Pay and benefits

New and updated

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Devising a reward package for international assignments: Benefits and allowances on assignment

  Leading practice guidance discussing the benefits and allowances typically provided in an expatriate's package for the duration of their assignment.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Devising a reward package for international assignments: Payroll and taxation

  Leading practice guidance discussing how employers can ensure that taxation of an international assignee is handled correctly, as well as how to handle the assignee's pay.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Devising a reward package for international assignments: Ensuring the offering is competitive and cost-effective

  Leading practice guidance discussing how organisations can ensure their reward package is both attractive to assignees and represents a fair deal for the employer.

• Date:

  19 February 2025

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Pay trends February 2025: Pay awards drop back to lowest level since 2021

  January is a popular month for pay awards, providing insight into where settlements are likely to sit for the year ahead. Our latest data reveals a marked slowdown in pay growth.

• Date:

  18 February 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Pay transparency - it's about more than putting salaries on job ads

  It's the hot topic in the HR world. Now set to be a requirement for companies operating under EU rules, "pay transparency" appears to be on every conference agenda and webinar calendar, sold as a solution to the gender pay gap, a way to bring greater fairness to organisations and a means to increase employee engagement. But there's a lot more to it than that, says Jane Vivier.

• Type:

  How to

  How to comply with the IR35 rules on off-payroll working

  Updated to reflect increases to the thresholds for determining which organisations are covered by IR35, from 6 April 2025.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Which organisations are responsible for applying the IR35 rules?

  Updated to reflect that changes to how small businesses are defined, from 6 April 2025, mean that some organisations will no longer be responsible for applying the IR35 rules.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Creating an employee health benefits package: Why invest in employees' health?

  Enhanced by creating five separate guides on creating an employee health benefits package, to help you find the guidance you need. This initial guide discusses the business case for investing in employee health benefits.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Creating an employee health benefits package: Formulating a strategy and approach

  Leading practice guidance discussing how to develop a health strategy focused on what the organisation hopes to achieve from offering a suite of health-related benefits. We also provide an overview of the types of health benefits available.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Creating an employee health benefits package: Engaging a provider

  Leading practice guidance discussing the factors for employers to consider when choosing a health risk benefits provider.