One Year Countdown to P11D: The Move to Payrolling Benefits
The UK government will require all employers to payroll employee benefits, including Benefit‑in‑Kind, from April 2027, effectively ending the traditional P11D filing. Real‑time reporting will deduct tax directly from pay, demanding payroll systems integrate with HMRC and other HR/finance tools. Organizations that delay preparation risk penalties, added costs, and increased workload as they transition to the new framework. Tusker, a leader in salary‑sacrifice car schemes, urges firms to start upgrading systems now to ensure a smooth rollout.
Ex-Military Leadership Trainer Who Hit Mental Health Crisis Launches Programme to Transform Team Performance
Former RAF warrant officer Andy Nisevic, now a Master Trainer, has launched the Team Performance Improvement Programme for construction, engineering and manufacturing firms with more than 50 employees. Drawing on his own battle with depression and a 23‑year military career,...
How SMEs Can Improve Staff Retention With Better Employee Benefits
UK small and medium‑sized enterprises are prioritising staff retention as turnover threatens productivity and client continuity. While salary remains important, SMEs are expanding benefits, flexible work, and career development to keep talent. Group health insurance, once a perk for large...
Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter Partners with Claritee to Strengthen Workplace Wellbeing Across the Sector
The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has formed a strategic partnership with Claritee Group to boost mental‑health and wellbeing across the mortgage sector. Claritee will provide alcohol‑free events, inspirational talks and customized workplace programmes aimed at resilience and team...
Gi Group Launches Employee Assistance Programme for Temporary Workers
Gi Group has launched an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for its roughly 8,000 temporary workers in the UK, providing mental‑health and financial support through booklets, helplines and a shopping‑discount platform. This initiative runs counter to a broader trend where EAP...
Dalcour Maclaren Reports Reduced Gender Pay Gap & 50:50 Workforce Split for 2nd Year Running
Dalcour Maclaren, a UK utilities and infrastructure consultancy, announced its 2024/25 gender‑pay report showing a mean hourly gap of 11.41%, down from 12.52% and below the UK average of 14‑15%. The firm also achieved a 50:50 gender split across its...
Why Your Email Account Is the Most Valuable Target You Are Overlooking
Email accounts have become the de‑facto identity hub for individuals and enterprises, linking banking, payroll, HR, health, and legal services. Because passwords, account recovery, and two‑factor verification all flow through the inbox, a compromised email provides a direct pathway to...
What Your Employer Legally Can’t Do During Redundancies
Redundancy warnings in the UK peaked in 2025, the highest level since 2020, according to Freedom of Information data from the Insolvency Service. Beswicks Legal warns that employers cannot simply terminate staff without following statutory consultation, notice and fair selection...
Motive Introduces New Workforce Capabilities to Improve Performance, Automate Rewards and Increase Driver Retention at Scale
Motive unveiled Driver Rewards and upgraded AI Coach at its Vision 26 summit, adding automated recognition, gamified challenges and real‑time incentives for fleet drivers. The new features aim to curb the UK’s high driver turnover—up to 60% and roughly $8,000 per...
Fake Job Offers From Meta And Spotify Used To Hack Facebook Accounts In New Scam
Cybercriminals are running a sophisticated phishing campaign that masquerades as recruitment drives from high‑profile brands such as Meta, Disney, Coca‑Cola and Spotify. The scheme begins with polished job‑offer emails that bypass spam filters, then redirects victims to hidden “HUB” domains...
EV Salary Sacrifice Orders up 32% as Employees Use Workplace Benefits to Cut Fuel Bills
Electric‑vehicle salary‑sacrifice orders on loveelectric’s platform jumped 32% in Q1 2026 versus the same period a year earlier, as UK workers scramble to offset soaring fuel costs – petrol now about £1.50 ($1.90) per litre and diesel near £2 ($2.55). The scheme delivers...
Businesses Urged to Prepare Now for Unfair Dismissal Changes Under Employment Rights Act 2025
Businesses are being warned to overhaul hiring, probation and documentation processes before the Employment Rights Act 2025 takes effect. From January 2027, employees will gain unfair dismissal protection from day one, with the qualifying period reduced to six months and...
Cornerstone Launches Cornerstone Workforce AI™, the Intelligence Platform for Workforce Readiness Built to Amplify Human Potential Exponentially with AI
Cornerstone OnDemand unveiled Cornerstone Workforce AI™, an intelligence platform that fuses two decades of workforce data, a People Graph and a Skills Engine to deliver real‑time insights for talent strategy. The solution leverages AI‑driven Readiness Agents that automate skill‑gap analysis,...
UK Risks Falling Behind in AI Hiring Revolution
A YouGov survey for HireRight shows UK HR leaders are markedly more cautious about AI in recruitment than peers in India, Brazil, Singapore and other markets. Only 18% of UK respondents expect AI to increase hiring volumes by 2026, compared...
Pregnancy Discrimination Claims Rise 85% as Woman Brings Claim.
Pregnancy discrimination claims in the UK surged 85% year‑on‑year, reaching 448 cases in the third quarter of 2025/26 after 387 in the prior quarter. More than 500,000 employment‑tribunal claims remain outstanding, the highest level on record. A recent case involves...