All Pay strategy articles – Page 152
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ArticleAustralia to increase national minimum wage by 3%
Australia’s Fair Work Commission has determined that the country’s national minimum wage should be increased by 3%, effective from the first full pay period on 1 July 2019.The Fair Work Act 2009 requires the Expert Panel for annual wage reviews, part of the Fair Work Commission, to undertake a review ...
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ArticleThe Geo Group increases minimum wage for US-based correctional and detention officers
Correctional and community re-entry services organisation The Geo Group has increased the minimum starting wage for 7,400 correctional and detention officers working across all of its US-based facilities, with further plans to raise wages to $15 (£11.83) an hour by 2021.The organisation awarded correctional and detention officers in the US ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal rules that shared parental and maternity leaves are not comparable
The Court of Appeal has ruled that male employees taking shared parental leave cannot be compared to female staff on maternity leave, because new mothers are required to use their time off, in part, to recover from pregnancy and childbirth.The Court of Appeal issued its judgement on Friday 24 May ...
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AnalysisBeyond pay: Gender differences in the workplace
Need to know:While organisations are focusing on addressing the gender pay gap, they may be missing some of the underlying discrepancies that exist alongside it.Wage differences and the higher likelihood of career breaks among women can influence financial wellbeing and retirement incomes.Progression and career development are impacted not only by ...
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ArticleCalifornia-based cannabis organisation boosts pay and benefits for delivery drivers
Something for the weekend: California-based cannabis organisation Caliva has boosted the pay and employee benefits for its delivery drivers, offering up to $16 (£12.62) an hour and a 401K pension scheme.Caliva, which grows its own cannabis to use in a range of consumer products, available in shops or online, has ...
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ArticleMedical couriers at The Doctors Laboratory strike in pay dispute
London-based medical couriers employed by pathology services provider The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and who are members of the trade union the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), are undertaking two days of strike action in an ongoing pay dispute.The industrial action, which runs today (Thursday 23 May 2019) and ...
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ArticleCredit Suisse and Google among 2019’s highest-paying UK organisations
Financial services organisation Credit Suisse, technology businesses Google and Microsoft and consultancy firm McKinsey and Company are among the top 25 highest-paying organisations in the UK, according to research by employment review website Glassdoor.Its 25 highest paying companies in the UK for 2019 report is based on UK employee salary ...
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ArticleConnecticut to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023
The Connecticut State Senate has approved legislation to increase the state’s minimum wage from $10.10 (£7.97) an hour to $15 (£11.84) an hour by 2023.The senate approved the bill on 17 May 2019 with a vote of 21-14; the House of Representatives issued its approval of the legislation the week ...
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OpinionNigel Morris: IR35 consultation presents over-complicated legislation and little time
The latest IR35 consultation, which opened on 5 March 2019, highlights some of the complexities of rolling out the proposed changes to off-payroll working rules to the private sector. The government’s intention to exclude small private sector businesses from the new rules has been known for some time, but there ...
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ArticleUS construction organisation pays $178,766 in back pay for overtime violations
Florida-based framing and drywall construction organisation Gomez Drywall Contractors has been ordered to pay $178,766 (£140,872.97) in back pay to 108 employees for violating overtime regulations.An investigation conducted by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD), part of the US Department of Labor, found that Gomez Drywall Contractors has misclassified its ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths are most interested in receiving paid annual leave as employee benefit
Two-fifths (44%) of employee respondents are most interested to receive between 22 and 35 days of paid annual leave as an employee benefit, according to research by insurance organisation Aviva.Its survey of 2,011 UK employees and 502 managers with recruitment responsibilities further found that other workplace benefits staff are most ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Employers must prioritise mental health and wellbeing
This week has seen the issue of mental wellbeing take centre stage, thanks to Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs from 13 to 19 May.The initiative, hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, highlights just how widespread the matter is, the impact that mental health issues can have within organisations, and ...
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ArticleLabour Party pledges to abolish lower minimum wage tier for younger workers
At a Young Labour event on 11 May 2019, the Labour Party announced that if it comes into power it will abolish the lower 'youth rate' of the minimum wage, which applies to employees aged below 18.As of April 2019, the national minimum wage for employees aged under 18 was ...
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ArticleOregon-based construction organisation to pay $98,461 in back wages
US-based custom metal fabrication and installation organisation TT and L Sheet Metal Inc has been ordered to pay $98,461 (£75,697.31) in back wages to 51 employees, following an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) into overtime violations.The WHD investigation found that the organisation, based ...
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ArticleAnglian Water employees receive 3% pay rise for 2019
Approximately 2,500 front-line staff working for utilities provider Anglian Water will receive a 3% pay increase in 2019, following negotiations with trade union Unite.Due to this pay increase, a typical member of staff at the organisation is predicted to gain £750 in 2019, according to Unite. When combined with the ...
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ArticleOutsourced NHS catering workers win pay deal following two-day strike action
Following strike action that took place for two days starting on 1 May 2019, outsourced catering staff at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been offered a pay deal matching that agreed to in 2018 for health staff directly employed by the NHS.In January 2017, around 70 ...
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ArticleSandwell Council customer service staff re-graded to receive pay rise
Customer service staff employed at Sandwell Council, who are members of the Unite and Unison trade unions, will receive a pay increase as a result of being re-graded into a new pay band.Around 20 Unison and 14 Unite members were due to begin industrial action this week in a dispute ...
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OpinionYvonne Gallagher: Hermes is not making a concession for self-employed couriers
Parcel delivery organisation Hermes and trade union GMB announced in February 2019 details of what has been described as a ‘groundbreaking deal’ relating to Hermes' self-employed courier workforce.In June 2018, a group of couriers contracting on a self-employed basis with Hermes were successful in their claim in the Employment Tribunal ...
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ArticleGas station owners to pay $63,398 in back pay
US-based gas station and convenience shop owners Tushar and Varsha Patel have been ordered to pay six employees a total of $63,398 (£48,438.29) for violating overtime and record keeping regulations.An investigation conducted by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD), part of the US Department of Labor, found that the Patels, ...
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ArticleAlternative Futures Group employees strike in pay dispute
Around 650 care support staff employed by the Alternative Futures Group (AFG), who are also members of the trade union Unison, are beginning seven days of strike action today (Tuesday 7 May 2019) in a dispute over pay.Unison has stated that AFG is reducing care employees' pay for sleep-in shifts; ...