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[UK] Hospitality and catering salaries are outpacing national average [UK] Hospitality and catering salaries are outpacing national average

UK hospitality employees received an average pay rise of 9.5 per cent over the past year. In comparison, the national...
24 May 2023

[Northern Ireland] PayEscape posts 44% growth after securing string of contracts [Northern Ireland] PayEscape posts 44% growth after securing string of contracts

This increase in demand has led to new job opportunities. PayEscape has created 22 new positions, taking its total workforce...
24 May 2023

[UK] What the Flexible Working Bill means for employees and workers [UK] What the Flexible Working Bill means for employees and workers

Employees will be able to request flexible working from day one of their employment under the new law.
24 May 2023

[UK] Payroll clerk jailed following £350k computer ‘glitch’ theft [UK] Payroll clerk jailed following £350k computer ‘glitch’ theft

Harminder Gill (27) spent the money he stole on holidays, fine dining and executive car hire, police revealed.
23 May 2023

[UK] Local council accidentally published staff salaries online [UK] Local council accidentally published staff salaries online

The local authority has confirmed that employee information was shared in a spreadsheet following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.
20 May 2023

[UK] Withholding hospitality staff’s tips is now illegal [UK] Withholding hospitality staff’s tips is now illegal

Pizza Express received pushback from waiting staff in May 2021 after it announced that a portion of tips would be...
20 May 2023

[UK] Increase in uptake of employee perks and benefits [UK] Increase in uptake of employee perks and benefits

Downloads of shopping discounts for retailers including Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons are up by 10 per cent month-on-month.
19 May 2023