Pay awards for private-sector-services organisations are consistent with the whole economy, standing high after an unprecedented year of record pay settlements.
The public-sector organisations that have implemented pay awards over the past year have typically done so at a level above that paid a year earlier and often in favour of lower-paid staff. We look at the detail, including key settlements in the sector.
The latest XpertHR analysis of pay awards again shows a slowdown in growth overall, although public-sector pay deals are starting to come in at record levels.
With pay awards reaching the highest levels of the last 30 years, we review the trends in both basic pay awards and those based on a measure of performance.
At the halfway point in the year, pay awards remain high but continue to lag behind inflation, implying many employees are still facing a real-terms cut.
XpertHR looks at the changing strategic focus for employee benefits packages, noting which are the most popular and how organisations involve employees in their benefits' choices.
All UK organisations must offer their workforce the option to join a workplace pension, but the level of benefit provided by employers varies widely, as the findings of our latest survey show.