All Pay strategy articles – Page 64

  • Afzal-Rahman
    Opinion

    Afzal Rahman: Driving change with living wage accreditation

    2022-06-16T05:00:20Z

    Low pay is endemic in our economy, and while the living wage is picking up in popularity, there are still millions of jobs that are not paid enough, and millions of people struggling to meet the cost of living. We need to get wages rising again, and to do that ...

  • Wilson-James
    Article

    Wilson James awards Gatwick Airport staff 15% pay rise

    2022-06-15T12:55:17Z

    Wilson James has awarded more than 300 workers employed at Gatwick Airport a 15% pay increase that has been backdated to 1 April.The deal, which the workers have voted to accept, is almost double a previous offer of 8.2%. A total of 6% of them, who got an additional 50p ...

  • Bolt
    Article

    Bolt staff strike over minimum wage and holiday pay

    2022-06-15T12:42:02Z

    Workers employed by minicab operator app Bolt are staging a 24-hour strike on 15 June over rights such as the right to minimum wage and holiday pay.The workers, who are members of the App Drivers and Couriers Union, began began at midnight and will continue until 11:59pm tonight.The drivers have ...

  • How-to-make-sure-employee-incent
    Supplier article

    HOW TO MAKE SURE EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAMMES WORK!

    2022-06-15T07:37:00Z

    Does your workforce go the extra mile on a regular basis? If not, it might be because you’re not incentivising great performance. But how do you do this effectively? A decent selection of office snacks, ergonomic chairs and a competitive pay packet are all well and good, ...

  • Tom Heys
    Opinion

    Tom Heys: Why employers need to think about ethnicity and gender pay gaps

    2022-06-15T05:00:55Z

    Gender pay gap reporting has successfully increased focus on one aspect of diversity, with high levels of compliance. Although reporting will not be mandatory, the imminent arrival of government guidance on ethnicity pay gap reporting means that more employers will be taking a greater focus on ethnic diversity.But more complex ...

  • Association of Accounting Technicians reduces gender pay gap to 4%
    Article

    Ontario government loses second gender wage gap appeal

    2022-06-14T11:07:07Z

    The Ontario, Canada, government has lost a second legal appeal with the highest court in the province that upholds that it was responsible for discriminating against midwives and must take action to close the gender wage gap.The Ontario Court of Appeal decision, which was released on 13 June, “resoundingly and ...

  • Morrisons rewards employees with 6% bonus for the next 12 months
    Article

    Morrisons to pay staff at least £10.20 an hour

    2022-06-13T09:41:31Z

    Supermarket chain Morrisons has announced that it will pay its more than 80,000 store and manufacturing staff a minimum of £10.20 an hour as of October 2022.This is a 2% minimum increase on their base rate, making it the highest paying UK supermarket for store employees. Since 2014, the hourly ...

  • Microsoft offers three months extra paid leave for working parents
    Article

    Microsoft commits to civil rights audit in the US

    2022-06-10T10:38:56Z

    Microsoft has introduced various workforce initiatives aimed at deepening its employee relationships and enhancing its workplace culture in the US, including committing to a civil rights audit of its workforce policies and practices.According to the organisation, this is part of its commitment to “diversity and inclusion that is grounded in ...

  • 9 June 2022
    Article

    The top 10 most-read articles between 3 June – 9 June 2022

    2022-06-10T08:00:32Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 3 June and 9 June 2022 were: Diageo introduces menopause app for staff across the globeLloyds Banking Group hires chief people and places officerTribunal rules Ineos must compensate staff following imposed pay offerTesco Ireland awards retail staff 10% pay riseEU agrees minimum ...

  • Babcock International
    Article

    Babcock International awards dockyards staff up to 13% pay rise

    2022-06-09T10:44:56Z

    More than 1,150 Babcock International workers at the Plymouth Devonport dockyards have secured a pay rise in order to help offset the cost-of-living crisis.The employees, who support the Navy in the refitting of its fleet, including frigates and nuclear-powered submarines, and range from craft apprentices to catering staff, accepted an ...

