All Pay strategy articles
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OpinionKeely Rushmore: What does the Bolt judgment mean for the gig economy?
An employment tribunal judgment has seen Bolt join the growing list of employers, including Uber and Addison Lee, to have tried and failed to argue that the people it engages are genuinely self-employed rather than workers.
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ArticleHeathrow Qantas cabin crew accept pay and pension increases
Around 505 UK workers employed as cabin crew by Qantas have accepted a pay increase of between 11% and 18%.
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ArticleJust one in five employees are expecting a Christmas bonus this year
While the average Christmas bonus is expected to increase by 8.3% this year to £788, just one in five employees are expecting to receive one, according to research by The Global Payroll Association (GPA).
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ArticleFather Christmas set to earn £15 an hour this festive season
While hourly pay rates for seasonal Santa vacancies have been found to range from £11.44 up to as much as £40, the median is £15, according to findings by Incomes Data Research.
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Article48% of organisations say 2024 salary budgets are lower than last year
Nearly half (48%) of UK organisations have reported that salary increase budgets for 2024 were lower than 2023, according to global advisory, broking, and solutions firm Willis Towers Watson.
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ArticleWheatley Group receives real living wage accreditation
Scottish housing, care and property management organisation Wheatley Group has received real living wage accreditation.
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ArticleColliers reports mean disability pay gap of 14% for 2024
Real estate services and investment management firm Colliers has reported a mean disability pay gap of 14% for 2024, compared to 17.1% in 2023.
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ArticleBirmingham City Council reaches agreement to settle equal pay claims
Birmingham City Council, and trade unions Unison and GMB, have reached a framework agreement to settle the equal pay claims brought by members at the local authority and Birmingham Children’s Trust.
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AnalysisWhat should employers’ New Year’s resolutions be for workplace pensions?
When looking ahead to 2025, pension contribution levels will be sharply in focus.
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ArticleUniversity and College Union staff strike over collective agreement breaches and work-related stress
Staff working for the University and College Union have begun further strike action today over an industrial relations breakdown, collective agreement breaches and work-related stress.
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ArticleMedian pay award remains at 4% for three months to October
The median pay award across the economy remained at 4% in the three months to October 2024, according to figures from Incomes Data Research.
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ArticleBurberry reports 6.4% mean ethnicity pay gap for 2024
Luxury fashion brand Burberry has reported a 6.4% mean ethnicity pay gap in favour of white employees for 2024, up from -3.6% in 2023.
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AnalysisHow can employers plan for the Budget’s measures in their reward strategies?
One change is the increase in employer national insurance contributions by 1.2 percentage points to 15% from 6 April 2025.
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AnalysisAdam Craggs: How employers can plan for Budget announcements in reward strategies
Employers can plan for the Budget announcements by reviewing their accounts and considering the impact of the national insurance (NI) increase.
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ArticleTeachers at non-academised sixth form colleges across England strike over pay
Teachers at 32 non-academised sixth form colleges across England have taken part in strike action in a dispute over pay and funding.
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ArticleHanover Scotland accredited as living wage employer
Housing association Hanover Scotland has been accredited as a living wage employer
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Article74% of employers have given their staff a pay rise this year
Employee Benefits poll: Three-quarters (74%) of employers have given their staff a pay rise this year, according to a survey of Employee Benefit readers.
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ArticleFour BBC presenters launch equal pay appeal
Four female BBC news presenters are appealing against a tribunal decision that prevented them pursuing an equal pay claim.
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ArticleEir reports 2% mean gender pay gap for 2024
Irish mobile telecommunications firm Eir has reported a 2% mean gender pay gap for 2024, down 4% from 6% in 2023.
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ArticleEmployers anticipate lower 2025 pay award expectations post-Budget
Three-fifths (60%) of employers expect their pay awards post Budget for 2025 to be lower than originally anticipated, according to research by pay and reward service Paydata.