UK employers continue to cut salary budgets
UK labour market outlook uncertain post budget
The UK’s labour market outlook is uncertain following October’s budget announcement, data from Indeed indicates.
Unions call 2.8% pay rise proposal an ‘insult’
Ministers have written to pay review bodies recommending a pay rise of 2.8% for public sector workers, prompting anger from unions.
Birmingham City Council to settle 6,000 equal pay claims
Birmingham City Council agrees to settle 6,000 equal pay claims brought by both past and present staff four years after they were launched.
Budget cited as reason for recruitment decline
The latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation/KPMG report on labour market trends found the Budget in late October had led to a reassessment of staffing need by clients.
Private sector pay awards drop to 3.9%
Private sector median pay awards have fallen slightly in the three months ending in October, from 4% to 3.9%.
Northern Ireland consults on gender, ethnicity and disability pay reporting
A consultation has been launched in Northern Ireland on gender, ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.
Pensions
Job hoppers have £16k more in pension savings than other workers
Job hoppers who frequently change roles have £15,776 more in their pensions pots than the average worker, according to new data.
Qualified support for Reeves after Mansion House speech
Four business leaders give their verdicts on Rachel Reeves's Mansion House address.
Rachel Reeves announces pension megafunds
Rachel Reeves will today announce plans to create pension ‘megafunds’ aimed at unlocking £80bn of investment, as business disquiet grows over Budget costs on employers.Â
Minimum wage
Ministers launch crackdown on migrant worker visa abuse
Businesses that repeatedly flout visa rules or commit serious employment breaches will be barred from hiring overseas workers, the Home Office has announced.
Pay deals stuck at 4% in October
UK pay rises remained stagnant in the third quarter of this year, plateauing at 4%, according to data from Brightmine.
Care firms granted sponsor licences despite labour violations
Abolition of the sponsorship system would address imbalance in power between workers and employers, finds study.
Equal pay
Birmingham City Council to settle 6,000 equal pay claims
Birmingham City Council agrees to settle 6,000 equal pay claims brought by both past and present staff four years after they were launched.
Four BBC presenters launch equal pay appeal
Four female BBC news presenters are appealing against a tribunal decision that prevented them pursuing an equal pay claim.
Disney agrees $43.3m gender pay settlement
The Walt Disney Company will fork out $43.3 million as it settles a gender pay lawsuit concerning around 9,000 women.
Benefits
UK labour market outlook uncertain post budget
The UK’s labour market outlook is uncertain following October’s budget announcement, data from Indeed indicates.
Salary compression: The importance of fair remuneration
Executive search specialist Elena Bajada examines salary compression and what HR leaders should do to ensure their pay structures remain fair.
EV salary sacrifice schemes are now a prime financial benefit
EVs are now an established element among financial wellbeing benefits, writes Alison Argall of Tusker
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