  • Ineos
    Article

    Tribunal rules Ineos must compensate staff following imposed pay offer

    2022-06-09T10:13:32Z

    Image credit: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.comAn Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) judgment has ruled that chemicals business Ineos cannot impose a pay offer, and that it must compensate workers employed at its Grangemouth site for trying to do so.The EAT has awarded £3,830 each to 28 employees, members of the union ...

  • Haier-One-Vision-Conference-2
    Article

    Haier UK becomes accredited living wage employer

    2022-06-08T10:03:58Z

    Home appliance brand Haier UK has become an accredited living wage employer, meaning all UK employees of the Haier Europe business will receive a minimum hourly wage of at least £9.90 across the UK, or £11.05 in London.Both rates are higher than the government minimum for those aged 23 and ...

  • BEIS records big rise in minimum wage avoidance
    Article

    EU agrees minimum wage legislation to ensure decent living standards for workers

    2022-06-07T10:18:14Z

    The European Union (EU) has agreed on legislation to ensure that minimum wages in all member countries are set high enough to guarantee decent living standards for workers.Parliament and Council negotiators decided to set adequate minimum wages as provided by national law and collective agreements, with the legislation applying to ...

  • Tescos Ireland employees recognised for efforts by being given 10% bonus
    Article

    Tesco Ireland awards retail staff 10% pay rise

    2022-06-06T10:28:52Z

    Tesco Ireland has committed to give its retail employees an overall 10% pay rise, split across three years as part of a pay rates investment and benefits enhancement.The 10% pay award covers 2021, 2022 and 2023, with 2.5% of the total backdated to April 2021. A 6% pay rise took ...

  • Missguided
    Article

    Missguided ex-employees to sue for pay award following collapse

    2022-06-01T10:00:28Z

    Image credit: Serhii Yevdokymov / Shutterstock.comLegal firm Aticus Law has called for ex-employees of online clothing retailer Missguided to join a class action claim seeking a protective pay award following the business' collapse.On 30 May, Teneo Financial Advisory was called in as administrator for the retailer, which was then followed ...

  • HollieRyan
    Opinion

    Hollie Ryan: What does the GMB and Deliveroo voluntary partnership agreement mean for its workers?

    2022-06-01T05:00:24Z

    Earlier this month, Deliveroo announced that it had signed a union recognition deal with the union GMB, which covers more than 90,000 self-employed riders. The voluntary partnership agreement gives GMB the rights to collective bargaining on pay and consultation rights on benefits, health and safety and wellbeing, as well as ...

  • Image_Tips-for-Implementing-Reproductive-Health-Benefits-3
    Article

    73% of SMEs face higher staff expectations around pay and benefits

    2022-05-31T10:00:29Z

    Almost three-quarters (73%) of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) have experienced increased demand regarding pay and benefits, while 30% have been approached by staff with concerns as to whether their pay will fit with rising living costs, according to research from WorkLife by OpenMoney.WorkLife's Small Business Monitor report was carried ...

  • Money
    Article

    Living Wage Foundation brings rate update forward as cost of living rises

    2022-05-30T10:14:12Z

    The Living Wage Foundation, which calculates and publishes an annual real living wage, as well as providing accreditation to those employers that commit to pay it, has revealed it will pull its 2022-23 rate announcement forward to September.The living wage rate update is usually announced in November as part of ...

  • FinTrU
    Article

    FinTrU awards staff a £2,000 pay rise

    2022-05-27T11:13:31Z

    Financial organisation FinTrU awarded the majority of its approximately 750 employees a pay increase to combat the current of the cost-of-living crisis.Effective from 1 July, employees will receive an additional £2,000 or €2,000 depending on their assigned location, or an additional 5% increase to their base salary, whichever is the ...

  • debbie-lovewell-tuck
    Opinion

    Lovewell's logic: How far should employers support staff with the rising cost of living?

    2022-05-27T08:36:12Z

    The rising cost of living has dominated headlines over the past few months, with many households now facing increasingly bleak and difficult circumstances. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 87% of UK adults reported a rise in their cost of living in April 2022. As a result, many ...