Pay structures

Below-inflation pay awards are now a reality for workers in the private and public sectors, new research has found.Figures from...

Home secretary Jacqui Smith’s decision to stage the latest police pay rise was lawful, the High Court ruled today.The Police...

The high court will rule whether home secretary Jacqui Smith acted illegally after her refusal to backdate the police pay...

In Guru’s blog (‘Italian pay chaos inspires new equality theory’, Personneltoday.com/gurublog, 5 May), he suggests that part-timers don’t deserve pro-rata...

HR professionals are prepared to reveal their own salaries in a bid to eradicate pay inequality, new research has indicated.A...

In the current economic climate, controversy continues to surround the payment of bonuses, particularly where the general consensus may be...

Nurses and other NHS workers have been offered a three-year pay deal worth 8% by the government.Health secretary Alan Johnson...

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Local government HR chiefs justify their six-figure reward packages as delivering value for complex organisations.The revelation that at least nine...

Armed Forces personnel can now check on their pay and total benefits package online after the Ministry of Defence (MoD)...

Women in their 30s are hit hardest by the gender pay gap.The difference between men’s and women’s full-time earnings, according...

Benefits provision is the most important reward issue for the year ahead, research by Personnel Today‘s sister publication Employment Review...

The gender pay gap more than trebles when women reach their 30s, according to a new TUC report.The Closing the...

About 40% of social care professionals have a second job and most are considering leaving the sector because of poor...

Private sector firms carrying out equal pay audits could leave themselves open to mass claims for back-pay, according to a...