All Pay strategy articles – Page 195
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain agrees pay deal for South Yorkshire-based staff
Logistics organisation DHL Supply Chain has agreed a 2.6% pay increase for warehouse employees based in South Yorkshire.The pay deal, which has been accepted by employees who are members of trade union Unite, will be backdated to June 2016.The increase will benefit warehouse staff working in two sites at Bawtry, ...
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ArticleUS judge dismisses student athlete's minimum wage and overtime pay claim
A US district judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit that sought to provide the minimum wage and overtime pay to American football players for university sports teams in the US.The case, which was heard at the California Northern District Court, was brought by Lamar Dawson, a former American football player ...
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ArticleRolls-Royce agrees three-year pay deal for Rotherham-based staff
Motoring manufacturing organisation Rolls-Royce has agreed a three-year pay deal for 120 staff at its Rotherham-based advanced blade casting facility (ABCF).The new pay deal includes a 2.8% increase to grade salary ranges and pay points, effective as of 1 March 2017, and a 2.5% increase on 1 March 2018 and ...
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Article91% view holiday pay laws as necessary
More than nine in 10 (91%) employer respondents view holiday pay laws as a necessary area of employment law, according to research by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) and law firm Lewis Silkin.The Employment regulation in the UK: burden or benefit? report, which surveyed 508 employers, also ...
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ArticleHermes to face legal action over holiday pay and national living wage
Courier delivery organisation Hermes is to face legal action over the entitlement of its couriers to workers' rights, such as holiday pay and the national living wage.The legal action is being brought by the GMB trade union on behalf of eight Hermes couriers.The legal claim, which has been lodged with ...
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ArticleDX to face legal action over minimum wage and holiday pay
Mail and parcel delivery organisation DX is to face legal action over the entitlement of its delivery drivers to employment rights, such as being paid the national minimum wage and holiday pay.The legal claim, which is being brought to employment tribunal by law firm Leigh Day, argues that drivers are ...
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ArticleGovernment launches gender pay gap viewing service
The Government Equalities Office has launched an online gender pay gap viewing service to enable the public to see the information that organisations have published so far to fulfil their gender pay gap reporting obligations.The gender pay gap reporting regulations were introduced on 6 April 2017, with a snapshot date ...
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ArticleFacebook and Microsoft among 2017's highest-paying UK organisations
Facebook, Microsoft, and Salesforce are among the top 10 highest-paying organisations in the UK, according to research by Glassdoor.Its 10 highest paying companies in the UK for 2017 report is based on UK employee salary reports that have been shared with Glassdoor on an anonymous and voluntary basis. The figures ...
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Article65% want to see changes to equal pay and discrimination laws after Brexit
Almost two-thirds (65%) of employer respondents would like to see changes to discrimination and equal pay laws once the UK has left the European Union (EU), according to research by GQ Employment Law.Its survey of 43 employers also found that 56% of respondents want to see requirements to pay employees ...
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ArticleBrighton and Hove Albion Football Club staff to receive up to 20% bonus
Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club is to award its 1,080 permanent and match-day staff bonuses of up to 20%.The club’s 280 permanent staff and 800 match-day employees will all be awarded a guaranteed 10% bonus in recognition of employees’ support and hard work that helped the Brighton and Hove ...
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ArticleJessica Chastain asks about male co-star's pay before accepting film roles
Something for the weekend: American actress Jessica Chastain has taken centre stage in Hollywood’s ongoing gender pay debate, revealing that she asks about her male co-star's pay before accepting new film roles.In an interview with Variety, Chastain explained how in the past, her pay would often be decided after the ...
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ArticleUber is granted right to appeal in UK worker-status case
Uber has been granted the right to appeal against an Employment Tribunal ruling that found that the organisation’s drivers are employed as workers and are entitled to the national minimum wage and holiday pay.The appeal will be heard at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in London on 27 and 28 ...
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OpinionStephen Ravenscroft: Gender pay gap reporting considerations for multinational employers
The landscape for gender pay gap reporting is shifting fast, and multinational organisations face a maze of obligations in the different countries in which they operate. This poses practical and operational challenges.Approaches to pay gap reporting vary vastly between countries; thresholds for employee numbers required to trigger reporting requirements differ, ...
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ArticleNew Zealand government offers $2bn pay settlement to 55,000 care staff
The New Zealand government has offered to increase pay for 55,000 employees in the care and support sector as part of a $2 billion (£1.1 billion) five-year pay equity settlement.The pay increases, which would come into effect from 1 July 2017, would see affected care staff awarded a pay increase ...
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ArticlePenguin Random House UK to pay work experience candidates the national living wage
Publishing organisation Penguin Random House UK will pay all work experience participants the national living wage and offer accommodation support for candidates that live outside of London.The London-based organisation will provide a salary of £262.50 a week to participants on its two-week work experience programme, which includes 450 work experience ...
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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 ...