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• Pay awards stand at 1% in February 2010, but outlook is uncertain

  With the economy making a faltering return to growth, whole-economy pay awards also appear to be showing tentative signs of recovery, according to latest benchmarking research from IRS for XpertHR. The headline pay award stood at 1% over the three months... Posted Mar 19 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, benchmarking, irs, pay freeze

• UK unemployment rate falls to 7.8% over three months to January 2010

  The headline unemployment rate has fallen back to 7.8% (PDF format, 324.2K) (external website), according to latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is its first fall in more than 18 months. Read More... Posted Mar 17 2010, 09:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay awards, bank of england, economics, unemployment, pay freeze

• Pay awards in 2010: Will UK workers continue to accept pay restraint?

  The willingness of UK workers to accept severe pay restraint - in many cases involving pay freezes - has helped many employers minimise job cuts and weather the worst of the 2008/2009 recession. However, with tentative economic recovery now underway and... Posted Mar 15 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, inflation, pay freeze, unions, david cameron

• 2010 public sector pay freeze not as simple as it sounds

  Despite the public sector pay freezes announced yesterday (see the coverage in the Guardian , Telegraph and Financial Times , plus the reactions from the First Division Association and the British Medical Association , all on external websites) many public... Posted Mar 11 2010, 03:15 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, public sector, gordon brown, pay freeze

• Prime Minister confirms 2010 pay freeze for senior public servants

  As well as announcing the date of the 2010 Budget , the Prime Minister also made some announcements on public sector pay this morning. In his speech on the economy , he confirmed that there would be no pay rises for senior civil servants, the senior military... Posted Mar 10 2010, 12:43 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, public sector, pay awards, gordon brown, pay freeze

• Pay awards: Has the 'national minimum wage effect' gone into reverse?

  As well as a collapse in the headline pay award back to the record low of zero , latest data from reward specialists at IRS suggest a change in the way the national minimum wage influences the headline pay settlement. Read More... Posted Mar 10 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, national minimum wage, pay freeze

• Pay awards: Three-fifths of UK workers expect a pay freeze in 2010

  Pay freezes look as if they're here to stay in 2010. Around three-fifths (57%) of UK workers do not expect to receive a pay increase in 2010 (external website), according to a YouGov survey commissioned by uSwitch, the BBC reports. Read More... Posted Mar 03 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, bank of england, pay freeze

• Pay awards collapse back to zero as 2010 gets underway

  Today sees many parts of the UK waking up to a return of heavy snow (external website). The outlook for pay awards across the whole economy is similarly wintry this morning, with pay freezes reasserting themselves as the median pay award. The headline... Posted Feb 19 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, xperthr, pay awards, irs, pay freeze

• Unemployment rate holds firm at 7.8%

  Unemployment remains high, yet the headline unemployment rate continues to surprise by refusing to budge from 7.8% (PDF format, 349.1K) (external website) for a third consecutive rolling quarter, latest official data published today reveal. Read More... Posted Feb 17 2010, 09:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay awards, economics, unemployment, pay freeze

• TUC: Unions willing to push for pay increases in 2010

  The recession has taken the heat out of pay awards, with pay freezes becoming the norm for many as employers, employees and unions worked together to minimise job losses by embracing pay restraint. But the TUC warns that trade unions may not be so willing... Posted Feb 16 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, tuc, trade unions, pay awards, pay freeze, unions, david cameron

• Graduate starting salaries to be frozen for second year running in 2010, says AGR

  The graduate recruitment market is expected to begin a slow process of recovery in 2010, but the average graduate starting salary will remain frozen at £25,000 (external website) per year for a second consecutive year. This is according to the winter... Posted Feb 09 2010, 07:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, graduate recruitment, pay freeze

• Under-employment poses hidden danger for economic recovery

  Latest unemployment data delivered a relatively pleasant showing that headline unemployment stalled at 7.8% in November 2009 (subscription required). The UK unemployment rate is much lower than might have been expected given the length and severity of... Posted Feb 02 2010, 09:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: unemployment, pay freeze, under-employment

• Economic commentary - February 2010: Hope for the best, prepare for the worst

  With the new decade well underway, the casual observer could be forgiven for finding the economic outlook distinctly optimistic. The economy has, after all, made a belated return to economic growth, signalling an end to the longest recession on record... Posted Feb 01 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: economics, economic indicators, recession, unemployment, pay freeze

• 2010: the year pay and RPI inflation part ways?

  Retail prices index (RPI) inflation is long established as a key factor influencing private sector pay awards. But with pay awards subdued at present, and inflation set to prove volatile over the coming months, could 2010 prove to be the year in which... Posted Jan 28 2010, 07:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, inflation, pay freeze

• 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