All Pay strategy articles – Page 38

  • Chessington World of Adventures
    Article

    Chessington World of Adventures gives engineers 13.53% pay rise

    2023-04-27T11:02:12Z

    Credit: Lukasz Sadlowski / Shutterstock.comEngineers employed at theme park Chessington World of Adventures have called off planned strike action after accepting an improved pay offer of 13.53%.The dispute was a result of the engineers, responsible for ensuring the park's safety systems are fully operational, seeking a pay increase in line ...

  • Royal College Midwives pay
    Article

    Royal College of Midwives accepts NHS pay deal

    2023-04-27T10:09:52Z

    Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in England have voted to accept the NHS’ latest pay offer, following a consultation earlier this week.A total of 57% of eligible RCM midwife and maternity support workers voted to accept the deal and 43% rejected it, with an overall turnout of ...

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    Allied Irish Banks enhances domestic violence support

    2023-04-26T10:02:15Z

    Credit: shawnwil23 / Shutterstock.comAllied Irish Banks (AIB) has expanded its support for employees experiencing domestic violence, as part of its commitment to provide a safe and supportive work environment.The bank, which has 9,590 employees, introduced 10 days of fully paid leave per year for staff experiencing domestic violence and abuse, ...

  • Majestic pay
    Article

    Majestic increases wages and updates pay structure

    2023-04-25T10:55:24Z

    Credit: William Barton / Shutterstock.comSpecialist wine retailer Majestic has raised the hourly pay of its retail employees to at least £10.60 as of this month, and introduced an incremental pay structure.Store staff received an average salary increase of 6.7% for 2023/24 as a result of the new hourly base rate ...

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    Swift Lawyers to pay nearly £19,000 in unfair dismissal case

    2023-04-25T08:29:22Z

    Law firm Swift Lawyers has been ordered to pay damages of £18,800 after an employment tribunal found that it had unfairly dismissed a pregnant paralegal.Farzana Yasin joined the firm in 2017 to work on cavity wall insulation claims. She had two consecutive maternity leave periods from October 2018, returned to ...

  • LloydsPharmacy pay
    Article

    LloydsPharmacy gives staff 5.75% bonus

    2023-04-24T10:12:25Z

    Credit: Michael715 / Shutterstock.comLloydsPharmacy pharmacists have agreed to a pay deal in which they will receive a 3.5% bonus payment this month, followed by a 2.25% bonus in October.According to the Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) union, which led negotiations on behalf of the employees, everyone in the bargaining unit, including ...

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    Lush Cosmetics gives staff 10% pay rise

    2023-04-21T10:52:15Z

    Lush Cosmetics has increased pay for its UK employees by more than 10% as of this month in order to pay its workforce a living wage.Its pay rate was raised to £10.90 per hour for staff aged 18 and above across the UK, and £11.95 per hour for those located ...

  • British Transport Police pay
    Article

    British Transport Police reports 5.74% mean gender pay gap

    2023-04-21T10:33:44Z

    Credit: William Barton / Shutterstock.comBritish Transport Police published its 2022 ethnicity and gender pay gaps, reporting a mean average gender gap in hourly pay of 5.74%.This was down 6% from its 2021 figure, with male and female staff earning a mean average hourly rate of £19.85 and £18.71, respectively. Its ...

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    Opinion

    Lovewell's logic: Is the UK failing on pay despite high minimum rates?

    2023-04-21T09:25:24Z

    The UK now has some of the highest minimum pay rates in the world, according to a report published by think-tank The Resolution Foundation this week. Its Low pay Britain 2023 report found that, among the world’s rich nations, only France, Korea and New Zealand currently have higher minimum wages, ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 14 - 20 April 2023

    2023-04-21T08:00:57Z

    The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 14 - 20 April 2023 were: EXCLUSIVE: Employee Benefits Awards 2023 shortlist revealedPret A Manger launches employee benefits platform The Pensions Regulator authorises UK's first CDC pension schemeTransport for London and Monzo recognised as family-friendly tech employersGovernment introduces ethnicity pay gap reporting ...

