Surveys
UK 2009 pay rises among lowest in the world
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 29/05/2009
Salary increases for UK workers in 2009 will be among the lowest in the world, with the median basic salary increase expected to be worth only 1%, according to a study carried out by global management consultancy Hay Group. This is significantly below the median global projected pay rise of 2.8%.
Wellness policies expand globally
Source: Occupational Health
Date: 01/02/2009
Growing numbers of employers outside the United States are introducing workplace wellness strategies, according to research from Buck Consultants.
International: Call centre employment and HR practices examined
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 12/07/2007
Research published in May 2007 analyses employment and HR management in call centres in 17 countries worldwide. It finds that the widespread view of call centres as “electronic sweatshops” with low pay, poor quality of work and little collective representation of workers is not true in all countries and types of call centre.
Average £90,678 a year for HR directors
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 18/05/2007
Salaries for HR directors continue to lag behind those for finance and marketing directors in most countries, according to the 2007 Global Pay Summary published by Mercer Human Resources Consulting.
What a performance
Source: personneltoday.com
Date: 17/01/2006
Successful companies around the world are increasing their use of performance-based pay and are also moving to customise incentive packages by region, a new study shows.
UK seventh in IT pay league
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 30/09/2005
The UK is the seventh highest paying country for IT managers, according to research by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
Inflexible labour laws hold EU back
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 13/09/2005
Europe's productivity lags behind the US and Asia because inflexible labour laws prevent companies restructuring, a UK government-backed report has warned.
UK eighth in equality table
Source: Equal Opportunities Review
Date: 01/07/2005
The UK ranks eighth in the first ever study attempting to quantify the size of the "gender gap" in 58 countries.
Brighter pay prospects in the manufacturing sector
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 06/08/2004
An improving global outlook and continued domestic expansion have resulted in a gentle upward pressure on settlement levels in key parts of UK manufacturing, although not all sectors have benefited from the upturn.
2004 pay rises to outstrip inflation
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 19/12/2003
Pay rises in most countries are likely to exceed national inflation rates by between one and 3.5 percentage points next year, according to the latest annual global compensation report from Mercer HR.
Recruiting and employing foreign workers
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 21/02/2003
As an increasing number of employers extend their search for scarce skills further afield, we report on the main developments affecting the migration of overseas staff.
Case studies
International: ArcelorMittal signs Europe-wide restructuring deal
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 10/12/2009
ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer, signed a European agreement with trade unions in November 2009 on managing and anticipating change. The accord provides for no plant closures or compulsory redundancies during the current economic downturn, and puts in place long-term training and skills policies, along with commitments to dialogue with employee representatives and unions.
International: Bargaining on CSR and workers' rights at Inditex
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 28/10/2009
Inditex, a major Spain-based fashion multinational, signed a worldwide agreement on workers' rights in its commercial and distribution operations in October 2009. In 2007, it had signed a similar accord for its manufacturing operations, including external suppliers, and the new agreement underlines the company's commitment to engaging trade unions in its global corporate social responsibility (CSR) approach.
International: DNV sets up global employee forum
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 15/10/2009
DNV, a risk-management services multinational based in Norway, has set up a global employee information and consultation forum. We look at the DNV case and at other companies that have established "world works councils".
A whole world out there: managing global HR
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 29/12/2006
While some of the challenges for HR professionals are common regardless of geography, effective international HR management demands a different perspective, our research finds.
Stepping up performance management
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 07/06/2005
Keith Rodgers takes a look outside the UK to see how two organisations are making a success of performance management.
