All Pay strategy articles – Page 144
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ArticlePension Protection Fund reports a 23.7% mean gender pay gap for 2018
Image credit: Katherine EasterStatutory pension fund organisation Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has reported a 23.7% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at April 2018; this is a decrease from 25% in April 2017.The organisation reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s reporting regulations ...
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ArticleSeven in 10 organisations see closing the gender pay gap as a priority
Approximately seven in 10 (69%) organisations view closing their gender pay gap as either a high or medium priority, an 8% increase on the previous year, according to research by the Government Equalities Office (GEO).The research took place from July to October 2018 and fed into two reports: Employers' understanding ...
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OpinionPaula Bailey: Preparing for a year of landmark employment law reform in 2019
This year is set to be an eventful one in the world of employment law. The recurring theme is pay, which is likely to dominate the employment law agenda for 2019.Firstly, itemised payslips are on the agenda. From 6 April 2019, the legal right to a payslip will be extended ...
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ArticleBristol Waste employees vote to accept two-year pay deal
Employees at refuse collection, street cleaning and recycling organisation Bristol Waste, who are members of the trade union Unite, have voted to accept a two-year pay deal.The agreed package, which will be backdated to November 2018, equates to a 6.2% pay increase over a two-year period. This means that the ...
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ArticleGlasgow City Council ratifies £548m worth of payments for equal pay compensation
Glasgow City Council has ratified a package of payments worth £548 million to compensate approximately 16,000 equal pay claims.The formal approval, agreed by the Council's administration committee on Thursday 7 February 2019, follows on from an agreement in principle made with trade unions Unison, Unite and GMB, as well as ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Employers must lead by example
Couriers for Hermes were no doubt delighted when, earlier this week, the parcel delivery business agreed to lead by example and provide them with benefits such as holiday pay and a guaranteed level of earnings.Described as a new ‘self-employed plus’ status, the deal allows workers to retain the flexibility of ...
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ArticleCamden Town Brewery sees 30% take up of flexible pay benefit
London-based Camden Town Brewery has seen 30% of its 160-strong workforce utilise a benefit that enables them to access a percentage of their monthly wages prior to payday.The benefit, provided by Wagestream, was introduced in September 2018 to help reduce employees’ financial stress and assist with monthly budgeting challenges, addressing ...
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ArticleTSB reports a 31% mean gender pay gap for 2018
Banking organisation TSB has reported a 31% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at April 2018; this is unchanged from April 2017.The organisation, which currently employs more than 8,000 staff, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ...
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AnalysisStaying engaged: Employee motivation in numbers
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ArticleThe Chartered Insurance Institute reports a 1% mean ethnicity pay gap
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has voluntarily disclosed the ethnicity pay gap across its 243 employees, reporting a 1% mean ethnicity pay gap for hourly pay in 2018.The professional body published the information on 30 January 2019, as part of a new report aiming to encourage dialogue around diversity and ...
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ArticleAverage advertised salaries have increased by 3.9% since December 2017
The average advertised salary in the UK increased by 3.9% between December 2017 and December 2018, according to research by job search engine Adzuna.The UK job market report: January 2019 is based on online vacancy data from across 500 sources. It also found that the average advertised salary in the ...
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ArticleHermes offers 15,000 self-employed couriers holiday pay and guaranteed rates
Parcel delivery organisation Hermes has agreed a collective bargaining agreement with the trade union GMB for its 15,000 self-employed couriers, giving them the option to earn holiday pay and have a guaranteed rate of pay.The agreement, which has been designed to support the rights of self-employed individuals providing courier services ...
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ArticleAsda reports a 12.4% mean gender pay gap for 2018
Supermarket retailer Asda has reported a 12.4% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay in 2018; this is 0.1% less than the 12.5% gap it reported for 2017.The organisation, which has 147,000 employees in the UK, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay ...
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ArticleChief executive offers £40,000 to jet fashion designer around the world
Something for the weekend: A UK-based chief executive officer is offering a lucrative £40,000 pay slip, 28 days of annual leave and full sick pay in order to hire an experienced fashion designer to travel the world with her for the next 12 months.The job, posted on online fashion manufacturing ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal upholds that Asda store and distribution staff are comparable
The Court of Appeal has today (Thursday 31 January 2019) upheld that store-based employees, who are majority female, at retailer Asda have comparable job roles to their predominantly male counterparts working at the supermarket's distribution centres.This judgment is the latest result in the ongoing equal pay case against Asda, led ...
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ArticleThree-quarters of employees want a more tailored benefits package
Approximately three-quarters (73%) of employees want a more tailored benefits package, according to research by build-to-rent organisation Get Living.Its survey of 2,000 UK employees also found that 48% of respondents would leave their current job for one with better perks, while 7% are willing to take a pay cut in ...
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OpinionJoanne Duck: Employment law changes on the agenda for 2019
As we embark upon a new year heaped with Brexit uncertainty, there is one thing we can be sure of: 2019 is set to be a busy year for employee benefits.On 17 December 2018, the government published the Good Work Plan, which it describes as 'the biggest package of workplace ...
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ArticleCoffin Mew to introduce new employee proposition for 220 staff
Regional law firm Coffin Mew is to introduce a range of new employee benefits and workplace initiatives from April 2019 as part of its talent attraction and retention strategy.The new proposition, which is particularly focused on tackling gender equality and agile working, has been designed to align with the firm's ...
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ArticleAnne Arundel Medical Center increases minimum wage to $15
Maryland-based healthcare organisation Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) has increased its minimum rate of pay from $13 (£9.97) an hour to $15 (£11.51) an hour.The pay increase, effective from 20 January 2019, will benefit approximately 1,100 of the organisation's 4,850 employees.Julie McGovern, vice president and chief human resources officer at ...
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AnalysisHow can employers benchmark their total reward strategy?
Need to know:Benchmarking beyond quantitative pay figures can prove difficult, but employers need to consider a wide range of elements when measuring the success of their total reward package.External comparisons are important, but canvassing internal employee opinion is also integral when deciding on changes and shaping strategy.When updating a total ...