News – Page 143
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ArticleRyanair recognises pilots' trade union for collective pay bargaining
Ryanair has signed a voluntary trade union recognition agreement with the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) to enable collective pay bargaining.The agreement, signed on 30 January 2018, recognises BALPA as the sole trade union representation for all of Ryanair’s 600 employed pilots based in the UK. This means that the ...
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ArticleBBC proposes new pay framework for on-air roles
Media organisation the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has proposed a new pay framework for on-air, news-related job roles in order to address pay anomalies.The suggested new framework follows recommendations made as a result of a pay review conducted by professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). The review analysed pay across 800 ...
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Article21% withhold bonuses if employee has been on long-term sick leave
Around a fifth (21%) of employer respondents that pay bonuses will withhold bonus payments if an employee has been off work on long-term sick leave, according to research by Direct Line Life Insurance.Its survey of 112 UK HR professionals and separate survey of 2,006 UK adults, also found that 43% ...
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ArticleZurich reports a 27.3% mean gender pay gap
Insurance organisation Zurich has reported a 27.3% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data for its two legal entities, Zurich Employment Services and Zurich UK General Services, in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting ...
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ArticleFutamura awards 3.9% pay increase to 280 UK staff
Japanese manufacturing organisation Futamura has awarded a 3.9% pay increase to 280 employees based in Wigton, Cumbria.The pay rise, which is effective from January 2018, will result in factory staff, engineers, management and administrative employees receiving an additional £1,000 a year.A Futamura spokesperson said: “We are pleased to have had ...
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ArticleCross Country managers to receive a 3.3% pay rise
Managers at rail organisation Cross Country are to receive a 3.3% pay increase, backdated to May 2017.The pay rise, which will be effective from February’s pay packet, was confirmed after Cross Country managers who are not covered by collective bargaining, organised industrial action with trade union Transport Salaries Staffs’ Association ...
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ArticleAdvertised human resources salaries increase by 2.6%
Advertised salaries for jobs in the human resources (HR) sector have increased by 2.6% since the end of 2016, according to research by Reed Human Resources.Its analysis of over seven million job postings between 2015 and 2017 also found that advertised salaries for learning and development managers increased by 7% ...
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ArticleBolton-based GNB Industrial Power employees to receive 5% pay increase
Bolton-based employees at engineering organisation GNB Industrial Power, who are members of the trade union Unite, are to receive an overall 5% pay rise as well as increases to their basic salary.Employees have been awarded a 2% pay rise, backdated to April 2017, and will receive a further 3% pay ...
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ArticleTotal pay continues to fall by 0.2% in real terms
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, including bonuses, fell by 0.2% in real terms between September to November 2016 and September to November 2017, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: January 2018 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonus payments, fell ...
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ArticleBirmingham City Council to pay 2022 Commonwealth Wealth contractors living wage
Birmingham City Council has confirmed that any contractors hired to deliver works or services for the 2022 Commonwealth Games will be paid the voluntary living wage rate.In a public report delivered to Birmingham City Council on 9 January 2018, the council stated that contracted organisations providing works, services or goods ...
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ArticleBritish employees want pay rise of £7,200 to lead a comfortable life
Employees in Britain believe they need a pay rise of £7,200 in order to lead a comfortable life, according to research by Indeed.Its survey of 1,001 UK employees also found that 38% of female respondents plan to ask for a pay increase this year, compared to 51% of male respondents. ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership reports a 13.9% mean gender pay gap
John Lewis Partnership has reported a 13.9% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay based on data from April 2017.The retailer 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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ArticleUK-based Ryanair pilots accept pay increase of up to 20%
Ryanair pilots who are members of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) have voted to accept a pay increase of up to 20%.The pay rise, which will be paid next week as part of January’s payroll, will apply for pilots working at all of Ryanair’s 15 UK bases, including London ...
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ArticleMedian gender pay gap fell to 9.1% in 2017
The median gender pay gap for full-time employees in the UK stood at 9.1% in 2017, according to analysis by The Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its Understanding the gender pay gap in the UK report, which uses data from its Annual survey of hours and earnings (ASHE) report published in ...
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ArticleByrne Bros to pay £250,000 in holiday pay relating to voluntary overtime
Byrne Bros is to pay more than 150 construction workers a total of approximately £250,000 in unpaid holiday pay.Employees at London-based projects Westfield in White City, The International Quarter in Stratford and 100 Bishopsgate issued a collective grievance, backed by trade union Unite, to secure payments of between £400 and ...
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ArticleITV employees accept a 2.75% pay rise
Employees who work at broadcasting organisation ITV and who are members of the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre Union (BECTU) have voted to accept a 2.75% pay increase, effective from 1 January 2018.The pay offer will apply to all employees working at grades below management level, in roles that cover ...
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ArticleLendlease UK reports a 19.2% gender pay gap
Construction organisation Lendlease UK has reported a 19.2% mean gender pay gap, excluding non-executive directors, 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 ...
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ArticleCiti reports gender and minority pay gaps of 1%
Global banking organisation Citi has reported a 1% gender pay gap and a 1% minority pay gap for its employees in Germany, the UK and the US.Its pay analysis, conducted this year, compared the pay of male employees to female employees, and US minority groups to non-minority groups, accounting for ...
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ArticleRugby Australia equalises pay under new collective bargaining agreement
Rugby Australia, the Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA) and Australia’s four Super Rugby teams have introduced a collective bargaining agreement that will equalise pay between male and female athletes.The new agreement, which is effective until 2020, ensures that entry-level, full-time minimum salaries for professional male and female Super Rugby and ...
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ArticleWalmart to increase pay and expand family-friendly benefits in US
US-based retail organisation Walmart is to increase pay for employees paid on an hourly basis, as well as expand its family-friendly benefits offering to introduce a new adoption support benefit.The pay rise, which will be effective from the organisation’s 17 February 2018 pay cycle, will see all employees that are ...