All Pay strategy articles – Page 172
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ArticleEmployment Appeal Tribunal rules against Leicestershire Police on parental pay comparisons
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a police constable was subject to indirect sex discrimination, only being able to take shared parental leave at the statutory rate of pay, whereas female constables have the option of taking enhanced maternity leave at full pay.In Hextall v Chief Constable Leicestershire ...
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OpinionJoanna Mason and Anna Henderson: What is next on the to-do list for gender pay gap reporting?
Now that the dust has settled on the first gender pay gap reporting deadline, HR professionals could be forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief that the storm has passed, hopefully with little damage. Certainly, the thousands who adopted the tactic of waiting until the last minute to publish may ...
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ArticleHermes faces legal action over couriers’ employment status
Logistics organisation Hermes is facing legal action over its couriers' employment status and entitlement to employment rights, such as holiday pay and the national minimum wage.The legal action started on Monday 30 April 2018, and has been brought by trade union GMB on behalf of eight couriers, currently labelled as ...
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ArticleGroendyke Transport awards drivers 9.4% pay increase
North American tank trunk transportation organisation Groendyke Transport has awarded a 9.4% increase in its average hourly non-revenue pay rates for its 1,321 drivers as part of an initiative to create a sustainable pay model.The pay changes, effective from May 2018, also include an increase in mileage pay of $0.06 ...
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ArticleMcDonald’s employees strike in dispute over pay
Employees of restaurant organisation McDonald’s who are members of The Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) are undertaking strike action today (Tuesday 1 May 2018) in a dispute over pay, trade union recognition and fixed hour contracts.BFAWU members who work across five McDonald’s restaurants, based across Cambridge, Crayford, Manchester ...
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ArticleThe Points Guy offers paid internship to manage organisation pets’ social media
Image credit: The Points GuySomething for the weekend: Paid internships are akin to finding hidden treasure when employees are starting out on the career ladder. However, travel advice website The Points Guy has the paw-fect opening for a social media savvy dog lover: an internship managing the social media accounts ...
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ArticleUniversity of Bath to pay voluntary living wage
The University of Bath is to pay its employees, more than 300 of whom are members of the trade union Unison, the voluntary living wage rate of £8.75 an hour from 1 May 2018.The university, which is currently in the process of applying for a formal living wage employer accreditation ...
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ArticleMedian gross base salary for UK entry level roles is £26,000
The median gross base salary for entry level professionals in the UK is £26,000 a year, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its Global 50 Remuneration Planning Report, which collates pay and benefits information for 50 positions across 60 countries worldwide, found that the UK’s median gross entry level base ...
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ArticleUniversity of London outsourced workers strike to gain employment rights
Workers employed by outsourcing organisations that have contracts with the University of London, and who are members of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), are undertaking a two-day strike in a dispute over employment rights.More than 100 workers will be taking strike action on Wednesday 25 and Thursday ...
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ArticleVauxhall awards pay deal to 1,400 Luton-based employees
Car manufacturing organisation Vauxhall has awarded a 1.5% pay increase to 1,400 employees based at its van plant in Luton.Vauxhall van employees, who are based at Luton and are members of the trade union Unite, voted 68% in favour to accept the new pay deal. This includes a 1.5% pay ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal rules against Nottingham City Council in pay progression case
The Court of Appeal has ruled that Nottingham City Council was in breach of contract for failing to award employees incremental pay progression increases.In the case, Abrahall and Others v Nottingham City Council and Anr, Nottingham City Council employees, who either worked directly for the council or were transferred to ...
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ArticlePrivate hire taxi firms to face legal action in employment status claims
Taxi organisations A2B, Blacklane and Green Tomato Cars are to face legal action over the employment status of its drivers and their entitlement to employment rights, such as the national minimum wage and holiday pay.The legal action is being brought by The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) trade ...
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 0.1% in real terms
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, including bonuses, increased by 0.1% in real terms between December 2016 to February 2017 and December 2017 to February 2018, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: April 2018 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonus ...
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OpinionKaren Holden: What should employers consider when distinguishing self-employed workers?
Recent media attention has raised the question: 'Are you an employee or genuinely a self-employed contractor?' BBC presenter Christa Ackroyd was held liable for tax in excess of £400,000 because the courts considered her to be an employee of the BBC, despite her services being paid through a separate limited ...
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ArticleABI voluntarily reports 16.5% median gender pay gap
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has voluntarily reported its gender pay data with a 16.5% median gender pay gap and 19.6% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay.The organisation, which employs just under 100 staff, is not legally obliged to report these details under the gender pay gap ...
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ArticleUS court rules in favour of Uber in employment status case
A US district court has ruled that drivers for taxi organisation Uber’s high-end car division are independent contractors as opposed to employees, and are therefore not entitled to wages or overtime pay.The case, Razak v Uber Technologies, involved three drivers for Uber Black claiming that they are employees instead of ...
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ArticleBritish Film Institute awards 1% pay increase
The British Film Institute (BFI) is to give staff a 1% consolidated pay increase, effective from May 2018.The one-year cost of living award, which was negotiated with trade unions Bectu and Unite, includes back pay to 1 April 2017.BFI and the trade unions are currently negotiating to agree a new ...
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ArticleTGI Friday’s waiters to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over tips and minimum wage
Waiters at American restaurant chain TGI Friday’s who are members of the trade union Unite, are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over the organisation’s tip policy and minimum wage non-compliance.Waiters who work at TGI Friday’s Covent Garden and Milton Keynes branches will be balloted between Wednesday ...
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OpinionRita Trehan: How the gender pay gap harms engagement and productivity
In spite of the dedication and work of many, the majority of medium-sized and large organisations pay higher wage rates to men than women. That was the conclusion drawn from The Gender Pay Gap briefing paper, published by the House of Commons in April 2018, which found that at 78% ...
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Case StudiesEY uses diversity and inclusion strategy to address gender pay disparity
Professional services organisation EY is tackling its gender pay gap disparity using a range of policies and programmes within its diversity and inclusion strategy, aimed at improving gender balance across the business.The firm, which has 15,000 employees in the UK and Ireland, reported a 19.7% mean gender pay gap for ...