Elon Musk celebrates $1tn Tesla pay vote victory - 'This is pay for unchecked power, not pay for performance,” said New York state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli' on.ft.com/3LpFJV3

📢New blog! IES' @naomiclayton.bsky.social reflects on the Keep Britain Working Review, considering how the recommendations can be best implemented by both government and employers, when taking a 'whole-system' approach and embedding good work as a foundation for health. Read: bit.ly/4qRgGdG

A lesson for UK boardrooms: you get what you pay for - 'Director pay is like board members themselves: it’s the quality and attitude that counts at least as much as the number.' on.ft.com/4oIk2y0

“There’s a risk we end up with a 2nd Gilded Age” 32% of moderate-income households (earning $42,000-$84,000pa) endured food insecurity in 2023, 39% found healthcare unaffordable and 33% housing hardship. The poverty rate is 25%: vs the national rate 13% on.ft.com/47KNWKZ

To fix the BBC, focus on competence and cash on.ft.com/4oqvEWo

My letter in @financialtimes.com today defending the minimum wage. City bosses’ recruitment blues cut little ice here - on.ft.com/3WNftGx

Trump told Fox News that Pelosi’s retirement was “a great thing for America. She was evil, corrupt and only focused on bad things for our country.' This lack of empathy, humanity and generosity is the most obnoxious, dangerous trait of Trump and populism. on.ft.com/3Xl505f

Reeves plans £2bn Budget raid on UK retirement savings - really dumb. It "may well result in employers reconsidering the generosity of their pension offer. “At a time when millions are not saving enough, this is a backward step,” he added. on.ft.com/482NXev

Number of British workers underpaid by employers falls sharply - Really?! The LPC puts it at 400k and as for disincentives to do so, as noted '3 employers were successfully prosecuted last year on.ft.com/4qMtYbi

GSK’s retreat on diversity targets: 'Stunning' fall by GSK in ft European diversity league table 7th last year to 224th. Largely down to fall in employee net promoter score. CEOs don't realise just how badly this will impact on rec and retention espec where skill shortages persist on.ft.com/3LtsWkk

Trump’s diversity retreat leaves European companies walking a tightrope - Great summary of current highly dysfunctional situation on corporate diversity in the age of Trump. 'A restatement as opposed to rollback.' Really?! Or a retreat based on spineless hypocrisy? on.ft.com/4nJJ4M2

Great meeting last night, excellent Charlie Mayfield report out this morning that should enable employers to address the UK health crisis, and landslide Mandami win overnight. Life is good, there is hope! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Bosses at six water firms had £4m in bonuses blocked under new rules, Ofwat says

Climate=growth, not just survival. Last night brilliant European HRD Circle meeting hosted by the inspirational @Shaneholland at his Borough Market Excellent group illustrated the contribution that HR can make to this huge agenda. Fascinating! observer.co.uk/news/busines...

Excellent @cipdpolicy.bsky.social @highpaycentre.bsky.social report on workforce reporting in FTSE 100. Poor progress eg use of a people-related KPI lower vs 2022. Labour must go further than extending gender pay reporting & mandate detailed human capital reporting www.cipd.org/globalassets...

Dumont at the OECD:key is invest in people'as soon as possible,don’t wait 5, 10 years”.People pay attn to the jobs immigrants do when they arrive. But to let people get stuck in jobs that don’t use their potential is a waste, for them andfor the economy' on.ft.com/3JjtTLz

Reeves bets on the long-term — will she be around to reap the benefits? on.ft.com/4nNyLqw

AI vs faith ' There is the potential for a unifying vision for regulating AI companies. God willing, someone will take it up.' - on.ft.com/3JJRsgB

Evidence? None. These leaders just show their ignorance of reality . Most low pd workers don't work full time& the most stay low pd with no progression. Wasn't the @FinancialTimes reporting recentlyon £100k+ starting salaries for magic circle graduates?! on.ft.com/3JivCRk

'I would like to see London’s water supply in the hands of people whose principal concern is to provide reliable effective service to the people of London, for whom the objective of providing exceptional returns to investors over 3-to-5-years is secondary' on.ft.com/4hFjCWz

Joe a retiree, blamed Democrats for failing to offer a +ive alternative to Trump.“Their agenda is just blame him . .  every day, People are tired of it. Tell us what you’re gonna do, how you’re going to make it better for Americans.” Familiar @UKLabour?! on.ft.com/4qymDvT

Wonderful piece by @claer barrett , the best thing you will read all week @financialtimes.com Friendship: the best investment we can ever make - on.ft.com/3WBdgxY

'Most Starbucks workers that I talk to on a day-to-day basis are one or two paychecks away from homelessness, and that shouldn’t be the reality of people who are working at a job that claims to support their workers.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...

