Some employers are choosing to freeze pay and make discretionary annual cost of living payments instead. What’s the median cost of living payment that’s being made?
Published 31.10.2023
You usually have discretionary pay reviews once a year, but this time round you can’t quite stretch to them. This may all change in a few months so you want to avoid damaging staff morale if
possible. What’s your position?
Published 19.03.2009
An employee has approached you for a pay rise and brought up some valid points. Therefore, you’re happy to agree a modest increase. But is it OK to give one employee a rise and overlook the others,
or is that unlawful?
Published 19.11.2015
When you are contemplating pay rises, it’s useful to know what other employers are doing. New research has revealed the median pay rise for the first quarter of 2017. What is it?
Published 19.05.2017
On October 1 2012, two of the NMW rates will rise. However, the Low Pay Commission (LPC) is already considering its advice for 2013. How can you air your views before it reports to the government?
Published 28.08.2012
It was recently reported that the insurance giant, Aviva, will be paying affected staff “two weeks’ pay only” in its next round of redundancies. So do employers have the right to reduce redundancy
payments?
Published 03.05.2013
In a 2022 case, an employee’s request for a pay rise had been refused. She alleged that this was an act of discrimination and won her tribunal claim. Where did the employer involved in this case go
wrong?
Published 28.06.2022
In a recent case, the only way the employer could stay afloat was by re-issuing contracts on less favourable terms. One employee resigned and claimed constructive dismissal. What did the Employment
Appeal Tribunal (EAT) think?
Published 31.10.2012
Apparently, if the opportunity presented itself, one in five employees would have a personal relationship with their line manager. Although you can’t stop this, it’s still advisable to have a robust
policy that sets out your rules. Why?
Published 09.09.2011