All Pay strategy articles – Page 75
-
OpinionVickie Graham: There are clear benefits to introducing self-service pay systems
A self-service pay system enables payroll departments to redistribute some administrative tasks, for example updating employee data online and printing payslips if required, putting ownership on the employees themselves.There are clear benefits. For payroll professionals these benefits are associated with efficiencies and time savings. By empowering employees to take ownership ...
-
Case StudiesKent County Council employees benefit from digital self-serve pay
Kent County Council, which has 9,500 non-school employees, decided to squeeze more value out of its existing Oracle HR software by offering self-service functionality for pay-related issues.For the employer, this automated a process that previously required dedicated staff to input information manually into a system and distribute paper forms and ...
-
ArticleMedian basic pay increase to rise to 2.5%
The median basic pay increase is predicted to rise to 2.5% in January, an increase against the 2021 quarter four figure of 2%, according to the latest data from XpertHR.Across the whole economy in 2021, the median basic pay award stood at 1.8%, which is just below the 2% recorded ...
-
ArticleMercedes-Benz staff to strike over pay
Technicians employed by Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz Retail Group (MBRG) have voted in favour of a four-day strike over pay.A total of 185 members across the car retail group’s nine sites voted by majorities of 80% to 100% to hold strike action towards the end of last year, due to a third ...
-
ArticleWise launches new leave policies for staff
Global technology company Wise has announced new leave policies for all of its 3,000 employees across the world as of January 2022.According to the business, it has decided to apply its minimum holiday, parental leave and general leave policies in order to create a fairer global standard, where members of ...
-
ArticleFour-day week pilot introduced in UK
A six-month pilot programme of a reduced-hour work model has been launched in the UK by 4 Day Week Global in partnership with think tank Autonomy and the 4 Day Week UK Campaign.Researchers at Cambridge University, Boston College and Oxford University also worked on introducing the model, which runs in ...
-
ArticleLinklaters reports narrowed gender pay gap
Law firm Linklaters has revealed narrowed gender and ethnicity pay gaps in its 2021 UK gender pay report, which was published this week.The mean gender pay gap for employees, including equity partners, was 61.9% in 2021, which was down from 62.9% in 2020. The mean pay gap, which excludes equity ...
-
ArticleThe Landmark London introduces a four-day week
Five star hotel The Landmark London has launched a scheme to allow its chefs to work a four-day week with increased pay as part of a continued commitment to invest in team wellbeing.According to the business, the change was devised by executive head chef Gary Klaner in order to deliver ...
-
Article61% of UK staff are unhappy with their salary
Three out of five (61%) UK professionals are unhappy with their current salary, according to a new survey.Independent job board CV-Library surveyed 1,500 professionals and revealed that lawyers, teachers and new graduates were the most disappointed with their current pay packets. Despite many being unhappy, more than half (55%) stated ...
-
ArticleTUC warns reduced isolation will not fix sick pay issue
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned that the new government policy of reducing minimum self-isolation from seven days to five will not fix the UK’s fundamental sick pay problem.The union body has published a new analysis based on new Office for National Statistics data which estimates that 2.7% of ...
-
Article2022 pay rise budgets soar
UK employers increased the amount of money they put aside for staff pay rises over the second half of last year, it has emerged.Research by global advisory, broking, and solutions company Willis Towers Watson (WTW) found that average 2022 pay hike budgets grew from 2.9% in July 2021 to 3.2% ...
-
ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 7 January – 13 January 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 7 January and 13 January 2022 were: UK Swissport staff receive above-inflation pay riseA changing pension landscape: what can employers expect in 2022?Benefex acquires engagement platform WrkitSainsbury's increases shop staff pay to £10 an hourB&M awards bonus to 24,000 staff75% of white ...
-
ArticleHow to scrum down for salary success regardless of education
Something for the weekend: Maybe you spent your student years watching daytime soaps, scouring town centres for cheap booze and generally doing anything other than studying; or perhaps you were rather more productive at that age grafting away on an apprenticeship or learning the ropes of your first job. Either ...
-
ArticleQuantilope gives staff unlimited paid leave
Software company Quantilope has allowed all its employees worldwide to take unlimited paid leave.The business, which was founded in Germany in 2014 and currently employs more than 200 members of staff across its home country, the UK, the US and Lithuania, said all full and part-time staff could take as ...
-
Case StudiesHighland Home Carers motivates staff with shares and bonus schemes
Operating across the Scottish highland region since 1994, Highland Home Carers (HHC) supports people living in their own homes with highly complex health and social care needs. It has a roster of more than 400 employees and has been an employee-owned organisation since 2004, rewarding staff with shares for working ...
-
Article71% of UK professionals would seek more flexible job
Seven in 10 UK professionals would consider leaving their organisation to secure flexible working options that suited them, research has revealed.A survey of 4,134 professionals and key hiring decision makers from 62 companies around the world by recruitment firm Morgan McKinley found that 71% of UK professionals would look for ...
-
ArticleFirst Manchester bus staff escalate pay-related strike
Bus drivers employed by First Manchester have announced further industrial action later this month as a pay dispute continues.Strikes took place at the transport company's depot in Oldham on both Monday and Tuesday this week, as drivers demand an immediate pay increase from the current rate of £12.40 to £13 ...
-
OpinionDavid Jepps: How Covid-19 affects statutory sick pay
At the start of the pandemic, statutory sick pay (SSP) rules were changed to include Covid-19 (Coronavirus) scenarios because self-isolation or having tested positive with no symptoms were not covered by the SSP definition of incapacity. Those rules have since been tweaked many times and are expected to stay in ...
-
ArticleIkea cuts sick pay for unvaccinated staff
Swedish retail giant Ikea has cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff in the UK who need to self-isolate as a result of being exposed to Covid-19 (Coronavirus).The decision by the business, which employs about 10,000 people across 22 stores in this country, could see unvaccinated workers who have been required ...
-
OpinionJohn Adams: Pensions landscape will be changing in 2022
In what may bring a sigh of relief, 2022 is not a year with new legal requirements incumbent on employers regarding pensions. But there are many ongoing requirements to be mindful of, and changes within the pensions environment that could lead to future impacts.There is going to need to be ...