Kate Underwood's Media Coverage
Daily Express
Jobseekers told 'what to do' as vacancies across the UK fall in Tuesday figures updateNew figures have been published by the Office for National Statistics
Thisismoney
Will I put my £30,000 tax-free redundancy payout at risk if I work as a consultant at my former employer?Kate Underwood, founder at Southampton-based Kate Underwood HR and Training, said: This is an important question to ask given the size of your tax-free redundancy payment.
Daily Express
Workers 'not told truth' and lose 'valuable years'An HR expert said it was because businesses 'compromised'
FT Adviser
Social media advice: ‘A ring light and an opinion answers to nobody’Advisers have rallied against “unqualified and unregulated” social media advice and called for greater regulation after research showed more than half of adults lost money by acting on financial advice...
Daily Express
'Barrage of AI-generated claims' as UK rule being scrappedExperts say it is now easy to make a claim
Daily Mirror
DWP £10,000 ‘trigger’ alert as new update givenExperts have expressed concern behind the headline figures
Chronicle Live
UK 2026 law change could mean ‘flashpoints’ at work in June and JulyAn employment expert has explained things
Liverpool Echo
New ‘unsustainable’ alert for people on PIP after update this weekThe number of people claiming PIP in England and Wales has hit four million, a 2% increase since January 2026
Birmingham Live
New office workplace rule with millions at risk of breaking it before July 19Any report of sexual harassment is automatically counted as a protected disclosure in relation to a potential whistleblowing claim.
Daily Express
New UK law affects every worker - started in April 2026The changes have been explained by an employment expert
Daily Mirror
UK 2026 law change affecting every worker now in forceLaw changes mean the consequences for crossing the line could be more serious than many realise
Small Business
Small firms have to report profit and loss from 2028Small and micro businesses will be required to file profit and loss (along with other accountancy changes). Here’s what we know so far
Daily Mail
How businesses are helping England fans watch ‘late-night World Cup’England and Scotland fans are preparing to change working patterns to stay up into the small hours to follow the tournament as games kick off as late as 2am UK time.
Thisismoney
Small businesses slam plans to force them to file accounts with Companies HouseSmall firms have hit back at new proposals that will force them to file accounts with Companies House, claiming it adds to the already heavy burden of doing business in Britain.
Employer News
The one problem with the biggest employment law shake-up in 30 years: “The system is broken”The one problem with the biggest employment law shake-up in 30 years: “The system is broken”
Daily Express
Side hustles are booming in Britain - but here’s what you need to knowBritain is quietly turning evenings into income as prices climb, but the paperwork can catch up faster than the cash ever does.
Daily Express
Tax trap warning to one in four during cost-of-living squeezeExperts warned household finances have become stretched
Daily Mirror
“Tax trap” warning for Brits struggling with costsExperts cautioned household finances have become strained
Cambridgeshire Live
HR expert says ‘3 things’ are likely to get you fired from your jobShe highlighted the things she sees more often than not
Daily Mirror
‘I’m an HR expert and 3 things will get you fired’An HR expert has shared the workplace behaviours that could lead to you being sacked – and it’s not just about making minor mistakes or breaking office rules
Daily Express
HR expert says you’ll be fired for thing ‘employers can’t come back from’Some people really think rules are optional
Redhill And Reigate Life
Millions of UK workers urged to check payslips from April 1 as wages riseMillions of UK workers are getting a pay rise from April 1. Check the new minimum wage rates and make sure your employer is paying you correctly.
Freelance Informer
UK Late Payment Reform 2026: New Rights, 60-Day Cap & What Every Freelancer Needs To KnowThe UK government has unveiled the most sweeping late payment reforms in over a generation — giving freelancers and sole traders new legal muscle to chase, charge interest on, and report unpaid invoices....
Thisismoney
More than 300,000 Britons are at risk of redundancy this year as businesses battle higher costs amid Iran warHundreds of thousands of Britons are at risk of redundancy this year, as businesses struggle to battle rising costs and the impact of the Iran war.
Business Matters
Individual insolvencies surge 18% as experts warn households are at ‘breaking point’UK individual insolvencies have surged 18% year-on-year, with experts warning households are at breaking point as high interest rates, inflation and debt pressures intensify.
