All Pay strategy articles – Page 2
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Incentivising AI
Will more organisations follow Shoosmiths’ lead and linking the use of AI to bonus and incentive schemes?
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ArticleLegal and General becomes living pension employer
Legal and General has received living pension employer accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation as part of its aim to provide stability and security for its employees both now and in the future.
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AnalysisWhat are the benefits of pay transparency?
Salary information has long been kept confidential for multiple reasons, including to avoid pay inflation at job-offer stage.
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Case StudiesTyler Grange's committment to full pay transparency aids recruitment and retention
Tyler Grange committed to full pay transparency after becoming a B Corp in 2022.
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ArticlePrivate sector median pay increases fall to 3.5%
The median pay increase in the private sector fell to 3.5% from 4% in the three months to February 2025, according to Incomes Data Research.
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ArticleUnison reports 5.9% mean gender pay gap
Trade union Unison has reported a 5.9% mean gender pay gap for 2024, down by 1.2% since 2023.
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OpinionLee McIntyre-Hamilton: Implications of NIC and minimum wage increases on salary sacrifice
There is no doubt about it; the upcoming rise in employer national insurance contributions, the national minimum wage, and the national living wage will lead to substantial employment cost increases for many employers.
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ArticleCancer Research UK reports -3.3% mean ethnicity pay gap
Cancer Research UK has reported a -3.3% 2024 mean ethnicity pay gap, compared to -5% in 2023.
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ArticleBrentford Football Club reports 53% mean gender pay gap
Brentford Football Club has reported a 53% mean and a 17% median gender pay gap for 2024.
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ArticleAsda to increase hourly pay and enhance family-friendly policies
Supermarket Asda is to increase hourly pay rates for its store-based employees from October as part of an £80 million investment.
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ArticleCapita’s Life and Pensions division staff strike in pay dispute
Workers at outsourcing and professional services firm Capita’s Life and Pensions division have begun further strike action in a dispute over a fair pay offer for 2024.
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ArticleThe Pensions Regulator reports 13.1% mean sexual orientation pay gap
The Pensions Regulator has reported a 13.1% mean sexual orientation pay gap, up from 12% in 2023.
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ArticleBBC TV performers accept pay increase
BBC TV performers have accepted a pay increase and improved working conditions as part of the Equity-BBC TV Agreement.
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ArticleFirst Bus drivers at Hampshire depot accept improved pay deal
First Bus drivers based at its Hoeford depot in Hampshire have accepted an improved pay deal, following a period of industrial action.
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ArticleGovernment launches consultation on ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting
The government has published a consultation on the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, and mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.
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ArticleAmerican Airlines engineers at Heathrow Airport accept pay deal
Aircraft engineers employed by American Airlines at Heathrow Airport have accepted a pay increase over the course of three years.
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ArticleArds and North Down Borough Council becomes living wage employer
Ards and North Down Borough Council in Northern Ireland has become an accredited living wage employer as part of its commitment to ensure its workforce receives fair pay for a day’s work.
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ArticleAnglian Water reports 8.4% mean ethnicity pay gap
Anglian Water has reported a mean ethnicity pay gap of 8.4%, up from 6.7% in 2023.
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OpinionPaul Robbins: The impact of rising employer national insurance contributions
Credit: Croner-i As announced in Chancellor’s Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget statement, the rate of employer’s national insurance contributions (NICs) will increase to 15% from 6 April, up by 1.2% from 13.8%. Simultaneously, the secondary threshold at which those contributions start to become payable is almost halved, down ...
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Article76% of UK employers offer alternative cash benefits to pensions
Three-quarters (76%) of UK employers said they offer alternative cash benefits to pensions for employees restricted by annual pension allowance, according to new research by Towers Watson.