Pay awards for 2019 moving in a “very positive direction”
Pay awards
Forecasts for pay awards in 2018/19
How to use inflation statistics in pay setting
Pay awards could be...
Outsourced Whitehall support workers to strike over low pay
Cleaners, receptionists and security guards at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)...
Government rejects call to lower gender pay gap reporting threshold
MPs have accused the government of being too “timid” to hold businesses to account for their gender pay gaps after...
Gender pay gap reporting 2019: Only half of employers are improving
With less than three months left for large employers to publish their second tranche of gender pay gap data, Jo...
MPs want tougher reporting requirements on gender, ethnicity and executive pay
More than two-thirds of MPs believe that reporting requirements on gender, ethnicity and executive pay are a “good start”, but...
Flexible working has plateaued, study finds
The number of people using flexible working arrangements has flatlined since 2010, despite the right to request flexibility being extended...
Six employment law decisions that will shape 2019
Which employment law decisions will shape 2019? We outline six of the most significant cases in the pipeline – from...
Pensions
Discrimination arising from disability: questions remain about “unfavourable treatment”
XpertHR consultant editor Darren Newman suggests that a recent Supreme Court decision raises more questions than it answers about the...
Sharp rise in pension auto-enrolment fines
The last financial year has seen a sharp rise in the number of businesses fined by the Pensions Regulator for...
Early-retiring employee not treated unfavourably by pension scheme, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that an employee was not treated unfavourably after his early retirement due to ill health...
Minimum wage
Six employment law decisions that will shape 2019
Which employment law decisions will shape 2019? We outline six of the most significant cases in the pipeline – from...
The 10 most important employment law cases in 2018
As always, HR professionals had their fair share of employment law cases to keep track of in 2018, but what...
In-work poverty and the role of HR
Many UK workers are falling below the poverty line and Brexit uncertainty may be making matters worse. Steve Herbert believes...
Equal pay
Glasgow City Council workers secure £500m equal pay deal
Thousands of female council workers in Glasgow could receive payouts reaching more than £500m after their union representatives agreed a...
Employee ‘class actions’ on the rise: what does this mean for employers?
The courts have seen a significant rise in the number of employment claims brought by large groups of individuals. The...
TalkTalk faces equal pay claim from former manager
A former manager at TalkTalk has brought a tribunal claim against the telecoms company, claiming she was paid 40% less...
Benefits
Flexible working has plateaued, study finds
The number of people using flexible working arrangements has flatlined since 2010, despite the right to request flexibility being extended...
Employee engagement: the importance of recognition (webinar)
Recognition is closely associated with employee engagement, and a lack of recognition can have a detrimental impact on the workforce....
Sharp rise in pension auto-enrolment fines
The last financial year has seen a sharp rise in the number of businesses fined by the Pensions Regulator for...
