News – Page 151
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ArticleCourt of Appeal rules employers must consult with trade unions on workplace matters
The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal from trade union Unison, which will mean employers will be obliged to consult with trade unions around any workplace issues that could affect employees, for example working hours and holiday pay.The verdict was delivered as part of an unfair dismissal case brought ...
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Article44% believe gender pay gap reporting will not encourage action to close the pay gap
More than two-fifths (44%) of employer respondents believe that the gender pay gap reporting requirements will not lead to organisations taking action to close the gender pay gap, according to research by the Young Women’s Trust.Its survey of 800 HR professionals also found that 10% of respondents are aware of ...
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ArticleGovernment waives penalties for underpaying social care staff on sleep-in shifts
The government has waived financial penalties for employers in the social care sector that relate to the underpayment of staff during sleep-in shifts up to 26 July 2017.A sleep-in shift is when an employee completes an overnight shift where they have to be on the employer’s premises, for example a ...
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ArticleDeloitte UK reports a 18.2% mean gender pay gap
Professional services organisation Deloitte UK has reported a mean gender pay gap of 18% for hourly fixed pay at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay data in its 2017 gender pay report, in advance of the government’s April 2018 deadline for compliance with gender pay gap reporting ...
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ArticleBBC to hold consultation meetings with staff to address gender pay gap
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) will hold consultation meetings with staff over the next two months in order to accelerate efforts to close its gender pay gap.Tony Hall, director general at the BBC, confirmed that the media organisation would hold wider consultation meetings with employees to support changes designed to ...
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ArticleMedian base salaries for FTSE 100 chief executive officers increase by 2%
The median increase to base salaries for FTSE 100 chief executive officers in 2016-2017 is 2%, according to research by Fit Remuneration Consultants.Its FTSE 100 directors’ remuneration report, which is based on data collected from FTSE 100 organisations’ annual reports and accounts with a year end up to and including ...
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ArticleCapital Law gains living wage accreditation
Commercial legal services organisation Capital Law has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation and Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales.The organisation, which is the 100th accredited living wage employer based in Wales, has committed to paying all of its 130 employees at least the voluntary ...
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ArticleSecondary school headteachers have largest gap between perceived and actual pay
Secondary school headteachers are perceived to earn £50,000 a year, compared to their actual average annual salary of £76,192, according to research by Oxford Open Learning.Its survey of 2,043 adults also found that train drivers, excluding London Underground drivers, are perceived to earn £32,000 a year, which is 32% less ...
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ArticleThe Methodist Council gains living wage accreditation
Religious governing body The Methodist Council has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The council has committed to paying all of its 220 staff, whether they are permanent employees or third-party contractors, at least the voluntary London living wage rate of £9.75 an hour.The living ...
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ArticleBBC spends £193.6m on talent pay bill
Public television organisation the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) spent £193.6 million on hiring talent in 2016-2017, compared to £198.3 million in 2015-2016.Its BBC annual report and accounts 2016-17 also showed that the employee wage bill has increased for the organisation’s 21,271 staff members, rising from £990 million in 2016 to ...
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ArticleAverage UK pay to rise by 0.1% in real terms in 2017
The average overall salary increase for UK employees in 2017 is expected to be 0.1% in real terms, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its Salary budget planning report, which is a global wage level study incorporating 13,250 responses from organisations across 139 countries worldwide, found that the average salary ...
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ArticleTSB reports a 31% mean gender pay gap
Banking organisation TSB has reported a mean gender pay gap of 31% for hourly fixed pay across its UK-based workforce.The organisation has reported its gender pay data in its Gender balance matters report, ahead of the April 2018 deadline for compliance with the government's gender pay gap reporting requirements.TSB has ...
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ArticleGoogle to supply a limited employee data set for gender pay investigation
Technology organisation Google is to supply the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) with a limited set of US employee data to comply with an ongoing audit investigating a potential pay disparity between male and female staff.The recommendation was made by administrative law judge Steve Berlin ...
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ArticleAustralian Federal Police uses computer pop-up to influence pay negotiations
Something for the weekend: Negotiating a new pay deal agreement with employees can involve the input of a trade union, as well as numerous communications between all of the involved parties to iron out the finer details. The Australian Federal Police (AFP), however, took a different stance when it introduced ...
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ArticleTotal pay falls by 0.7% in real terms
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, including bonuses, fell by 0.7% in real terms between March-May 2016 and March-May 2017, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: July 2017 report, also found that regular pay, excluding bonus payments, fell by 0.5% in real ...
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ArticleKenyan state officers to receive 12.5% pay cut
State officers in Kenya's National Assembly, Senate, and the Executive of the National government will receive a 12.5% pay cut in order to reduce the public sector wage bill.The Salary and Remuneration Commission (SRC), which sets and reviews salary and benefits for state officers in Kenya, has recommended a new ...
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ArticleTaylor Review proposes dependent contractor status
A report into modern working practices has recommended the introduction of a dependent contractor employment status.The Good work: The Taylor review of modern working practices report, published on Tuesday 11 July 2017, was commissioned by prime minister Theresa May in October 2016 to review current working practices and models to ...
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ArticleSchool teachers in England and Wales to receive up to 2% pay rise
School teachers across England and Wales are to receive a pay rise of up to 2% from September 2017.The School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB), which examines and reports to the government on matters relating to the statutory employment conditions of school teachers, has recommended a 2% pay increase to the ...
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ArticleWaltham Forest Council gains living wage accreditation
Waltham Forest Council has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation has committed to paying all of its permanent employees and agency staff at least the voluntary London living wage rate of £9.75 an hour.Waltham Forest Council has also committed to working with its ...
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ArticleFCA consults on proposals for staff incentives in consumer credit organisations
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on proposals designed to help consumer credit organisations manage risks associated with staff incentives and performance management processes.The FCA, which has overseen the regulation of consumer credit since April 2014, has published findings from a thematic research report that surveyed 98 consumer credit ...