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Article23% of female staff believe male colleagues are paid more for the same role
Almost a quarter (23%) of female employee respondents believe that their male colleagues are paid more for carrying out the same role, according to research by Totaljobs.Its 2016 Gender pay gap report, which surveyed 4,724 employees and 145 employers, also found that 31% of female employee respondents are unaware of ...
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ArticleSheffield Theatres increases basic pay for front of house staff
Sheffield Theatres is increasing the basic rate of pay for front of house show staff to £8.25 an hour.The new rate, which represents a 23% rise in pay year on year, will come into effect from November 2016.The pay increase forms part of a new pay policy, which has been ...
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ArticleMorganstone gains living wage accreditation
Welsh construction organisation Morganstone has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.Morganstone, which has more than 90 employees, has committed to paying all staff at least the voluntary living wage rate of £8.45 an hour.The living wage is a voluntary, independently set rate, which is ...
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ArticleAverage UK pay rises to reach 3% in 2016
Average UK pay rises are set to reach 3% in 2016, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its Salary budget planning study report, which received 8,000 responses from organisations across 110 countries worldwide, primarily in the private sector, found that the average UK pay rise of 3% paired with low ...
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ArticleReview to examine the impact of new working models on employment practices
Prime minister Theresa May has commissioned an independent review into the impact of new working models on employee rights and employment regulatory frameworks, exploring issues around areas such as pensions and pay.The review, which will be led by Matthew Taylor (pictured), chief executive at the Royal Society for the Encouragement ...
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ArticleWomen in the UK technology sector are offered a salary 9% lower than men
Women in the UK who work within the technology sector are offered a median salary that is 9% lower than their male colleagues, according to research by Hired.Its Women, work and the state of wage inequality report, which analysed 10,000 UK job offers within the technology industry across 3,000 candidates ...
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ArticleStandard Life pays UK staff living wage
Global investment organisation Standard Life will pay all UK staff the new voluntary living wage rates from 16 November 2016.Accredited as a living wage employer in 2014, Standard Life will implement the pay increases ahead of the suggested May 2017 deadline, ensuring that all employees, interns and contracted staff based ...
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ArticleCambridge City Council and Ikea named living wage champions 2016
Cambridge City Council and Ikea are among the organisations who have won a Living Wage Champion Award 2016, in recognition of their efforts in implementing, promoting and celebrating the voluntary living wage in their respective regions.The Living Wage Foundation's annual awards celebrate accredited living wage employers, recognised service providers or ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal confirms inclusion of commission in holiday pay in British Gas case
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that commission-based earnings should be included in holiday pay calculations in the case of British Gas v Lock.Lock, previously a sales representative for British Gas, raised a complaint against the energy organisation for an alleged unlawful underpayment of his wages of £1,500 due to ...
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ArticleVoluntary living wage rises to £8.45 an hour
The UK voluntary living wage has increased to £8.45 an hour, and the London living wage rate has risen to £9.75 an hour.The voluntary living wage has increased by 2.4% from £8.25 to £8.45. The new UK living wage rate is now 17% higher than the national living wage rate ...
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ArticleEverton Football Club to pay all staff the living wage
Everton Football Club has committed to paying staff and contractors the voluntary living wage.Over the next three years, the football club will ensure that over 700 contractors receive a pay rise, which could amount to as much as an additional £2,000 a year. A further 250 casual and match-day staff ...
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ArticleTribunal rules Uber drivers are entitled to workers’ rights
The London Central Employment Tribunal has ruled that Uber drivers are employed as workers and are entitled to the national minimum wage and holiday pay in a preliminary hearing.In the case of Aslam and Farra v Uber, the drivers contended that they were workers rather than independent contractors, and were ...
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ArticleWeekly earnings increase by 2.2%
Median gross weekly earnings for full-time employees increased by 2.2% year on year to £539 in April 2016, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its Annual survey of hours and earnings: 2016 provisional results also found that, when adjusted for inflation, weekly earnings increased by 1.9% between ...
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ArticleGlobal gender pay gap could take 170 years to close
The global economic gender gap will not close for another 170 years at the current pace of change, according to research by the World Economic Forum (WEF).Its The global gender gap report 2016 found that the economic gender gap has reverted back to where it stood in 2008, after a ...
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Article82% have a strategy to close their organisation's gender pay gap
More than three quarters (82%) of senior management respondents have a clear strategy to review and close their organisation’s gender pay gap, according to research by Xactly.Its survey of 250 UK senior executives who work at organisations with 250 or more employees, also found that 68% of respondents have personally ...
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ArticlePay protection could be a reasonable adjustment in certain circumstances
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that pay protection could be counted as a reasonable adjustment in certain circumstances.In the case of G4S Cash Solutions vs Powell, engineer Powell developed a back condition that required him to perform lighter duties. Integrated cash management organisation G4S Cash Solutions accommodated this ...
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ArticleStarting salaries for female graduates are £1,400 lower than for male graduates
Female graduates earn starting salaries that are £1,400 lower on average than the starting salaries earned by male graduates, according to research by TheCompleteUniversityGuide.co.uk.The analysis, which is based on starting salary data from the Destinations of leavers from higher education survey, found that male graduates take home a higher starting ...
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ArticleLouise’s lowdown: Government steps up executive pay scrutiny
On 16 September, the Business, Innovation, and Skills (BIS) committee launched an inquiry into corporate governance, which will remain open to submissions until 26 October. One of the areas of focus for the inquiry is board composition, including the question of worker representation in the boardroom and on remuneration committees, ...
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 2.3%
Total pay, including bonuses, increased by 2.3% in Great Britain between June-August 2015 and June-August 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: October 2016 report also found that for August 2016, average regular pay, excluding bonuses, was £474 a week before tax and pay deductions. ...
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ArticleMayor of London orders pay audit at City Hall and Mayoral bodies
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has ordered an audit into pay and employment practices at City Hall and Mayoral bodies to ensure all staff are paid the London living wage.The audit follows the discovery that 18 contracted cleaning and security staff at the London Transport Museum were paid less ...