All Pay strategy articles – Page 150
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ArticleCourt of Appeal hearing set for Asda shop-floor workers' pay claim rulings
A Court of Appeal hearing will begin on 10 October over Employment Tribunal (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) pay claim rulings that Asda shop-floor workers have comparable roles to their colleagues in the supermarket’s distribution centres.The three-day hearing concerns the first of three stages in the equal pay case. ...
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ArticleLippert Components fined $338,151 for overtime pay violations
Indiana-based vehicle parts manufacturing organisation Lippert Components has been ordered to pay $338,151 (£258,959.42) in overtime back pay and liquidated damages following an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD).Investigators uncovered violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) relating to 1,199 current and former ...
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OpinionEmma Satyamurti: The fight continues for equal pay
That a woman should be paid the same as a man for doing the same or similar work is no longer controversial. Sadly, this does not mean that pay parity is a guaranteed feature of our workplaces. This year, we saw a recent high-profile example of this in the case ...
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ArticleUber drivers set for 24-hour strike over workers' rights
Uber drivers in London, Birmingham and Nottingham are to stage a 24-hour strike over worker's rights from 1pm today and will hold protests outside the organisation’s offices in each of the three cities.The industrial action has been called by the United Private Hire Drivers (UPHD) branch of the Independent Workers ...
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ArticleKavitha's keynote: Mental health matters when it comes to wellbeing
On day one of this year’s Employee Benefits Live, which took place on 2 and 3 October at ExCeL London, Google’s Cayla Kitayama delivered the opening keynote address which explored how to put health and wellbeing at the heart of an organisation’s benefits strategy.Kitayama, who is responsible for the technology ...
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ArticleJob applicants can hit the jackpot as a professional competition enterer
Something for the weekend: Individuals can strike lucky in the job market by applying to work as a professional competition enterer, being paid up to £20 an hour to enter competitions on behalf of time-poor members of the public.Bark.com, a website providing access to local service professionals in the UK, ...
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OpinionHannah Ball: Employers need to consider national minimum wage in conjunction with TUPE employees
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has changed the way it enforces the national minimum wage following a transfer of employees under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE).Since 2 July 2018, all national minimum wage liabilities are being enforced against the new employer, whereas previously the old ...
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ArticleG Man Insulation to pay over $270,000 due to wage law violations
Insulation and drywall organisation G Man Insulation has been ordered to pay $272,253 (£208,413.76) in back wages, damages and penalties.The fines are the result of an investigation by the US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD), which uncovered violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) affecting 39 ...
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ArticleNearly a third of employees say they are not motivated at work
The proportion of people saying they are not motivated at work rose to 29% in 2017, from 18% the previous year, according to a study by reward and recognition consultant Motivates.The April 2018 survey of 2,000 UK employees for the report Living to work asked respondents to reveal the causes ...
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ArticleTotal E&P awards 15% pay increase
Oil and gas organisation Total E&P has agreed a 15% basic pay increase with the trade union Unite, in response to proposed strike action at its Alwyn, Dunbar and Elgin rigs.The agreed pay deal also features a retention bonus, to compensate Total E&P employees for the use of 3:3 rotas.Unite ...
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ArticlePizza taste testers to get a slice of the action
Something for the weekend: Everyone has their own idea of the best job in the world, but this one will take some topping. Pizza oven organisation Ooni is looking for taste testers, who will eat "pizza, pizza and more pizza" and get paid for the privilege.Ooni claims to produce ovens ...
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ArticleCommunisis workers call off strikes after accepting 9% pay offer
Employees at Crewe-based printing organisation Communisis have called off planned strike action after an offer of a 9% pay increase was accepted by members of the Unite union.Communisis workers, who produce cheques and chequebooks, had initially voted for strike action after rejecting an 8% pay rise spread over three years, ...
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OpinionNicola Butterworth: Agency Workers Regulations may apply to more businesses than employers think
Perhaps the most surprising element of the decision in the recent case of Brooknight Guarding Limited v Matei, published in August 2018, was that the organisation argued it was not a temporary work agency for the purposes of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR). On the stark facts of the ...
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ArticlePWC, Motor Neurone Disease Association and Deloitte to speak at Employee Benefits Live
PWC, the Motor Neurone Disease Association and Deloitte are among the organisations that will address attendees at Employee Benefits Live 2018 on Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 October.During the course of the two-day event, delegates will hear experts discuss a wide variety of topics impacting the reward, benefits and compensation ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 35% of organisations have no strategy to reduce sickness absence
EXCLUSIVE: The percentage of organisations that do not have a strategy for reducing sickness absence has risen by 11%, from 24% in 2017 to 35% this year, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018 report, which surveyed 162 respondents in July 2018, ...
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ArticleKavitha Sivasubramaniam: Keeping employees motivated and engaged
As our Motivation Week, in association with Motivates, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.Today’s employers are increasingly able to recognise the strong link between motivation and performance, and ultimately, the bottom line. ...
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ArticleTesters wanted for the world's biggest bouncy castle
Something for the weekend: Applicants are being asked to rise to the challenge of testing the biggest bouncy castle in the world.Any job has its ups and downs, but none more so than this: official bouncy castle testers are being sought to try out the world's largest inflatable obstacle course, ...
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ArticleNoodles and Company to offer maternity leave transition programme with full pay
Image credit: Noodles and CompanyUS restaurant organisation Noodles and Company has announced that from next year, expecting and postpartum mothers will be able to work an 80% schedule four weeks before and four weeks after maternity leave, while receiving full pay.The maternity leave transition programme is an addition to the ...
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ArticleCOSLA offers government workers 3% pay increase to avoid industrial action
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has put forward a pay offer to the local government workforce, represented by trade unions Unison, Unite and GMB, in a bid to avert industrial action.COSLA stated that it has set aside £350 million, which it says represents a 3% pay increase for ...
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ArticleMenzies staff at Luton Airport win 8.75% rise in pay negotiations
Staff employed by Menzies Aviation at Luton Airport who are members of the trade union Unite will receive a wage increase of 8.75%.The agreement was struck after a series of pay negotiations with Menzies, which commenced following a vote by workers in favour of strike action. This has now been ...