All Pay strategy articles – Page 9
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ArticleGo North East receives real living wage accreditation
Credit: ML Robinson / Shutterstock.com Go North East has received real living wage accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation as part of its commitment to fair pay. The organisation operates buses in County Durham, Cumbria, Northumberland, North Yorkshire and Tyne and Wear. As part of its commitment, ...
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ArticleDisabled workers lose out on £4,300 a year due to pay gap
Disabled workers effectively ‘stop’ earning for the year from Thursday 7 November as a result of the pay gap between them and non-disabled workers. According to analysis by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), the disability pay gap is now 17.2%, meaning that non-disabled employees now earn on ...
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ArticleDesignMyNight searches for cheese fondue tester
Bottomless fondue at The Munich Cricket Club Something for the weekend: Discovery and booking platform DesignMyNight is searching for a cheese fondue tester in five London locations. The chosen tester, along with a friend, will have the grate opportunity to visit five of London’s finest fondue spots, ...
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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid looks at job framework and pay grades
The panic over EU pay transparency continues. Several advisors have run updates and webinars designed to scare clients into taking their advice. Big Bad Boss went to one and has engaged Smarmy Consulting to review our global job architecture as the new EU regulation requires ...
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ArticleJiffy workers in Cheshire accept 4% pay rise
Workers employed at the Jiffy packaging plant in Winsford, Cheshire have accepted a 4% pay increase backdated to 1 March following industrial action. More than 50 employees, who are members of trade union Unite, have also maintained all of their existing terms and conditions, including their current ...
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ArticlePreston City receives real living wage city accreditation
Source: Credit: Preston City Council The city of Preston in Lancashire has received real living wage city accreditation from Living Wage Places as part of its commitment to support employees in the area. A celebration to showcase it becoming a real living wage city was held ...
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ArticleSenior doctors in Scotland accept 10.5% pay rise
Senior doctors and consultants across Scotland have accepted a 10.5% basic pay increase backdated to 1 April following negotiations. As part of the deal, which is worth £124.9 million, the doctors will earn between £10,000 and £13,500 more each year. A total of £5.7 million has also ...
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ArticleTetley staff in Stockton-on-Tees accept pay offer
Workers employed by Tetley at its Stockton-on-Tees factory have accepted a pay offer, ending ongoing strike action. The 150 employees, who are based at Tata Consumer Products’ Eaglescliffe site, are members of trade unions GMB and Unite. The pay increase is worth 10% over the course of ...
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ArticleUS Boeing workers vote to accept new pay deal
Source: Boeing Workers employed by Boeing in the USA have voted to accept a new pay deal worth 38% over the next four years. The 33,000 front-line workers, who are based in Washington, Oregon and California, are members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ...
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ArticleSecond major four-day week trial begins
The first official pilot of a four-day week under the Labour government has begun this week, with a view to presenting the findings next summer. Applications for the latest pilot, run by the 4 Day Week Campaign and flexible working consultancy Timewise, opened in the summer. Participants ...
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ArticleLess than one-fifth of UK office workers asked for a pay rise
Less than one-fifth of UK office workers have asked their employer for a pay rise, according to new research from the Global Payroll Association. The association surveyed 1,012 UK office workers to gain insight into how many actively request a pay rise and whether they know how ...
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ArticleFirst Bus Aberdeen workers accept pay offer
Around 200 workers employed by First Bus Aberdeen have accepted an enhanced two-year pay deal. The workers, who are drivers, coach drivers and administrative staff, are represented by trade union Unite. Following successful negotiations, they overwhelmingly voted to accept an enhanced 7.2% pay offer from their employer, ...
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ArticlePolice officers in Scotland to withdraw goodwill in pay dispute
Police officers in Scotland are to stop working on their shifts at the scheduled time and not start these any earlier, in a move that is due to take effect from 5pm on 1 November. The rank-and-file officers, who are represented by the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), ...
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Counting the cost of the Budget
Debbie-Lovewell-Tuck, editor, Employee Benefits In the run up to the Labour government’s first Budget this week, there was much speculation about how this would impact employers. I think the industry breathed a collective sigh of relief when the tax relief on pensions salary sacrifice arrangements was not ...
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ArticleHow will the Autumn Budget 2024 impact pay and benefits?
Autumn Budget 2024: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her Autumn Budget speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday 30 October. It included a number of key announcements that could impact employers’ pay and benefits strategies. Autumn Budget 2024: Employer national insurance contributions (NICs) ...
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ArticleReal-time reporting of benefits in kind to start in 2026
The government has confirmed plans to mandate the real-time reporting of most benefits in kind (BiKs) via payroll software starting in April 2026. Benefits in kind (BiKs), which include non-cash perks like company cars and private medical insurance provided by employers, have traditionally been reported yearly. The ...
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2024: Employment allowance to double and £100,000 threshold scrapped
Autumn Budget 2024: The government is to increase the employment allowance from £5,000 to £10,500 and remove the £100,000 threshold from April 2025. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced these measures in the Autumn Budget. The move will apply to all eligible employers, meaning 865,000 employers ...
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2024: Income tax thresholds to remain frozen until 2028
Credit: Fred Duval/Shutterstock Autumn Budget 2024: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has announced that income tax thresholds will remain frozen until 2028. Reeves, the UK’s first female Chancellor, announced in her Autumn Budget to the House of Commons that the government will not be increasing the ...
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2024: Employer national insurance contributions (NICs) to increase to 15%
Autumn Budget 2024: The government is to increase the rate of employer national insurance contributions (NICs) by 1.2 percentage points to 15% from 6 April 2025. This will mean employers will have to pay 15p in NIC for every £1 paid to an employee. In addition, the ...
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ArticleGender pay gap for full-time employees stands at 7%
The gender pay gap for full-time employees stands at 7%, down from 7.5% in 2023, according to the latest analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Its Annual survey of hours and earnings report found that among all employees, the gender pay gap decreased to 13.1% ...