All Pay strategy articles – Page 133
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ArticleBT rewards 58,000 employees with 1.5% pay rise
British telecommunications organisation BT has given 58,000 non-management employees in the UK a 1.5% pay rise, effective 1 July 2020.The pay rise has been given to the employees in recognition of their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.BT also confirmed that no employee will lose their job within the ...
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OpinionJames Poyser: Calls for employment rights class action mount
The IR35 reforms were postponed on 17 March 2020 as part of an exceptional Covid-19 £330 billion package of financial help announced by the government.Within 12 hours of the announcement, companies started to make a u-turn on blanket bans and inside IR35 decisions. Asda, BAE Systems and Marsh and McLennan ...
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ArticleGovernment confirms employees can receive furlough pay for multiple jobs
The government has confirmed that employees who are furloughed in one job, but continue to work for another employer, can receive the furloughed payment while receiving their normal pay from a separate employer.The government’s furlough Covid-19 (Coronavirus) job retention scheme allows furloughed employees to receive 80% of their salary, capped ...
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ArticleDaily Mirror publisher reduces pay for 10% of employees
Commercial news publisher Reach has announced it will furlough 1,000 out of its 4,700 employees, due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation, which publishes 150 newspapers including the Daily Mirror, Daily Star and Daily Express, has confirmed that in addition to the 20% of its staff that will 80% of ...
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ArticleWaitrose staff no longer required to 'time bank' hours during self-isolation
British supermarket Waitrose has updated its pay policy, stating that employees who are self-isolating due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic,will not have to make up the hours at a later date.While the organisation will pay its employees in full who are unable to work at home in self-isolation, it previously ...
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ArticleLeeds Bradford Airport to furlough 250 employees on full pay
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) is to furlough 250 employees on full pay.With many airlines making drastic cuts to flight schedules due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the large majority of security, car parking, cleaning and passenger assistance staff are no longer needed.Employees who are represented by trade union Unite collectively ...
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Case StudiesSmarkets backs employee mental health with suite of wellbeing benefits
Talent in the technology sector is highly sought after; like many industries, technology organisations are competing for the top applicants, and to do so means offering a competitive suite of benefits, appealing work or an attractive workplace culture. Financial technology start-up Smarkets claims all three.Susan Pinto, HR manager, says: “Our ...
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ArticleJuventus first team players and coach defer pay to support the club
Players and the coach of the first team at Juventus football club will be taking a pay reduction until June 2020 to support the club during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Announced on 28 March 2020, personal agreements between the players and coach were made to make reductions to their compensation for ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis to pay 55,000 non-management staff £25 extra per week
The John Lewis Partnership will award over 55,000 non-management employees and first-level managers a £25 reward for every week worked in May to June, totalling £200.The reward will apply predominately to employees in Waitrose shops and working on John Lewis online sites.This reward means that employees will receive around 11% ...
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ArticleMorrisons rewards employees with 6% annual bonus for the next 12 months
British supermarket Morrisons will pay its full-time employees a 6% bonus for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.All of its front-line employees will receive the bonus quarterly for a period of 12 months. This represents an average annual bonus payment of £1,050, compared to the average bonus payment ...
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ArticleBritish Airways will not place salary cap on furlough payments for 30,000 employees
UK airline British Airways will pay 30,000 employees 80% of their current salary as part of the government's furlough Covid-19 (Coronavirus) job retention scheme, without capping the total monthly payments.Unite the union, GMB union and British Airlines Pilots Association (Balpa), reached the agreement with the airline that will see 30,000 ...
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ArticleStarbucks extends temporary Covid-19 benefits in US
American coffee company Starbucks has extended all of its temporary Covid-19 (Coronavirus) employee benefits including catastrophe pay and extra service pay until 3 May 2020.Employees that feel healthy and comfortable to work will receive a $3 (£2.42) per hour bonus alongside their pay. Alternatively, employees who are ill or feel ...
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ArticleMarks and Spencer rewards front-line employees with 15% bonus
British retailer Marks and Spencer will give front-line employees a 15% bonus to reward them for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Front-line employees who have caring commitments or who are feeling more vulnerable are able to step away from their role at this time and will be able ...
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ArticleMichael Legge: Should employers pay staff for periods of isolation due to Coronavirus?
Responsible employers will want to do right by their staff, while protecting the business from potential disruption. Under the Health and Safety Act 1974, businesses have a duty to provide a safe workplace, so they must consider the best means to protect employees while maintaining continuity.Where it is possible for ...
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ArticleLora Murphy: Should employers pay staff for periods of isolation due to Coronavirus?
2020 will be marked in history as the year in which a pandemic, commonly referred to as Coronavirus or Covid-19, tested the modern world on both a social and an economical level.This is a period of uncertainty for employers and employees alike, and everyone wants answers in relation to how ...
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ArticleJoanne Moseley: Should employers pay staff for periods of isolation due to Coronavirus?
The answer to this is more complicated than you might expect and depends on the reason why someone is self-isolating.If an employee has symptoms, they must self-isolate for seven days. If they do not, but live with someone who has, they have to self-isolate for 14 days. In both cases, ...
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ArticleVictoria von Wachter: Should employers pay staff for periods of isolation due to Coronavirus?
In short, the answer is generally yes. The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 contain a declaration by the secretary of state that the incidence or transmission of coronavirus constitutes a serious and imminent threat to public health.The Health Protection Regulations 2020 state that where a person self-isolates because they have ...
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ArticleAmey employees to receive full pay during self-isolation
Outsourcing organisation Amey will pay all of its employees who are instructed to self-isolate due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic in full.Following negotiations with Unite and GMB, Amey announced yesterday (March 31 2020) that employees would receive full pay for seven days, 14 days or 12 weeks, depending on how ...
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ArticleVerizon increases pay for essential on-site employees
Telecommunications organisation Verizon is enhancing pay to ensure that its on-site employees are financially supported during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, effective immediately.Employees that are unable to work from home, due to their customer-facing roles, will receive pay enhancements as part of the organisation's'essential on-sire services pay' programme. Eligible employees, such ...
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OpinionAndrew Osborne and Naomi Hanrahan-Soar: Government provides details on points-based immigration system
The Government released a policy statement on 19 February 2020, giving an outline of its plans for a points-based immigration system for highly skilled and skilled workers. The first phase of this will open in the autumn, with applicants being granted visas starting from 1 January 2021, and will apply ...