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Employers optimistic about cost-cutting, CIPD reward survey suggests
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 19/03/2010
Employers are confident that cost-cutting will not dominate the reward agenda in 2010, although many are keen to focus pay rises on those employees who contribute most in terms of performance, the latest annual reward survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development reveals.
Pension is most valued benefit, says Croner Reward
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 05/02/2010
Croner Reward's latest employee benefits survey finds that, in common with its previous reports, the most popular incentive when it comes to recruiting and retaining staff is a pension.
Clerical staff salaries up by 1.7%
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 05/02/2010
Clerical staff saw their basic pay rise by 1.7% over 2009, compared with 3.2% in 2008, the latest survey of clerical and operative salaries from Croner Reward reveals.
"Pay gloom looms" for public sector HR professionals in 2010, says CIPD
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 08/01/2010
Salary increases for HR professionals working in the public and voluntary sectors look set to dip in 2010, while private sector firms are more optimistic about pay, according to a survey published by Croner Reward and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Christmas during a recession: the 2009 IRS survey
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 14/12/2009
Latest IRS research of employers' plans for Christmas celebrations investigates cost-cutting measures and budgets for the party season and finds a significant number of employers cutting back on spending.
HR staff see basic pay rise by 3.8%
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 04/12/2009
HR staff have seen their basic pay rise by an average of 3.8% in the year to September 2009, according to the latest findings from CELRE, the salary survey arm of XpertHR.
Voluntary sector employers predict low pay rises in 2010
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 20/11/2009
Voluntary sector employers are forecasting pay awards worth a median of 1.5% in 2010, according to research by XpertHR's salary survey unit, CELRE, in conjunction with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations.
Pay prospects survey: employers forecast pay rises of 2% in 2010
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 23/10/2009
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. Almost one-third of employee groups may not receive a pay rise next year, however.
Performance pay awards hold up despite recession
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 23/10/2009
The median paybill increase to fund merit-based pay rises was 3.25% in the year to August 2009, suggesting that many employers have managed to fund relatively healthy performance-based pay increases despite the downturn.
The 2009 IRS annual review of pay trends and prospects
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 23/10/2009
These tables and charts are taken from the IRS annual review of pay awards over the past year and our pay prospects survey, which asks employers about their plans for the coming year.
CIMA members see gender pay differential of 33%
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 09/10/2009
The average basic salary of a qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in the UK is £56,645 a year, according to CIMA's first global salary survey.
Women earn 80% less merit pay than men in finance sector
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 09/10/2009
There is an 80% gender pay gap in performance-related pay in the finance sector, according to the final report of an inquiry conducted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Performance-related pay: the 2009 IRS survey
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 25/09/2009
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.
Merit pay can improve performance, despite failing to motivate staff
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 25/09/2009
Performance-related pay does bring about improved performance, but this is more because it forces managers to set clearer goals for staff in a consensual manner than because it improves employee motivation, an academic study suggests.
Sales professionals' pay is up by 3.2%
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 04/09/2009
Sales professionals received a median pay increase worth 3.2% over the year to May 2009, according to research from Croner Reward and the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Hay survey assesses future of reward strategies
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 21/08/2009
As the world economy continues to face an uncertain future, pay decision-makers recognise that reward strategies are likely to experience an "evolution, as opposed to a revolution" in the next two to three years, according to a recent survey conducted by management consultants the Hay Group, in conjunction with WorldatWork.
Retail pay 2008/09: median stays at 3%, but more firms freeze pay
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 21/08/2009
The credit crunch has taken its toll on the high street, notably amongst non-food retailers. Several high-profile chains have been forced out of business, and others have struggled to remain solvent. This has inevitably had an impact on bargaining outcomes, particularly in the latter half of the retail pay round.
Walker review proposes shake-up of banks' pay practices
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 07/08/2009
Greater emphasis on long-term incentives for executives, a company-wide remit for remuneration committees and disclosure of the pay of executives below board level are among the recommendations of a Treasury-commissioned review of corporate governance and risk management in the finance sector.
Case studies
Case study: Making team bonuses pay at Fenner Dunlop
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 23/01/2009
We profile the experience of manufacturer Fenner Dunlop in the design, implementation and subsequent evolution of its team bonus scheme, which has delivered significant productivity improvements while boosting teamworking practices.
International: Suez signs three transnational agreements
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 12/09/2007
Suez, the France-based utilities multinational, has negotiated three transnational agreements with its European Works Council. Agreements on a supplementary profit-sharing scheme and on equality and diversity cover all Suez operations worldwide, and an accord on forward-looking management of employment and skills covers European operations only.
Upwardly mobile
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 24/07/2007
The boom enjoyed for so long by the mobile phone market is beginning to slow, making this a challenging sector for HR professionals. HR directors at three major players outline their experiences. Virginia Matthews and Georgina Fuller report.
Spain: Energy sector reaches accords
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 01/03/2007
Collective agreements have recently come into force at Repsol YPF, the energy group, and the Petróleos del Norte oil-refining company, which is majority-owned by Repsol. We review the main provisions of two of the key accords in the Spanish energy sector.
Spain: Two-year accord at Siemens now in force
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 01/02/2007
A two-year collective agreement covering 4,900 employees at Siemens SA in Spain has now taken effect, providing for pay increases of 3.2% each year for two years. We review its main provisions.
Call centre pay: changing with the times
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 15/12/2006
In the second part of our research on call centre pay and benefits, we report on some further findings from our survey and take a closer look at the steps taken by three employers to ensure that their pay is competitive.
Spain: New agreement at Correos
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/12/2006
Employees at the state-owned Spanish postal company, Correos, are now covered by a collective agreement that will run until the end of 2008. The accord sets out new rates of pay and regulates areas such as job classification, employee mobility, working time and health and safety.
Rewarding achievement through bonus schemes
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 20/10/2006
A bonus scheme can enable employers to focus on exceeding specific targets or objectives, whether at organisation, team or individual level. But such schemes need to be clear about what they are rewarding, our research finds. Includes case studies of: Zurich Financial Services; Scottish Water; and the senior civil service.
Taking the plunge: equal pay reviews
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 02/06/2006
Four employers tell IRS Employment Review that the benefits of carrying out an equal pay review far outweigh the costs and work involved.
Coffee beings
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 02/05/2006
Coffee bars are fast eclipsing pubs on UK high streets, but who looks after the 'baristas' who sell us our daily espresso? Georgina Fuller grills the HR directors and their policies.
Citizens Advice rolls out its new pay scheme
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 07/04/2006
Independent charity Citizens Advice has implemented a new reward framework that takes account of market rates and provides for a rate of pay based on being competent in the role.
Smooth take-off for First Choice Airways' new reward strategy
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 24/03/2006
First Choice Airways has embarked on a change agenda for its pilot workforce that has impacted on nearly every aspect of its total reward offering, ranging from communication practices to work-life balance.
Total reward takes flight
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 24/03/2006
We examine First Choice Airways' new reward strategy.
The going rate for the job: pay according to the market
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 17/02/2006
We look at the mechanisms used to link pay to the external market, and examine how housing association Amicus Group has applied this strategy to modernise its pay structure.
No distinction in competency's application at Eversheds
Source: Competency & Emotional Intelligence
Date: 01/01/2006
Eversheds LLP's behavioural competency framework was introduced to support the annual performance and development review process, but it has grown to inform many other HR processes, including recruitment and selection, and internal promotions decisions.
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