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Pay levels and awards

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  • Date:
    23 June 2022
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Six findings from the national living wage review

    The Low Pay Commission's review of the national living wage found it has reduced regional pay inequality and contributed to narrowing gender and ethnicity pay gaps, but it has not led to higher incomes and or any measurable increase in productivity.

  • Date:
    26 May 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay awards: 26 May 2022

    The table below summarises the latest pay settlements monitored by XpertHR.

  • Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay trends May 2022: Further leap for pay awards in April

    The XpertHR headline pay settlement for the three months to the end of April 2022 has hit the highest level seen for almost three decades.

  • Date:
    28 April 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay trends April 2022: Pay awards set to be pushed even higher in April

    Pay awards in the first quarter of the year are confirmed at a median 3%, but higher awards are evident as the first April deals settle.

  • Date:
    28 April 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay awards: 28 April 2022

    The table below summarises the latest pay settlements monitored by XpertHR.

  • Date:
    24 March 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay awards: 24 March 2022

    The table below summarises the latest pay settlements monitored by XpertHR.

  • Date:
    24 March 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Forecasts for pay awards in 2022

    Soaring inflation has helped to push annual pay rises to their highest level for 13 years. We investigate whether this trend will continue over the remainder of the year, and how organisations are planning their reward decisions.

  • Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay trends March 2022: Higher pay awards still fall short of inflation

    XpertHR's headline pay award is unchanged from the previous rolling quarter when it reached its highest level since 2008 and continues to fall behind inflation.

  • Date:
    22 March 2022
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: HR careers and roles - what our surveys reveal

    Noelle Murphy, senior HR practice editor at XpertHR, explores the findings from XpertHR's recent HR careers survey including the impact of the pandemic and hybrid working practices on HR professionals and discusses priorities and challenges on the HR agenda.

  • Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay awards: Engineering and metals

    Updated to include the details of two new pay awards across the sector.

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