Business Matters
Experts warn pension tax cap risks undermining retirement savings as pressure mounts on Chancellor to rethinkFinancial experts urge Rachel Reeves to rethink plans to cap National Insurance relief on pensions at £2,000, warning it could damage retirement savings and employer schemes.
Express.co.uk
‘Reeves must U-turn on tax grab dressed up as fairness’Another ‘fairness’ wheeze that’ll sting later
People Management
Government cuts health benefits as it aims to get more people into workHealth element of universal credit set to halve while greater employment support will be provided to sickness claimants
Bradford Telegraph and Argus
Born between 2002 and 2011 you could be owed £2242 from HMRCHMRC is urging young people born between 2002 and 2011 to claim their Child Trust Fund, worth £2242 on average. More than 758000 accounts remain…
The Northern Echo
Born between 2002 and 2011? You could be owed £2242 from HMRCHMRC is urging young people born between 2002 and 2011 to claim their Child Trust Fund, worth £2242 on average. More than 758000 accounts remain…
Swindon Advertiser
Born between 2002 and 2011 you could be owed £2242 from HMRCHMRC is urging young people born between 2002 and 2011 to claim their Child Trust Fund, worth £2242 on average. More than 758000 accounts remain…
Wisbech Standard
Born between 2002 and 2011 you could be owed £2242 from HMRCHMRC is urging young people born between 2002 and 2011 to claim their Child Trust Fund, worth £2242 on average. More than 758000 accounts remain…
Express.co.uk
HMRC £2,242 payment is ‘easy to claim’ but thousands are missing outHMRC is urging 758,000 people to claim
Wales Online
One group of people owed £2,242 by HMRC and ‘it takes five minutes’New figures released by HMRC this week show 758,000 people are yet to claim the money
Daily Mirror
Claiming HMRC £2,242 payment ‘takes 5 mins’ and thousands are owedHMRC is urging people to check as 758,000 have yet to claim
Express.co.uk
Bloated public sector wages surge while private pay growth hits 4-year lowThe imbalance between private and public sector wage rises is “not sustainable”, an expert has said.
Birmingham Live
Keir Starmer poised to ban under-16s from social mediaAustralia announced that more than 4.7 million social media accounts have been blocked since their ban
Not Ltd
The lonely owner problem: why more UK business founders feel isolated than everMore UK small business owners are feeling isolated and exhausted as rising costs, taxes and solo working push founders to breaking point.
HR Magazine
Millions to gain day-one parental leave rights - HR MagazineMillions of workers will gain day-one rights to parental leave in April this year, after the government laid new measures before Parliament on 12 January, according to the Department for Business and Trade.
Birmingham Live
More ‘zombie’ firms expected to collapse in 2026 as unemployment sticks at 5.1%“Policymakers will need to redouble efforts to address this problem,” a think tank has warned
GB News
Businesses warned of ‘cashflow contagion’ as more firms set to collapse in 2026Businesses across the UK are being warned that more so-called “zombie” companies could collapse in 2026, increasing unemployment and putting financially healthy firms at risk if they are left unpaid.
Not Ltd
Hospitality shift hours fall 30% as small operators cut back to survive rising costsHospitality shift hours are down 30% since 2022 as small pubs, cafés and owner-operators cut staff to survive rising costs.
The Global Recruiter
Hospitality shifts down 30 per centHospitality recruitment firm, Limber, based in Bristol, says average shift hours posted by pubs and restaurants in 2025 were down 30 per cent in 2025 relative t
Business Matters
Hospitality shift hours fall 30% as pubs and restaurants cut back amid rising costsUK pubs and restaurants have cut shift hours by 30% since 2022 as rising wages, taxes and weak demand hit hospitality in 2025.
Birmingham Live
Minimum wage rising by 22% in 3 years is ‘causing a headache’ for small businessChancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed wages were rising to £12.71 an hour
GB News
Labour warned DWP scheme to tackle workplace sickness 'like emptying the ocean with a teaspoon'The Labour Government has unveiled a new scheme offering complimentary occupational health training to 5,000 line managers at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across England.
Business Matters
Workplace sickness scheme branded ‘teaspoon solution’ as experts warn government plan lacks scaleExperts and business leaders have criticised a new UK workplace sickness scheme, warning it lacks scale and fails to address the root causes keeping millions out of work.
Business Matters
£283m skills investment branded “too little, too late” as business leaders warn of deeper problemsA £283m government plan to train future builders, coders and engineers has been criticised by business leaders as too little, too late to fix the UK’s housing and productivity crisis.
