Southend University Hospital Trust's decision to scrap Agenda for Change has put the new pay system under pressure, and could even prompt a return to local pay bargaining.
Pay & benefits
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The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has offered its biggest ever rescue package to help save the pension fund at manufacturer T&N
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The deficit for the final salary pension plans of FTSE 100 companies is currently £40bn, according to actuaries at consultancy Deloitte
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BBC management received large pay rises last year at a time when thousands of workers faced redundancy, the corporation’s annual report revealed last week.
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Broadcast union Bectu has accused the BBC of "burying good news" about its pension scheme by dropping key pension scheme data from its annual report.
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Health and safety prosecution prompts warning to monitor company fleet drivers’ hours
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryEmployers are being warned that they must start tracking the working hours of fleet drivers after the first successful UK health and safety prosecution of its type.
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Friends Provident to close final salary schemes and raise retirement age
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryFriends Provident plans to close its defined benefit (final salary) pension scheme to new employees from July next year and increase the staff retirement age, the company has announced
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What you need to succeed… As well as being personable and approachable, you will need to be at least studying...
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Southend hospital trust staff vote to ditch Agenda for Change pay system
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryStaff at Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have overwhelmingly voted to ditch the Agenda for Change pay system and return to locally negotiated terms.
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Government to investigate nurseries to ensure childcare staff are getting correct pay
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe government is to investigate thousands of children's nurseries to find out if staff are being paid at least the minimum wage
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GPs should be removed from the responsibility of sickness certification in the early days of absence, a GP leader told...
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Strong rates of interest on long-dated bonds and moves by employers to top up funds have imporved the position of final salary pension schemes this month
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Communications Workers Union threatens industrial action over Post Office’s ‘derisory’ pay offer
by dan thomasby dan thomasPost Office could face industrial action as union rejects pay offer.
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Six out of 10 employers have made additional contributions to help plug pension scheme deficits in the past year
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IT skills shortages fail to dent stability as wages continue to rise and resignations remain static.