All Pay strategy articles – Page 161
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ArticleThe Liberty County Board of Commissioners to pay $209,106 in back pay
The Liberty County Board of Commissioners is to pay $209,106 (£158,273.38) in back pay to 131 employees for violating overtime and record keeping regulations.An investigation by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD), part of the US Department of Labor, found that The Liberty County Board of Commissioners, based in Hinesville, ...
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OpinionAndrew Brookes: Agreement struck for gig workers could yet unravel
While it is likely to be popular among gig workers and their employers, organisations should take care before copying the agreement that has recently been struck between Hermes and the GMB Union.The agreement, guaranteeing minimum wages and holiday pay for self-employed couriers, could yet unravel if HM Revenue and Customs ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Severn Trent Water
The benefits offered by Severn Trent Water:Pension, protection and payA defined contribution (DC) pension scheme for all employees, offering 2:1 matching contributions and a maximum 15% employer contribution.Group income protection, available for all staff on an employer-funded basis. This operates on a phased reduction model: once an employee's sick pay ...
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ArticleClifford Chance reports ethnicity, sexuality and disability pay gaps alongside gender
Global law firm Clifford Chance has reported a 52% mean ethnicity pay gap, 35.6% mean sexuality pay gap, and a 61.9% mean disability pay gap; it is the first law firm to report on sexuality and disability discrepancies.In advance of the second deadline for pay gap reporting on 4 April ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths of women cite money as most important for workplace happiness
Just over two-fifths (43%) of UK-based female respondents, and 25% of male respondents, cite money as more important than perks in terms of influencing happiness at work, according to research by work management organisation Wrike.The Wrike happiness index, which surveyed 4,000 full-time employees working at organisations with 200 or more ...
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ArticleEmployment tribunal rules in favour of Pimlico Plumbers in employment status case
The Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled in favour of plumbing and service maintenance organisation Pimlico Plumbers in an ongoing employment status case, dismissing the holiday pay claim lodged by former Pimlico Plumber worker Gary Smith.The case, Pimlico Plumbers and Charlie Mullins v Gary Smith, involves holiday pay and unlawful deductions ...
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ArticleTotal pay has increased by 1.5% in real terms since January 2018
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, which includes bonuses, increased by 1.5% in real terms between November 2017 to January 2018 and November 2018 to January 2019, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The Average weekly earnings in Great Britain: March 2019 report also found that ...
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ArticleRoadchef launches flexible income benefit for 600 staff
Motorway and trunk road service operator Roadchef, which employs more than 3,300 staff in the UK across 30 locations, has launched a new flexible income benefit for the 600 employees based at its Chester, Clacket Lane and Northampton operating sites.The Get Paid As You Go platform, provided by Wagestream, was ...
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ArticleThatcham-based Forterra staff strike in pay dispute
Image credit: GMB SouthernMembers of the trade union GMB who work at heavy building materials supplier Forterra's Thatcham site near Newbury are undertaking strike action today (Tuesday 19 March 2019) in a dispute over pay.The industrial action, which commenced at 6am, will run until 6am on 20 March 2019. This ...
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ArticleThree-fifths have not received a pay rise in the last 12 to 18 months
Three-fifths (61%) of respondents have not received a pay rise in the last 12 to 18 months, according to research by independent job board CV Library.Its survey of 1,200 UK professionals also found that of those that did gain a pay rise, 39% received an increase of up to 2%.Lee ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid seeks financial support at work
I’ve decided to do something about financial support at work and financial wellbeing in general. Not just my own; you only have to look around the office to see how stressed out and worried everyone is. It’s hard to know if they are lying awake at night over their mortgage, ...
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ArticleSwedish artists to pay 'eternal employee' £1,753 a month to do no work
Something for the weekend: Although some employees may believe they are busy doing nothing during their working day, Swedish conceptual artists Simon Goldin and Jakob Senneby are hiring for an 'eternal employee' to do just this, paying a monthly salary of $2,320 (£1,752.99) for a job role with no set ...
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ArticleWestpac Group replaces incentive awards with fixed pay increase for 2,300 tellers
Australian banking organisation Westpac Group is replacing its teller incentive programme with a $500 (£266.27) increase to fixed pay for 2,300 customer-facing employees.The change, effective from 1 April 2019, has been designed to simplify Westpac Group’s remuneration structure, by removing all teller incentives and implementing a new fixed pay only ...
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ArticleSamantha Mann: How have employers prepared for the second gender pay report?
As we approach the end of the second gender pay gap reporting year, the publication of guidance from the Government Equalities Office, which seeks to help employers identify the reasons why gender pay gaps exist, and how to address their pay gaps, serves to remind us this is not simply ...
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ArticleEmma Codd: How have employers prepared for the second gender pay report?
Deloitte reported under the government’s regulations for a second year last summer. While our second statutory report showed a mixed picture, with some movement up and some down, we knew that some of the steps we were taking to address gender balance in our organisation might have a short-term adverse ...
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ArticleGovernment to review international evidence on minimum wages
Spring Statement 2019: The government has appointed an economics professor to review the minimum wage policy in the UK and consider its impacts on employment and productivity.Chancellor Philip Hammond (pictured) announced in his Spring Statement address today (Wednesday 13 March 2019) that the government has issued terms of reference to ...
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ArticleRuth Buchanan: How have employers prepared for the second gender pay report?
There is less than a month to go before the 4 April 2019 deadline for employers to publish their gender pay gap data for the second time. They should be more confident about the mechanics of producing the figures this time around; nevertheless, the regulations are complex. Indeed, many will ...
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OpinionMatthew Potter: What are the impacts from Iceland's minimum wage non-compliance case?
According to the national minimum wage regulations, a salary sacrifice scheme that brings the gross pay of a salaried employee below the minimum wage threshold is technically a breach, attracting fines and a requirement to put employees back into the position they should have been in, had the sums not ...
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ArticleOne in 10 employers do not know how to reduce their gender pay gap
One in every 10 employers (10%) does not understand how to go about reducing its gender pay gap, according to research by YouGov on behalf of charity Young Women's Trust.The survey of 802 senior HR professionals and people managers was conducted online between 4 and 23 February 2019; it found ...
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ArticleGovernment announces plans to protect workers' rights post-Brexit
On Wednesday 6 March 2019, the government announced that following the UK's exit from the European Union (EU), it will ensure that the standard of workers' rights will not be reduced, and that new EU laws will be considered for adoption into UK legislation.In a report titled Protecting and enhancing ...