Rise of the female breadwinner

Women earns the most in one-in-four households with the proportion of female breadwinners is steadily rising. Women out-earn male partners in almost a quarter of households, up from a fifth 16 years ago, according to research by the Office for National Statistics...

One in ten affected by a financial scam since Covid-19 pandemic

5.2 million* UK adults either a victim or know someone who has fallen victim to a scam since the outbreak of Covid-19.One in ten (10%) UK adults (5.2 million people) have either fallen victim to a financial scam since the Covid-19 pandemic, or knows someone who has,...

Get rich and live longer

Rich people can look forward to an additional nine years of healthy life, researchers have claimed. The study, published in the Journal of Gerontology, and later reported in Health & Protection magazine, highlighted data analysed from more than 25,000 people aged...

‘Stoptober’ and employee health

October sees the annual ‘Stoptober’ campaign with its aim of encouraging smokers to give up the habit. advo hr looks at how the benefits offered by employers can help employees to give up smoking, and generally live a healthier lifestyle. Every October there is a...

Flexible working: Is it working?

New research shows that under 1 in 5 employees are using their statutory right to request flexible working. Legislation giving all employees with 26 weeks continuous employment a statutory right to request flexible working was introduced 5 years ago. But new research...