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Leading recruitment company Acorn by Synergie has strengthened its construction division with the appointment of former professional rugby player and Welsh Guards’ sergeant Matt Dwyer as a Client Relationship Manager. Matt’s primary focus will be building and maintaining strong relationships with new and existing clients, working with businesses ranging from sole traders to s...

More than £75 billion has been withdrawn from pension pots as taxable income by people who first accessed their savings before the age of 65, new analysis has revealed – highlighting just how extensively Britons are using pension freedoms before traditional retirement age. Analysis of HMRC data by insurtech company Lumera found that 2.4 million […]

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Employ Borderless launches the Termination Cost Index 2026, analyzing statutory notice and severance obligations across 190 countries. The median global termination cost stands at 15.3 weeks of salary, which is roughly 3.5 months of pay, before any contractual negotiation begins. Sri Lanka leads as the most expensive market for dismissals (58.5 weeks), while the US […]

Sustainability emerges as a strong driver for car salary sacrifice, helping 57% of organisations achieve their ESG objectives Tusker’s latest EV Employer Survey 2026* finds that EV Salary Sacrifice Schemes (EVSSS) are a key component of UK employers’ sustainability and ESG ambitions. The research highlights how car salary sacrifice schemes are evolving from being a traditiona...

Former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has admitted pretending to be ill to avoid facing questions from MPs over Peter Mandelson, prompting fresh political scrutiny while also raising wider questions about how organisations manage employees working under intense pressure. Phillips revealed during an appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe that she called in sick rather than at...