http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbMon, 22 Dec 2008 11:35:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/22/48815/council-staff-to-receive-pay-rise-far-above-national-minimum-wage.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/22/48815/council-staff-to-receive-pay-rise-far-above-national-minimum-wage.html Christmas has come early for Preston Council staff after plans to pay every employee nearly £2 more than the minimum wage have been announced. A total of 101 out of 1,600 workers will get a pay rise to £7.45 an hour, under Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:35:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/19/48804/nhs-pay-talks-will-not-be-re-opened.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/19/48804/nhs-pay-talks-will-not-be-re-opened.html Pay talks between the government and trade unions representing health service workers will not be re-opened after the NHS Pay Review Body rejected demands to review a three-year deal. Unions had wanted to revisit the Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:51:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/19/48797/pay-awards-overtake-inflation-for-first-time-in-more-than-two-years.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/19/48797/pay-awards-overtake-inflation-for-first-time-in-more-than-two-years.htmlPay awards have overtaken inflation for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years, offering UK workers a little festive cheer among thFri, 19 Dec 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/18/48792/staff-not-being-rewarded-for-working-extra-hours.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/18/48792/staff-not-being-rewarded-for-working-extra-hours.html Nearly half of employers do not reward staff who work beyond their contracted hours, new research has revealed. A survey of 500 employers by communications giant T-Mobile found 46% of organisations did not give extra money Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/17/48777/temporary-staff-satisfied-with-their-salaries.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/17/48777/temporary-staff-satisfied-with-their-salaries.html Almost seven in 10 agency workers were satisfied with their pay at the start of 2008, according to a government-backed study released this week. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) report, <A href="http://wWed, 17 Dec 2008 12:06:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/16/48758/public-sector-pensions-errors-date-back-to-1978.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/16/48758/public-sector-pensions-errors-date-back-to-1978.html Thousands of retired public sector workers face a cut in their pensions after a huge overpayments blunder dating back 30 years. Ex-military personnel and NHS staff have been paid a total of £126m more than they should have Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:59:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/16/48731/overpaid-public-sector-pensioners-will-face-cuts.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/16/48731/overpaid-public-sector-pensioners-will-face-cuts.html Ministers are being called upon to explain how thousands of retired public sector workers face a cut in their pensions after a huge overpayments blunder. <A href="http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23602257-detTue, 16 Dec 2008 11:39:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/15/48724/civil-service-pensions-spark-row-between-cbi-and-union-pcs.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/15/48724/civil-service-pensions-spark-row-between-cbi-and-union-pcs.html Public sector pensions are far from "gold-plated" and should be left alone by business groups, a union has warned. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) is angry that the CBI has called for the pensions of public sMon, 15 Dec 2008 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/15/48722/1bn-deal-seals-uks-biggest-pension-buyout.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/15/48722/1bn-deal-seals-uks-biggest-pension-buyout.html The UK's largest ever pension buyout has seen the trustee of the Thorn Pension Fund buy a bulk annuity contract from life insurer Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) for £1bn. The deal, brokered by coMon, 15 Dec 2008 08:05:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/09/48668/tesco-employees-share-25m-in-vouchers-and-savings.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/09/48668/tesco-employees-share-25m-in-vouchers-and-savings.html Tesco employees are to share in more than £25m of vouchers and savings - as well as an extra day's holiday - this Christmas. About 268,000 workers at the supermarket giant's stores, distribution centres and head Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/05/48648/hr-gender-pay-gap-shrinks-as-womens-pay-rises-surge-ahead-of-the-men.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/05/48648/hr-gender-pay-gap-shrinks-as-womens-pay-rises-surge-ahead-of-the-men.html The gender pay gap for HR directors shrunk this year as female HR chiefs saw their earnings jump by almost three times the as much as their male counterparts. The 2008-09 Salary Survey of HR/Personnel Staff by payFri, 05 Dec 2008 17:31:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/01/48551/raise-minimum-wage-to-6.10-urges-tuc.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/01/48551/raise-minimum-wage-to-6.10-urges-tuc.html The TUC has called for a 37p increase in the adult national minimum wage to help fight the credit crunch. The union umbrella body wants the rate tMon, 01 Dec 2008 14:22:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/01/48549/private-pensions-surplus-boosted-by-low-inflation.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/01/48549/private-pensions-surplus-boosted-by-low-inflation.html November saw the largest recorded rise in the value of the UK's biggest pension schemes. The accounting position of the 200 largest privately sponsored pension schemes improved by £38bn over the month, according to advisoryMon, 01 Dec 2008 09:59:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/01/48548/100000-a-year-nurse-wins-public-support.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/01/48548/100000-a-year-nurse-wins-public-support.html News that an NHS nurse has broken the £100,000 salary barrier has been welcomed by the public. The Sunday Times yesterday revealed that RotherhMon, 01 Dec 2008 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/28/48544/david-cameron-riles-unions-with-plan-to-devalue-public-sector-pensions.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/28/48544/david-cameron-riles-unions-with-plan-to-devalue-public-sector-pensions.html Conservative leader David Cameron has angered trade unions by revealing that cutting back on public sector defined benefit pension schemes forms part of the Tory blueprint for the UK. <A Cameron told a meeting in ManchesteFri, 28 Nov 2008 14:37:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/21/48460/bradford-bingley-boss-praises-staff-commitment.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/21/48460/bradford-bingley-boss-praises-staff-commitment.html Bradford Bingley's chairman last week gave a glowing review of the crisis-hit bank's people culture. Richard Pym told MPs on the Treasury Select Committee that staff had proved their commitment on the weekend the bankFri, 21 Nov 2008 08:43:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/20/48410/cable-wireless-staff-benefit-from-profits-boost-with-extra-holiday.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/20/48410/cable-wireless-staff-benefit-from-profits-boost-with-extra-holiday.html Cable Wireless has just given its employees around the world an extra day off after reporting an increase in half-year profits, Personnel Today has learned. All 5,000 staff across Europe, Asia and the US wilThu, 20 Nov 2008 07:13:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/19/48430/bank-bonuses-under-fire-as-think-tank-reveals-five-ceos-52m-top-up.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/19/48430/bank-bonuses-under-fire-as-think-tank-reveals-five-ceos-52m-top-up.html Unions are calling for a complete overhaul of remuneration in the financial sector after research revealed that five banking chief executives received pay and bonuses worth more than £52m over a four year period. <PWed, 19 Nov 2008 09:23:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/19/48429/bb-bonus-defended-by-former-chairman-as-new-boss-eyes-326000-top-up.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/19/48429/bb-bonus-defended-by-former-chairman-as-new-boss-eyes-326000-top-up.html The man in charge of Bradford Bingley when it was nationalised in September was yesterday forced to defend the bonus structure that will see his replacement given a huge bonus this year. Rod Kent, who was replaced byWed, 19 Nov 2008 09:10:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/18/48405/minimum-wage-awareness-campaign-launched-by-lord-mandelson.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/18/48405/minimum-wage-awareness-campaign-launched-by-lord-mandelson.html A new campaign to boost employee awareness of the increased national minimum wage was launched today. Business secretary Peter Mandelson this morTue, 18 Nov 2008 11:58:00 GMT