All Pay strategy articles – Page 106
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ArticleArsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil offers to pay club mascot’s salary
Something for the weekend: Due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, and with the fear of redundancy looming over his head, the infamous mascot at Arsenal football club has been thrown a lifeline.Arsenal midfielder, Mescut Ozil has offered to pay the salary of Jerry Quy, who is the man behind Gunnersaurus, ...
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ArticleMitie reports 10.4% mean gender pay gap
Mitie has reported a mean gender pay gap of 10.4% for average hourly pay as at April 2019, down from 13.8% the previous year.The organisation, which currently has over 20,000 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require ...
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ArticleMorgan Sindall Construction becomes accredited living wage employer
UK infrastructure organisation Morgan Sindall Construction has become a real living wage employer, accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation now commits to paying its 6,400 employees a minimum of £9.30 per hour, or £10.75 in London, as part of its dedication to improving employer standards in the construction industry. ...
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ArticleEuropean Tyre Enterprises gives 7,000 employees early access to pay
Car services retailer European Tyre Enterprises (ETEL) has given its 7,000 employees the chance to access their pay early, as well as offering wellbeing tools to help employees avoid financial stress.The organisation, which owns Kwik Fit (pictured) and Stapletons Tyre Services, will give employees the flexibility to access a portion ...
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ArticleAviva and Standard Life Aberdeen gain living hours accreditation
British insurer Aviva and global investment organisation Standard Life Aberdeen have become living hours organisations, accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.The Living Hours programme provides an enhanced standard for employers to abide by, going beyond the commitments of the Living Wage accreditation. Aviva and Standard Life Aberdeen, whichare the first ...
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OpinionTamsin Nicholds: Protecting low-paid employees on Universal Credit with employee ownership bonuses
The start of 2020 saw press coverage relating to organisations which had seen their good intentions thwarted when they had paid cash bonuses to employees only to see that those employees lost a corresponding amount of their benefits provided through Universal Credit.In practice, paying bonuses often has a negative effect, ...
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ArticleTesco employees appeal Employment Tribunal equal pay decision
Employees at supermarket chain Tesco plan to appeal a decision made by the Employment Tribunal which states that a job evaluation study is unreliable.The study, carried out by Tesco’s reward managers in 2014, found that 22 hourly-paid shop floor roles were equivalent to three higher-paid distribution centre roles.Tesco abandoned the ...
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ArticleLondon records 23.8% median ethnicity pay gap
London has the highest median ethnicity pay gap in the UK at 23.8%, a 2.1% increase from the year before, and a significant difference compared to the lowest pay gap in the UK of 1.4% in Wales, according to research by the Office for National Statistics.Its Ethnicity pay gaps: 2019 ...
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ArticleSpanish government introduces law for businesses to disclose gender pay gap figures
Image credit: Ministry of Labour and Social EconomyThe Spanish government has passed a law for employers to disclose the pay of its male and female employees, to tackle gender inequality in the workplace.The new regulation, announced on 13 October 2020, will require employers with more than 50 employees to submit ...
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ArticleBupa extends early access to pay to 5,500 dental staff
Healthcare provider Bupa is extending early access to pay to support the financial wellbeing of 5,500 dental care staff.The organisation initially rolled out the service provided by income streaming platform Wagestream to 11,000 employees across its care division in February 2020.The service allows Bupa employees to access to their pay, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Fujitsu makes reducing gender pay gap a priority
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Fujitsu has made closing the gender pay gap a top priority for the business.Karen Thomson, diversity and inclusion lead at Fujitsu UK and Ireland, discussed keeping gaps closed in times of flux, as well as looking back on how the organisation successfully reduced its gender pay ...
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ArticleKellogg Company reports 4.3% mean gender pay gap
Kellogg Company has reported a mean gender pay gap of 4.3% for average hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which has over 800 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require organisations with 499 or more employees ...
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ArticleWhite & Case increases pay for newly qualified solicitors
Global law firm White &Case is to increase the salary of its newly qualified solicitors as part of its commitment to the future of its employees.From January 2021, year one trainees will receive a £2,000 increase from £48,000 to £50,000, year two trainees will see their pay increase from £53,000 ...
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ArticleScottish teaching staff to receive 2% pay rise
College teaching staff in Scotland will receive a 2% pay rise for the 2020-2021 year, following on from a pay agreement reached on 30 September 2020.The new deal, agreed with the employees’ representatives Educational Institute of Scotland Further Education Lecturers Association (EIS-FELA) and Colleges Scotland Employers' Association, will reward employees ...
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ArticleUK government changes law to ensure maritime workers receive national minimum wage
Over 10,000 maritime employees in the UK will receive pay protection and the national minimum wage, following on from a change in the law introduced on 1 October 2020.Up until this point, the maritime industry was the only sector in the UK that had not been protected by the UK ...
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ArticleFujitsu reports 12.3% mean gender pay gap
Fujitsu has reported a mean gender pay gap of 12.3% for average hourly pay as at April 2020.The organisation, which has 8,000 employees, reported its gender pay gap data ahead of the government’s regulations which require gender pay gap figures for 2020/2021 to be published by 4 April 2021.The reporting ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Fujitsu to discuss prioritising the gender pay gap at EB Reset 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Karen Thomson, diversity and inclusion lead at Fujitsu UK and Ireland, will discuss closing the gender pay gap and the benefits it brings at Employee Benefits Reset 2020.The session titled 'Gender pay: keeping gaps closed in times of flux' will take place on 7 October at 2.30 pm in ...
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ArticleGreene King gives 38,000 employees early access to pay
Pub retailer Greene King is giving its 38,000 employees 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, has seen over half of its employees (52%) sign up for the service since it launched on ...
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ArticleHeineken reports 9% mean gender pay gap
Brewing business Heineken has reported a mean gender pay gap of 9% for average hourly pay as at April 2019The organisation, which currently has 2,400 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require organisations with 499 or more ...