All Pay strategy articles – Page 156
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Article75% of employers believe their industry does not view the gender pay gap as a problem
Three-quarters (75%) of employer respondents believe that their industry does not perceive the gender pay gap to be a problem, according to research by global professional services organisation Lockton.Its Global benefits forum survey report polled 400 HR directors and 400 employees within multi-national organisations of over 1,000 employees with a ...
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ArticleDHL awards two-year pay deal to Gatwick-based EasyJet ground staff
Approximately 1,000 ground staff and baggage handlers working for EasyJet at Gatwick Airport, who are directly employed by logistics organisation DHL, are to receive a two-year pay deal.The pay offer, which was negotiated with trade union Unite, totals a 7.5% pay rise over the two years. Unite members will additionally ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Gig economy workers under the spotlight yet again
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court put those working in the so-called ‘gig economy’ firmly under the spotlight yet again.In Pimlico Plumbers and Charlie Mullins v Gary Smith, the court determined that Smith – who was self-employed and VAT registered – qualified as a worker. In doing so, it dismissed ...
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ArticleFloyd Mayweather is the world’s highest-paid athlete for 2018
Something for the weekend: American boxer Floyd Mayweather has secured his latest sporting victory, ranking as the world’s highest-paid athlete in Forbes’ 2018 list.Between 1 June 2017 and 1 June 2018, the undefeated boxing champ earned $285 million (£214 million) including salary, bonuses, prize money, endorsements, licensing and appearance fees. ...
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ArticleLondonEnergy recognises trade union for collective pay bargaining
Image credit: ProspectEnergy organisation LondonEnergy has signed a voluntary trade union recognition agreement with Prospect, to enable collective pay bargaining.The agreement, which was signed on 11 June 2018, recognises Prospect as the trade union representation for 300 LondonEnergy employees. This means that the union will be able to negotiate and ...
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Article47% are motivated by pay and remuneration
Just under half (47%) of respondents are motivated and engaged by pay and remuneration, according to research by HR management software provider ADP.The workforce view in Europe 2018, a report that surveyed 9,908 employees across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK, also found that 22% ...
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AnalysisWhat actions should employers take to prepare for Brexit?
Need to know: Whatever the outcome of negotiations, Brexit will have a significant impact on organisations' ability to attract and retain the talent they need.Employers should consider the ways in which their workforce might change, and consider whether their benefits proposition needs to shift.The war for talent may drive up ...
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OpinionElaine Gibson: Data management challenges for payroll post-Brexit
Payroll professionals have to decipher and adapt what guidance is out there. When considering management of data transfer, Brexit is no exception.Data Protection Regulations have been around for a long time, and most organisations are compliant, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) being an extension of existing regulations. When it ...
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ArticlePimlico Plumbers' employment status appeal dismissed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that, in Pimlico Plumbers and Charlie Mullins v Gary Smith, Smith qualifies as a worker, dismissing an appeal put forward by Pimlico Plumbers and its CEO and founder, Charlie Mullins.Between August 2005 and April 2011, Smith worked for Pimlico Plumbers as a plumbing and heating ...
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ArticleBBC unions vote to accept pay deal and new terms and conditions
The BBC will introduce a new minimum salary of £20,000 from 1 August 2018, and will modernise its terms and conditions, in a new deal negotiated by The Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre Union (Bectu), the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Unite.This landmark agreement includes a three-year pay deal, ...
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OpinionNicola Butterworth: Employees' conduct is not a guaranteed agreement to new contractual terms
In the age of austerity, compounded by technological advances and the uncertainty of Brexit, many UK businesses continue to face tough challenges. With the biggest organisations announcing profit warnings, and other organisations struggling to make ends meet, faced with the need to cut operating costs, one option open to employers ...
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 0.1% in real terms since April 2017
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, including bonuses, increased by 0.1% in real terms between February to April 2017 and February to April 2018, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: June 2018 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonus payments, increased ...
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ArticleRyanair recognises cabin crew trade union for collective pay bargaining
Ryanair has signed a voluntary trade union recognition agreement with Unite to enable collective pay bargaining.The agreement, announced on Monday 11 June 2018, recognises Unite as the trade union representation for approximately 650 directly employed cabin crew staff, operating out of Ryanair’s UK airport bases at Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, East ...
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AnalysisClosing the gender pay gap: next steps and key challenges
Need to know:Diversity of gender, background, experience and opinion is key to business success, and closing the gender pay gap would have significant economic benefits for the UK.Coaching, mentoring and sponsorship of women is an important way of ensuring female employees do not get stuck in the talent pipeline.Flexible working, ...
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Case StudiesEY Reconnect harnesses untapped talent to tackle the pay gap
When financial services firm EY reported its gender pay gap statistics, which included a median hourly gap of 14.8% and a mean hourly gap of 19.7%, it noted the significant role played by the unequal distribution of women in senior positions.One of the numerous aspects of its approach to closing ...
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OpinionJonathan Swan: How flexible working can help close the gender pay gap
Many organisations are thinking about how they can close their gender pay gap. Fortunately for most, they have a powerful tool at hand in the shape of flexible working. Using flexibility strategically, as part of a wider approach to work-life balance, provides an opportunity to tackle some of the stubborn ...
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ArticleGovernment sets out new regulations for large employers to publish pay ratios
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has set out new regulations requiring UK listed organisations with more than 250 UK-based employees to annually publish and justify the pay difference between their chief executives and employees.The pay ratio reporting regulations are part of a package of reform measures ...
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ArticleNHS staff from 14 unions vote to accept three-year pay deal
Every NHS worker in England will now be paid at least £8.93 per hour, or £17,460 per year if they work full time, as part of a three-year deal and changes to the pay structure of the organisation, collectively endorsed by NHS unions as of Friday 8 June 2018.The pay ...
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ArticleThe CIPD, Dundee City Council and Scotland Excel recognised for promoting the living wage
The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD), Dundee City Council (pictured) and non-profit organisation Scotland Excel are among those recognised at the Living Wage Champion Awards 2018, held by The Living Wage Foundation.The annual awards event, this year held on Wednesday 6 June 2018, recognises and celebrates organisations that ...
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ArticleOutsourced workers continue industrial action against University of London
Following a two-day strike on the 25 and 26 April 2018, outsourced workers from the University of London are taking further industrial action today (6 June 2018), in an ongoing fight to end outsourcing and zero-hour contracts.The protesters aim to gain better access to pensions, holiday and sick pay, and ...