All Pay strategy articles – Page 115
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OpinionLora Murphy: Pay strategies in 2021 will be affected by uncertainty
When people think of the year 2020, it would be plausible to state that the word ‘uncertainty’ springs to their minds. As Covid-19 (Coronavirus) spread and impacted individuals all over the world, employers and employees alike could not be sure what to expect.In response to this, the government introduced a ...
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OpinionCharles Cotton: Key factors that will impact pay strategies in 2021
There are several issuesthat will affectthe confidence and performance of organisations,and consequently pay strategies, in 2021. This will, however, varybetween industry. The most obvious issue is the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and the continuing economic fallout that many organisations are having to contend with due to restrictions. At the time of ...
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ArticleSafespaces becomes accredited real living wage employer
Yorkshire based disability services and support organisation Safespaces has become a real living wage employer, accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation, which has committed to paying the real living wage to all employees, chose to implement the standard to aid health and wellbeing, as well as a means of ...
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ArticleErnst and Young reports 32.4% mean gender and 36.7% ethnicity pay gaps
Professional services organisation Ernst and Young (EY) has reported a 32.4% mean gender pay gap, as at April 2020. It has also voluntarily chosen to report its ethnicity pay gap data, which shows a 36.7% mean difference.The organisation’s median gender pay gap including more than 11,000 employees is 15.3% as ...
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ArticleColony Tire ordered to pay $152,109 in back wages
US automotive organisation Colony Tire has been ordered to pay 248 employees $152,109 (£112,978) in back wages by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD).The organisation was found to have not included employees' commissions in their regular rates of pay when calculating their overtime hours. By excluding ...
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ArticleAsda reports 8.4% mean gender pay gap
Supermarket retailer Asda has reported a mean gender pay gap of 8.4% for average hourly pay as at April 2020.The organisation, which currently has more than 20,000 employees in the UK, reported its data in line with the government’s gender pay gap regulations.The reporting regulations require employers with 250 or ...
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Article20% of staff forced to self-isolate receive no sick pay or wages from their employer
One-fifth (20%) of employees who are forced to self-isolate due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic have received no extra sick pay or wages from their employer, according to a poll conducted by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).The research polled 2,231 people in England and Wales who were working, on furlough, ...
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ArticleMattioli Woods resumes bonus payments
Pensions and wealth management firm Mattioli Woods has restored interim bonus payments for the majority of its staff that were initially put on hold due to the financial uncertainty of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.In 2020, the organisation cancelled all bonuses that were due to be paid to employees at the ...
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ArticleB&M rewards 30,000 employees with a week's extra pay
Retail employer B&M is to reward its 30,000 store and distribution employees with a week's extra pay in appreciation of their hard work.The recognition payment, added to employees' next payslip, is to due to the organisation showing strong financial performance during the third quarter of its financial year. To aid ...
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ArticleBritish Gas employees begin five-day strike over pay and conditions
Staff employed at British Gas have begun strike action today (Thursday 7 January 2021) in a dispute over pay, terms and conditions.The strike, which will take place across several locations in the UK in line with government guidelines, is set to last for five days, ending on Monday 11 January. ...
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ArticleTui UK reports 29.3% mean gender pay gap
Travel organisation Tui UK has reported a mean gender pay gap of 29.3% for average hourly pay as at April 2020.The business, which currently has more than 3,000 employees in the UK, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap regulations.The reporting regulations require ...
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OpinionFergal Dowling: Employment cases that will shape 2021
As we work our way into 2021, there are cases which will have a big impact on employment law, and HR policies and practices over the next 12 months. Holiday pay: are the 'rules' which limit a series of deductions correct?In 2019, the Nothern Ireland (NI) Court of Appeal in ...
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ArticleUK’s highest paying jobs in 2020 revealed
Data modeler roles were the highest paid jobs in the UK in 2020, according to analysis from job site Indeed.Job advertisements for these data experts revealed average salaries of £146,000, just shy of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s salary of £150,000.The research, based on Indeed’s analysis of thousands of job adverts ...
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ArticleTesco, Pizza Hut and Superdrug flouted minimum wage rules
Tesco, Superdrug and Pizza Hut are among the 139 organisations identified by the government as having breached minimum wage rules.According to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), these employers underpaid more than 95,000 workers by a total of £6.7 million.The organisations were investigated between 2016 and 2018, ...
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ArticleGender pay gap is widest for those aged over 50
The gender pay gap between full-time male and female employees is widest for those aged over 50, according to analysis from digital community Rest Less.The analysis Office of National Statistics (ONS) pay data, found that the gender pay gap increases with age: the annual salary of a female full-time employee ...
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OpinionAlice Meredith: Employee international travel and quarantine
Fluctuations in infection rates in other countries have resulted in short-notice changes to the countries included within the 'travel corridor' exemptions from quarantine requirements. How can employers minimise disruption?PracticalitiesAny employee travelling into England from a non-exempt country is required to self-isolate for a period of 14 days (unless an exempt ...
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ArticleTelegraph Media Group reports 20.5% mean gender and 20.7% ethnicity pay gaps
Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has reported a 20.5% mean gender pay gap, as at April 2020. It has also voluntarily chosen to report its ethnicity pay gap data for the third year, reporting a 20.7% mean difference.Due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, gender pay gap reporting regulations have been suspended ...
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ArticleJMK Solicitors increases minimum salary to £20,000
Image credit: JMK SolicitorsLaw firm JMK Solicitors has committed to paying its full-time staff a minimum salary of £20,000, exceeding the legal minimum wage requirement of £8.72 an hour for employees over 25.The organisation which employs 60 staff introduced these new pay measures to support its staff and recognise them ...
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ArticleDomino’s Pizza rewards 11,500 employees with recognition bonus
Pizza restaurant and delivery chain Domino’s Pizza has rewarded over 11,500 employees with a special bonus to recognise them for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.All employees who are directly hired by the organisation, including hourly team members, drivers and supply staff will receive a special payment of ...
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ArticleHeathrow Airport introduces 20% pay cuts for staff
British airport Heathrow has introduced pay cuts to deal with the financial ramifications of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation reduced the pay of less than 3% of its staff by 20%, while fewer than 1% of staff have received pay cuts by 25%. Employees negatively impacted will see these pay ...