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ArticleTarget increases hourly pay for 200,000 employees
US retailer Target is to permanently increase hourly pay for its 200,00 employees to $15 (£12) per hour from 5 July 2020.Due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, employees have received a temporary $2 (£1.60) wage increase since March 2020, but the organisation has decided to make this a permanent fixture. ...
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ArticleSeattle City Council legislates to increase pay for food delivery staff.
Seattle City Council has legislated to ensure that front-line independent contractors working for food delivery services in Seattle will receive premium pay.Organisations, such as GrubHub and Postmates, will need to pay any gig workers they employ an additional $2.50 (£2.00) for each order they deliver, during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.However, ...
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ArticleCiti reports 32.7% mean gender pay gap
Financial services business Citi has reported a 32.7% mean gender pay gap for hourly pay as at 5 April 2019.The organisation, which currently has 200,000 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require organisations with 250 or more ...
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ArticleDMG Media reports 18.1% mean gender pay gap
DMG Media, formerly known as media business Associated Newspapers, has reported an 18.1% mean gender pay gap for hourly pay as at 5 April 2019.The organisation, which currently has 1,702 employees. reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require ...
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ArticleAer Lingus introduces 50% pay cuts and reduces hours for 4,500 staff
Irish airline Aer Lingus is to introduce 50% pay cuts and respective reductions to working hours for its 4,500 employees, to cope with the financial constraints of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, from 21 June 2020.The organisation has been in talks with union group ICTU Group of Unions in relation to ...
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ArticleGovernment publishes further guidance on job retention scheme
The government has published further guidance on the Government Job Retention Scheme (GJRS), including more information about the new flexible furlough rules.From 1 July 2020, businesses will be able to bring back furloughed employees to work a flexible pattern, while claiming funds back for the hours that they do not ...
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ArticleBuckingham Group to lift Covid-19 pay cuts
Construction organisation Buckingham Group is to return 130 employees to full pay from 1 July 2020.Since April 2020, 130 out of its 620 employees have been asked to take a mandatory pay cut. Office-based staff saw a reduction of salary ranging from 6% to 17.5%, senior managers a decrease of ...
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ArticleLarchwood Care to provide full sick pay for social workers
Larchwood Care is to pay its social care workers in full if they have to self-isolate during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, effective immediately.Following negotiations with the carers' union GMB, the organisation has agreed to the pay conditions, ensuring all of its carers who work within residential and dementia care, will ...
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ArticleBurberry UK reports a 33.1% mean gender pay gap
Fashion retail brand Burberry has reported a 33.1% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2019.The organisation which currently has 9,862 employees. reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require organisations with 250 or ...
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ArticleTaylor Wessing defers 50% of bonus payments
International law firm Taylor Wessing has split bonus payments for the 2020/21 financial year to deal with the economic uncertainty of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation has decided to pay its employees their bonuses in full, however splitting it into two increments.Employees will receive 50% of their bonus payments in ...
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ArticleCity of Edinburgh Council furloughs 425 staff on full pay
City of Edinburgh Council is furloughing 425 employees on 100% pay, due to the financial impact of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Following negotiations with trade union Unison, affected employees who are unable to carry out their job roles due to building closures, and whose roles are not publicly funded, have been ...
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ArticleEverton FC first team players and manager take voluntary 50% pay deferrals
First team players and the manager at Everton Football Club have agreed to take voluntary pay deferrals of up to 50% for the next three months, to deal with the financial ramifications of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.This is in addition to the initial 30% reductions and deferrals that the club ...
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ArticleThompsons Solicitors reduces pay and hours for staff by 20%
Law firm Thompsons Solicitors is reducing pay and hours for its employees to deal with the financial ramifications of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Effective immediately until August 2020, the organisation will reduce hours and pay by 20% for senior lawyers and business heads.Additionally, the organisation will be reducing the pay and ...
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ArticleStepnell lifts 20% Covid-19 pay cuts two weeks earlier than planned
Construction organisation Stepnell has stopped its pay cuts two weeks earlier than planned due to a positive growth period.The organisation introduced the 20% pay reductions for all of its 370 employees, in April 2020 and anticipated this would be in place until June 2020, however employees are now back to ...
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ArticleEtihad Airways extends pay reductions until September 2020 for 20,000 employees
International airline Etihad Airways has extended its pay reductions to deal with the financial constraints of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.20,000 existing employees will be affected by the organisation's decision, with junior employees and cabin crew continuing to receive a 25% pay reduction in salary. Approximately half of employees at managerial ...
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ArticleEuropean Commission launches consultation over fair minimum wage
The European Commission has launched the second-stage consultation with European trade unions and employers, ensuring that employees within the European Union receive a fair minimum wage.Following the financial impact of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic on organisations and employees, the European Commission has decided a second consultation is necessary.New negotiated regulations ...
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ArticleReed Smith introduces mandatory four-day working week
Law firm Reed Smith has introduced an involuntary four-day working week for the majority of its professional assistants and other professional employees.Employees that are told to work the four-day week will have their pay adjusted accordingly to match their reduction in working hours.Reed Smith has also extended pay reductions through ...
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ArticleSouthwest Airlines offers employees six months leave at 50% pay
Southwest Airlines is offering employees the opportunity to take temporary leave at 50% pay to deal with the financial ramifications of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Its voluntary Covid-19 Extended Emergency Time Off policy, which is available to contract employees, specified front-line supervisors and eligible non-contract staff or work groups, will allow ...
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ArticleEmployers to start paying towards staff furlough scheme from August 2020
The government has outlined further details regarding the government job retention scheme (GJRS), which will require employers to contribute to employee costs from August 2020, while introducing extra flexibility from 1 July 2020.The government will continue to pay 80% of employees wages, capped at £2,500 until October 2020, however, employers ...
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ArticleNHS healthcare workers to receive Covid-19 overtime pay
NHS Employers, part of the NHS confederation, has updated a pay agreement for NHS healthcare employees in England to ensure they are paid for any additional hours they work above their allotted hours, during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Unions including Unison, the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of ...