All Pay strategy articles – Page 187
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ArticleTotal pay falls by 0.7% in real terms
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, including bonuses, fell by 0.7% in real terms between March-May 2016 and March-May 2017, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: July 2017 report, also found that regular pay, excluding bonus payments, fell by 0.5% in real ...
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ArticleKenyan state officers to receive 12.5% pay cut
State officers in Kenya's National Assembly, Senate, and the Executive of the National government will receive a 12.5% pay cut in order to reduce the public sector wage bill.The Salary and Remuneration Commission (SRC), which sets and reviews salary and benefits for state officers in Kenya, has recommended a new ...
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ArticleTaylor Review proposes dependent contractor status
A report into modern working practices has recommended the introduction of a dependent contractor employment status.The Good work: The Taylor review of modern working practices report, published on Tuesday 11 July 2017, was commissioned by prime minister Theresa May in October 2016 to review current working practices and models to ...
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ArticleSchool teachers in England and Wales to receive up to 2% pay rise
School teachers across England and Wales are to receive a pay rise of up to 2% from September 2017.The School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB), which examines and reports to the government on matters relating to the statutory employment conditions of school teachers, has recommended a 2% pay increase to the ...
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ArticleWaltham Forest Council gains living wage accreditation
Waltham Forest Council has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation has committed to paying all of its permanent employees and agency staff at least the voluntary London living wage rate of £9.75 an hour.Waltham Forest Council has also committed to working with its ...
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ArticleFCA consults on proposals for staff incentives in consumer credit organisations
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on proposals designed to help consumer credit organisations manage risks associated with staff incentives and performance management processes.The FCA, which has overseen the regulation of consumer credit since April 2014, has published findings from a thematic research report that surveyed 98 consumer credit ...
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ArticleFirefighters to consult on four-year pay deal
Firefighters who are members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will consult on proposals for a four-year pay deal, which includes a 2% pay increase in 2017.The pay deal, which has been proposed by the Fire and Rescue Services National Employers, features a 2% increase in basic pay from 1 ...
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ArticleRangers Football Club loses appeal in employee benefits trust tax case
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Rangers Football Club (RFC) in a case regarding income tax and national insurance liabilities for the organisation’s employee benefits trust (EBT) scheme.The case relates to the assessment from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that the EBT arrangements and sub-trusts set up on ...
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ArticleSerco staff at Barts Health NHS Trust strike over pay dispute
Members of trade union Unite who work for public services organisation Serco and are based at hospitals within Barts Health NHS Trust are taking strike action in a dispute over pay.Cleaners, domestic staff, porters, and security staff based across four London hospitals in the Barts Health NHS Trust began 48 ...
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OpinionCrowley Woodford: National minimum wage traps for the unwary employer
Most workers are entitled to be paid the national minimum wage, with those aged 25 or over entitled to the national living wage. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has wide powers of investigation and enforcement and will name and shame employers found to be underpaying staff. Substantial fines may also ...
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ArticleAddison Lee to face legal action over holiday pay and minimum wage
Taxi organisation Addison Lee is to face legal action over the status of its drivers and their entitlement to workers’ rights, such as holiday pay and the national minimum wage.The legal action is being brought by the GMB trade union on behalf of three Addison Lee drivers, who are being ...
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ArticleFinancial Ombudsman Service gains living wage accreditation
The Financial Ombudsman Service has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation has committed to paying its 3,413 employees at least the voluntary living wage rate of £8.45 an hour, or £9.75 an hour for employees working in London. The new wage rate will ...
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ArticleBentley agrees 6.5% pay increase for Cheshire-based staff
Luxury car manufacturer Bentley has agreed a 6.5% pay increase for more than 2,000 employees based in Crewe, Cheshire, as part of a new pay deal.The pay deal, which was negotiated with trade union Unite, will be backdated to 1 January 2017. The deal will see employees’ working hours reduced ...
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ArticlePWC narrows its mean gender pay gap to 13.7%
Professional services organisation PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has seen its mean gender pay gap narrow from 15.2% in 2016 to 13.7% for hourly fixed pay at April 2017.PWC has reported its snapshot data for 5 April 2017 in compliance with gender pay gap reporting regulations, which includes publishing the data on the ...
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ArticleDepartment for Education reports a 5.3% mean gender pay gap
The Department for Education has reported a mean gender pay gap of 5.3% for hourly fixed pay across its UK-based workforce.The government department has recorded its snapshot data for 31 March 2017 in compliance with gender pay gap reporting regulations. The data has been published on the government’s gender pay ...
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ArticleResearch shows advertised salaries fall by 1%
The average advertised UK salary fell by 1% between May 2016 and May 2017, according to research by Adzuna.Its UK job market report: June 2017, which analyses online job vacancy data in the UK from over 500 sources, found that the average advertised UK salary increased by 0.2% between April ...
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ArticleTesco to increase hourly pay to £8.42 for store staff
Retail organisation Tesco will increase pay for hourly-paid store employees by 10.5% as part of a new pay deal, with the hourly rate set to reach £8.42 an hour by November 2018.The pay rise will be implemented in three stages over the next two years. Pay will increase from £7.62 ...
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ArticleAustralian public office staff to receive 2% pay rise
Australian employees in public office positions are to receive a 2% pay increase following the latest decision by Australia's Remuneration Tribunal.The pay increase will apply to staff in senior offices in the public service and statutory agencies, certain government-owned businesses and part-time offices, secretaries of departments, the federal judiciary, and ...
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ArticleAtlanta City Council to increase minimum wage to $13 an hour
Atlanta City Council is to increase its minimum wage for full-time city employees from $10.10 (£7.97) an hour to $13 (£10.26) an hour.The increase in minimum wage, which will come into effect on 1 July 2017, will impact 360 full-time employees.The minimum wage increase forms part of the city’s $648.6 ...
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ArticleAustralian Football League pay deal links remuneration to industry revenues
Athletes who play in the Australian Football League (AFL) will see their pay increase under a new six-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA), which links pay to industry revenue streams.The new arrangement, which was agreed by the AFL Players’ Association (AFLPA) and the Australian Football League (AFL), will increase total player ...