All Pay strategy articles – Page 151
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ArticleA third of employees at UK SMEs do not receive any workplace benefits
Just over a fifth (22%) of UK employees say that their employer does not provide any employee benefits; this increases to 34% for employees working at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to research by Moorepay.The engaged employer, a report which surveyed 2,053 employees and 556 employers in the UK, ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by The Grand Brighton
The benefits offered by The Grand Brighton:PensionsA master trust pension scheme for auto-enrolment purposes, provided by The People's Pension, which follows the minimum statutory contribution rates. There are currently 240 eligible employees within this scheme, because some staff work flexibly or are too young to be eligible.Managers and supervisors are ...
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ArticleLicensed heating and ventilation staff at New York museums receive 63% pay rise
Licensed heating and ventilation staff employed across three museums in New York City, and who are members of the trade union Local 1503, are to receive a 63% pay increase to resolve a long-standing pay and retention dispute.Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) staff employed across the Metropolitan Museum of ...
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OpinionBlair Adams: Is the UK a step closer to ethnicity pay gap reporting?
The government consultation on ethnicity pay gap reporting by organisations with 250 or more employees closed in January 2019, and no outcomes or conclusions have yet been published.However, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) published its first report on ethnicity pay gaps, Ethnicity pay gaps in Great Britain 2018, on ...
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ArticleTotal pay has increased by 2.1% in real terms since July 2018
Total pay for employees in the UK, including bonuses, grew by 2.1% in real terms during the reporting period between May to July 2018 and May to July 2019, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The Average weekly earnings in Great Britain: September 2019 report also found ...
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ArticleSouth Gloucestershire-based Suez staff vote to accept two-year pay deal
Around 230 refuse collection and recycling staff employed by waste and water organisation Suez in South Gloucestershire have voted to accept a two-year pay deal, avoiding four days of strike action.The deal, negotiated with trade union Unite, offers Suez’s South Gloucestershire-based employees a 3% pay increase for 2019, followed by ...
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ArticleDaniel Parker: What are the ramifications of the DWP’s sick pay consultation?
The government’s consultation into statutory sick pay (SSP) contains a number of ostensibly minor tweaks to the SSP regime which, cumulatively, herald more substantial changes than might initially be thought.The most headline-grabbing change is the proposed extension of SSP to workers earning below the existing lower earnings limit of £118 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Metropolitan Police to discuss retention of women at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Billington (pictured), HR diversity and inclusion lead at the Metropolitan Police, will share her organisation’s journey around improving the retention of female employees to impact the gender pay gap at Employee Benefits Live 2019.Her session, titled ‘Breaking down gender barriers and closing the gender pay gap’, will be ...
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ArticleBritish Airways pilots strike for the first time in pay dispute
Pilots employed at airline British Airways, who are members of the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) trade union, are undertaking three-days of strike action starting today (Monday 9 September 2019), in an ongoing pay dispute.Balpa members who work at British Airways voted 93% in favour of industrial action; strikes are ...
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ArticleHaywards Heath-based Serco Environmental Services staff vote to accept pay deal
Staff employed by public services organisation Serco Environmental Services, based at its Bridge Road depot in Haywards Heath, have voted to accept a new pay deal, mitigating strike action that was due to take place yesterday (Thursday 5 September 2019).The deal, negotiated with trade union GMB and the Advisory, Conciliation ...
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ArticlePots and Co seeks part-time pudding taster for work-from-home role
Image credit: @pots_and_coSomething for the weekend: Luxury dessert organisation Pots and Co is seeking a part-time pudding taster to offer feedback on its chocolate and fruit-filled delicacies for a wage of £15 an hour.Pots and Co posted the job advertisement on its LinkedIn page, asking for sweet-toothed dessert lovers to ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths of UK staff would leave their current job for better work-life balance
Approximately two-fifths (39%) of respondents cite achieving better work-life balance as the main reason to leave their existing job, according to research by Robert Half UK.The survey of 2,000 office-based staff in the UK also found that employees would leave their current positions in order to gain higher remuneration (38%), ...
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ArticleGovernor of North Carolina increases pay for state staff
The governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper (pictured), has legislated to provide pay increases for state employees, adult correction staff and state Highway Patrol employees, effective from July 2019 and July 2020.On 30 August 2019, Cooper signed into law House Bills 609, 226 and 126, enabling state employees to receive ...
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ArticleMedirest staff at Northwick Park Hospital protest in pay and bullying dispute
Staff employed by healthcare facility management organisation Medirest, based at Northwick Park Hospital, are conducting a protest today (Thursday 5 September 2019) in a dispute over pay, bullying complaints and high workloads.The protest, organised by trade union GMB, will take place outside Northwick Park Hospital, in Harrow, between 12pm and ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of global staff think off-cycle pay would impact decision to accept new job
Nearly two-thirds (62%) of global employee respondents think that off-cycle pay options, such as the ability to choose their pay frequency, would make a difference when considering a job offer, according to research by ADP.The future of pay: Exploring the evolution of worker pay and talent management, which surveyed 7,000 ...
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Three-fifths of UK employees do not receive time off to volunteer
More than three-fifths (63%) of UK employees do not receive any paid days off from their employer in order to volunteer, according to research by employee experience organisation Perkbox.The survey of 1,342 UK individuals also found that 16% of employees receive one day off work per year to complete volunteering ...
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ArticleDelta Air Lines awards 4% pay increase for 80,000 global staff
US-based Delta Air Lines has awarded a 4% base pay increase for its 80,000 global employees, effective from 1 October 2019.The pay increase, announced via an internal memo from the organisation’s chief executive officer, Ed Bastian (pictured), will see all hourly-paid ground and flight attendant staff worldwide receive a 4% ...
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ArticleUK-based Ryanair pilots undertake three-day strike
UK-based pilots employed by airline Ryanair who are members of The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa), are undertaking three days of strike action, starting today (Monday 2 September 2019).Balpa members employed by Ryanair were balloted in August 2019 with regards to industrial action; based on a 72% turnout, 80% voted ...
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ArticleDepartment for Education to increase teacher starting salary and pension contributions
The Department for Education has announced today (Monday 2 September 2019) that starting salaries for new teachers will increase to £30,000 a year by the 2022-2023 financial year, and that employer pension contributions will rise to 23.6%.Education secretary Gavin Williamson (pictured) has confirmed that new teacher salaries will increase by ...
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ArticleDonald Trump increases federal pay by 2.6% but leaves locality rates at 2019 levels
The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump (pictured), has confirmed that federal employees will receive a 2.6% base-pay increase across the board. However, locality rates will remain at the current 2019 levels.Under law in the US, employees on the General Schedule, the predominant pay scale for federal ...