  • Toolstation pay
    Article

    Toolstation gives staff 9.4% pay rise and enhances benefits package

    2023-04-20T09:50:42Z

    Tools, accessories and building supplies business Toolstation has increased pay by 9.4%, and introduced new benefits for its 5,500 members of staff.The pay rise is for entry level and store and operations employees, with entry level workers’ hourly rate increasing to £10.60.The retailer also introduced 26 weeks of full pay, ...

  • Canal and River Trust pay
    Article

    Canal and River Trust gives staff 8.2% pay rise

    2023-04-19T10:53:55Z

    Credit: chrisdorney / Shutterstock.comCharity organisation The Canal and River Trust has given its 1,700 workers an 8.2% pay increase, following negotiations that have been ongoing since last year.The staff, who previously received an average annual salary of £26,000, remove waste, keep towpaths clear and maintain locks and moorings on England ...

  • Is your organisation planning to voluntarily publish ethnicity pay gap data?
    Article

    Government introduces ethnicity pay gap reporting guidance

    2023-04-18T11:08:22Z

    The government has published guidance for employers on how to voluntarily report on their ethnicity pay gaps.Developed by the Department for Business and Trade, the Equality Hub and the Race Disparity Unit, the advice is in response to one of the actions in the Inclusive Britain: government response to the ...

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    Analysis

    What financial wellbeing support should be offered around salary advance schemes?

    2023-04-18T05:00:26Z

    It is important that salary advance schemes are explained properly so that staff fully understand how these operate and the costs involved.Many scheme providers will include financial education and guidance on how best to benefit from the scheme.Having access to data and monitoring usage each month can help identify if ...

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    Case Studies

    Tesco educates and supports staff through salary advance scheme

    2023-04-18T05:00:00Z

    Supermarket chain Tesco supports the financial wellbeing of its workforce through a salary advance scheme in addition to regular pay rises and an extensive benefits proposition.The employer, which has 345,000 staff, initially trialled its salary advance scheme with 6,000 employees working in its large and convenience stores in Liverpool during ...

  • Amazon
    Article

    Amazon staff in Coventry strike over pay

    2023-04-17T10:31:40Z

    Hundreds of Coventry-based Amazon warehouse workers have begun a multiple-day strike over a pay row as of this week.Around 600 members of trade union GMB walked out at 6.30am today (Monday 17 April) as part of the dispute, asking for a pay rise to £15 an hour.According to Amazon, only ...

  • Pandora
    Article

    Pandora increases retail staff pay by up to 14%

    2023-04-17T10:09:48Z

    Jewellery business Pandora has increased hourly pay for its UK and Ireland retail employees by up to 14% as part of its third pay review in the last 12 months.As of this month (April), sales assistants in London now received £11.95 an hour, while sales assistant employees across the rest ...

  • Bede's School
    Article

    Bede’s becomes accredited living wage employer

    2023-04-17T10:06:25Z

    Sussex-based boarding school Bede's School has become a living wage employer after receiving accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.The St Bede’s School Trust, which runs a prep school in Eastbourne and senior school in Upper Dicker, currently employs 1,070 members of staff. As part of its commitment, all of its ...

  • 13 april 2023
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    The top 10 most-read articles between 6 - 13 April 2023

    2023-04-14T10:45:28Z

    The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 6 - 13 April 2023 were: Sainsbury’s loses appeal to throw out equal pay bidIveco Group introduces global reward platformSuperdrug and Savers enhance wellbeing packagesSodexo UK and Ireland enhances parental leave and benefitsNetwork Homes gives staff £2,400 cost-of-living pay increaseThomson Reuters introduces ...

  • savills uk
    Article

    Savills UK reduces mean gender pay gap by 8%

    2023-04-14T10:29:00Z

    London-based real estate services business Savills UK has reported its mean gender pay gap for 2022, which shows a reduction of 8% compared with the year prior. Savills’ mean gender pay gap reduced from 26.03% in 2021 to 23.94% in 2022, while its median gap reduced from ...