All Pay strategy articles – Page 164
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ArticleAverage advertised salaries have increased by 3.9% since December 2017
The average advertised salary in the UK increased by 3.9% between December 2017 and December 2018, according to research by job search engine Adzuna.The UK job market report: January 2019 is based on online vacancy data from across 500 sources. It also found that the average advertised salary in the ...
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ArticleHermes offers 15,000 self-employed couriers holiday pay and guaranteed rates
Parcel delivery organisation Hermes has agreed a collective bargaining agreement with the trade union GMB for its 15,000 self-employed couriers, giving them the option to earn holiday pay and have a guaranteed rate of pay.The agreement, which has been designed to support the rights of self-employed individuals providing courier services ...
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ArticleAsda reports a 12.4% mean gender pay gap for 2018
Supermarket retailer Asda has reported a 12.4% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay in 2018; this is 0.1% less than the 12.5% gap it reported for 2017.The organisation, which has 147,000 employees in the UK, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay ...
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ArticleChief executive offers £40,000 to jet fashion designer around the world
Something for the weekend: A UK-based chief executive officer is offering a lucrative £40,000 pay slip, 28 days of annual leave and full sick pay in order to hire an experienced fashion designer to travel the world with her for the next 12 months.The job, posted on online fashion manufacturing ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal upholds that Asda store and distribution staff are comparable
The Court of Appeal has today (Thursday 31 January 2019) upheld that store-based employees, who are majority female, at retailer Asda have comparable job roles to their predominantly male counterparts working at the supermarket's distribution centres.This judgment is the latest result in the ongoing equal pay case against Asda, led ...
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ArticleThree-quarters of employees want a more tailored benefits package
Approximately three-quarters (73%) of employees want a more tailored benefits package, according to research by build-to-rent organisation Get Living.Its survey of 2,000 UK employees also found that 48% of respondents would leave their current job for one with better perks, while 7% are willing to take a pay cut in ...
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OpinionJoanne Duck: Employment law changes on the agenda for 2019
As we embark upon a new year heaped with Brexit uncertainty, there is one thing we can be sure of: 2019 is set to be a busy year for employee benefits.On 17 December 2018, the government published the Good Work Plan, which it describes as 'the biggest package of workplace ...
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ArticleCoffin Mew to introduce new employee proposition for 220 staff
Regional law firm Coffin Mew is to introduce a range of new employee benefits and workplace initiatives from April 2019 as part of its talent attraction and retention strategy.The new proposition, which is particularly focused on tackling gender equality and agile working, has been designed to align with the firm's ...
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ArticleAnne Arundel Medical Center increases minimum wage to $15
Maryland-based healthcare organisation Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) has increased its minimum rate of pay from $13 (£9.97) an hour to $15 (£11.51) an hour.The pay increase, effective from 20 January 2019, will benefit approximately 1,100 of the organisation's 4,850 employees.Julie McGovern, vice president and chief human resources officer at ...
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AnalysisHow can employers benchmark their total reward strategy?
Need to know:Benchmarking beyond quantitative pay figures can prove difficult, but employers need to consider a wide range of elements when measuring the success of their total reward package.External comparisons are important, but canvassing internal employee opinion is also integral when deciding on changes and shaping strategy.When updating a total ...
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ArticleAldi increases minimum rates of pay for 8,000 store assistants
Supermarket retailer Aldi has increased its minimum hourly rates of pay for 8,000 store assistants, paying a new wage of £9.10 an hour to UK-based staff, or £10.55 if employees are based at stores located inside the M25.The pay increases, which will be effective from 1 February 2019, are a ...
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ArticleTotal pay has increased by 1.2% in real terms since November 2017
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, which includes bonuses, increased by 1.2% in real terms between September to November 2017 and September to November 2018, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: January 2019 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonus payments, ...
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ArticleWilmington Senior Care fined $15,241 in back pay and damages for overtime violations
US-based senior living organisation Wilmington Senior Care has been ordered to pay six employees a total of $15,241 (£11,814.82) in back pay and liquidated damages for violating overtime and record keeping regulations.Wilmington Senior Care, operating under the name Summer Breeze Senior Living, was subject to an investigation conducted by the ...
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Case StudiesPrezzybox adopts holistic approach to total reward
Since its launch in 2000, online gift retailer Prezzybox has taken a holistic approach to reward, believing that culture and working environment are as important as traditional benefits.Zak Edwards, managing director at Prezzybox, says: “Too many employers see fiscal rewards as the be all and end all, which is shortsighted. ...
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OpinionPrisca Bradley: Workplace reforms do not go far enough
In December last year, the government unveiled a range of workplace reforms to improve the rights of workers on zero-hour contracts, agency employees and those working in the gig economy.The announcement of greater rights for those operating in the gig economy will be welcomed by the 1.1 million workers in ...
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OpinionPhil Sproston: How can total reward strategies help create top employers?
Total reward strategies have come to be highly effective weapons for many top employers in the UK. To understand why, it is important to break down the words themselves.Organisations are becoming increasingly broad in their perspective regarding what reward really means, and so the word 'total' is key. While 'reward' ...
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ArticleKavitha Sivasubramaniam: Looking beyond traditional pay and benefits
As our Total Reward Week, in association with Aon Employee Benefits, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.There is no doubt that a clear and comprehensive reward strategy can have a significant positive ...
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OpinionJohn Forth: How have total reward trends developed?
A major feature of the reward landscape in recent years has been the prolonged period of wage stagnation; according to Employee earnings in the UK: 2018, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in October 2018, average wages are still below levels recorded in 2008, after adjusting for inflation.As ...
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ArticleGlasgow City Council reaches agreement in principle with trade unions for equal pay claims
Glasgow City Council has reached an agreement in principle to settle around 14,000 equal pay claims.The agreement, confirmed on Thursday 17 January 2019, has been made with trade unions Unison, Unite and GMB as well as campaign group Action 4 Equality Scotland. It finalises the principles and structure of potential ...
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ArticleHong Kong to raise statutory minimum wage by 8.7%
Hong Kong is to increase its statutory minimum wage from $34.50 (£3.42) an hour to $37.50 (£3.72) an hour, equating to an 8.7% pay rise for employees.The minimum wage increase was approved by Hong Kong's executive council last week, following recommendations from the territory's Minimum Wage Commission (MWC).Hong Kong's Government ...