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Industrial relations & strike action 2010/2011: Now is the winter of our breathless tranquillity?

Has the UK workforce lost its appetite for strike action? This question is raised by Michael Blastland in a fascinating article on the BBC website, in which he investigates the popular media's frequent use of headlines warning of a possible "winter...

Published 8 Dec 2010 7:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: tuc, trade unions, employee relations, industrial relations, industrial action, strikes, unemployment, pay freeze, cipd, short-time working, strike bans

Pay awards stick at 1%

The headline measure of pay awards across the whole economy in the three months to the end of July 2010 stands at 1%, according the latest findings from IRS, published exclusively on XpertHR (subscription required). The median award has been at this low...

Published 20 Aug 2010 10:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, public sector, pay awards, inflation, private sector pay, pay freeze

Pay rises still low despite high inflation

Pay awards in both the private and public sectors remain low despite high headline inflation, according to the latest research from IRS published exclusively on XpertHR (subscription required). Our provisional analysis shows that pay awards were worth...

Published 23 Jul 2010 6:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, public sector, pay awards, inflation, private sector pay, pay freeze

Summer of discontent 2010: All bark and no bite?

Over recent weeks, warnings have grown that a "summer of discontent" could be in prospect for 2010 , with the potential for widespread strike action in response to harsh economic conditions and the coalition Government's austerity package...

Published 12 Jul 2010 8:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: trade unions, employee relations, industrial relations, industrial action, strikes, pay freeze, david cameron, summer of discontent

Pay prospects 2011 to 2015: Wages and salaries to bounce back strongly in the age of austerity?

Growth in wages and salaries paid to UK workers will rebound sharply over the coming years, even as economic growth struggles to recover and the full impact of the coalition Government's package of economic austerity measures kicks in. This is according...

Published 7 Jul 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, public sector, pay awards, budget, pay freeze, public spending, gdp, george osborne, office for budget responsibility

Pay trends: Could the headline pay award fall back to zero?

Are we likely to see the headline whole-economy pay award fall back to the record low of zero over the coming months? Read More...

Published 6 Jul 2010 8:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, public sector, pay awards, budget, pay freeze, public spending

National minimum wage increase 2010/2011: A crutch for pay awards in Q4 2010?

With pay freezes once again in the ascendant, it is quite possible that the 2.2% national minimum wage uprating - which the Government last week confirmed will come into effect as planned on 1 October 2010 - could look like "the only show in town"...

Published 30 Jun 2010 8:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, national minimum wage, pay freeze

Pay trends June 2010: Pay awards hold at 1% as "age of austerity" begins

The headline whole-economy pay award shows no signs of budging from 1% (subscription required) over the three months to 31 May 2010, according to latest pay trends data from IRS for XpertHR. But the gap between pay and inflation remains wide, while pay...

Published 25 Jun 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, inflation, budget, pay freeze, george osborne

Emergency Budget 2010: Pay freeze hits civil service in 2010

The Chancellor's emergency Budget announcement of a two-year freeze on public sector pay from 2011-12 - with the exception of those earning £21,000 a year or less - was hardly a big surprise. The policy appears to combine elements of the Conservative...

Published 23 Jun 2010 8:45 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, public sector, budget, pay freeze, civil service

Pay trends May 2010: Record gap between pay and inflation

The headline pay award held firm at 1% over the three months to 30 April 2010 (subscription required), according to latest pay trends data from IRS for XpertHR. However, as inflation continues to soar, the gap between pay awards and inflation is now wider...

Published 28 May 2010 8:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, inflation, irs, pay freeze

Public sector pay 2010: Reversal of fortunes in prospect?

Public sector pay awards tended to outpace private sector settlements over the course of the recession. But this pattern looks set to be reversed (external website) as a direct result of post-election austerity measures, according to the Labour Research...

Published 13 May 2010 8:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, public sector, pay awards, pay freeze, public spending, austerity measures

Pay awards: What chance a wage-price spiral in 2010?

With pay awards having settled into a low but stable pattern so far in 2010, the risk of a wage-price spiral - in which higher inflation, coupled with higher inflation expectations, would feed through into higher wage demands - might seem distant. But...

Published 26 Apr 2010 8:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, public sector, pay awards, bank of england, monetary policy committee, pay freeze, wage-price spiral

Pay trends April 2010: Pay deals hold at 1% in first quarter of 2010

The headline pay award stands at 1% over the three months to 31 March 2010 (subscription required), according to latest pay trends data from IRS for XpertHR. This suggests that pay deals are failing to budge from the low pattern seen in 2009. Read More...

Published 23 Apr 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, benchmarking, irs, pay freeze

Public sector pay restraint in 2010: A taste of things to come?

The announcement last month of pay freezes for some senior civil servants, and low pay increases for many other public sector workers (the complexities of which are explained here by IRS pay and benefits editor Sarah Welfare) could represent an overture...

Published 7 Apr 2010 8:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, public sector, pay awards, industrial action, gordon brown, pay freeze

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...

Published 19 Mar 2010 7:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence