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• Budget 2010: Little room for manoeuvre

  With less than ten days to go until the 2010 Budget, Chancellor Alistair Darling confirmed to Sky News on Sunday that there would be no comprehensive spending review until after the 2010 general election (external website). Read More... Posted Mar 15 2010, 08:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: economics, general election, alistair darling, budget

• Budget 2010 date confirmed as Wednesday 24 March 2010

  Gordon Brown has confirmed the date on which Chancellor Alistair Darling will deliver the Budget 2010 as Wednesday 24 March 2010 (external website). This has fuelled media speculation that the 2010 general election will follow a little over six weeks... Posted Mar 10 2010, 09:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: economics, general election, alistair darling, budget, pre-budget report, public spending

• Budget 2010 to see tough decisions on public spending "postponed"?

  The Budget 2010 will see decisions on public spending cuts "postponed" until after the 2010 general election (external website), according to the Sunday Times. Read More... Posted Mar 08 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: economics, alistair darling, budget, pre-budget report, public spending, george osborne, david cameron, comprehensive spending review

• Budget 2010 confirmed for March

  Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed that the Budget 2010 will take place during March (external website), although the exact date has not yet been announced. Read More... Posted Feb 15 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: economics, alistair darling, recession, budget

• Public sector pay 2010: Pay cuts in prospect?

  Many public sector workers already face low pay increases or pay freezes in 2010. Now, in an interview with the Sunday Times, Chancellor Alistair Darling has indicated that public sector pay will be subject to " restructuring " (external website... Posted Jan 25 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, employee relations, public sector, pay awards, alistair darling, budget, pay freeze, pay cut

• Alistair Darling: Budget 2010 in March; election in May; "toughest" spending cuts in 20 years thereafter?

  Labour is planning a post-election Comprehensive Spending Review which will prove to be "the toughest we have had for 20 years", according to an interview with Chancellor Alistair Darling (external website) published in the Times on Saturday... Posted Jan 11 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: public sector, pay awards, economics, general election, labour party, alistair darling, budget, pre-budget report, public spending

• Pre-Budget 2009: reactions, links and more small print for HR

  Here's a useful list of reactions to the Pre-Budget Report from unions and employers on ePolitix , plus a "wordle" from the guardian which heavily features the word "tax". The TUC's Nigel Stanley has done a useful summary of... Posted Dec 09 2009, 07:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, alistair darling, pre-budget report, childcare

• Pre-Budget Report 2009: the small print on banker's bonuses

  The reactions are coming in to the Chancellor's widely trailed proposal for a one-off tax on bonuses in the banking sector. Unsurprisingly the CBI warns that the "threat of an exodus of talent is real" while the TUC describes Darling's... Posted Dec 09 2009, 05:07 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, bonuses, economics, alistair darling, finance sector, pre-budget report

• Pre-Budget Report 2009: Follow it live on XpertHR

  Chancellor Alistair Darling will deliver what is arguably the most eagerly anticipated Pre-Budget Report since they were introduced in 1997 at 12.30 pm on Wednesday 9 December 2009. We will be providing live coverage of the Pre-Budget Report 2009 speech... Posted Dec 03 2009, 10:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay rates, public sector, redundancy, economics, general election, alistair darling, hr policy and strategy, recession, pre-budget report, pay freeze, public spending, gdp

• Could the recession be over in time for Christmas?

  The UK economy remains mired in what is proving to be the longest recession on record , with latest official estimates showing gross domestic product (GDP) growth still stuck in negative territory in the third quarter of 2009. But is there a possibility... Posted Dec 03 2009, 08:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: bank of england, economics, alistair darling, gordon brown, recession, christmas, gdp

• Pre-Budget Report 2009: What can HR expect?

  Next Wednesday (9 December 2009), Chancellor Alistair Darling will deliver what is arguably the most eagerly anticipated Pre-Budget Report since they were introduced in 1997. Here we take a look at what HR might expect from the Pre-Budget Report 2009... Posted Dec 02 2009, 07:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: public sector, pay awards, redundancy, economics, alistair darling, recession, pre-budget report, pay freeze, gdp

• Government should not focus on raising national minimum wage in 2010/2011, says CBI

  The Government should "boost minimum wage enforcement efforts [in 2010/2011] rather than focussing on a rise in the level", according to the CBI's recommendations for the Pre-Budget Report 2009 (PDF format, 143K) (external website). Read... Posted Oct 28 2009, 07:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, national minimum wage, cbi, alistair darling, pre-budget report

• Public sector pay: Darling calls for mix of pay freezes and low increases for 2010/2011

  Chancellor Alistair Darling has written to public sector pay review bodies recommending that senior public servants receive a pay freeze in 2010/2011 (external website), while middle-ranking public servants receive pay awards worth between nil and 1%... Posted Oct 06 2009, 09:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, public sector, pay awards, pay review bodies, alistair darling, pay freeze

• What will the public spending "squeeze" mean for public sector pay in 2010?

  The UK faces the "tightest squeeze" on public spending since the 1970s (PDF format, 382.7K) , according to research published on the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) website. The impact on public sector pay awards for 2010 and beyond could... Posted Sep 18 2009, 09:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, tuc, public sector, pay awards, economics, alistair darling, gordon brown, pre-budget report, public spending

• Pre-Budget Report to spell out the bad news on public sector pay for 2010

  Government plans for extensive cuts to public sector spending - likely to include severe pay restraint for 2010 - will be set out in Chancellor Alistair Darling's Pre-Budget Report 2009, which is expected to be delivered during the autumn. Read More... Posted Sep 07 2009, 08:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, public sector, pay awards, alistair darling, pre-budget report, public spending, job cuts