Outlook video: pay prospects 2010

XpertHR's pay and benefits editor Sarah Welfare and group editor David Shepherd discuss forecasts for pay trends in 2010 and examine the main influences on remuneration, including the prospects for economic recovery, rising inflation, unemployment and the squeeze on public sector pay. 

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More from XpertHR on pay trends and prospects
XpertHR boasts an unrivalled selection of legal and practical guidance on all aspects of reward and benefits. To tie in with our latest pay outlook video, we highlight just some of the wide array of material on these topics available on XpertHR - ranging from a comprehensive review of pay prospects for 2009/10, through how to make the most of total reward statements, to employer surveys on benefits and pensions. 

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Pay prospects for 2010

• Pay prospects survey: employers forecast pay rises of 2% in 2010 Despite the backdrop of recession and restraint in pay awards, there are signs that settlements may pick up slightly if the anticipated economic upturn gathers steam during the bargaining year ahead. However, almost one-third of employee groups may not receive a pay rise in 2010. 
• Economic outlook 2009/10: growth may resume As the end of the recession is tentatively predicted, we review the key economic indicators of interest to pay decision-makers. 
• Recession and recovery - a look back at 2009 As we near the end of another challenging year for HR, here are some of Personnel Today's top stories from the past 12 months, plus a selection of HR directors' highs and lows of 2009. 
• Economic indicators XpertHR enables you to browse all the latest economic and labour market statistics, such as inflation, earnings, unemployment and working hours. 
• Pay Intelligence December 2009: Pay awards hold at 1.2% Pay Intelligence brings together links to the latest pay settlement analysis and economic indicators from across the IRS and XpertHR portfolio, providing everything you need to keep track of pay trends. 
• The impact of the recession on recruitment: the April 2009 IRS survey By April 2009, the recession had already led many employers to reduce or freeze their vacancies and cut their recruitment budgets. This IRS survey maps recent developments and looks at what the future holds for the demand for recruits and the ways in which they are recruited. 
• Pre-Budget Report 2009: more spending cuts to come Pre-Budget Reports are often tricky affairs as a Government seeks to balance competing interests and priorities. A burgeoning budget deficit and precipitous fall in economic output, coupled with an imminent general election, made the Chancellor's task even harder than usual. 

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Reward strategy

• Paid leave for carers: could it really work? Pressure is building to give workers paid leave to care for sick and infirm relatives, but how long should it last and who should foot the bill?
• Performance-related pay: the 2009 IRS survey For many employers, performance-related pay is a key part of their overall reward strategy. Our survey examines how merit pay schemes are operated across a broad range of organisations spanning both the public and private sectors. 
• Debate: How to ensure that benefits spend brings results Reward and Benefits Today speaks to four experts about how to make the most of total reward statements. 
• Case study: Flexible benefits boost retention at Subsea Subsea 7's flexible benefits scheme and its employee share purchase plan have helped boost employee engagement, recruitment and retention. 

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Benchmark pay rates

• Job pricing Find out more about XpertHR's job pricing service, which provides access to top-quality market pay data. 
• Video: HR professionals' salaries surveyed XpertHR editors David Shepherd and Mark Crail discuss a survey from CELRE, XpertHR's salary survey unit, that reveals details of how HR salaries and benefits have fared during the recession. 
• ASHE 2009: weekly earnings rise by 2% while gender pay gap narrows Earnings growth was modest over the year to April 2009, but outpaced headline inflation. Meanwhile, this year's Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings revealed a slight narrowing of the gender pay gap. 
• XpertHR pay figures: the guide We explain the pay data housed on XpertHR, including how IRS, part of the XpertHR group, collects, collates and analyses the largest sample of UK pay deals, and salary survey data.  

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Employee benefits

• Benefits and allowances 2009: survey overview We provide an overview of the findings of our survey of benefits and allowances packages in 288 organisations. 
• Benefits and allowances 2009: health benefits and allowances Analysis of health-related benefits such as private medical insurance and employee assistance programmes. 
• Benefits and allowances 2009: travel and subsistence benefits This article looks at travel and subsistence benefits, including company car provision and car allowances. 
• Benefits and allowances 2009: childcare, pensions and other benefits Childcare benefits, long-service awards, pension provision, staff discounts and other ad hoc benefits are examined in this feature. 
• Final-salary pension scheme closures gather pace The closure of defined-benefit schemes to existing members is becoming more common. Schemes that closed to new entrants earlier this decade are now ceasing all future accrual. Our survey reports on organisations that have closed recently, or that are consulting on closure. 
• How to keep healthcare budgets in shape Employers that are worried by soaring healthcare costs should not despair, there are ways of cutting your coat to suit your cloth. 
• XpertHR provides answers to frequently asked questions on pay and benefits.