News – Page 109
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ArticleGovernment publishes review of implementation of IR35 off-payroll rules
The government has published the results of its review into the implementation of the changes to the IR35 off-payroll working rules. It launched the review on 7 January 2020 in order to address concerns from businesses about how the changes will be implemented. The off-payroll working rules, introduced in 2000, ...
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ArticleSouth Western Railway agrees 2.6% pay increase
South Western Railway has agreed a 2.6 increase basic pay and regional allowances, following negotiations with trade union the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA).The pay rise, which will be back-dated to October 2019, will run for a year through to the start of October 2020 and will also apply to ...
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ArticleOxford City Council reports 10.2% mean gender pay gap
Oxford City Council has reported a 10.2% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay, as at 31 March 2019.The firm reported its gender pay gap data for full-time and part-time staff, as well in line with the government’s regulations and ahead of the submission deadline of 30 March 2020.The ...
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ArticleMatthew Potter: Should the UK follow Finland’s lead with equal parental leave?
Finland’s new government recently introduced legislation seeking to provide a level playing field for working parents. In light of growing calls for gender equality, the UK government is now also facing pressures to evaluate current laws and consider whether changes are required to encourage working fathers to take leave.Employees in ...
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ArticleKelly Metcalfe: Should the UK follow Finland's lead with equal parental leave?
Many UK organisations still have a considerable gender pay gap which favours men. This becomes increasingly pronounced in the technology sector, where women are under-represented at both the leadership and technical or sales levels. Instead, women often find themselves more heavily concentrated in certain functions and roles such as marketing ...
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ArticleWaterstones employees to be given 6.2% pay rise in April
Waterstones employees will be given a 6.2% pay rise from 1st of April following on from a successful year for the book retailer. This pay rise, affecting 3,500 employees, is a slight increase from previous pay rises that the employer has implemented. In April 2019, employees were given a 4.85% ...
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ArticleJane van Zyl: Should the UK follow Finland's lead with equal parental leave?
In July 2019, former prime minister Theresa May threw the gauntlet down to her successor before leaving Number 10, by announcing a wide-ranging review of the UK’s parental leave and pay policies. She lay the blame for the UK’s gender pay gap squarely on the division of childcare, stating that ...
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ArticleMatt Creagh: Should the UK follow Finland's lead with equal parental leave?
Earlier this month, the Finnish government announced plans to give all parents the same parental leave, in a push to get fathers to spend more time with their children.The UK system falls well short of this egalitarian model. Fathers and partners in the UK are only entitled to two weeks ...
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ArticleNorthern Ireland nurses accept proposals to restore pay parity with England
Image credit: Nursing in PracticeNurses working within health and social care (HSC) organisations in Northern Ireland, and who are members of professional body and trade union Royal College of Nursing (RCN), have accepted new government proposals on pay and safe staffing.The agreement, which was decided at a meeting of the ...
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ArticleUniversity of Bristol and University College Union reach deal to tackle gender pay gap
Image credit: University of BristolPlans have been set out to tackle the gender pay gap in an agreement between the University and College Union (UCU) and the University of Bristol.The deal, agreed today (28 January 2020), is the result of 18 months of negotiations following UCU submitting a claim to ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid justifies pay increases
There is always a commotion about something, and this month it is salary increases in India. There has generally been a lot of noise about salary increases globally, but it has really kicked off about India.We have got a new executive in charge of procurement and, like many of our ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employers must harness data transparency to tackle pay gaps
Employee Benefits Connect 2020: Employers should harness recent advancements in technology and data analysis to help tackle gender and ethnicity pay gaps, says Dawn Moore, group people director at engineering and construction organisation Murphy.In her session at Employee Benefits Connect 2020 on 26 February, Moore provided attendees with a number ...
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ArticleRotherham Council signs ethical pay pledge to support 800 home care staff
Local authority Rotherham Council has signed an Ethical Care Charter, marking its commitment to supporting ethical pay for all care home employees. Rotherham Council signed the charter, created by trade union Unison in 2013, on Wednesday 20 February 2020. This is a pledge to work with care organisations within the ...
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ArticleKwalee's profit-sharing scheme has paid £1 million to 73 staff since 2018
Mobile gaming organisation Kwalee has, as of the end of January 2020, reached £1 million profit-sharing payouts to its 73 employees.Kwalee's profit-sharing scheme was introduced in October 2018, allowing all employees to receive a base percentage of Kwalee's profits every three months, most recently in January 2020. In total, the ...
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ArticleStaff at 74 universities start 14-day strike over pay, pensions and conditions
Staff at 74 UK universities are today (20 February 2020) commencing a programme of strike action that will span 14 days in total, in an ongoing dispute over pensions, pay and working conditions.Employees from 60 universities, who are also members of University College Union (UCU), previously went on strike ...
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ArticleShared parental pay claims refused leave to appeal by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has refused leave to appeal in two joint cases, Ali v Capita and Hextall v Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police, concerning claims of discrimination in relation to shared parental leave allowances. In May 2019, the Court of Appeal published the decision that failure to pay enhanced shared ...
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ArticleAverage weekly pay increased by 1.8% in 2019
Between December 2018 and December 2019, real regular weekly pay, excluding bonuses and adjusted for inflation, increased by 1.8%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The Labour market economic commentary: February 2020 report, released today (18 February 2020), also found that real total pay, which includes bonuses, had increased ...
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ArticleMore than a quarter of Bupa employees enroll in flexible pay benefit
As of early February 2020, more than a quarter (27%) of employees at healthcare organisation Bupa had enrolled in the employer's flexible pay benefit.The service, provided by Wagestream, was launched in December 2019, with the goal of helping staff meet costs in the run-up to Christmas. Since then, a quarter ...
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ArticleTJ Morris awards 900 warehouse staff 15% pay rise
Image credit: TreasureGaloreWarehouse staff working at retail organisation TJ Morris, which operates as Home Bargains, have voted to accept a 15% pay deal.The accepted deal, announced by trade union Unite on 13 February 2020, will affect the pay of 900 employees. It also includes changes to shift patterns and working ...
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ArticleSouthwest Airlines profit-sharing scheme pays out for 60,000 employees
60,000 employees at Southwest Airlines will be awarded a cumulative 12.2% of $667 million (£513 million), due to the organisation's profit-sharing scheme. All Southwest Airlines staff who were employed on or after 1 January 2019 have been automatically included in the organisation's profit-sharing plan, through which they are eligible to ...