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Benchmarking bonus pay: IRS research request

IRS Pay and Benefits Bulletin is conducting a major survey investigating how organisations manage and award cash bonus and incentive payments (on the IRS Research website). Read More...

Published 30 Jan 2009 10:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, bonuses, irs surveys
Why the recession is good news for the unions

The recession of the early 1980s decimated the trade union movement in this country. Indeed, it is not too much of a push to argue that some of the economic policies pursued by government at the time were intended to achieve just that. Read More...

Published 29 Jan 2009 2:08 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: trade unions, employee relations, usa, international, unemployment, trade union recruitment
"There's probably no God"

"Now stop worrying and enjoy your life." These words will appear on around 800 bendy buses as part of a national advertising campaign. They have already prompted bus driver and evangelical Christian, Ron Heather, to walk out of a shift with...

Published 29 Jan 2009 10:46 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, discrimination, religion
For better, for worse - secrets of employee engagement

There is no one easy way to achieve employee engagement, but by following a few basic pointers employers can find they are dealing with a far more loyal, dynamic and contented workforce, according to academics and practitioners speaking at this week's...

Published 28 Jan 2009 7:42 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee relations, benefits, cipd, engagement, internal communications
Council sues former director for not disclosing mental illness

Cheltenham Borough Council is suing former managing director Christine Laird for failing to disclose a history of depression when she applied for the job, in an unusual High Court case. Read More...

Published 28 Jan 2009 12:50 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, employee health
Public sector jobs gain appeal

It seems that the current economic climate is making public sector jobs more attractive, according to a survey by Hays Public Services (external website). In fact, almost three out of four private sector workers (72%) said they would be more likely to...

Published 27 Jan 2009 10:13 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, recruitment, employee relations, public sector, labour market, benefits
Budget 2009 could be delayed until April

Press reports suggest that Alistair Darling's second Budget is likely to be delayed (on the Guardian website) from its previously expected date in early March 2009. Read More...

Published 27 Jan 2009 10:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: economics, alistair darling, gordon brown, budget, pre-budget report
Christian firefighter settles religious discrimination dispute

A Christian fireman who was among a group of firefighters who were disciplined for refusing to hand out leaflets at a gay pride march has settled his religious discrimination claim before it reached an employment tribunal. Read More...

Published 27 Jan 2009 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, discrimination, religion, sexual orientation
What do Barack Obama, Prince Harry, and Yasmin Rehman have in common?

They've all hit the headlines because of race. Prince Harry stirred up a hornet's nest by referring to an Army colleague as his Paki friend. Police equality chief, Yasmin Rehman, withdrew her claim of sex and race discrimination against the Metropolitan...

Published 26 Jan 2009 12:55 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities
IRS hits the airwaves

Latest IRS pay data published today - showing that pay awards are currently running at more than four times the rate of inflation (subscription required) - have received a wealth of media attention. Read More...

Published 23 Jan 2009 2:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, irs
It's official: UK in recession

The UK economy is now officially in recession (PDF format, 172K) (on the ONS website), according to latest gross domestic product (GDP) estimate figures released this morning. Read More...

Published 23 Jan 2009 9:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, economics, economic indicators, recession
Pay awards more than four times higher than inflation

Employees are currently enjoying pay rises worth more than four times the rate of inflation, according to figures released today by Industrial Relations Services (IRS). Read More...

Published 23 Jan 2009 7:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, inflation
2009 national minimum wage increase decision delayed

The government has today announced that the reporting deadline for the Low Pay Commission's (LPC) recommendations on the October 2009 national minimum wage increase has been extended by two months, to 1 May 2009 (on the government's News Distribution...

Published 22 Jan 2009 2:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, national minimum wage, low pay
Pay freezes hit Obama's White House

Even the White House is not immune to the need for a spot of credit crunch-related belt-tightening, it seems. President Barack Obama has announced a pay freeze for aides earning more than $100,000 per year (on the Guardian website). Read More...

Published 22 Jan 2009 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, usa, international, pay awards, pay freeze, barack obama
Social networking at work: a right, not a privilege?

Social networking and web 2.0 technologies are now so deeply embedded in everyday life that today's crop of graduates and new employees want and expect to be able to remain plugged in to social networking sites while at work (external website), according...

Published 22 Jan 2009 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: twitter, hr policy and strategy, internet at work, social networking

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Benchmarking bonus pay: IRS research request

Why the recession is good news for the unions

"There's probably no God"

For better, for worse - secrets of employee engagement

Council sues former director for not disclosing mental illness

Public sector jobs gain appeal

Budget 2009 could be delayed until April

Christian firefighter settles religious discrimination dispute

What do Barack Obama, Prince Harry, and Yasmin Rehman have in common?

IRS hits the airwaves

It's official: UK in recession

Pay awards more than four times higher than inflation

2009 national minimum wage increase decision delayed

Pay freezes hit Obama's White House

Social networking at work: a right, not a privilege?