News – Page 149
-
ArticleBBC conducts equal pay audit across UK-based staff
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is conducting an equal pay audit across its UK-based staff as part of a range of measures to ensure fair pair at the organisation.The equal pay audit, which is being carried out independently by law firm Eversheds and professional services organisation PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), is looking ...
-
ArticleScottish government commits to removing 1% pay cap for public sector staff
The Scottish government has committed to removing the 1% pay cap for public sector employees from 2018-2019.Nicola Sturgeon, first minister for Scotland, announced her government’s intention to lift the 1% limit on pay increases for public sector staff in a speech to the Scottish Parliament yesterday (Tuesday 5 September 2017).The ...
-
ArticleDiageo gains living wage accreditation
Global drinks organisation Diageo has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation and Scottish accreditation body Poverty Alliance.Diageo has committed to paying its 5,000 UK-based staff, as well as any third-party contractors, at least the voluntary living wage rate of £8.45 an hour. Diageo has ...
-
ArticleCambridge and Crayford-based McDonald’s staff strike over pay and conditions
Staff at McDonald’s Cambridge and Crayford branches are undertaking strike action today (Monday 4 September) in a dispute over pay and conditions.The 24-hour strike, which began at midnight at the two specified restaurants, was arranged after 95.7% of the 40 staff members balloted by the Bakers Food and Allied Workers ...
-
ArticleNew Zealand electrician gives female customer 12% discount to mitigate gender pay gap
Something for the weekend: Organisations with more than 250 employees in the UK have been paying closer attention to potential gender pay gaps since the government introduced statutory gender pay gap reporting regulations this year, which they must comply with by April 2018. However, a New Zealand-based electrician is also ...
-
ArticleAsda loses appeal in equal pay comparability case
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by Asda in an ongoing equal pay case.In October 2016, a Manchester Employment Tribunal ruled that female employees, who largely work in Asda stores, could compare themselves to male employees that work in Asda’s depots.The comparison forms part of an equal pay ...
-
ArticleUS government halts gender, race, and ethnicity pay data reporting requirements
The US government has issued an immediate stay and review of an administration rule that would have required US organisations to report their employee pay data by gender, race, and ethnicity.The Obama administration originally proposed a revision to the Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) EEO-1 form in January 2016 to expand ...
-
ArticleWest Lothian College gains living wage accreditation
West Lothian College has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation, in partnership with Scottish campaigning body Poverty Alliance.The living wage accreditation confirms that the Scottish education facility has committed to pay its 360 direct employees, as well as any third-party contractors, at least the ...
-
ArticleAverage advertised salaries fall by 1%
The average advertised salary in the UK fell by 1% from £32,519 in June 2017 to £32,199 in July 2017, according to research by Adzuna.Its UK job market report: August 2017, which analyses online job vacancy data in the UK from over 500 sources, found that the average advertised UK ...
-
Article41% describe gender pay gap reporting regulations as complex
Two-fifths (41%) of employer respondents describe the gender pay gap reporting regulations as complex when selecting their top three descriptions of the regulations, according to research by Mercer.Its Gender pay gap reporting survey, which surveyed 165 UK employers, also found that 29% of respondents describe the regulations as confusing and ...
-
ArticleBBC awarded 10% pay rise to more than 1,700 staff in 2016
The BBC awarded a pay increase worth more than 10% of salary to 1,763 employees in 2016.The rises, which were given to just over 9% of the broadcaster’s total workforce, were awarded to reflect workforce promotions and employees taking on greater responsibilities.Details of the salary increases were released following a ...
-
ArticleGovernment to introduce laws requiring listed firms to reveal CEO-to-employee pay ratios
The government is to introduce new laws that will require listed organisations to publish the pay ratio between their chief executive officer (CEO) and average UK employee.The legislative reforms, which are expected to come into effect by June 2018, will require listed organisations to publish and justify their CEO-to-average UK ...
-
ArticleCreditspring gains living wage accreditation
Personal finance organisation Creditspring has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The living wage accreditation confirms Creditspring’s commitment to pay both direct employees and third-party contractors at least the voluntary living wage rate.The living wage is an independently set hourly rate of pay that is ...
-
ArticleGame of Thrones stars avoid gender pay gap
Credit: HBO PRSomething for the weekend: As organisations across the UK prepare to fulfil gender pay gap reporting regulations due in April 2018, gender pay differences are firmly in the spotlight. However, fans of the hit fantasy TV show Game of Thrones can be reassured that their favourite actors and ...
-
ArticleIrish military recruits and privates to receive pay increase
The Permanent Defence Force in Ireland is to award a pay increase to general service recruits and privates following the introduction of a revised pay scale.The pay increase, which will apply to recruits and privates who joined the Permanent Defence Force after 1 January 2013, will be backdated to 1 ...
-
ArticleMedian pay for FTSE 100 chief executives falls by almost 20%
The median pay for chief executive officers (CEOs) working in the UK’s top 100 organisations has fallen by almost 20% to £3.5 million in 2017 compared to £4.3 million in 2016, according to research by Deloitte.Its preview of its annual FTSE 100 executive remuneration report, which analyses publicly available data ...
-
ArticleLouise’s lowdown: The pull, pinch, and push power of pay rates
In August 2017, the Living Wage Foundation and National Union of Students released the results of the Student opinion survey: June 2017, which found that 93% of students are motivated to work for an organisation that pays the voluntary living wage.The Living Wage Foundation’s living wage rate is paid by ...
-
ArticleArgos tops minimum wage non-compliance list for £1.4m underpayment
Retail organisation Argos has topped the list of 233 employers named by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for failure to pay employees the national minimum wage and living wage.Argos failed to pay £1,461,881.78 to 12,176 employees. In February 2017, Argos announced that it would provide back ...
-
ArticleTotal and regular pay fall by 0.5% in real terms
Both total pay, which includes bonus payments, and regular pay, which excludes bonuses, fell by 0.5% in real terms for employees in Great Britain between April-June 2016 and April-June 2017, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: August 2017 report, also found that in ...
-
ArticleEquality and Human Rights Commission recommends measures to reduce pay gaps
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has recommended that employers in the UK, Scotland and Wales offer all jobs, including the most senior positions, on a flexible and part-time basis to help employees retain skilled positions in the workplace.The recommendation forms part of the Commission’s Fair opportunities for all: ...