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Pay awards fall back to 3.2%

Pay awards in the three months to the end of April 2008 have fallen back to 3.2% from the steady 3.5% seen in each of the three previous rolling quarters. According to the latest IRS analysis (subscription required) of basic pay settlements, the median...

Published 30 May 2008 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, inflation
I've always wanted to be an accountant or lion tamer

Here's an amusing recruiting video for Ernst & Young in Sweden. It has more than a touch of Monty Python about it - but it's none the worse for that. It certainly makes me think that Ernst & Young in Sweden is a cool place to work - but...

Published 28 May 2008 6:03 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, recruitment videos
IRS visits the Bank of England

The accompanying image of architectural grandeur was taken scant moments before the IRS pay team's latest visit to the Bank of England yesterday (Thursday 22 May 2008). Pay and Benefits Bulletin editor Sheila Attwood and I met with economists from...

Published 23 May 2008 9:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, bank of england
Religious discrimination laws cover lack of religion or belief

Two employment tribunal decisions demonstrate that individuals who are discriminated against for not having a particular religion or belief are protected by the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003. Read More...

Published 23 May 2008 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, recruitment, discrimination, religion
Police show a striking ignorance of history

If you enjoyed watching the Home Secretary's ordeal at the Police Federation conference, then you might want to watch the rest of the event live on the Federation's website. They are also promising to post archive footage so you can watch those...

Published 22 May 2008 2:51 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee rights, employee relations, industrial relations, industrial action
10 very peculiar job opportunities

There are some weird and wonderful jobs out there. Perhaps you have had to fill some of them. Maybe you've even done the job yourself. If so, we'd love to hear about it. Of course, in the wonderful world of blogging, there is someone out there...

Published 22 May 2008 10:26 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, job titles, uptitling, job applications
New recruits offered $1,000 to quit

New telesales recruits at US online shoe retailer Zappos are offered $1,000 to quit the job after their first week's induction training - on the basis that if they accept the money it shows they don't have the level of commitment required, reports...

Published 21 May 2008 10:04 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, recruitment, twitter, induction
Receivers blow final whistle on Gretna jobs

There is bad news on the employment front from the world of football, where Scottish Premier League side Gretna has run out of money and made its remaining 40 players and staff redundant. Gretna went into administration in March, when its owners withdrew...

Published 19 May 2008 3:51 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: termination of employment, redundancy
Executive pay and bonuses take flight

It's cash handouts for everyone at British Airways, where shareholders are getting their first dividend since 2001 and the airline's 43,000 staff are to share a £35 million bonus . Read More...

Published 16 May 2008 10:51 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: executive pay, pay rates, salary surveys, pay and benefits, celre, bonuses
Saturday morning and intelligence don't mix

The techies here at XpertHR Towers will be getting their heavy-duty hammers and monkey-wrenches out at the weekend to do a spot of essential blog maintenance. Read More...

Published 16 May 2008 10:46 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: xperthr, information sources
Flexible working to be taken to new levels

Parents of children up to age 16 are to be given the right to request flexible working from their employer, potentially affecting 4.5 million employees. And under a separate, Education and Skills Bill , all employees will be given the right to request...

Published 15 May 2008 11:55 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, employee rights, training and development, flexible working
CELRE turns spotlight on managers' pay

CELRE published its 2008 National Management Salary Survey today, based on data for some 40,000 individuals in all sectors of the economy. Read More...

Published 12 May 2008 6:18 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: executive pay, pay rates, salary surveys, pay and benefits, surveys, celre
When recruitment decisions based on age are lawful

A 67-year old job applicant could not claim age discrimination because of the exception that protects employers that choose not to recruit candidates who are over, or within six months of, the employer’s normal retirement age, an employment tribunal has...

Published 12 May 2008 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: retirement, equal opportunities, recruitment, age
National Staff Dismissal Register imminent

The BBC reports that an online database of workers accused of theft and dishonesty will go live later this month. The National Staff Dismissal Register is an initiative of Action Against Business Crime (AABC) - a partnership between the Home Office and...

Published 8 May 2008 6:32 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: national staff dismissal register, termination of employment
Below the belt: style police clamp down on dress crimes

The news that a Royal Mail employee was escorted off his employer’s premises by police for wearing the wrong type of shorts has reminded me of one my youthful misdemeanours – or was it a crime? Read More...

Published 7 May 2008 2:58 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee rights, dress code

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Pay awards fall back to 3.2%

I've always wanted to be an accountant or lion tamer

IRS visits the Bank of England

Religious discrimination laws cover lack of religion or belief

Police show a striking ignorance of history

10 very peculiar job opportunities

New recruits offered $1,000 to quit

Receivers blow final whistle on Gretna jobs

Executive pay and bonuses take flight

Saturday morning and intelligence don't mix

Flexible working to be taken to new levels

CELRE turns spotlight on managers' pay

When recruitment decisions based on age are lawful

National Staff Dismissal Register imminent

Below the belt: style police clamp down on dress crimes