All Pay strategy articles – Page 127
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ArticleAbsolute Plumbing ordered to pay $145,297 for wage violations
Florida-based plumbing organisation Absolute Plumbing has been ordered to pay $145,297 (£110,385) in back wages and damages to 46 employees for overtime violations after an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) discovered it was violating federal law.The investigation found that the residential and commercial ...
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OpinionClare Fletcher: The new year brings new thinking around pay and benefits
In the run-up to one of the most unpredictable elections on record, what can be said about 2020 in terms of pay and benefits?The Conservative manifesto repeats the party's commitment to "making sure work always pays". It promises no rises to income tax or national insurance contributions (NICs), and reaffirms ...
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ArticleLincolnshire health visitors end strike action over pay dispute
Lincolnshire County Council has agreed to pay Lincolnshire health visitors between £2,000 and £6,000 in a one-off transitional payment after upgrading their pay grade from a grade 9 to a grade 10.The employees, who are members of trade union Unite, called off strike action on 5 December 2019 after their ...
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ArticleOne third of UK employees have never received a Christmas bonus
One third (33%) of employees in the UK have never received a Christmas bonus, according to research by Hawk Incentives.The online poll, which canvassed the views of 1,500 respondents in November 2019, also found that nearly three-quarters (73%) are not expecting any form of financial benefit from their employers this ...
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ArticleUCL academics and outsourced domestic staff unite in strike over pay and conditions
University College London (UCL) academic, support and domestic staff have joined together for the first ever combined strike of direct and outsourced university staff today (4 December 2019).Represented by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), staff including outsourced cleaners, porters and security officers who are currently employed by ...
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OpinionRebecca Thornley-Gibson: Asda’s own Supermarket Sweep
Organisations need to be agile in the way they react to change in their sector and the wider economy. However, changes inevitably have a people impact, and the current Asda employee relations dispute regarding changes to staff terms reflects the challenges in place for employers that need to maintain market ...
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ArticleEmployment Tribunal finds workers are employees for purposes of Tupe regulations
The London Central Employment Tribunal has published a judgment finding that, for the purposes of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment (Tupe)) Regulations 2006 (Tupe), an individual classified as a 'worker' under the Working Time Regulations 1998 is to be treated as an employee.The case, Dewhurst v Revisecatch, concerned ...
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Supplier articleHow benefits broking can change your life
Benefex’s Corporate Benefits department is integral to our organisation’s success, and they can also be hugely influential on the success of your employee benefits scheme!I recently joined Benefex Financial Solutions – the broking arm of Benefex, also known as the ‘Corporate Benefits’ team – and like many people, I had ...
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ArticleOdfjell Drilling offshore staff vote to accept 3% pay rise
Offshore staff employed at drilling, well service and engineering organisation Odfjell Drilling, and who are members of the trade union Unite, have voted to accept a new pay offer, increasing wages by 3% for the year 2019 to 2020.Unite announced announced on 26 November 2019 that 82% of the 50 ...
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AnalysisAre employers entering a new era of pay strategies?
Need to know:Where workplace loans and savings vehicles help to reduce high-interest lending, flexible paydays and wage streaming can aid employees with their day-to-day finances.Concerns about increased frivolous spending should be heeded, but if implemented correctly, alternative pay strategies can, in fact, help promote positive behaviours.Employers should be wary of ...
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Case StudiesStonegate Pubs provides flexible pay to give employees control over financial health
Pub management organisation Stonegate Pubs, which operates 770 pubs and bars across the UK, including brands such as Slug and Lettuce, and Walkabout, has 15,000 employees overall, 12,000 of whom are paid on an hourly rate. Roles include bar staff, kitchen staff, salaried management and a 450-strong central support team.Making ...
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OpinionCharlotte Gibb: Financial wellbeing benefits that work for everyone
Work has historically been positioned as the route out of poverty; however, with increased job insecurity and the gig economy, employment no longer comes with the guarantee of financial security.Mental health at work 2019: Time to take ownership, published in October 2019 by Business in the Community (BITC) in partnership ...
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ArticleServPro ordered to pay $201,508 for wage violations
Florida-based restoration and remediation organisation ServPro has been ordered to pay $201,508 (£156,180) in back wages to 141 employees, after an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) discovered it was violating federal law.The investigation found that the organisation was violating the overtime requirements of ...
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Staff at 60 UK universities commence strike action in dispute over pay and pensions
Staff employed at 60 UK universities, and who are members of the University and College Union (UCU), have commenced strike action today (Monday 25 November 2019) in a dispute over pay, conditions and pensions.The strike, which will affect institutions across the UK, including York, St Andrews, Cardiff, Cambridge, Oxford and ...
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ArticleLidl GB to invest £10 million in living wage pay rises for 19,000 employees
Grocery retailer Lidl GB has announced that it will be increasing hourly pay rates for 19,000 employees from March 2020, representing an investment of £10 million into staff pay. This will uplift pay to match the real living wage levels for 2020. The pay rise, which Lidl has stated will ...
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Supplier article7 Top Christmas Gifts for Gym Lovers at Affordable Cost
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! But it’s also a time when many fitness fanatics begin to worry about letting themselves go over the festive period. Well they don’t have to! Here is a list of Christmas gifts for gym lovers to keep them motivated over the winter ...
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ArticleBeauty and the Beast's Belle would be the highest earning Disney princess
Something for the weekend: If Disney princess Belle, of Beauty and the Beast fame, was to strike out into the world of employment, she could be able to earn £50,678 per year, according to research by theknowledgeacademy.com.The research identified the key personality traits of seven popular Disney princesses, paired them ...
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ArticleLincolnshire health visitors stage month-long strike over unfair pay
Lincolnshire health visitors, who are members of trade union Unite, began a month-long strike yesterday, 18 November, until 13 December 2019, to protest a lower pay grade since being transferred from the NHS to new Lincolnshire County Council contracts in October 2017.The 76 employees are protesting the council's decision to ...
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ArticleKingston Council accredited as living wage employer
Kingston Council has been accredited as a living wage employer, by the Living Wage Foundation, enabling it to pay all of its 4,069 employees the living wage or London living wage rate.The announcement was made to coincide with Living Wage week, 11 to 17 November 2019, when the Living Wage ...
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ArticleNottingham College agrees to protect pay and annual leave
Employees at Nottingham College who are members of the University and College Union (UCU) have agreed to end a long-running dispute with their employer over new contracts affecting pay, sick pay and annual leave.UCU has stated that new contracts being imposed by the college would cut employees' holiday entitlements and ...