Pay and benefits

New and updated

• Disability pay gap highest since 2013

  Date:

  25 May 2018

  Type:

  News

  Disabled workers earned on average £1.50 less an hour last year that those without a disability, which has pushed the disability pay gap to its highest level since 2013.

• Benchmark bonus eligibility and bonus payments

  Date:

  24 May 2018

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  The latest XpertHR data on bonus scheme participation and the level of bonus payments has been added to Benchmarking.

• Pay awards: 24 May 2018

  Date:

  24 May 2018

  Type:

  Survey analysis

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

• Pay trends May 2018: First April deals confirm higher settlement trend

  Date:

  24 May 2018

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Our first analysis of pay settlements including the key month of April 2018 confirms that the higher level of pay awards seen over the year so far has continued, with the headline award stable at 2.5%.

• MPs press for action over Sainsbury's pay and contract review

  Date:

  22 May 2018

  Type:

  News

  Prime Minister Theresa May has been urged to take action over an "array of deplorable decisions" that MPs say will see some Sainsbury's staff lose up to £3,000 a year.

• Could universal basic income ever take off in the UK?

  Date:

  22 May 2018

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Universal basic income has been described as everything between a utopian ideal and "dangerous nonsense", but with a trial due to take place soon with local authorities in Scotland, how likely is it that it could become a reality in the UK? Jo Faragher investigates.

• Consultation on changes to intermediaries legislation (IR35) for the private sector

  Type:

  Consultations

  The Government consults on proposals to reform the off-payroll working rules in the private sector.

• Shareholder discontent grows over executive pay

  Date:

  21 May 2018

  Type:

  News

  This year's annual general meeting season has been marked by several significant rebellions by shareholders over senior employees' pay and bonuses, with AstraZeneca being the latest to see a revolt.

• Consultation into private sector tax avoidance a 'fatal blow'

  Date:

  18 May 2018

  Type:

  News

  Freelance and contractor bodies have called a new Government consultation into IR35 tax reform a "fatal blow" to the UK's flexible work economy.

• Codes of practice and guidance on employment law

  Type:

  Quick reference

  Updated to include a reference to a guide on sex discrimination and workplace dress codes by the Government Equalities Office.