All Pay strategy articles – Page 149
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Benefits and the Autumn Budget 2018
Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget 2018 on Monday, 29 October, but there was not a great deal in it affecting employee benefits and reward, despite much speculation about what might be announced regarding pensions.What was welcomed by the pensions industry was the revelation that the government will provide ...
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ArticleFlexibility is the key to workplace happiness for 33% of employees
Other than salary, flexible working is the most important factor contributing to the workplace happiness of UK employees, according to research conducted by recruitment organisation Badenoch and Clark.The report, Multi-generational workforce, concerns a survey of 1,564 UK employees by Opinion Matters in March and April 2018. A third of these ...
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ArticleGig economy workers strike as Uber’s employment status case hits the Court of Appeal
Individuals who work within the gig economy are undertaking a two-day march on Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 October 2018, to align with transportation organisation Uber contesting the result of its employment status case at the Court of Appeal.In October 2016, the Employment Tribunal (ET) ruled in the case of ...
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ArticleNational living wage to increase to £8.21 an hour from April 2019
Read more updates on the Autumn Budget 2018 in Tuesday's Daily News emailAutumn Budget 2018: The national living wage will increase by 4.9% from April 2019, rising from £7.83 an hour to £8.21 an hour for employees aged 25 and over.Chancellor Philip Hammond (pictured) confirmed in his Autumn Budget 2018 ...
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ArticleGovernment to increase tax-free personal allowance to £12,500
Read more updates on the Autumn Budget 2018 in Tuesday's Daily News emailAutumn Budget 2018: The government has today (29 October 2018) announced a commitment to increase the tax-free personal allowance to £12,500 and the higher-rate threshold to £50,000 in April 2019.The current personal allowance stands at £11,850, and the ...
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ArticleMedian gross weekly earnings increased by 3.5% for full-time employees
The median gross weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK was £569 as at April 2018, a 3.5% improvement since 2017, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its Employee earnings in the UK: 2018 report, which uses data from the Annual survey of hours and earnings ...
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ArticleAnxiety sufferer seeks babysitter to take kids trick or treating
Something for the weekend: A mother of three in Wirral, Merseyside, who suffers from social anxiety is offering to pay a babysitter up to £50 an hour to take her children trick or treating on Halloween.In an advert placed on Childcare.co.uk, she explained: “I get very scared at Halloween because ...
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ArticleMorrisons loses High Court appeal over breach of payroll data
Supermarket chain Morrisons has lost a challenge to a High Court ruling that found it partly liable for a data breach leading to payroll data of around 10,000 staff being posted online.Andrew Skelton, who was senior auditor at the organisation's Bradford headquarters, posted the workers' names, addresses, bank account details ...
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ArticleGlasgow City Council workers strike over equal pay claims
Image credit: UnisonMore than 8,000 Glasgow City Council (GCC) employees are staging a 48-hour strike today (23 October 2018) over the lack of progress on equal pay claims.The workers, who are members of the GMB and Unison unions, began the industrial action at 7am today, leading to the closure of ...
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ArticleBritish American Tobacco to introduce 16 weeks' fully paid maternity leave
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced a range of benefits for new parents among its workforce worldwide, including a compulsory minimum of 16 weeks' fully paid maternity leave.The organisation, which employs more than 55,000 people across 180 countries, will introduce the benefit to new mothers and adoptive parents from 1 ...
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OpinionKevin Barrow: Two years since the Taylor review - what is next for zero-hour workers?
It has now been two years since the government commissioned The Independent Review of Employment Practices in the Modern Economy, or the Taylor Review as it is more commonly known.Over the past 24 months, this much anticipated review into modern working practices has certainly been high on the agenda for ...
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ArticleApple takes top spot in Indeed rankings of Britain's best employers
Multinational technology organisation Apple has been ranked as the best employer to work for in Britain, according to data compiled by job website Indeed.The organisation claimed top spot by virtue of its enjoyable work culture, good rates of pay and free or discounted products.Ranked in second place was Humberside-based Wren ...
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ArticleHungry Horse seeks pub-licist to drink beer and get paid for it
Something for the weekend: Hungry Horse is looking for the UK’s first-ever ‘pub-licist’ to drink beer, take part in pub quizzes and play pool, all while getting paid for the privilege.Yes, the official job title is actually ‘pub-licist’. The pub chain, which has 39 establishments across the UK, is offering ...
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ArticleTaking an overseas job adds an average of $21,000 to a worker's salary
The average individual taking an overseas job adds $21,000 (£15,995.70) to their annual salary when they move, according to research commissioned by HSBC Expat.The survey of 22,318 expatriates from 163 countries and territories, carried out by YouGov in March and April 2018, revealed that 45% of respondents were receiving more ...
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ArticleFour in 10 UK employees want a flexible reward package
More than four in 10 (43%) UK workers want a flexible reward package and the ability to control their benefits, according to research carried out by payroll and HR service provider SD Worx.The survey of employees in the UK, Austria, Belgium, France and the Netherlands, sampling 500 workers in each ...
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ArticleNASUWT staff begin series of one-day strikes over pay and pensions
Image credit: GMBAround 140 employees of the NASUWT teaching union are staging a series of three one-day strikes over pay and changes to pensions.The industrial action, which starts today, is being taken by members of the GMB union, with further strikes planned for 5 November and 9 November.GMB regional organiser ...
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ArticleAround three-quarters of employees with a steady job have volatile pay
Around three-quarters (73%) of employees with a steady job have volatile pay or notable changes in monthly pay that can be attributed to more than just pay rises, promotions or bonuses, including at least one notable downward change in monthly pay, according to research by thinktank The Resolution Foundation.Its Irregular ...
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ArticleA quarter value flexibility at work more than a pay rise
A quarter (25%) of respondents state that no increase in salary would make them forgo flexibility at work, according to research by workforce management software organisation Quinyx.Its Work that keeps the UK working: how flexible working can help power 24-hour Britain in a post-Brexit age report, which surveyed 2,018 full ...
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ArticleGovernment launches race at work charter to tackle ethnic workplace disparities
The government has announced a 'race at work charter' containing a series of measures to tackle ethnic disparities in the workplace.Developed in partnership with Business in the Community (BITC), the charter sets out a number of principles and actions for businesses to commit to publicly. A number of high-profile organisations ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 55% do not measure sickness absence cost
EXCLUSIVE: More than half (55%) of respondents either do not know or do not record the percentage of payroll represented by sickness absence cost per annum, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018 report, which measured 162 responses and was published in ...