Pay settlements
Furlough in action: BA, M&S, Disney, McAlpine and more
Employers are putting thousands of staff on furlough to reduce their costs and seek to protect their employment during a...
Coronavirus to put downward pressure on wage growth
Employers expect pay increases to remain low in the year ahead, as they consider the financial impact the coronavirus outbreak...
Amazon hires 100,000 workers to deal with demand
Amazon plans to hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the US to deal with a surge in online sales...
How rewarding staff in small firms need not be costly
When it comes to rewarding employees, most people automatically think of financial incentives: high salaries, bonuses and generous pension schemes....
University staff begin 14-day strike in long-running pay and pensions dispute
Staff at 74 universities have begun 14 days of strikes, the latest wave of industrial action over changes to pensions...
Pay settlements drop to 14-month low
Pay awards fell to a 14-month low as inflation dropped in the latter months of last year.
According to analysis...
Weekly earnings exceed pre-economic crisis levels
The end of 2019 saw average weekly wages reach their highest since pre-2008 economic crisis levels, but pay growth has...
Supreme Court to hear ‘unlawful inducements’ appeal
The Supreme Court will consider whether an automotive parts firm made “unlawful inducements” when it bypassed a trade union and...
Key London NHS trust to directly employ 1,000 services workers
NHS trust moves to 'insource' 1,000 cleaners, porters and catering staff previously on minimum wage.
Crunch time for universities pay and pension disputes
Academics at 74 universities may strike this term after a re-ballot of staff showed strong support for the dispute over the union stance on pensions and pay.
Pay growth likely to slow in 2020
Employers are being cautious with their pay awards, with a slight dip recorded at the end of 2019 and into...
BBC presenter Sarah Montague wins £400k equal pay settlement
Radio presenter Sarah Montague has won a £400,000 equal pay settlement after the BBC admitted it had underpaid her for...
Health workers’ unions suspend strikes in Northern Ireland
New NI minister of health secures funding for pay parity with NHS England.
Workers afraid to discuss pay because of secrecy clauses
Almost a fifth of workers don’t talk about their pay at work because they are not allowed, according to research...
Six employment law cases that will shape 2020
We look at six important employment law cases that will get the headlines in 2020, covering significant issues such as...