Not Ltd
HMRC warns seasonal workers to check their pay this ChristmasHMRC has urged seasonal and temporary workers to check they are being paid at least the minimum wage this Christmas, warning that unpaid hours and deductions are common causes of underpayment.
Sky
Mortgage rates ‘will fall below 3.5% this year’ as price war under way | Money blogMortgage professionals say a price war is under way and could force better rates than Santander’s market-leading 3.51% in January. Read this and today’s consumer and personal finance news in the Money...
Business Matters
Your next laptop could cost £300 more after AI land-grab triggers soaring memory pricesExperts warn laptops, consoles and business tech could rise by £300 after OpenAI secured 40% of global memory chip supply. UK consumers and SMEs face soaring hardware costs amid an AI-driven squeeze.
Birmingham Live
‘Secret Santa has become an HR hand grenade’ experts warnChristmas celebrations at work are a potential HR minefield
GB News
Rachel Reeves accused of 'slapping 300,000 workers in the face' with tax relief cutBusiness leaders are speaking out over the Budget measure which will see the flat-rate working from home tax relief cut
Express.co.uk
300,000 workers to lose key tax relief after Budget in ‘another slap in face’The move will raise taxes by up to £124 for those affected, HMRC estimates.
Startups.co.uk
Every Business Update In The 2025 Autumn Budget | StartupsWeeks of leaks meant few shocks in today’s Budget, but the announcement still brings significant changes for entrepreneurs.
HR Magazine
Autumn Budget 2025: Implications and advice for HR - HR MagazineAfter UK chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her second budget yesterday (26 November), we dig into the implications for HR practitioners.
GB News
Pension crisis for workers as Rachel Reeves's £4.7bn 'salary sacrifice raid' to 'shrink retirement pots'The Chancellor unveiled changes to salary sacrifice rules which could impact pension savings for millions
Pound Sterling Live
Dividend Tax Raid Will Crush Entrepreneurial SpiritRaising dividend taxes will hurt the UK’s small businesses and entrepreneurial economy, warn workers in the sec…
Birmingham Live
‘Thousands of employers to dump salary sacrifice pension support after raid’Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed the the salary sacrifice cap in today’s Autumn Budget
Business Matters
£4.7bn ‘salary sacrifice raid’ could see pension benefit scrapped by thousands of employers, experts warnExperts say Reeves’ £4.7bn salary sacrifice cap will make pension schemes far less attractive, push employers to cut benefits, stall hiring and shrink workers’ long-term retirement pots.
Welwyn Hatfield Times
National minimum wage to go up to £12.71 as full time wage increases to £26k a yearMinimum wage rates are to increase for millions, giving a welcome pay rise to 4.1 to £12.71 an hour for low paid workers, with £1,500 for 18 to…
Your Local Guardian
National minimum wage to go up to £12.71 as full time wage increases to £26k a yearMinimum wage rates are to increase for millions, giving a welcome pay rise to 4.1 to £12.71 an hour for low paid workers, with £1,500 for 18 to…
Daily Echo
National minimum wage to go up to £12.71 as full time wage increases to £26k a yearMinimum wage rates are to increase for millions, giving a welcome pay rise to 4.1 to £12.71 an hour for low paid workers, with £1,500 for 18 to…
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
National minimum wage to go up to £12.71 as full time wage increases to £26k a yearMinimum wage rates are to increase for millions, giving a welcome pay rise to 4.1 to £12.71 an hour for low paid workers, with £1,500 for 18 to…
GB News
Chancellor Rachel Reeves preparing 'lastminute.com' Budget, financial specialists warnFinancial specialists have argued Rachel Reeves is finalising a "lastminute.com" Budget days before its publication, raising concerns about the Government’s fiscal preparedness.
Daily Mail
Rachel Reeves' last Budget to blame for 'deeply worrying' unemployment spike, says jobs expertToday's jobs figures make troubling reading. Unemployment soared to 5 per cent in the three months to September, a high not seen since early 2021, and redundancies are on the rise. Wage growth is also...
HR Magazine
Unemployment hits post-pandemic peak - HR MagazineUnemployment in the UK rose to 5% in the three months to the end of September, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released yesterday (11 November).
Express.co.uk
Fury at BBC as latest scandal dubbed ‘the day its last shred of integrity died’Business owners have slammed the BBC after its top brass had to step down for doctoring footage of the US President.
