All Pay strategy articles – Page 117
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ArticleBurges Salmon to repay government for cost of job retention scheme
Image credit: Burges SalmonLaw firm Burges Salmon is torepay in fullthemoney it received under the government’s Coronvirus Job Retention Scheme.In April 2020, the organisation furloughed 42 employees due to the Covid -19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The roles impacted were those in service teams, such as front-of-house staff, travel co-ordinators, and personal ...
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ArticleScottish health and social care staff to receive £500 bonus
Over 300,000 health and social care staff in Scotland will receive a one-off £500 payment to reward them for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.All NHS employees and adult homecare staff who have worked since 17 March 2020 will be eligible for the payment. This includes staff who ...
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ArticlePenguin Random House reports 16% mean ethnicity pay gap
Publishing organisation Penguin Random House has reported a mean ethnicity pay gap of 16% for average hourly pay as at April 2020.The organisation published its first-ever ethnicity pay gap figures based on the 57% of employees that voluntarily disclosed their ethnicity. Unlike gender pay gap reporting, there is no legal ...
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ArticleShell UK reports 18% mean gender and 8.5% ethnicity pay gaps
Energy and fuel organisation Shell UK has reported an 18% mean gender pay gap among 6,000 employees as at April 2020. It has also voluntarily chosen to report its ethnicity pay gap data, finding an 8.5% average difference.Due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, gender pay gap reporting regulations have been ...
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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 ...