All Pay strategy articles – Page 190
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 0.2% in real terms
Total pay, including bonuses, increased by 0.2% in real terms in Great Britain between December 2015-February 2016 and December 2016-February 2017, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: April 2017 report, also found that regular pay, excluding bonuses, increased by 0.1% in real terms ...
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OpinionLouise Lawrence: Excel worker-status ruling adds to growing body of gig economy case law
Boxer v Excel follows a string of other similar rulings in deciding that an individual who was engaged by a gig economy organisation as a self-employed contractor was, in fact, a worker and therefore entitled to holiday pay.The case emphasises again that the Employment Tribunal will look beyond what is ...
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Article14% plan to ask for a pay rise in 2017
More than one in 10 respondents (14%) plan to ask for a pay rise in 2017, according to research by job site Adzuna.Its survey of 700 jobseekers also found that 38% of male respondents plan to ask their employer for both a pay rise and a promotion in 2017, compared ...
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ArticleRoyal London gains living wage accreditation
Pensions and investment organisation Royal London has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation, committing to pay its 3,253 UK-based employees the voluntary living wage.Effective from 1 April 2017, both permanent employees and third-party contractors at Royal London receive the voluntary living wage rate of ...
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ArticleSalesforce conducts $3m salary adjustment following equal pay assessment
Global cloud-based technology organisation Salesforce has spent approximately $3 million (£2.4 million) on salary adjustments to address unexplained differences in pay.The organisation adjusted the salaries of 11% of its employees, effective from 1 April 2017.The pay amendments follow the organisation’s second equal pay audit, which assessed staff salaries and bonuses ...
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ArticleLand Securities and the Goodall Foundation gain living wage accreditation
Commercial real estate organisation Land Securities and education charity The Robin and Sylvia Goodall Charitable Foundation have been accredited as living wage employers by the Living Wage Foundation.The accreditation will see both businesses commit to paying permanent employees and third-party contractors at least the voluntary living wage rate of £8.45 ...
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OpinionClare Gregory: Grey areas could lead to gender pay gap reporting inconsistencies
Wednesday 5 April 2017 marks the ‘snapshot’ date when organisations with more than 250 employees must collect data to calculate their mean and median gender pay and bonus gaps. Employers will be required to publish this information, with the first comparison due to be published by 4 April 2018 and ...
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Article58% do not have salary information available across roles and genders
More than half (58%) of employer respondents do not have salary information available across roles and genders, according to research by Totaljobs.Its survey of 4,700 employees and 145 employers also found that 82% of employer respondents are not reviewing their gender equality or equal pay policy ahead of the introduction ...
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Article86% believe living wage accreditation improves employer reputation
More than three quarters (86%) of voluntary living wage accredited employer respondents believe that living wage accreditation has enhanced their organisation’s general reputation as an employer, according to research by the Living Wage Foundation and Cardiff Business School.The survey of 800 organisations that have been accredited as a living wage ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Tackling the issues behind gender pay gaps
How prepared is your organisation for the incoming gender pay gap reporting requirements?Is this seen as a box-ticking exercise to be completed by the deadline or have you already engaged with the requirements and are planning to voluntarily publish your organisation’s data before required to do so in April next ...
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ArticleNHS staff to receive 1% pay rise
NHS staff across England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland are to receive a 1% pay rise from 1 April 2017.The NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB), which provides independent pay advice to the government, has recommended a 1% increase to all NHS Agenda for Change pay points for 2017-2018 in its ...
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Article9% pay their bonus into their workplace pension
Less than one in 10 (9%) respondents opt to pay at least part of their bonus into their workplace pension, according to research by Aviva.Its survey of 2,012 UK adults also found that 24% of respondents are aware of the tax advantages of paying their bonus into their workplace pension ...
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ArticleSchroders reports a 31% mean gender pay gap
Schroders has reported a mean gender pay gap of 31%, based on hourly fixed pay across its global workforce.The global asset and wealth management organisation has a median gender pay gap of 33% based on hourly fixed pay, according to its 2016 annual report.The mean gender pay gap for total ...
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ArticleDeliveroo to face legal action over holiday pay and minimum wage
Takeaway delivery organisation Deliveroo is to face legal action over the entitlement of its riders to employment rights such as holiday pay and the minimum wage.The legal action argues that riders are not contractors and that they should be entitled to employment rights, such as the national minimum wage and ...
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ArticleDeliveroo to face legal action over holiday pay and minimum wage
Takeaway delivery organisation Deliveroo is to face legal action over the entitlement of its riders to employment rights such as holiday pay and the minimum wage.The legal action argues that riders are not contractors and that they should be entitled to employment rights, such as the national minimum wage and ...
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ArticleSupreme Court refuses British Gas holiday pay appeal request
In February 2017, the Supreme Court refused British Gas' request to appeal in the British Gas v Lock case.This decision follows a Court of Appeal ruling in October 2016, which found that holiday pay calculations should include a representative amount of commission-based pay.Lock, who had previously worked as a sales ...
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AnalysisInfographic: How are employers in different sectors approaching the national living wage?
An infographic looking at the proportion of employers implementing, or considering implementing, national living wage offsetting changes by sector. (Source: Incomes Data Research's Impact of the national living wage: a report for the Low Pay Commission, October 2016)Read more in How to future proof a reward strategy in light of ...
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ArticleTribunal rules Excel bicycle courier is entitled to holiday pay
The London Central Employment Tribunal has ruled that a bicycle courier for ground transport organisation Excel is a worker, and is therefore entitled to holiday pay.Bicycle courier Andrew Boxer contended that he was employed by Excel as a worker rather than as an independent contractor, and was therefore entitled to ...
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Article65% believe pay transparency can help close the gender pay gap
Almost two thirds (65%) of respondents believe that employers who are transparent about salaries can help to eliminate the gender pay gap, according to research by Glassdoor.Its survey of 2,000 full and part-time employees also found that 38% of male respondents believe the gender pay gap will not close until ...
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ArticlePorsche awards 21,000 staff with bonus of up to €9,111
German sports car manufacturing organisation Porsche is awarding 21,000 employees a bonus of up to €9,111 (£7,885).The bonus will be made up of two components, including an award of €8,411 (£7,279) in recognition of the organisation's positive results and exceptional staff performance in the 2016 financial year.The remaining €700 will ...