'That high levels of inequality hold back economic progress is empirically proven.' www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Anything called 'clafouti' just has to be good and make you smile.😁Let's hope it tastes as good 😋

'If demand is crushed by overzealous efforts to control borrowing by raising taxes in a weakening economy, productivity growth becomes impossible — and public finances just lurch from crisis to crisis.' To boost UK productivity, ordinary workers must bear more of the tax burden - on.ft.com/48YxZ6g

Tips are taking the place of restaurant wages - UK getting more like the US? giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

“In these times, with what’s going on in the world, we must not give up and instead fight harder for truth and justice. If you lose hope then we are doomed” Her message was clear: “You must not give up. You must do your bit” Good motto for HR and us all on.ft.com/4nZOpzi

Steakhouses in the UK and US are cutting staff, shrinking portions and raising prices as cattle shortages and high consumer demand drive up the cost of beef, squeezing restaurants’ profit margins on.ft.com/47DA8Tw

Good in the bad: Musk's obscene package includes an objective to deliver a succession plan for himself. -Musk really deserves that $1tn bonus package - on.ft.com/474iKat

New ASHE data. Good news low pay and gender pay gaps narrowing. Bad news is that's partly as average pay is stagnant. Real growth in ONS figure belies reality. Focus of attention now needs to shift to improving pay, protection and living standards for all on.ft.com/47jtqAP

Reward strategies for 2025/6: act less, plan more. My new blog www.employment-studies.co.uk/news/hr-and-...

Even PE getting the message on employee ownership. KKR heads worker ownership push in Japan - on.ft.com/48GA4DI via @FT

New resource! These infographics summarise the evaluation of the JobsPlus pilot programme, which supports job seekers living in social housing to find employment and progress in the workplace, including the key success factors identified so far. See more: bit.ly/3KVk6f7

this is where leaders and politicians opposing the NLW and employment rights want to take the uk: they 'have no clue about a courier’s life, and neither know nor care'. Low paid in insecure work need more not less protection, higher pay& predictable hours. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

'Each 1% improvement in financial literacy levels equates to a 2.78% fall in household loan default rates; a 10% boost boosts GDP growth above expected rates by 0.3% points.' Yet literacy levels have fallen due to 'a decline in employer support'. on.ft.com/47mmfIf

5 staples fuel inflation. Why do business leaders always blame rising nmw and nics for their woes rather than rises in supply and energy costs? HR leaders and @cipd.bsky.social need to counter this false narrative: higher pay & pension contribs than the national minimums pay off on.ft.com/471JqIP

Lack of Labour joined up employmet policies next example: Scientists charged too much to immigrate to UK, says Royal Society - on.ft.com/4qlipHZ

Lack of Labour joined up employmet policies next example: Scientists charged too much to immigrate to UK, says Royal Society - on.ft.com/4qlipHZ

In the video, the council’s leader Linden Kemkaran could be seen telling councillors, in relation to policy decisions, 'you’re just going to have to f****** suck it up'. on.ft.com/47i1IV4

fascinating analysis showing strong labour market protections don't have to mean countries creating barriers to establish and do business in. Neths and Denmark in top 10 of easiest countries despite decent protections for workers www.tmf-group.com/globalassets...

Rereading and editing listening to Springsteen 'Waitin on a sunny day'! And the reward strategy is: ‘festina lente’ - act less, plan more www.linkedin.com/pulse/reward...

Made some plum trifles in my d gown before getting down to work. Cheered me hugely in this grey showery gloom!

Tesco hiring 28,500 festive roles. Elzbieta Golab describes Cmas jobs as a "key pipeline for our future leaders."Grt talent management! It shld help close gender pay/rep gaps. HR needs to be smarter at spotting opportunities to promote their people goals www.personneltoday.com/hr/christmas...

The US rich get richer and... 'Research by Moody’s shows the top 10% of people by income account for around half of all US consumption. In August, the lowest 1/4ile saw an average wage rise of 3.6%, compared with 4.6 per cent for the highest earners.' on.ft.com/3WbDUNy

How dumb and inconsistent is this, cutting care worker training, when Labour wants to cut overseas care worker recruitment while growing total numbers to meet the needs of an ageing population?! www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/10/15/s...

A utopian future is still possible (just) - on.ft.com/49clbsT via @FT

A utopian future is still possible (just) - on.ft.com/49clbsT via @FT

And the reward strategy is: ‘festina lente’ - act less, plan more www.linkedin.com/pulse/reward...

Annual growth in average earnings for regular earnings (excl bonuses) was 4.7%, and for total earnings (incl bonuses) was 5.0% in June to August 2025. Annual average regular earnings growth was 4.4% for the private sector and 6.0% for the public sector. www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...