This month's issue of Pay Intelligence contains our usual monthly analysis of pay trends plus all the most recent bargaining statistics, including updated inflation and earnings forecasts.

Reward specialists at IRS present their twice-monthly settlement summary table, together with detailed reports of recent pay reviews.

Local authorities in England and Wales have a duty to ensure their pay structures are equality-proofed, but how far has this been implemented across the UK? We examine the latest evidence and give an overview of the resulting grading structures.

This year's pay review body recommendations have been made against a background of continuing discontent about public sector pay. In the first part of our coverage, Pay and Benefits Bulletin looks at the latest pay awards for school teachers, the armed forces and the prison service.

Clive Pugh, partner at Burges Salmon, answers questions on new guidance issued by the Pensions Regulator.

Schemes that commenced winding up between 1997 and 2005, and that are in deficit, may have to reprioritise their benefits for the second time within a year as a result of a recent High Court ruling.

Reward specialists at IRS present their twice-monthly settlement summary table, together with detailed reports of recent pay reviews.

With latest official data suggesting that the gender pay gap narrowed by more than a quarter between 1997 and 2007, we take a detailed look at progress towards pay equality.

The national minimum wage for adults will increase by 3.8% to £5.73 an hour from 1 October 2008. This follows a similarly cautious increase of 3.2% last year, and reflects uncertainty about the global economic outlook.

Reward specialists at IRS present their twice-monthly settlement summary table, together with detailed reports of recent pay reviews.

Does your organisation carry out an annual pay review in April? Has it been settled yet? If so, please get in touch so that we can add your organisation's pay award to the IRS database.

The key announcements in the Budget that will be of interest to HR professionals are detailed in our review of Alistair Darling's first Budget speech as chancellor.

Public sector workers' unhappiness with pay deals could result in more strike action. But what does this mean for staff morale and retention?

Reward specialists at IRS present their twice-monthly settlement summary table, together with detailed reports of recent pay reviews.

We set out the key economic and employment points from the 12 March 2008 Budget.

Pay and Benefits Bulletin's first survey of the reward function examines the make-up of the reward team, key responsibilities for reward functions and the most important reward issues in the year ahead.