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ArticleTotal pay falls by 0.3% in real terms
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, including bonuses, fell by 0.3% in real terms between October to December 2016 and October to December 2017, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: February 2018 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonus payments, also ...
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ArticleTesco reports a 12% mean gender pay gap
Supermarket organisation Tesco UK Retail has reported a 12% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay across its five UK entities as at April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data across its 225,000 UK employees in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ...
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ArticleIrwin Mitchell reports a 12.8% mean gender pay gap
Law firm Irwin Mitchell has reported a 12.8% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April ...
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ArticleCammell Laird employees accept five-year pay deal
Approximately 700 employees who work for shipbuilding organisation Cammell Laird, and who are members of trade unions Unite and GMB, are to receive a five-year pay deal, backdated to July 2017.The pay deal, which has been facilitated by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), is divided into two terms, ...
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ArticleManchester Mears to award 20% pay rise in equal pay dispute
Housing maintenance employees who work for repair and maintenance organisation Mears in Manchester are to receive a 20% pay increase as a result of strike action over an equal pay dispute.Approximately 180 employees, who are members of the trade union Unite, employed by Manchester Mears and Manchester Working, a joint ...
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ArticleSupreme Court to hear Pimlico Plumbers employment status case
The Supreme Court is to review a Court of Appeal decision today (Tuesday 20 February 2018), which ruled that former plumber Gary Smith worked for Pimlico Plumbers as a worker rather than as a self-employed contractor, entitling him to employment rights such as access to reasonable adjustments and holiday pay.The ...
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ArticleMcKinsey and Company reports a 23.8% mean gender pay gap
Business management consultancy McKinsey and Company has reported a 23.8% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April 2018.The gender pay ...
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ArticleLawn Tennis Association reports a 31% mean gender pay gap
Tennis’ national governing body the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has reported a 31% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April ...
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ArticleOmni-Serv bus drivers at Gatwick Airport accept two-year pay deal
Airside bus drivers at Gatwick Airport, who are employed by Omni-Serv and are members of the trade union Unite, have voted to accept a two-year pay deal.Approximately 80 employees will benefit from the deal which includes a total pay increase of 5% for affected employees, as well as a £600 ...
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ArticleTotal Media gains living wage accreditation
Media strategy organisation Total Media has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation has committed to paying its 129 permanent employees, as well as any third-party contractors, at least the voluntary living wage rate of £8.75 an hour for staff working in the UK ...
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ArticleBird and Bird reports a 14.5% mean gender pay gap
International law firm Bird and Bird has reported a 14.5% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of ...
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ArticleTaylor Wessing reports a 13.5% mean gender pay gap
International law firm Taylor Wessing has reported a 13.5% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 ...
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ArticleGeneral Electric reports an 8.8% mean gender pay gap
Digital industrial organisation General Electric has reported a 8.8% consolidated mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay across its 13 UK legal entities.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline ...
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ArticleCulture Perth and Kinross gains living wage accreditation
Museum and library services trust Culture Perth and Kinross has been accredited as a living wage employer by The Poverty Alliance.The Perth-based charitable trust has committed to paying its 119 permanent UK employees, as well as any third-party contractors, at least the voluntary living wage rate of £8.75 an hour.The ...
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ArticleWellcome Trust reports a 30% mean gender pay gap
Global charity Wellcome Trust has reported a 30% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector and charity submission deadline of ...
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ArticleLinklaters reports a 23.2% mean gender pay gap
Global law firm Linklaters has reported a 23.2% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April ...
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ArticleGovernment proposes holiday and sick pay entitlements for all workers
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has proposed a number of day-one rights for all workers, including the right to holiday and sick pay and the right to receive a payslip.The list of day-one rights, which will apply for all workers including casual and zero-hours workers, is ...
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ArticleTesco to face legal action over equal pay
Supermarket retail organisation Tesco is to face legal action over equal pay, as approximately 1,000 current and former female store-based employees claim they are paid less than male staff working at the retailer’s distribution centres.The equal pay claims regard the disparity in earnings between female store-based employees, who earn £8 ...
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ArticleAirbus, Ford and Porsche employees in Germany strike over pay and working hours
Employees working in the metal and electrical industries for organisations such as Airbus, Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche in Germany have undertaken three days of strike action in a dispute over pay and working hours.Approximately 125,000 employees across 100 organisations, who are members of the IG Metall trade union, started industrial ...
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ArticleSantander US awards pay increase to 1,500 US staff
Banking organisation Santander has increased its minimum hourly wage to $15 (£10.53) an hour for 1,500 US-based employees.The pay increase, effective from 17 March 2018, will apply for both full and part-time staff. The majority of affected employees work at Santander bank branches and call centres, based in north-east US.Scott ...