All Pay strategy articles – Page 77
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ArticleUK employers expect pay rise budgets of 4%
Expected pay rise budgets have been pushed to 4% for UK organisations, according to research by Willis Towers Watson (WTW).Its ralary budget planning Report found that 64% of organisations have budgeted for higher employee pay rises than last year in response to rising inflation; 41% have increased their budgets since ...
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ArticleQantas Group awards staff one-off $5,000 payment
Australian airline business Qantas Group has implemented a one-off AUSD 5,000 (£2,837) payment for approximately 19,000 employees, to recognise their work and combat the rising cost of living.The payment will be provided shortly, after a new enterprise agreement is finalised, with nine agreements covering around 4,000 employees already finalised. Management ...
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ArticleCAE Crewing Services cabin crew at Heathrow win 18% pay rise
150 Heathrow-based cabin crew employed by CAE Crewing Services on its contract for Scandinavian airline SAS Connect have secured an 18% pay rise, with wages set to increase by nearly £5,000.All of the employees, who are members of trade union Unite, will receive a phased 18% pay rise, beginning with ...
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OpinionNeil Todd: Ineos case shows collective bargaining rights cannot be bypassed
Unite members’ victory at a recent employment appeal tribunal, which saw global chemical firm Ineos being ordered to compensate employees after they attempted to bypass agreed collective bargaining mechanisms, is a significant victory for the rights of trade union members.The decision strengthens the case law relating to what amounts to ...
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ArticleParfetts staff receive company-wide bonus up to 2% of salary
Cash and carry business Parfetts has awarded its employees with a bonus of up to £500, to reflect the rising cost of living and recognise their hard work.The business, which employs 850 workers, has seen sales exceed £600 million this year, and had a more than 5% profit increase on ...
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ArticleDWF updates family friendly policies
Global integrated legal and business services provider DWF has introduced improved family friendly policies to support working parents and guardians.According to the firm, which employs 4,000 members of staff, this was in response to employee feedback. DWF said it aims to create a more inclusive, empathic environment for parents and ...
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ArticlePWC implements pay rises of 7% and higher in £120m investment
From 1 July, professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) will give 70% of its employees a minimum pay increase of 7% as part of the business' recognition of rising living costs and the competitive recruitment market.Those receiving a pay increase lower than 7% include employees at the top of their respective ...
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Article37% of employers do not share their current gender pay gap
More than one-third (37%) of British employees said their employer does not share its current gender pay gap internally or externally, according to research by compensation management specialist Beqom.Its 2022 Compensation and culture report also found 13% reported that their employer shares its current gender pay gap internally and less ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 17 June – 23 June 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 17 June and 23 June 2022 were: Biffa awards refuse staff a minimum 24% pay riseFunding Circle introduces wellness allowance and enhances benefitsPremier Foods introduces modern working policiesRolls Royce awards staff £2,000 to help with cost of livingUber drivers strike over pay ...
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ArticleRPC increases trainee solicitors' pay by up to 10%
Law firm RPC is to increase pay for its trainee solicitors based in London and Bristol by up to 10%.Year one trainees based at the business’ London office will receive £44,000, up 10% from £40,000 previously. Meanwhile, year two trainees will receive £48,000, which is an uplift of 9% from ...
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ArticleMedian basic pay increase sits at 4%
The median basic pay increase for the three months to the end of May 2022 was worth 4%, unchanged from the previous month and at its highest level since September 1992, according to research by XpertHR.Its analysis found that the median pay award is higher than the 2% recorded a ...
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ArticleUS appeals court upholds decision that payroll tax is legal
A Washington US state appeals court has upheld its earlier decision that Seattle City Council’s payroll tax on big businesses is legal.The council passed the tax, known as JumpStart, in 2020 in order to provide more funds for housing projects and other city services. It taxes salaries exceeding $150,000 (£122,300) ...
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ArticleUber drivers strike over pay and conditions
Credit: ADCUUber drivers have today begun a 24-hour national strike in a row over minimum wage and holiday pay.According to the App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU), which is staging a protest demonstration in front of Uber’s Aldgate Tower offices between 11am and 1pm today, the drivers are facing a ...
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OpinionTom Moyes: What is the potential impact of the rail strikes on pay and benefits?
While the new plans proposed by Transport Minister Grant Shapps to reduce the impact of industrial action following recent strikes look great on the surface, there is the potential for a significant negative impact on full-time workers. Whether it is the impact on pay, pensions or further employee benefits, there ...
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ArticleNetwork Rail staff strike in pay and conditions row
As many as 40,000 signallers, maintenance and train employees working for Network Rail are partaking in 24-hour strikes over pay across the UK today, with several more planned for the rest of the week.Last-minute talks failed yesterday, resulting in about 4,500 services running today instead of the usual 20,000. Services ...
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ArticleRolls Royce awards staff £2,000 to help with cost of living
Engineering firm Rolls Royce has announced that it will award more than 14,000 of its workers a £2,000 one-off payment to help with the rising cost of living in the UK.Approximately 7,000 junior management and shop floor staff employees at its Derby site, which is where it makes large commercial ...
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ArticlePPL reports 12% mean gender pay gap in favour of men
UK music licensing business Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) has published its most recent gender and ethnicity pay gap report, which highlighted that its mean gender pay gap was 12% in favour of men.Meanwhile, its median pay gap was 14% in favour of men.The business’ mean ethnicity pay gap was 30% ...
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Article35% of UK staff are changing jobs for better pay and benefits
More than 6.5 million UK employees expect to quit their job in the next 12 months, with 35% moving elsewhere for better pay and benefits, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD).This year’s CIPD Good work index, which is a survey of more than 6,000 ...
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ArticleBiffa awards refuse staff a minimum 24% pay rise
Refuse workers employed by waste management business Biffa have accepted an improved pay offer to end a period of strike action within the Wealden district in East Sussex.The 100 workers, who are members of the trade union GMB, have secured a deal which constitutes a pay rise worth between 24% ...
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ArticleBottomless Brunch offers £500 to test drag brunches
Something for the weekend: Are you a fan of bottomless brunches? Are you also a fan of drag entertainment? If so, the platform Bottomless Brunch is offering three lucky people the chance to become an expert entertainment brunch reviewer and get paid £500 for the pleasure.Along with a friend, the ...