All Pay strategy articles – Page 199
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ArticleFirst Leeds bus drivers to strike over pay
First Leeds bus workers who are members of the union Unite will undertake strike action next week in a dispute over pay.The continuous strike action in Leeds is due to begin at 2.00am on Tuesday 26 July 2016.The planned industrial action follows previous strike activity on 13 and 20 June, ...
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ArticleEmployment tribunal to hear Uber workers' rights cases
Two test cases will today (20 July 2016) be brought against taxi-app organisation Uber at the Central London Employment Tribunal, in order to determine whether drivers are entitled to employment rights such as holiday pay and a guaranteed minimum wage.The legal action, brought by law firm Leigh Day and supported ...
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 2.3%
Total pay, including bonuses, increased by 2.3% in Great Britain between March-May 2015 and March-May 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The UK Labour Market: July 2016 report also found that regular pay, in nominal terms and excluding bonuses, grew by 2.2% between March-May 2015 and March-May 2016.Average ...
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ArticleUS compliance news at a glance
A round-up of the latest compliance issues facing employers in the US:US government raises salary threshold for overtime payThe US Department of Labor has finalised a new overtime rule that extends the salary threshold for overtime pay eligibility. Employees who work more than 40 hours a week and earn less ...
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ArticleBritish Airways i360 pays living wage to all staff
British Airways i360 will pay all 160 employees working at the Brighton tourist attraction the living wage following the commitment of its catering partner to the voluntary rate.The catering organisation, Heritage Portfolio, part of the Centerplate Group, has committed to paying all staff a minimum of £8.25 an hour. It ...
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ArticleBritish Gas holiday pay case heard at Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal heard the case of British Gas Trading Ltd v Lock this week (11 July 2016), which revolves around the inclusion of commission in holiday pay calculations.Lock, a sales consultant for British Gas, brought an employment tribunal claim for outstanding holiday pay against the organisation. Lock earned ...
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ArticleJPMorgan Chase to raise base pay by up to $16.50
JPMorgan Chase is to raise the minimum pay for its 18,000 US employees to between $12 (£9.06) and $16.50 (£12.45) an hour.The financial services organisation currently pays employees a minimum of $10.15 (£7.66) an hour.The increase in base pay will take place over the next three years, and will be ...
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ArticleCity Hall reports 4.6% gender pay gap
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has reported the results of City Hall's latest pay audit, which found the equivalent of a 4.6% gender pay gap.Female City Hall employees on full-time contracts earned £21.40 an hour on average at the end of March 2016, while male staff took home £22.44 ...
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ArticleEY and LV= commit to Women in Finance Charter
A total of 72 organisations, including EY (pictured), LV=, and Standard Life, have signed up to the Women in Finance Charter, which aims to drive diversity across the financial services industry.The charter, which was developed in response to Jayne-Anne Gadhia’s Review in March, commits financial service organisations to link the ...
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Article8% reduce reward package in response to national living wage
Less than one in 10 (8%) employer respondents who have seen their wage bill increase following the introduction of the national living wage have reduced aspects of their reward package, such as paid breaks, overtime or bank holiday pay, in response to this, according to research by the Resolution Foundation.The ...
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ArticleWashington DC legislates for $15 minimum wage
The US District of Columbia (Washington DC) is to raise the minimum wage to $15 (£11.42) an hour by 2020.Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington DC, signed the Fair Shot Minimum Wage Amendment Act 2016 into law on 27 June after the bill was unanimously passed by the DC Council on ...
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ArticleTeachers strike over pay and working conditions
Teachers in England who are members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) are taking strike action today (5 July 2016) in a bid to protect pay and working conditions in schools.Of the 24.5% of members who took part in the ballot, 91.7% voted in favour of discontinuous strike action.The ...
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ArticleBrecon Carreg, Majestic Wine and TSB commit to living wage
Brecon Carreg, Majestic Wine and TSB (pictured) have committed to paying staff the Living Wage Foundation's voluntary living wage rate.Employees who work for these organisations receive at least the voluntary living wage rate of £8.25 an hour, and £9.40 in London.Majestic Wine has been accredited as a living wage employer ...
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ArticleAsda equal pay claim proceeds to employment tribunal
An equal pay claim brought against retailer Asda is to proceed to the Employment Tribunal following a Court of Appeal decision published yesterday (22 June 2016).The claim is being brought by more than 7,000 former and current Asda employees, the majority of which are women, who work in hourly-paid roles ...
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Article61% cite reputational risk as a key concern around gender pay reporting
More than half (61%) of employer respondents cite reputational risk as one of their top three concerns around gender pay reporting, according to research by Mercer.Its Gender pay reporting survey, which surveyed 114 public and private organisations, also found that 41% name equal pay cases as a top three concern, ...
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Article84% of female healthcare respondents have never asked for a pay rise
More than three-quarters (84%) of female respondents who work in the healthcare sector have never asked for a pay rise compared to 71% of male respondents, according to research by Randstad Care.Its Assessing the lack of senior opportunities for women in nursing report, which surveyed 486 UK healthcare professionals, also ...
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ArticleAmazon, Expedia and L’Oreal USA commit to US government’s equal pay pledge
Almost 30 organisations, including Amazon, Expedia (pictured), and L'Oreal USA, have agreed to the US government’s Equal Pay Pledge in a bid to reduce the gender pay gap across the country.In total, 28 private sector organisations have committed to the Equal Pay Pledge, which was announced by the White House ...
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ArticleBBC Parliament staff strike over pay grade dispute
Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the BBC Parliament channel are conducting a 24-hour strike in a dispute over pay grading and recognition.The dispute has been raised over the banding of grade 5 broadcast assistants who produce content for 24-hour channel BBC Parliament. Staff who perform comparable ...
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ArticleUW Credit Union to increase minimum pay to $15 an hour
US-based financial services organisation UW Credit Union is to increase the minimum pay rate for staff to $15 an hour (£10.60).The increase in its minimum pay rate, known as the Foundation Wage, is expected to impact around 25% of the organisation’s 500-strong workforce.The increase will be implemented in stages, with ...
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ArticleUS taxi firms offer to settle employee-status disputes
Several cases concerning employee status have taken place in the US as drivers for two taxi platforms dispute their classification as independent contractors in favour of being classed as employees and receiving the benefits that this affords.Lyft has proposed a revised settlement agreement for the Cotter v Lyft class action ...