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- FAQs
Updated to reflect increases to the "real living wage", as set by the Living Wage Foundation, from 22 October 2025.
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- Employment law guide
Updated with information on HMRC’s new digital service for paying the high income child benefit charge.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to reference the Government’s recent update to its policy paper on eligibility for Lifelong Loan Entitlement.
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- Economic data
Updated to include the latest headline pay data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025. The next ONS release date is November 2026.
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- Economic data
Updated to include the latest headline gender pay gap data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025. The next ONS release date is November 2026.
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- Date:
- 22 October 2025
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- Commentary and insights
What are UK employers prioritising when it comes to reward in 2026? We reveal the key themes emerging from our latest survey of more than 200 organisations, offering insight into how pay, benefits and recognition are set to evolve in the next year.
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- Date:
- 22 October 2025
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- Editor's choice
Available to all HR & Compliance Centre and Benchmarking - HR Metrics customers, the new benchmarker spreadsheets allow you to generate tailored insights for your organisation and see how you compare to other organisations on key metrics, from pay awards to holiday entitlement.
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- Date:
- 22 October 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
Pay awards have now held at 3% for much of 2025 - the new normal for UK pay settlements. The latest Brightmine analysis confirms another period of steady outcomes and limited change across sectors.
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- Date:
- 22 October 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
Pay awards have been stable throughout 2025, but lower than seen in the previous two years. We now take stock of the pay setting environment and look ahead to likely activity in 2026.
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- International
Updated to reflect the change to the minimum wage rate in Guernsey, and changes to provincial/territorial rates in Canada, prefecture rates in Japan and cantonal rates in Switzerland.