All Pay strategy articles – Page 103
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ArticleReagent Chemicals becomes accredited real living wage employer
Reagent Chemicals has become a real living wage employer, accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.The chemical manufacturer, which has committed to paying the real living wage to all employees, including temporary and contract staff, chose to implement the standard to aid recruitment and retention, as well as a means of ...
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ArticleLeigh Day launches workers' rights case against Stuart for couriers
Law firm Leigh Day has launched a group legal claim against delivery firm Stuart on behalf of couriers who are seeking to be recognised as ‘workers’.Stuart, which operates in 35 areas across England and Wales, currently classes them as self-employed. If successful, the couriers could be eligible to claim back ...
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ArticleAmazon to reward front-line employees with global recognition bonus
Amazon is to pay a special holiday recognition bonus to its front-line employees globally, in order to demonstrate its appreciation for their work.All front-line staff who are employed by the organisation between 1-31 December 2020 will be eligible for the bonus, which, in the UK, will total £300 for full-time ...
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Supplier articleReward Gateway Announces Salary Sacrifice Partnership with Tusker
Reward Gateway, the leading global employee engagement company, has partnered with vehicle leasing company Tusker to offer a salary sacrifice car scheme to their clients’ employees. The scheme lets employees offset some of their salary in return for a brand new, fully-maintained and insured car, including hybrids and electric vehicles.The ...
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ArticleOsborne Clarke to begin reimbursing staff for Covid-19 pay cuts
Law firm Osborne Clarke is to begin reimbursing employees for salary reductions implemented as a result of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.From 1 June 2020, employees earning above £30,000 per annum have been subject to a 7% reduction in salary. The reduction was capped at £30,000 per annum, meaning employees who ...
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ArticlePublic sector pay rises to be targeted at NHS and low income staff
Spending Review 2020: Public sector pay increases are to be targeted at one million front-line staff in the NHS next year, as well as low income staff in the wider public sector, although just how much they will rise by is yet to be confirmed.In his Spending Review on 25 ...
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ArticleNational living wage to increase to £8.91 from April 2021
Spending Review 2020: The national living wage is to increase by 2.2% from £8.72 to £8.91 per hour for employees aged 23 and over from April 2021.The increase, which is based on recommendations from the Low Pay Commission, was announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak (pictured) in his Spending Review on ...
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ArticleKeep up to date with the Spending Review 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver his Spending Review speech on Wednesday 25 November 2020.He is expected to provide information on further plans to stabilise the UK economy and help organisations deal with the financial ramifications of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Stay tuned to the Employee Benefits website for all the latest ...
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OpinionLee Harding: Takeaways from the latest furlough scheme guidance
On 10 November, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) provided updated guidance for its headline job support measure, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), also known as the furlough scheme. While most aspects of the CJRS remain unchanged, there are some significant developments of which both employers and employees should be ...
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ArticleKraft Heinz Company reports mean gender pay gap of -6.5%
Food organisation Kraft Heinz Company has reported an overall mean gender pay gap of -6.5% for average hourly pay as at April 2019, down from -7.5% the previous year.The organisation, which currently has more than 1,000 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay ...
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ArticleWorld of Books gives employees early access to pay
Online book retailer World of Books is giving its 537 staff instant access to their pay to support their financial wellbeing during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation, which has partnered with income streaming platform Wagestream, will give employees the flexibility to access as little, or as much, of their salary ...
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ArticleAnglian Water reports 5.7% mean gender pay gap
Utilities organisation Anglian Water has reported a mean gender pay gap of 5.7% for average hourly pay as at April 2020, down from 5.9% the previous year.The organisation, which currently has more than 5,000 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting ...
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ArticleHome Bargains rewards 22,000 employees with two weeks' extra pay
Retail organisation Home Bargains is to reward its 22,000 employees with two weeks' extra pay to thank them for their hard work.In April 2020, Home Bargains announced that employees required to self-isolate due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic will receive up to two weeks' pay. The organisation will now extend ...
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Article33% of employers have reviewed sickness policies due to Covid-19
One-third (33%) of employers have reviewed their organisation's sickness policy due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to research by Paydata.Its UK reward management survey – Autumn 2020 results, which surveyed 204 HR and finance directors and reward and compensation specialists, also found that two-thirds (66%) have not, and do ...
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ArticleSilentnight and Tielle Love Luxury looking to hire experienced sleepers
Something for the weekend: Sleeping could become an illustrious career choice, as bed brand Silentnight and bed linen firm Tielle Love Luxury are both on the hunt for snoozing enthusiasts to join their teams.Silentnight is looking for not one, but five lucky applicants to join its Pyjama Army. Successful dreamers ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Equal Pay Day highlights ongoing issues
Friday 20 November marks Equal Pay Day 2020 in the UK. This is the date calculated by gender equality charity The Fawcett Society on which, on average, women effectively stop earning relative to men.On the face of it, this date is somewhat encouraging, having moved six days later from 14 ...
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ArticleNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde becomes accredited living wage employer
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGC) has become a real living wage employer, accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation gained accreditation after contacting all suppliers that have staff working on its sites to encourage them to also pay these employees at least the real living wage.NHSGC had already committed ...
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ArticleOne-fifth of pay awards currently frozen
More than a fifth (21%) of all pay reviews for the quarter up to the end of October 2020 led to a salary freeze, according to research by pay analysts XpertHR.Its latest quarterly analysis of 51 basic pay awards effective between 1 August and 31 October 2020, found that the ...
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ArticlePaypal gives US employees early access to pay
Payment organisation Paypal is giving its US employees early access to their pay to support their financial wellbeing during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation, which employs over 21,000 staff globally, has partnered with incoming streaming platform Even. The service will give employees the flexibility to access as little, or as ...
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OpinionRanjit Dhindsa: The additional extension of furlough
On 5 November 2020, the UK government announced it would be extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to March 2021, a leap from its previous announcement on 31 October, which stated that it would only be extended for four weeks.This was a shock to many organisations, somewhat making it ...