Pay structures

Executive search specialist Elena Bajada examines salary compression and what HR leaders should do to ensure their pay structures remain fair.

The impact of the autumn budget means a high proportion of pay awards will be lower than expected in 2025,...

National Crime Agency suffering from poor retention and low morale caused by pay stagnation, according to report published today.

Fewer than half of UK headquartered businesses are ready to meet the requirements of the European Union Pay Transparency directive.

Employers' concerns about the EU Pay Transparency Directive include the impact on wage bills and competitiveness.

Two-fifths of employers are preparing for the EU pay transparency rules according to a survey by WTW.

Nurses are calling for the government to overhaul NHS pay structures or face a “potentially irreversible” workforce crisis.

HR managers and directors based in the southern part of eastern England are among the highest earners in their profession based on median earnings.

Senior officials admit that real-terms civil service pay cuts over the past decade have affected recruitment and retention.

British Medical Association’s consultant members reject the pay offer negotiated between the union and government.

The government is considering whether to introduce a separate pay scale for nurses in England to help with career progression...

The median basic pay award in the three months to November 2023 was 6%, the eighth month in a row.

Junior doctors in Wales have voted to strike as the UK government and the British Medical Association (BMA) reach a pay deal for specialist doctors.

Executive pay ratios widened slightly in 2022, according to data from the High Pay Centre.

After it was announced the national living wage would go up by almost 10%, some businesses have called the rise unsustainable. But should they be paying more anyway?