Millions of workers would turn a blind eye to a company’s ethics as long as the salary was good, according to a new study. A survey of 2000 employed adults in the UK found that 36% would rather work for a company that paid them more over one whose morals they agreed with. The study […]

Asking for a pay rise is never a fun conversation to have with your boss, but it has to be done if you want to receive the right compensation for what you do. The worst that can come of it is a “no” from your employer, so there’s nothing to lose. Here’s a bit of […]

The latest labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics has shown another increase in the number of people in work, with an employment rate of 74.5% – the highest since records began in 1971. Despite a modest rise in average wages, the CIPD says Brexit and rising inflation could still have a negative […]

Average starting salaries for professional roles have grown by a composite rate of 3.68% in the past three years, according to the Robert Half 2017 Salary Guide. Salaries for professional roles in finance and accounting, financial services, technology and administration are predicted to grow by a further 2.1% in 2017. The Robert Half 2017 Salary […]

The 33rd annual British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey shows the majority of Brits would be happy to continue working even if they didn’t need the money, and that a job’s salary is second to happiness. The BSA survey, conducted by NatCen looks at how attitudes about different aspects of life have changed since the 1980s, […]

The PA and secretarial market has, for the first time since the end of the recession, seen the PA-to-Manager ratio decrease significantly, with large organisations and smaller companies introducing PAs to their business again. The increased demand for PAs has pushed salaries up, some increasing by up to 8%, with an average salary increase for […]

New figures from the UK’s largest job site reed.co.uk reveal that the class cohort of 2016 expect to earn an annual average salary of £28,362 for their first role post-graduation. That’s £396 (1.4%) more than the average graduate salary on offer, which currently stands at £27,966. The reed.co.uk data shows that the gap between anticipated […]

The average UK salary is still well below £30,000, although some industries pay better than others and the gender gap carries its own frightening statistics. Some firms tend to compensate employees very well, as Glassdoor has released a list of the 10 highest paying companies in the UK. These companies – many of them international […]