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Discriminatory pay practices in the workplace are costing the UK Economy a staggering £127 billion in lost output each year.

With weeks to go until the biggest change to Data Protection Laws in 20 years, GDPRPLAN.com is taking a proactive approach to most in order to help companies prepare for compliance

Nigel Meager, director of the Institute for Employment Studies (IES), comments on the ONS labour market statistics released on 21 February 2018:

Today’s labour market statistics published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), based on data from October-December 2017, show that both the number of unemployed people and the number of vacancies have increased while real wage growth is still falling.

Over a thousand workers at Pirelli have received an inflation busting 4.5 per cent pay increase this month (February) which means an extra £1,500 for a typical production worker or £1,800 for a production worker on a weekend shift.

Research from CompTIA Finds Many Industries Competing for Tech Talent

Commenting on the latest labour market statistics from the ONS, Ian Brinkley, Acting Chief Economist from the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development said:

Pay deals in the three months to the end of January 2018 are worth a median 2.5%, according to data from pay analysts XpertHR

Gambling is a very lucrative and resilient industry, as it’s continued to grow even amid global economic crashes and downturns

Doug Monro, co-founder of Adzuna, comments:

By David Clift, HR Director, totaljobs:

Employees are excited and receptive to AI at work, however employers are failing to communicate the impact of new tech on jobs

New research from totaljobs, has revealed that 2 in 3 UK workers have changed jobs due to a lack of learning and development opportunities.

From the 6th April 2018, employers and employees will be required to increase contributions into their Qualifying Workplace Pension Scheme. The total overall contributions will rise from the current minimum of 2% of qualifying earnings to 5%; as at April 2019, they will increase again to a minimum of 8%.

Organisational efforts to improve diversity are having limited effect, largely down to unconscious bias, according to a leading specialist recruitment firm.