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- Date:
- 23 July 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
Standing steady at a 3% median, pay awards have remained consistent so far in 2025. As public-sector pay deals have started coming into effect, we are seeing these awards remain higher than the private sector, a trend we have recorded consistently since mid-2023.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect that changes to how small businesses are defined, from 6 April 2025, mean that some organisations will no longer be responsible for applying the IR35 rules.
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- Type:
- FAQs
Long-service gifts consisting of tangible items or shares in the employing company are free of tax and national insurance only if...
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- Type:
- FAQs
Providing employees with free or subsidised meals on the employer's business premises or in any canteen is not taxable if the provision is part of an arrangement that is ...
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- Date:
- 25 June 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
Pay awards are firmly settled at a median 3%, with no change in the Brightmine headline measure for six rolling quarters. Above-average awards in the public sector keep the sector firmly ahead of the private sector.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
The Pension Schemes Bill will make wide-ranging reforms to workplace pensions.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.
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- Date:
- 18 June 2025
- Type:
- News
Employers and agencies who hire summer staff must remember their pension obligations, the regulator has warned.
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- Date:
- 2 June 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
Organisations are focused on building employee engagement with their benefits offering, while making sure that the overall package remains competitive as well as affordable. The range of benefits offered remains wide, aiming to provide something for everyone.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to refer to a guide from HMRC on the public service pensions remedy.