What was in the budget?

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt confirmed the details of his budget this week after a number of the policies were published in advance of his speech, which meant there were not that many surprises. Jobs and work The chancellor’s budget included a number of...

Four Day Week pilot results published

You might remember that back in October last year, I wrote about the 4 day week campaign and how some companies were taking part in a pilot to see how it would work for them and their employees in reality. Well, the results of that pilot have just been released and...

What will 2023 have in store?

We’ve nearly made it to the end of January in this new year and there are some very early signs of spring around, despite last week’s snowfall. As is usual at this time of year, we are going to look forward to the upcoming months in this blog and try to guess what...

Farewell to 2022

It seems quite strange to think that when this year got underway, we were still working under Covid-19 restrictions and a lockdown was in place. That all seems so long ago as it’s been yet another tumultuous year and this time, that wasn’t just caused by the pandemic....

The Autumn Statement

The timing of this has moved around a bit over the last couple of months but finally on Thursday, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer stood in parliament to deliver his Autumn Statement. It included changes to wages, pensions, benefits and taxation and so as we...

Is a four-day week for all on the horizon?

The pandemic has ushered in many changes to the way we work including working from home and flexible working. But another change to our work week could be on the way soon – the four day week. Labour MP Peter Dowd has recently tabled a bill in parliament that would...