Express.co.uk
‘Labour’s ‘working people’ spin shows just how out of touch they are’Labour claims to be the party of working people - but who among us fit into their narrow definition?
Birmingham Live
Amazon Web Services outage ‘exposes critical flaw’ in UK’s Digital ID plansBarclays, Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and more banks experienced significant disruption due to the outage
Business Matters
Pizza Hut ‘stuck in the middle’ as UK dine-in arm collapses into administrationPizza Hut’s UK dine-in restaurants enter administration amid rising costs and shifting consumer habits, with experts blaming a ‘brutal market squeeze’.
This Is Money
Small firms hire virtual staff to combat hike in National Insurance...It comes as figures published today show the number of payrolled employees fell by 169,000 between June 2024 and June 2025.
HR Magazine
JLR cuts hundreds of UK jobs: Lessons in handling voluntary redundancies - HR MagazineJaguar Land Rover’s plan to axe up to 500 management jobs in the UK should remind employers about their duties surrounding voluntary redundancies, HR commentators have said.
Startups.co.uk
Lloyds, Halifax Outage: What Businesses Should Do - Startups.co.ukAnother banking glitch has resulted in millions of UK workers being unable to access their finances on pay day.
GB News
Unemployment rate falls to 4% - but claims for DWP jobless benefits INCREASEThe rate of unemployment dropped to four per cent in the three month to August 2024, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Small Business UK
Employment Rights Bill – what’s in the legislation? - Small Business UKWe take a look at Labour’s Employment Rights Bill and how the business community has reacted to the measures
People Management
Government’s IR35 consultation: what do employers need to know?With HMRC considering more changes to off-payroll legislation, People Management asks legal and tax experts which issues this could solve and what will likely remain unaddressed
People Management
Should HR be lenient with staff who steal during the cost of living crisis?With data suggesting theft at work is on the rise, People Management asks the profession whether employees should be reprimanded amid the current economic downturn
PeopleManagement
Job market remains buoyant with 1.4 million active adverts, data showsLatest REC figures could be indicative of ‘new year, new me’ Christmas rush, but recruiters warn it isn’t necessarily good news for employers
IFA Magazine
ONS labour market data: “Employers putting in place food bank-style fridges” - reaction from HRs and recruitersFollowing the ONS labour market data published this morning expert recruiters and HRs have commented: Louise Skittrall, founder of Swindon-based Robinson Grac
Daily Mail
Firms try to get staff back to office as self isolation rules droppedBoris Johnson has revealed his intention to scrap the duty to self-isolate if a person tests positive in England as he fights for his political life.
Daily Mail
People stuck in jobs that don’t bring them joy should QUIT, says HarryThe Duke of Sussex told US business magazine Fast Company that ‘with self-awareness comes the need for change’ and that the many job resignations during the pandemic ‘aren’t all bad’.
Metro.co.uk
The long-term impact of no praise or positive feedback at workYour self-esteem can take a hit, and so can the business.
Daily Mail
Businesses reveal ‘pingdemic headache’ as their operations are hitNearly 900,000 alerts telling people to quarantine were issued in the first week of this month after contact with a coronavirus victim in the so-called ‘pingdemic’.
HR Magazine
HR Magazine - Sickness absences fall to lowest rate in 15 years, highlighting work from home pitfallDespite the coronavirus pandemic, UK sickness absence fell last year, sparking fears that employees are continuing to work while ill and working from home.
HR Magazine
HR Magazine - UK falls short of ‘basic employment rights’ in lack of menstrual leaveWomen want workplace period leave policies as they don’t believe UK employment law supports those who experience severe menstrual symptoms.
The Guardian
‘Your body just stops’: long Covid sufferers face new ordeals as sick pay runs outNurses, teachers and shopworkers who have lost their health and their jobs talk about their struggle for support
Hampshire Chronicle
Businesses hope for recovery after “massive” losses of 2020BUSINESSES have welcomed signs of a recovery after the “massive” loss inflicted by the Covid criss last year.
Daily Echo
Businesses hope for recovery after “massive” losses of 2020BUSINESSES have welcomed signs of a recovery after the “massive” loss inflicted by the Covid criss last year.
HRreview
Unemployment scarring: Who is at risk and what can be done?What can employers do to aid people most vulnerable to unemployment scarring?