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In light of the Real Living Wage increase and the prospect of a significant pay-rise for hundreds of thousands of workers, Claudia Plowden Roberts and Astrid Allen consider the differing terms to describe several recommended pay scales and what this means for both employers and employees alike.

Tony Wilson looks ahead to this week’s emergency mini budget, setting out four key areas where action needs to be taken to help more people into work, address labour and skills shortages, support growth and tackle inflation.

Danni-May Higlett, Cristiana Orlando and Astrid Allen reflect on their recent research for the Local Government Association (LGA) that highlights the need for local government and local employers to support good work initiatives.

Daniel Muir, Astrid Allen and Rosie Gloster highlight the opportunity that remote working presents to distribute wealth more evenly across the UK, and set out how government and employers can capitalise on this trend to attract and retain a diverse and talented workforce.

Dan Lucy considers five key planning priorities that could help HR to prepare for the looming economic downturn.

With many businesses blaming staff shortages on Brexit and the pandemic, Duncan Brown argues that with better workforce planning, and investment in staff pay and skills, much of the disruption we're experiencing to services could have been avoided.

With the Kickstart initiative now closed, Rosie Gloster and Olivia Garner assess whether employers new to supporting young people might now consider whether traineeships are a desirable alternative to generate the skills and talent pipeline they need.

With the proposal to cut up to £8.8bn a year through the introduction of regional pay boards and wage variation for public sector workers now hastily retracted, Stephen Bevan and Tony Wilson look at this often-mooted idea and reflect on why it has never delivered.