All Pay strategy articles – Page 148
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Police Scotland
The benefits offered by Police Scotland:PensionsThe Local Government Pension Scheme, a career average revalued earning (Care) scheme, is available for all staff; employee contributions vary dependent on salary and Police Scotland contributes around 19% of an employee’s salary.PayOvertime pay of time and a half, and double time for working on ...
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Supplier articleTips for employees to avoid getting into debt this Christmas
Christmas is an expensive time of year as the cost of presents, decorations, meals out and entertaining all add up. Individuals intend to spend £567 each at Christmas, with 46% planning to pay for it using credit cards, store cards and overdrafts[1] . The impact of financial worries over issues ...
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OpinionPhilomena Price: Employment law changes to watch out for from April 2020
April 2020 sees some key changes coming into force that employers need to be aware of. As with any employment law matter, it is beneficial if employers start thinking about how these changes may affect their businesses now, and plan accordingly, rather than waiting.First, all workers, including employees starting work ...
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ArticleTotal pay has increased by 3.6% since October 2018
Nominal total pay, including bonus payments, for employees in the UK grew by 3.6% in real terms during the period of October 2018 to September 2019, according to analysis published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The Labour market economic commentary: November 2019 report, also found over the same period ...
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ArticleLondon-based McDonald’s UK employees strike over pay and conditions
London-based employees working at McDonald’s UK, and who are members of the Bakers, Food and Allied Works' Union (BFAWU), are undertaking strike action today (12 November 2019) in a dispute over pay, job security and working conditions.The strike involves walkouts and picket line demonstrations at six of the organisation's London ...
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ArticleReal living wage set to rise by 30p per hour in the UK and 20p in London
The real living wage is set to increase by 30p per hour in the UK and and 20p in London.The increase, announced today (Monday 11 November) by the Living Wage Foundation, sees the voluntary UK real living wage hourly rate increase to £9.30, a rise from £9.00 per hour and ...
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ArticleAddaction drug and alcohol support staff strike over pay dispute
Drug and alcohol support staff employed by London-based charity Addaction are undertaking industrial action, spanning from 4 November to 8 November 2019, over the alleged reversal of pay promises made by their employer. The 31 employees, based in Wigan and Leigh, were originally employed by the NHS before their employment ...
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ArticleUK police staff vote to accept 2.5% pay rise
Police staff members in England and Wales have voted to accept an improved pay offer, lifting wages by 2.5% for the year 2019-20.Trade union Unison announced on 4 November 2019 that 93% of eligible members had voted in favour of the new pay deal, which will see a 2.5% increase ...
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ArticleAustralian national football team to receive 90% pay increase to close gender gap
On 5 November 2019, The Football Federation Australia (FFA) and Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) announced a gender neutral four-year collective bargaining agreement, confirming that it will stay in effect until 2023.This deal aims to close the pay gap between Australian football's national teams, the female Westfield Matildas and male Caltex ...
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OpinionDaniel Parker: The commuting gap - a long way from equality
Research from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) titled The commuting gap: Men account for 65% of commutes lasting more than an hour, published in November 2018, provides an important insight for employers entering what may be their fourth annual round of gender pay gap reporting.The ONS looked at the ...
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ArticleEmployees at Mayfair club 5 Hertford Street vote for strike action over pay
Kitchen porters working at exclusive private members' club, 5 Hertford Street, have voted unanimously for strike action in a dispute over pay, following a 90% turnout. The employees, all of whom are migrant workers and are represented by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), are asking to be ...
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ArticleBoots pharmacists to receive a pay increase of up to 2%
Approximately 6,500 pharmacists working at health and beauty retailer and pharmacy Boots will receive a pay rise of up to 2% in November 2019. The pay increase comes after a series of negotiations between Boots Management Services and the Pharmacists' Defence Association Union (PDAU).Eligible individuals include: pre-registration pharmacists; pharmacists, including ...
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ArticleAsda announces 18p hourly pay increase for 120,000 employees
Supermarket retailer Asda has announced that it will be increasing the hourly pay rate for its 120,000 retail employees to £9.18 per hour.This is an increase of £0.18 from the £9.00 per hour rate which came into effect on 3 November 2019, itself an increase from £8.84, introduced on 1 ...
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ArticleDisability pay gap in the UK stands at 15.5% for 2019
The current disability pay gap for employees in the UK stands at 15.5%, according to research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).The Disability employment and pay gap 2019 report, which based its findings on 3,933,503 disabled men and women in employment in the UK, also found that these employees earn ...
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ArticleMike Osbourn Lawn Care ordered to pay $100,000 for wage violations
A US lawn service organisation based in Kentucky, Mike Osbourn Lawn Care, has been ordered to pay $100,000 (£77,184) in back wages, damages and penalties to 69 employees, after an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) discovered the organisation was violating federal law.The US ...
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OpinionCarolyn Brown: A new employment status tool is urgently required
Determining employment status can be a minefield for employers, and the risks of getting it wrong are growing.There is currently a three-category system for employment legal status; individuals are employed, self-employed, or have worker status. These determine whether employment rights, like sick leave, paid annual leave, protection from discrimination and ...
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ArticleDentists in England to receive 2.42% pay increase
Trade union The British Dental Association (BDA) has confirmed that dental contracts in England will receive a pay uplift of 2.42%, effective from November 2019.In July 2019, the Doctors' and Dentists' Pay Review Body (DDRB) recommended a pay uplift, and government accepted. The pay agreement was then reached following negotiations ...
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ArticleBJC Healthcare increases minimum wage to $15 per hour for 3,500 employees
Missouri-based non-profit healthcare organisation based BJC Healthcare, which employs 31,510 employees across the US, has announced that it will be increasing its minimum wage in a three-stage plan that will see 3,500 of its lowest paid employees benefiting from pay rises.Employees currently being paid $10.10 (£7.80) per hour will have ...
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ArticleMerseyside-based Matalan staff vote to accept 4.6% pay increase
Around 500 staff employed by retailer Matalan, working at its northern distribution centre in Knowsley, Merseyside, have voted to accept a 4.6% pay increase.Matalan extended the pay offer, negotiated with the trade union GMB, on Friday 18 October 2019 to mitigate scheduled strike action. GMB members employed at Matalan voted ...
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ArticleITN reports a 15% mean gender pay gap for 2019
Media organisation ITN has reported a 15% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay across its 679 employees, as at 5 April 2019; this compares to a 16.7% gap reported for April 2018.The firm reported its gender pay gap data for full-time and part-time staff, as well as casual ...