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Equal pay: Measuring the gender pay gap in 2008

Nearly four decades on from the implementation of the Equal Pay Act 1970, the UK is making progress towards closing the gender pay gap. But the actual rate of progress is hotly debated, as our analysis of official data on progress towards pay equality...

Published 30 Apr 2008 10:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay rates, pay and benefits, tuc, ons, equal pay
A guide to working with trade unions

Trade unions can have an important role to play in the employer-employee relationship, but how do you go about setting up an effective working arrangement? Read More...

Published 28 Apr 2008 4:59 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: surveys, trade unions, employee relations
CELRE moves in with XpertHR

CELRE’s offices relocated from Kingston to Sutton over the weekend, joining the rest of the XpertHR Group. It's great to have added the salary survey and job pricing expertise of CELRE to the group as this expands the scope of what we can offer. Read...

Published 28 Apr 2008 2:46 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: salary surveys, pay and benefits, celre, job pricing, xperthr
US senate approves genetic discrimination legislation

The US senate has approved legislation to prohibit employers from using genetic information to discriminate against individuals. Read More...

Published 28 Apr 2008 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, employee health, health and safety, usa, discrimination, international
CELRE joins XpertHR Group

I've announced elsewhere this morning that the specialist salary and benefits survey company CELRE is now part of the XpertHR Group. Established in 1968, CELRE provides salary and benefits surveys covering all main management and professional groups...

Published 25 Apr 2008 11:16 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay rates, pay and benefits, celre, xperthr
April pay awards are heading for a fall

The IRS headline measure of pay awards is 3.5% in the three months to March 2008, but a preview of April pay deals reveals that they could be heading for a fall. Read More...

Published 25 Apr 2008 1:01 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, public sector, pay awards, pay review bodies, inflation
Baldness is not a disability, says Tribunal

Thanks to Emma at PJH law for the news that an Employment Tribunal has decided that baldness does not amount to a physical or mental impairment covered by the Disability Discrimination Act. Phew, I'm glad that's been cleared up. Read More...

Published 24 Apr 2008 11:47 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities

April 2008 - XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog

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Equal pay: Measuring the gender pay gap in 2008

A guide to working with trade unions

CELRE moves in with XpertHR

US senate approves genetic discrimination legislation

CELRE joins XpertHR Group

April pay awards are heading for a fall

Baldness is not a disability, says Tribunal