Median pay awards fall below 6% for first time this year
The median basic pay award by British employers dropped to 5.7% in the three months to 31 July 2023, according to XpertHR. The figure, down from 6% in the...
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Top UK CEOs averaged 16% pay rise in 2022
The CEOs of Britain's largest corporations saw their pay leap by 16% in 2022, according to research by the High Pay Centre. The median pay of a FTSE 100...
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Half of UK employees regularly working unpaid hours
Unpaid overtime has become increasingly prevalent among the UK workforce, according to a study by HR software provider Ciphr, with millions of employees routinely cutting lunch breaks short and...
Read moreDetailsManufacturing sector faces benefits challenge, study reveals
Pay and benefits, training and improved company culture will be key factors to focus on for organisations attempting to retain talent in the manufacturing sector over the coming months,...
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Claire Merritt: Family friendly leave options
When an employee knows that they are likely to have a child or alternatively needs time to care for that child, there are plenty of options open to them....
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Northern Ireland pay growth falling behind UK-wide figure
The latest monthly statistics released by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) show that while overall pay for workers in the region has risen, it has fallen...
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The Watches of Switzerland Group becomes living wage employer
The Watches of Switzerland Group has achieved accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation after committing to pay its employees a minimum hourly wage of £11.95 in London and £10.90...
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Wages rising at record levels, ONS figures show
Regular wages grew by 7.8% between April and June 2023, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figure represents the highest annual growth...
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SNP highlights real-terms drop in Statutory Sick Pay
Statutory sick pay (SSP) has fallen by nearly a 10th in real terms since the Conservatives came to power in 2010, the Scottish National Party (SNP) has claimed. However,...
Read moreDetailsEmployers offer pay rises to retain talent, CIPD finds
Employers are offering pay rises to keep top talent within their workforces, research by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) has revealed. The HR and people development...
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BENEFITS UNBOXED PODCAST
Benefits Unboxed
The podcast from Benefits Expert, the title for HR, reward and benefits professionals.
Seasoned professionals examine the challenges and innovations in today’s employee benefits, reward and HR sector. Every episode, they will unbox a key issue and unpack what it really means for employers and how they can tackle it.
The regulars are Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert; Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, consultant and rewards & benefits veteran.
Benefits Unboxed – Hybrid work: reality versus rhetoric
Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality?
In this episode, one of a three-part series of 10-minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert discuss data that shows remote or home working is on the rise.
We look at what this means for HR, from balancing employee flexibility with business needs, to ensuring benefits packages remain fair and accessible. We discuss the pinch points, and the opportunities, in building the new normal of work.
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