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DAS: 3.47% paybill increase
The 569 UK employees of DAS Legal Expenses Insurance Company have received pay rises from a total paybill increase of 3.47%, taking effect from 1 April 2009.
Yorkshire Water: 3% basic award plus bonuses
Yorkshire Water has improved the basic rates and allowances of its 2,000 employees covered by collective bargaining arrangements in line with the year-on-year increase in the all-items retail prices index (RPI) in November 2008, which was 3%.
Pay review update: 26 June 2009
The table summarises the latest pay awards monitored by the IRS pay databank. For each pay award the entry shows the name and size of the review group, the effective date and length of the review, together with brief details of the main changes.
France: Minimum wage expert group set up
The French Government established an independent expert group in May 2009 to advise on the development of the national minimum wage, which currently affects nearly 3.4 million workers.
EU: Commission issues guidance on directors' pay
The European Commission issued in April 2009 a Recommendation on the structure and determination of directors' remuneration, calling on EU member states to ensure that companies have an appropriate remuneration policy that rewards performance and promotes firms' longer-term interests.
Papermaking industry: minimum rates up by 3.95%
Basic minimum pay rates for an estimated 6,000 process and maintenance workers covered by the papermaking national agreement have seen a 3.95% increase on all rates, effective from the first full pay period following 2 February 2009.
Western Power Distribution: 4.32% inflation-linked pay increase
Western Power Distribution, the electricity distribution company covering South West England and South and West Wales, has increased base rates and allowances paid to its 2,250 industrial, engineering, technical, clerical and administrative staff by 4.32%.
Forestry Commission: 4% average earnings increase
Some 3,200 Forestry Commission employees below senior civil service level have seen their earnings increase by an average of 4% in the first year of a three-year pay deal, backdated to 1 October 2008.
Pay review update: 12 June 2009
The table summarises the latest pay awards monitored by the IRS pay databank. For each pay award the entry shows the name and size of the review group, the effective date and length of the review, together with brief details of the main changes.