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Location-based pay frameworks: where do we go from here?

Traditionally, many organisations have had regional-based pay frameworks, and home-based workers were more likely to have a national reference point for pay, but what about now, when the pandemic has firmly thrust the idea of home-based working into a reality? Justine Woolf explores the potential future of location-based pay frameworks.

Posted by Justine Woolf on
04 November 2021

What does National Living Wage rise mean for HR?

National Living Wage

The National Living Wage (NLW) is set to rise from £8.91 per hour to £9.50 for over-23s from April 1 2022. Naturally, this proposed increase will have an impact on employers as well as employees – so what can you expect to change in April?

Posted by Justine Woolf on
27 October 2021

Top five things to consider when planning for pay review

Pay Review | Advance

Planning for pay review can be tricky at the best of times but with the current market volatility, it is particularly challenging for this upcoming cycle. Cathryn Edmonson offers her five top tips for planning your pay review.

Posted by Cathryn Edmondson on
07 October 2021

The “Genderation” Game

Gender Pay | Gender Pay Gap | Gender Pay Reporting | Gender Pension Gap

Whether you’re from the generation of Bruce Forsyth, Larry Grayson or Jim Davidson, differences in pay between genders continue to exist and haven’t necessarily improved since the early days of Brucie.

Posted by Sarah Nash on
24 September 2021

Back to School! The nuances of how Teachers are paid

Pay Transparency | Pay Fairness | Equal Pay | Measuring pay

Teachers are a good example of a variable or irregular work pattern, so how can you handle transparency in roles that don’t work your typical nine to five, and how can these roles be fairly and equally compared with the traditional Monday to Friday workforce?

Posted by Sarah Nash on
10 September 2021

Gender Pay Reporting: Should you really be marking your own homework?

Gender Pay | Gender Pay Gap | Gender Pay Reporting

Although the temptation may be to complete your gender pay reporting in-house, Sarah Nash details why, when it comes to regulated activities, it pays to use a consultancy.

Posted by Sarah Nash on
25 August 2021

Four ways to be authentic and avoid ‘wellbeing washing’

Wellbeing

To ensure that you avoid wellbeing washing when you are embarking on developing a wellbeing programme, you must build an authentic strategy. Sarah Lardner provides her top four tips to get you started.

Posted by Sarah Lardner on
13 August 2021

How Equal Pay is Integral to your Responsible Reward Strategy

Equal Pay | Responsible Reward

By being confident and proactively communicating their commitment to Equal Pay, organisations can demonstrate their commitment to fair treatment, and reaffirm that the contribution of men and women is valued equally. Alastair Cole shares his thoughts on how Equal Pay can link to different elements of Responsible Reward.

Posted by Alastair Cole on
30 July 2021

Top tips for implementing a job evaluation framework

Job evaluation

A strong grading structure underpins every successful reward scheme, and the first step is evaluating jobs. Sarah Nash talks through the process of evaluating roles and gives her top tips and best practice considerations.

Posted by Sarah Nash on
16 July 2021

GUEST BLOG - Top ways to engage employees with their finances so they take action

Financial Wellbeing

This guest blog from Andrew Walker, Business Development Director at Personal Group, looks at how employers can help their employees take good financial decisions, make the most of their earnings, and feel more in control of their money.

Posted by Andrew Walker on
01 July 2021

Emerging from lockdown and the impact on reward

Flexible working | Agile working | Culture | Covid-19

Whilst some organisations thrived during lockdown, others were forced to cut costs and reimagine their business models to survive. Now, organisations in both camps are experiencing challenges recruiting and retaining, or anticipating it to be an issue in the coming months, citing a new war for talent that has emerged post-pandemic. So, what can you to do hold on to your staff and attract new ones?

Posted by Justine Woolf on
17 June 2021

Bespoke or off-the-shelf Job Evaluation frameworks – which is right for your organisation?

Evaluate | Job evaluation

There are advantages to both bespoke and off-the-shelf frameworks, and it is about weighing up these pros and cons. Cathryn Edmonson details the key considerations to bear in mind - regardless of which approach you decide on.

Posted by Cathryn Edmondson on
09 June 2021

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