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April 2024

Labour Market Statistics, April 2024

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 16 April 2024.

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13 May 2024

Mental Health Awareness Week: how moving ‘fairness’ up the organisational agenda could reap wellbeing benefits

In support of Mental Health Awareness Week, Zofia Bajorek looks at the issue of fairness at work and calls for employers to review workplace policies and practices to ensure that positive employee wellbeing is supported and maintained.

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8 May 2024

Gender pay gaps: continuity or change, progress or push-back?

Duncan Brown considers the government's recently released gender pay gap data, now in it's sixth year of reporting and based on employers with 250 or more employees, comparing men and women’s average pay across each organisation.

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