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  • Date:
    18 December 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Six tips to get your rewards right

    With reward programmes making up such a large percentage of your organisation's budget, it's no surprise that HR needs to be able to explain and prove their ROI. You need to get them "right". Easy, not! To help you meet this challenge, award-winning HR leader and consultant and bestselling author Debra Corey sets out six things you need to think about and address.

  • Date:
    12 December 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    The impact of the NICs increase on 2025 pay reviews: Stories from HR

    The announcement of National Insurance Contributions (NICs) increases in the October Budget has had an impact on many organisations' 2025 pay rise plans. We look at the expected effect on pay award budgets.

  • Date:
    9 December 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: December 2024 pay and labour market update

    Our regular update of the economy, labour market and pay-setting environment will help organisations prepare for their 2025 pay and benefits reviews.

  • Date:
    27 November 2024
    Type:
    News

    RPC warns of lower pay and fewer jobs under Employment Rights Bill

    Some of the government's impact assessments of the Employment Rights Bill were 'not fit for purpose' and the policies could lead to lower wages and fewer jobs, according to a statement published by the Regulatory Policy Committee.

  • Type:
    Quick reference

    State pension rates

    Updated to reflect the proposed state pension rates for 2025/26.

  • Date:
    25 November 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting - five tips to help organisations improve their data and outcomes

    Although the formal Bill is yet to be published, the Government has outlined plans to require organisations with 250 and more employees to report their ethnicity and disability pay data. To prepare HR leaders for this change, Brightmine and HR Grapevine convened a roundtable discussion to address the practical and cultural challenges of expanded pay gap reporting.

  • Date:
    21 November 2024
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay trends November 2024: the calm before the storm?

    As we approach the end of the year, pay settlement activities are drawing to a close. However, having remained stable over the last few months, all signs are now for a decline in awards when activity picks up in the new year.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Pensions: key differences in Scotland and Northern Ireland

    Updated to include additional information on occupational pensions in Northern Ireland.

  • Date:
    13 November 2024
    Type:
    News

    Wage growth slows slightly as vacancies continue to fall

    Annual wage growth continued to fall in the three months to September, but not as fast as was expected, according to official labour market statistics.

  • Date:
    7 November 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    What Another Trump Administration Means for HR in the US

    This resource summarizes how another Trump presidency may affect key employment law issues that directly impact HR, including EEO, wage and hour and payroll among others.

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