All Pay strategy articles – Page 5
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ArticleHM Coastguards keep worker status after employer appeal fails
HM Coastguards at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency will keep their worker status after an appeal by their employers failed on 14 January.
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ArticleTeachers in Northern Ireland accept a 4% pay offer
Teachers in Northern Ireland have accepted a 4% pay offer.
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ArticleAldi to increase pay for store staff
Aldi will increase pay for its thousands of store assistants from Sunday 1 March.
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ArticleWSP Textiles staff begin strike action in dispute over pay offer
WSP Textiles employees in Gloucestershire have begun strike action in a dispute over a pay offer.
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Article55% of employees want commitment to mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting within 12 months
More than half (55%) of UK workers want the government to commit to introducing mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting within the next 12 months, according to research by People Like Us.
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ArticleSri Lanka ranked most affordable place to live or retire in 2026
International Living magazine has identified the five most affordable places to live or retire in 2026, which scored the highest in the cost-of-living category of its 2026 Global Retirement Index.
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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid questions the logic of a pay analysis platform
Candid questions the validity of a new data analysis platform’s approach to pay equity reporting, highlighting fundamental flaws in its statistical methodology and budgeting calculations that fail to reflect actual pay practices.
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ArticleTribunal rules JP Morgan did not discriminate against female worker in equal pay case
An employment tribunal has ruled that banking organisation JP Morgan did not discriminate against a female analyst who claimed she was paid less for doing the same job as her male colleague.
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ArticleUK salary increase budgets for 2026 stand at 3.6%
UK salary increase budgets for 2026 stand at 3.6% and matched 2025’s actual increases, according to research by Willis Towers Watson (WTW).
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ArticleEasyJet workers at Luton Airport accept improved pay offer
Around 200 EasyJet workers at Luton Airport have accepted an improved pay offer, ending ongoing strike action.
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ArticleUK workers earn most in technology-based roles
Many of the UK’s best-paid jobs are within the technology sector, according to analysis by Totaljobs.
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OpinionLouise Skinner and Phoebe Fardell: How employers can prepare for EU Pay Transparency Directive
As the date for implementation of the European Union (EU) Pay Transparency Directive in June 2026 draws closer, there is much that employers can do now to prepare.
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ArticleAverage FTSE 100 CEO earnings surpass median UK worker’s annual salary today
The average FTSE 100 chief executive officer (CEO) earnings will surpass the median full-time UK worker’s annual salary at midday on Tuesday 6 January, according to data by the High Pay Centre.
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Article73% of employers to give staff pay rise for 2026
Employee Benefits poll: Almost three-quarters (73%) of employers revealed that they are giving their staff a pay rise for 2026.
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ArticleRoyal Mail staff found to have been fairly dismissed after overtime concerns
An employment tribunal has ruled that two Royal Mail workers who were sacked after concerns about overtime payments were fairly dismissed.
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ArticleGlen Dimplex staff strike over pay dispute
Around 30 employees at manufacturing and solutions group Glen Dimplex have begun further strike action today (Monday 5 January) over a pay dispute.
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ArticlePay rates for Father Christmas remain frozen this year
According to Incomes Data Research’s monitoring of the festive job market, employees who dress up as Santa, once again, stand to earn a median of £15 an hour.
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ArticleRoyal College of Physicians reports 13.9% mean gender pay gap
Royal College of Physicians has reported a mean gender pay gap of 13.9% for 2025, down by 5.8% from 2024’s figure.
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ArticleHMRC and Valuation Office Agency reports 5% mean gender pay gap
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has reported a 5% mean gender hourly pay gap for 2025.
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ArticleArriva Midlands staff accept improved pay offer
Around 300 Arriva workers in Leicester, Hinckley and Coalville have accepted an improved pay offer, ending the threat of strike action.