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ArticleBeauty and the Beast's Belle would be the highest earning Disney princess
Something for the weekend: If Disney princess Belle, of Beauty and the Beast fame, was to strike out into the world of employment, she could be able to earn £50,678 per year, according to research by theknowledgeacademy.com.The research identified the key personality traits of seven popular Disney princesses, paired them ...
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ArticleLincolnshire health visitors stage month-long strike over unfair pay
Lincolnshire health visitors, who are members of trade union Unite, began a month-long strike yesterday, 18 November, until 13 December 2019, to protest a lower pay grade since being transferred from the NHS to new Lincolnshire County Council contracts in October 2017.The 76 employees are protesting the council's decision to ...
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ArticleKingston Council accredited as living wage employer
Kingston Council has been accredited as a living wage employer, by the Living Wage Foundation, enabling it to pay all of its 4,069 employees the living wage or London living wage rate.The announcement was made to coincide with Living Wage week, 11 to 17 November 2019, when the Living Wage ...
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ArticleNottingham College agrees to protect pay and annual leave
Employees at Nottingham College who are members of the University and College Union (UCU) have agreed to end a long-running dispute with their employer over new contracts affecting pay, sick pay and annual leave.UCU has stated that new contracts being imposed by the college would cut employees' holiday entitlements and ...
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ArticleFrimley NHS staff protest transfer that could erode pay and conditions
Frimley Health NHS Trust staff who are members of trade unions Unite and GMB are taking industrial action today (18 November 2019) to protest their transfer to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS), which they claim will risk eroding their pay and employment conditions.Estates management, equipment maintenance, catering, portering procurement and ...
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ArticleSodexo staff at London hospitals to receive £2.34 pay rise from November 2019
Porters, cleaners and support staff working for Sodexo at three London hospitals, and represented by trade union Unison, have been offered a pay deal that will see the 2020 London living wage implemented immediately and backdated to 1 November 2019.Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, which operates St Mary's, Charing Cross ...
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ArticleSalary increases for UK employees in 2020 will be 0.1% lower than 2019
UK employees can expect to receive a 1.1% real salary increase in 2020, compared to the 1.2% increase seen in 2019, according to research by ECA International.The Salary and trends survey 2019/2020, which analysed information collected from 307 multinational organisations in 68 countries, calculated real salary increases in each country ...
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ArticleNorth Ayrshire Council pays 6,500 employees new living wage rate early
North Ayrshire Council, located in the southwest of Scotland, has committed to paying its 6,500 employees the new living wage rate from November 2019, five months prior to its official introduction.On 11 November 2019, the Living Wage Foundation announced that the voluntary UK living wage rate would increase from £9.00 ...
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ArticleHospitality industry has 25% gender pay gap for low-income jobs
Female employees in lower income jobs within the hospitality industry earn an average of £12,322 per year, compared to a male average of £15,459, making this the sector with the largest gender pay gap (25%) for low earners, according to research by Gumtree Jobs.The report, Hidden heroes: Discovering the unsung ...
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ArticleIllinois restaurant ordered to pay $27,155 for wage violations
Illinois restaurant Tequila’s Mexican Bar and Grill has been ordered to pay $27,155 (£21,113.96) in back wages to employees after an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) discovered the organisation was violating federal law.The US District Court for the Central District of Illinois issued ...
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ArticleTotal pay has increased by 3.6% since October 2018
Nominal total pay, including bonus payments, for employees in the UK grew by 3.6% in real terms during the period of October 2018 to September 2019, according to analysis published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The Labour market economic commentary: November 2019 report, also found over the same period ...
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ArticleLondon-based McDonald’s UK employees strike over pay and conditions
London-based employees working at McDonald’s UK, and who are members of the Bakers, Food and Allied Works' Union (BFAWU), are undertaking strike action today (12 November 2019) in a dispute over pay, job security and working conditions.The strike involves walkouts and picket line demonstrations at six of the organisation's London ...
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ArticleReal living wage set to rise by 30p per hour in the UK and 20p in London
The real living wage is set to increase by 30p per hour in the UK and and 20p in London.The increase, announced today (Monday 11 November) by the Living Wage Foundation, sees the voluntary UK real living wage hourly rate increase to £9.30, a rise from £9.00 per hour and ...
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ArticleAddaction drug and alcohol support staff strike over pay dispute
Drug and alcohol support staff employed by London-based charity Addaction are undertaking industrial action, spanning from 4 November to 8 November 2019, over the alleged reversal of pay promises made by their employer. The 31 employees, based in Wigan and Leigh, were originally employed by the NHS before their employment ...
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ArticleUK police staff vote to accept 2.5% pay rise
Police staff members in England and Wales have voted to accept an improved pay offer, lifting wages by 2.5% for the year 2019-20.Trade union Unison announced on 4 November 2019 that 93% of eligible members had voted in favour of the new pay deal, which will see a 2.5% increase ...
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ArticleAustralian national football team to receive 90% pay increase to close gender gap
On 5 November 2019, The Football Federation Australia (FFA) and Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) announced a gender neutral four-year collective bargaining agreement, confirming that it will stay in effect until 2023.This deal aims to close the pay gap between Australian football's national teams, the female Westfield Matildas and male Caltex ...
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ArticleEmployees at Mayfair club 5 Hertford Street vote for strike action over pay
Kitchen porters working at exclusive private members' club, 5 Hertford Street, have voted unanimously for strike action in a dispute over pay, following a 90% turnout. The employees, all of whom are migrant workers and are represented by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), are asking to be ...
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ArticleBoots pharmacists to receive a pay increase of up to 2%
Approximately 6,500 pharmacists working at health and beauty retailer and pharmacy Boots will receive a pay rise of up to 2% in November 2019. The pay increase comes after a series of negotiations between Boots Management Services and the Pharmacists' Defence Association Union (PDAU).Eligible individuals include: pre-registration pharmacists; pharmacists, including ...
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ArticleAsda announces 18p hourly pay increase for 120,000 employees
Supermarket retailer Asda has announced that it will be increasing the hourly pay rate for its 120,000 retail employees to £9.18 per hour.This is an increase of £0.18 from the £9.00 per hour rate which came into effect on 3 November 2019, itself an increase from £8.84, introduced on 1 ...
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ArticleDisability pay gap in the UK stands at 15.5% for 2019
The current disability pay gap for employees in the UK stands at 15.5%, according to research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).The Disability employment and pay gap 2019 report, which based its findings on 3,933,503 disabled men and women in employment in the UK, also found that these employees earn ...