All Pay strategy articles – Page 165
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ArticleTwo-fifths would feel more positive about their employer if offered an annual bonus
Two-fifths (40%) of employees would feel more positive towards their organisation if they were offered an annual bonus within their benefits package, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.Its survey of 1,001 UK employees found that bonuses are more highly valued by older staff, as 53% of those over ...
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ArticleAIB Group proposes 3% pay increase for 10,000 staff
Commercial banking organisation AIB Group has proposed a 3% pay increase for its approximately 10,000-strong workforce, as recommended by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).The pay offer forms part of negotiations between the Ireland-based bank and the Financial Services Union (FSU). The discussions, which began in November 2018, are being brokered ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Addison Lee
The benefits offered by Addison Lee:Pension and payFive defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, which the organisation is looking to consolidate. These include pension schemes with National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) for approximately 500 employed UK chauffeurs, and with Aegon for management. Contributions vary according to seniority: employees and team leaders ...
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ArticleFrontier Airlines awards 53% across-the-board pay increase
US-based budget airline Frontier Airlines has ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association, International (Alpa), which includes an average 53% across-the-board pay increase.The new agreement, which becomes effective on 16 January 2019, and which Alpa estimates to be worth more than $1 billion (£779,315,000), ...
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ArticleUnite members accept revised pay offer from Offshore Contractors Association
The trade union Unite has announced that its 25,000 members covered by the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA) have accepted a revised pay offer, following recommendations by the union and its OCA shop stewards.The OCA represents contractor organisations involved in a range of activities in the UK’s offshore oil and gas ...
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ArticleMeadow Foods employees set for four-day strike over 2% pay offer
Employees at dairy-based ingredient supplier Meadow Foods' factory in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor are set to strike for four days over a 2% pay offer for the year starting July 2018.Staff at the East Yorkshire chocolate crumb manufacturer are due to walk at 6pm on 12 January until 6pm on 15 January, affecting ...
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ArticleGE Appliances seeks professional grandma to demonstrate products
Something for the weekend: US home products supplier GE Appliances is advertising for a professional grandma to demonstrate the cutting edge in its kitchen technology.The organisation states that it wants to celebrate non-traditional, stylish grandmas, and highlights the need for candidates who represent diversity and can help sustain cultural legacies ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Are employees’ changing expectations unrealistic?
Earlier this week, we exclusively reported on Aon's Benefits and trends survey 2019, which revealed that nearly all employers (97%) think the workplace expectations of staff are changing rapidly, a finding the professional service provider believes is largely driven by technology.Of those polled, 98% said employees now expect more flexible ...
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ArticleUK takes 10th place in global rankings for workplace happiness
The UK ranks 10th in the world for workplace happiness, according to a study by employee engagement organisation Engaging Works.More than 10,000 employees have been surveyed globally by Engaging Works since its launch in October 2017. Using the data compiled, the organisation has calculated an average happiness score for each ...
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ArticlePolice staff in England and Wales vote in favour of 2% pay deal
Following a consultation that took place in December 2018, police staff in England and Wales belonging to the unions GMB, Unison and Unite have voted to accept a pay offer that includes a 2% pay rise.The pay deal will now be implemented by forces in the two countries, and will ...
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ArticleCIMB offers six months' paid maternity leave for first-time mothers
Kuala Lumpur-based banking organisation CIMB has announced that it will now be offering six months' paid maternity leave for its employees in Malaysia who become first-time mothers.Eligible staff members will be able to take up the benefit from 30 days prior to their estimated due date. CIMB also provides employees ...
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ArticleHSBC gender pay gap increased to 61% in 2018
The gender pay gap at banking organisation HSBC has grown from 59% in 2017 to 61% in 2018, according to its latest update.The 2017 figure already marked HSBC out as the employer with the largest disparity between male and female employees' pay among UK banks.The latest report means that female ...
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OpinionKaren Coleman: Mandatory job evaluation could mitigate equal pay claims
Morrisons has become the latest big supermarket group to face a challenge at the Employment Tribunal (ET) over equal pay by its shop staff; these are predominantly women who believe that they are being unfairly paid less than their male counterparts employed in distribution centres. If the test claim by ...
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ArticleMore than a third remain with their employer if they have good work-life balance
More than a third (37%) of employees state that a good work-life balance would cause them to remain with their current employer, according to research by community interest organisation Investors in People.Its 2019 Job exodus report, which surveyed 2,000 UK individuals in December 2018, also found that 34% of respondents ...
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ArticleAverage salaries in the UK increased by 7.6% over 2018
Average salaries in the UK increased by 7.6% over 2018, according to research by independent job website CV Library.The website's analysis of its 2018 job market data, compared to corresponding 2017 figures, found that average salaries have increased the most in Glasgow over the course of 2018, rising by 11.3% ...
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ArticleIllegal Pete's raises minimum wage to $15 an hour for tipped, hourly paid staff
US-based Mexican restaurant chain Illegal Pete's has raised its minimum starting wage for tipped, hourly paid employees to $15 (£11.77) an hour, effective from January 2019.This equates to a $6 (£4.71) pay rise since Illegal Pete's last increased its minimum starting wage in 2015 to $9 (£7.06) an hour.The pay ...
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ArticleTennessee restaurant operators ordered to pay $220,000 in back wages and damages
The operators of Nashville, Tennessee-based restaurant Woodlands Indian Vegetarian Cuisine have been ordered to pay $220,000 (£173,557) in back wages and liquidated damages to 31 employees.The action follows an investigation by the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), which uncovered violations of the minimum wage, overtime and ...
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ArticleLetitia Wright named 2018’s biggest box-office draw but absent from list of best-paid actors
Something for the weekend: Actor Letitia Wright has been named by movie ticket website Fandango as the highest box-office earning star of 2018, but she does not feature on the top ten list of best-paid actors.Wright has featured in a string of hit movies, including Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, ...
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ArticleArriva Durham County bus drivers set to strike after rejecting pay offer
Around 650 bus drivers working for Arriva Durham County have voted to strike for a week from 6 January after rejecting a revised pay offer.The drivers, members of the Unite union based at Darlington, Durham, Redcar, Stockton and Whitby, voted by 72% to 28% to reject the proposal, which was ...
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ArticleMen earn nearly twice as much as women in bonus pay
The average bonus for a full-time worker in the UK was £2,242 in 2018, according to analysis of figures from the Office for National Statistics by recruitment organisation Aaron Wallis, but the average for males at £2,613 was nearly twice that for females at £1,158.The research also found that full-time ...