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ArticleTotal pay has increased by 1.2% in real terms since April 2018
Total pay for employees in the UK, including bonuses, increased by 1.2% in real terms between the periods of February 2018 to April 2018 and February 2019 to April 2019, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The Average weekly earnings in Great Britain: June 2019 report also ...
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ArticleTesco to increase pay by 10.45% for hourly store and customer service staff
Supermarket retailer Tesco has announced that it will increase pay by 10.45% for hourly, store-based employees, as well as those employed at its Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC), by October 2020.The pay deal, which was agreed with the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw), will see selected employees receive ...
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ArticleSainsbury's appeal to dismiss equal pay claims proves unsuccessful
Equal pay legal action against retailer Sainsbury’s is set to continue, following a ruling from the Birmingham Employment Tribunal that the case should progress to a hearing.The ongoing equal pay case concerns store-based Sainsbury’s staff and those who work at the organisation’s distribution centres. The claimants, represented by the law ...
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ArticleSalesforce, Gap and PayPal UK among 2019’s Best Workplaces in the UK
Adobe, Gap, Goodman Masson, Salesforce (pictured), and PayPal UK are among the organisations that have been acknowledged on the UK’s Best Workplaces 2019 list, compiled by the Great Place to Work Institute.The Best Workplaces list is based on results from a workplace culture audit, completed by organisations’ HR departments, which ...
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ArticleWincanton awards 19% pay increase for Kettering-based Argos warehouse staff
Around 155 staff based at an Argos warehouse in Kettering, employed by logistics organisation Wincanton, will receive a 19% pay increase by 2022.The pay deal, which was negotiated with trade union Unite, has been designed to equalise pay among the 300 members of staff based at an Argos warehouse in ...
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ArticleSheriff’s captain loses job for using jail inmates to build workplace barbecue
Something for the weekend: With the warmer weather advancing, increasing numbers of employees are daydreaming about firing up the barbie after work. Meanwhile, employers are ever more aware of the need for breakout spaces, down time and social events to boost wellbeing and create a positive work-life balance among staff.However, ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid examines HR policies
I am still reeling from the shock. Big Bad Boss has called me in and said they (presumably the Higher Beings on the third floor) want me to update the intranet. What all of it? Big Bad Boss seems to think so. He waves my concerns away with the back ...
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ArticleGovernment introduces recruitment and retention allowance for judges
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has introduced a new temporary allowance for High Court, Circuit and Upper Tribunal judges in order to improve retention and recruitment.The policy, which was announced on Wednesday 5 June 2019, will award an allowance at 25% of base salary for High Court judges, while Circuit ...
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ArticleGH London employees at Heathrow Airport awarded a 9.1% pay rise
Baggage handlers and check-in staff employed by GH London at Heathrow Airport, who are members of the trade union Unite, will receive a 9.1% pay increase to mitigate strike action.Negotiations between Unite and GH London, formally known as Azzurra, have confirmed that affected staff will receive a 6.1% pay rise ...
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ArticleNorwegian oil and energy staff to receive pay increase, averting strike action
Oil, gas and energy employees in Norway are to receive a pay increase of NOK19,700 (£1,791.92) after trade unions reached an agreement today (Tuesday 4 June 2019).The pay deal was negotiated between the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, a professional body and employers’ association for oil and supplier organisations, and ...
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ArticleAlmost three-fifths of UK employees support full pay transparency
Almost three-fifths (56%) of respondents support full pay transparency, according to research by global job site Indeed.The meaning of work, a report which analysed jobseeker trends from Indeed’s monthly visitors over the last five years and surveyed 2,008 UK employees, also found that 74% believe they can do their jobs ...
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ArticleSanderson Farms increases wages for hourly-paid staff
Fresh and frozen chicken production organisation Sanderson Farms has increased wages for its hourly-paid employees, resulting in a pay rise of $1 (£0.79) an hour.The pay increase, effective from 2 June 2019, will see hourly-paid employees with a tenure of at least 90 days earn $15 (£11.87) an hour.In addition, ...
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ArticlePoll: 61% believe the minimum wage should be equal across all age groups
Employee Benefits poll: Three-fifths (61%) of respondents believe that equal pay should be available across all age groups, with a universal minimum wage.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 59 responses, also found that 14% of HR and benefits professionals do not agree with the Labour party’s proposal that ...
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ArticleAustralia to increase national minimum wage by 3%
Australia’s Fair Work Commission has determined that the country’s national minimum wage should be increased by 3%, effective from the first full pay period on 1 July 2019.The Fair Work Act 2009 requires the Expert Panel for annual wage reviews, part of the Fair Work Commission, to undertake a review ...
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ArticleThe Geo Group increases minimum wage for US-based correctional and detention officers
Correctional and community re-entry services organisation The Geo Group has increased the minimum starting wage for 7,400 correctional and detention officers working across all of its US-based facilities, with further plans to raise wages to $15 (£11.83) an hour by 2021.The organisation awarded correctional and detention officers in the US ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal rules that shared parental and maternity leaves are not comparable
The Court of Appeal has ruled that male employees taking shared parental leave cannot be compared to female staff on maternity leave, because new mothers are required to use their time off, in part, to recover from pregnancy and childbirth.The Court of Appeal issued its judgement on Friday 24 May ...
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ArticleCalifornia-based cannabis organisation boosts pay and benefits for delivery drivers
Something for the weekend: California-based cannabis organisation Caliva has boosted the pay and employee benefits for its delivery drivers, offering up to $16 (£12.62) an hour and a 401K pension scheme.Caliva, which grows its own cannabis to use in a range of consumer products, available in shops or online, has ...
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ArticleMedical couriers at The Doctors Laboratory strike in pay dispute
London-based medical couriers employed by pathology services provider The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and who are members of the trade union the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), are undertaking two days of strike action in an ongoing pay dispute.The industrial action, which runs today (Thursday 23 May 2019) and ...
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ArticleCredit Suisse and Google among 2019’s highest-paying UK organisations
Financial services organisation Credit Suisse, technology businesses Google and Microsoft and consultancy firm McKinsey and Company are among the top 25 highest-paying organisations in the UK, according to research by employment review website Glassdoor.Its 25 highest paying companies in the UK for 2019 report is based on UK employee salary ...
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ArticleConnecticut to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023
The Connecticut State Senate has approved legislation to increase the state’s minimum wage from $10.10 (£7.97) an hour to $15 (£11.84) an hour by 2023.The senate approved the bill on 17 May 2019 with a vote of 21-14; the House of Representatives issued its approval of the legislation the week ...