Pay and Reward News
BBC News - Equal pay for women not likely till 2067
Women managers in the UK face a wait of 57 years for their salaries to equal their male colleagues, a study says.
19/08/2010
People Management - Cycle to Work scheme rules clarified
The tax office clarified the rules governing the Cycle to Work scheme to encourage more employers to implement it.
19/08/2010
The Guardian - The gender pay gap is costing us dearly
The tribunals system is creaking under the weight of multiple equal pay claims and an overhaul is needed.
13/08/2010
HR Magazine - Government has confirmed the Equality Act will come into effect in October as planned
The first wave of implementation of the Equality Act will go ahead to the planned October timetable. This will pave the way for the implementation of landmark provisions to protect disabled people from discrimination and tackle the gender pay gap.
05/07/2010
Government and Public Sector Journal - Government's attitude to public sector pay and pensions is worrying
Geoff Pearce, Principal Reward Consultant at NorthgateArinso discusses why a reduction of payment in pensions will have a crippling effect on the economy.
21/06/2010
HR Magazine - Employers plan to increase the level of employee benefits they offer
Over the next 12 months a growing number of companies plan to review the employee benefits they offer staff, with the majority intending to increase the level of benefits they provide.
09/06/2010
Equality and Human Rights Commission calls on businesses to close the pay gap
On the 40th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has called on organisations to do more to close the pay gap between male and female employees.
27/05/2010
Personnel Today - Council bonus schemes may be scrutinised after Birmingham equal pay case
Council HR departments could find their bonus scheme arrangements scrutinised in the wake of the Birmingham City Council equal pay case and are being advised to "look carefully" at the plans they have in place.
29/04/2010
Personnel Today - Equality Act 2010: preparing for the challenge
The election means the Bill has crept into law, and employers will find plenty in the new Act to keep them on their toes.
22/04/2010
The Times - The Equality Act 2010 – what does it mean for employees?
The Equality Act - the single biggest piece of discrimination legislation created in this country - draws together all the important anti-discrimination laws introduced since the Seventies.
15/04/2010
Personnel Today - Equality Bill passed in Parliament and awaiting Royal Assent
The Equality Bill has passed the final stage in Parliament and will now become law.
07/04/2010
Employee Benefits - Best Companies Research: Employees are less happy with benefits year on year
Research shows that employees are not as happy with the benefits they are offered as they were a year ago.
01/03/2010
HR Magazine - Public sector should use ‘total reward’ to keep talent
The public sector should be communicating the value of total reward better to its employees in order to retain top talent, the CIPD’s reward conference heard.
25/02/2010
People Management - Worth the risk
Charles Cotton and Jonathan Chapman discuss how to balance risk and reward to encourage optimum business performance
11/02/2010
Employee Benefits - Many employers up benefits spend despite the recession
Many employers increased their benefits spend last year despite the recession, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
01/02/2010
Personnel Today - Gender pay gap publication amnesty will have little effect on employers
A two-year amnesty from investigation for firms that publish their gender pay gaps will do little to spur employers into carrying out audits voluntarily, HR professionals have warned.
21/01/2010
The Times - Equality and Human Rights Commission outlines new gender pay reporting proposals
Companies are to be given some immunity from investigation by the Government’s equality watchdog if they publish information on their gender pay gap.
20/01/2010
Personnel Today - Public sector workers 7% ahead of their private sector peers
The pay gap across the public and private sectors has more than doubled to 7% since the start of the recession. Data published by the ONS has shown that average annual earnings of public sector workers rose to £22,405 last year - compared with £20,988 for the average private sector worker.
04/01/2010
Public Technology Net - Total reward schemes offer major opportunity for the public sector
Research from Benenden Healthcare Society reveals that 80% of public sector workers have never heard of total reward packages, despite recognition that a holistic approach to health and wellbeing could significantly improve staff retention and increase productivity.
30/12/2009
Personnel Today - Pay audit requirements may be restricted to firms with more than 500 employees
The government has been accused of watering down the Equality Bill after it emerged that only companies with more than 500 employees will be required to carry out equal pay audits.
14/12/2009
HR Magazine - It remains to be seen if mandatory equal pay audits make it into Equality Bill
Ministers have turned down Liberal Democrat equality spokeswoman Lynne Featherstone's proposals to have a vote on whether equal pay audits should be made compulsory as soon as the Equality Bill comes into force.
03/12/2009
Financial Times - Firms get flexible to keep staff
Flexible benefits are being promoted as a means of enticing employees, according to Aon Consulting.
03/12/2009
Consultants News - Companies face employee engagement challenge
A Watson Wyatt survey of over 700 companies found that 58% of businesses have undergone significant organisation changes and six in 10 companies have implemented salary freezes in the past six months.
01/12/2009
Financial Times - The government can do more to promote the business case for achieving equal pay
Article by Dianah Worman - diversity adviser of the CIPD
26/11/2009
Financial Times - Taking the plunge
The current configuration of taxation, national savings and state benefits may offer advantages to individuals willing to consider a salary sacrifice.
26/11/2009
Employee Benefits - Queen's Speech outlines plans to tackle gender pay and bankers' bonuses
The Queen has outlined the government's plans to tackle the gender pay gap, improve working conditions for agency workers and crack down on bankers' bonuses in her speech at this year's State opening of parliament.
18/11/2009
The Guardian - Gender pay gap narrows but is still 'unacceptably high'
The pay gap between men and women in full-time work has shrunk to its narrowest on record, official data showed yesterday, but the gap between private and public-sector workers has grown to a record high.
12/11/2009
People Management - Gender balance drives success at Cisco
A board-level decision to make IT firm Cisco a more “gender balanced” company has already produced innovation and new business
09/11/2009
The Guardian - Gender pay gap still as high as 50%, UK survey says
Women are paid less than half as much as men in some parts of the UK, according to statistics published today that reveal huge regional variations in the pay gap between male and female workers.
30/10/2009
Personnel Today - Equal pay boost for women after court rules on long service pay structures
Women in some jobs who have time off to raise children received a significant boost after a landmark ruling by the Court of Appeal.
20/10/2009
The CIPD has produced a report for senior HR and reward professionals that provides a framework to help them identify and review the main reward risks faced by their organisation as well as providing some tools to assist them in managing and mitigating these risks.
13/10/2009