All Pay strategy articles – Page 162
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ArticleAsda reports a 12.5% mean gender pay gap
Retail organisation Asda has reported a 12.5% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay across its 149,000 UK employees as at April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline ...
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ArticleChristina McAnea: Does the government’s response to the Taylor review go far enough to protect workers?
Workers in the UK are struggling. People are trying to build families, but living on poverty pay it is nigh on impossible for them to plan for the future or get out of debt.Short-term and temporary contracts can cause just as much insecurity as zero-hours ones. Unscrupulous employers are getting ...
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ArticleMarks and Spencer reports a 12.3% mean gender pay gap
Retail organisation Marks and Spencer has reported a 12.3% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April 2018.The gender pay gap ...
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ArticleAldi reports a 11.5% mean gender pay gap
Retail supermarket organisation Aldi has reported a 11.5% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April 2018.The gender pay gap reporting ...
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OpinionNick Willis: Employers need to join the debate on employment status to avoid potential penalties
The government’s response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices was issued on 7 February 2018, comprising of four separate consultation papers on workers’ rights. An immediate reaction is to think that we have a very long way to go before some very basic questions on employment status are ...
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ArticleThe Press Association reports a 0.8% mean gender pay gap
The Press Association has reported a 0.8% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The media organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April ...
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ArticleCastle Cement drivers accept two-year pay deal
Drivers at bulk and ready-packed cement organisation Castle Cement who are members of the trade union Unite, have voted to accept a two-year pay deal.The new pay deal, which will apply to approximately 240 employees across eight UK depot sites, includes a 3.7% pay increase effective from 1 January 2018 ...
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ArticlePoll: 76% think Tesco equal pay case will lead to more claims
Employee Benefits poll: More than three-quarters (76%) of respondents think that the legal action being brought against supermarket organisation Tesco over equal pay will pave the way for more equal pay claims overall.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 59 responses, also found that 8% of respondents do not ...
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ArticleTotal pay falls by 0.3% in real terms
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, including bonuses, fell by 0.3% in real terms between October to December 2016 and October to December 2017, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: February 2018 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonus payments, also ...
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ArticleTesco reports a 12% mean gender pay gap
Supermarket organisation Tesco UK Retail has reported a 12% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay across its five UK entities as at April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data across its 225,000 UK employees in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ...
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ArticleIrwin Mitchell reports a 12.8% mean gender pay gap
Law firm Irwin Mitchell has reported a 12.8% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April ...
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ArticleCammell Laird employees accept five-year pay deal
Approximately 700 employees who work for shipbuilding organisation Cammell Laird, and who are members of trade unions Unite and GMB, are to receive a five-year pay deal, backdated to July 2017.The pay deal, which has been facilitated by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), is divided into two terms, ...
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ArticleManchester Mears to award 20% pay rise in equal pay dispute
Housing maintenance employees who work for repair and maintenance organisation Mears in Manchester are to receive a 20% pay increase as a result of strike action over an equal pay dispute.Approximately 180 employees, who are members of the trade union Unite, employed by Manchester Mears and Manchester Working, a joint ...
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ArticleSupreme Court to hear Pimlico Plumbers employment status case
The Supreme Court is to review a Court of Appeal decision today (Tuesday 20 February 2018), which ruled that former plumber Gary Smith worked for Pimlico Plumbers as a worker rather than as a self-employed contractor, entitling him to employment rights such as access to reasonable adjustments and holiday pay.The ...
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ArticleMcKinsey and Company reports a 23.8% mean gender pay gap
Business management consultancy McKinsey and Company has reported a 23.8% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April 2018.The gender pay ...
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ArticleLawn Tennis Association reports a 31% mean gender pay gap
Tennis’ national governing body the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has reported a 31% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April ...
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ArticleOmni-Serv bus drivers at Gatwick Airport accept two-year pay deal
Airside bus drivers at Gatwick Airport, who are employed by Omni-Serv and are members of the trade union Unite, have voted to accept a two-year pay deal.Approximately 80 employees will benefit from the deal which includes a total pay increase of 5% for affected employees, as well as a £600 ...
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ArticleTotal Media gains living wage accreditation
Media strategy organisation Total Media has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation has committed to paying its 129 permanent employees, as well as any third-party contractors, at least the voluntary living wage rate of £8.75 an hour for staff working in the UK ...
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ArticleBird and Bird reports a 14.5% mean gender pay gap
International law firm Bird and Bird has reported a 14.5% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of ...
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ArticleTaylor Wessing reports a 13.5% mean gender pay gap
International law firm Taylor Wessing has reported a 13.5% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 ...