The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on proposals to establish a Social Care Negotiating Body for Wales, which would provide a forum to negotiate Fair Pay Agreements for social care workers. The outcome will help shape the structure, remit and enforcement of agreements. The consultation is open for comments until 28 April 2026.
Updated to include the latest headline gender pay gap data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025. The next ONS release date is November 2026.
Cendex's Penne Cecil Hutton talks through reward benchmarking, including when to use it, data sources, and how to effectively benchmark all elements of reward.