts across the UK hit a new record high for 2022, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)’s latest Labour Market Tracker

CIPD research shows zero-hours contract workers report better work-life balance and wellbeing than other workers, but improved enforcement of employment rights needed to protect those who are treated unfairly

Jobs offering 'enhanced parental leave' double in one year, as UK shifts to more inclusive approach to parenting and childcare

More than half (54%) of the nation’s office workers say that socials are crucial for building strong peer relationships and fostering a positive work environment, a new survey reveals.

Employers’ confidence in both the UK economic outlook and their own ability to invest in their business dropped quickly in the second quarter of 2022, with inflation and labour shortages causing widespread concern,

Experts have urged employers to prioritise annual leave and promote healthy working habits to avoid burnout, amidst survey findings that employees feel unable to take time off work.

Despite holding at the highest recorded level since September 1992, pay awards continue to fall short of soaring inflation, now lagging 5.1 percentage points behind the latest Consumer Price Index, which stands at 9.1% (May 2022).

Inaction could lose the UK almost the equivalent of the entire defence budget – or two Elizabeth Lines – annually