http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbFri, 05 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/05/47402/wages-freeze-by-royal-mail-unlawful-for-cwus-work-to-contract-campaign.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/05/47402/wages-freeze-by-royal-mail-unlawful-for-cwus-work-to-contract-campaign.html Royal Mail has been forced to pay dozens of postal workers who had their pay stopped "without good reason" last August. The Communications Workers Union (CWU) secured pay-outs for 27 postal workers who had their wages frozeFri, 05 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/02/47351/pay-rises-drop-further-behind-inflation-rate.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/02/47351/pay-rises-drop-further-behind-inflation-rate.html Pay rises are dropping even further behind the rate of inflation, according to an analysis by pay specialist Industrial Relations Services (IRS). A study of 82 pay awards effective in the three months to the end of July 200Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/02/47313/pension-payments-for-top-uk-directors-to-deliver-200000-plus-a-year-in-retirement.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/02/47313/pension-payments-for-top-uk-directors-to-deliver-200000-plus-a-year-in-retirement.html Top bosses have amassed pension pots that average £3m each, providing an annual pension of more than £200,000, a survey has revealed. Trade union body TUC has published its sixth annual <A href="http://www.tuc.org.uk/extraTue, 02 Sep 2008 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/02/47312/free-job-evaluation-guide-from-acas-to-help-employers-avoid-equal-pay-claims.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/02/47312/free-job-evaluation-guide-from-acas-to-help-employers-avoid-equal-pay-claims.html A guide to help employers reduce their exposure to equal pay claims when they evaluatTue, 02 Sep 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/01/47264/final-salary-pension-employer-contributions-will-wane.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/01/47264/final-salary-pension-employer-contributions-will-wane.html Two-thirds of companies will contribute less towards final salary pension scheme contributions next year, a survey has revealed. Figures out today from Aon Consulting, a pension consulting firm, have shown that 71% of pensMon, 01 Sep 2008 10:53:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/27/47226/one-tenth-of-it-professionals-work-unpaid-overtime.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/27/47226/one-tenth-of-it-professionals-work-unpaid-overtime.html One in 10 IT workers is not paid for working overtime, a survey has revealed. <PWed, 27 Aug 2008 15:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/27/47217/pension-scheme-buy-outs-set-to-double.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/27/47217/pension-scheme-buy-outs-set-to-double.html The number of pension schemes run by buy-out specialists is expected to double in the next four months. Experts at HSBC Actuaries and Consultants predict there will be a large jump in UK pension members' schemes being passeWed, 27 Aug 2008 10:05:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/25/47194/final-salary-pensions-continue-to-be-closed-to-new-members.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/25/47194/final-salary-pensions-continue-to-be-closed-to-new-members.html Just one in six final salary pension schemes remains open to new members, according to figures released today. <P aliMon, 25 Aug 2008 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/22/47183/british-retail-consortium-puts-minimum-wage-increase-proposals-to-chancellor.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/22/47183/british-retail-consortium-puts-minimum-wage-increase-proposals-to-chancellor.html The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has written to the chancellor to ask him to ensure national minimum wage increases never outstrip rises in average earnings. The proposal forms part of the employer Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:18:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/22/47173/extra-bank-holiday-call-renewed-by-tuc-in-bid-to-promote-volunteering.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/22/47173/extra-bank-holiday-call-renewed-by-tuc-in-bid-to-promote-volunteering.html The TUC has renewed calls for an extra bank holiday in late October. The union umbrella body this morning published a report saying the day should be called Community Day and be used to encourage volunteering. The exFri, 22 Aug 2008 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/21/47174/salary-transparency-to-increase-as-uk-workers-upload-anonymous-pay-details-to-glassdoor-website.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/21/47174/salary-transparency-to-increase-as-uk-workers-upload-anonymous-pay-details-to-glassdoor-website.html The salaries of thousands of British workers are about to hit the internet, according to reports. International website Glassdoor.com is said to be about to add British wageThu, 21 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47153/redundancy-pay-cut-by-25-as-marks-spencer-denies-cutting-costs.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47153/redundancy-pay-cut-by-25-as-marks-spencer-denies-cutting-costs.html Marks Spencer looks set to slash redundancy benefits for its 60,000 staff by up to 25% within the next two weeks. The high street retailer is proposing to reduce the maximum payout that employees can receive from 70 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:10:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47151/pay-rise-for-london-police-maintenance-staff-to-living-wage-of-7.45.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47151/pay-rise-for-london-police-maintenance-staff-to-living-wage-of-7.45.html Maintenance staff working for the Metropolitan Police Authority are set to be paid the new London living wage after a deal was struck with contractors. The initiative will see the hourly rate of 744 cleaning and messenger sTue, 19 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47129/non-executive-director-pay-rises-slow-down-for-third-consecutive-year.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47129/non-executive-director-pay-rises-slow-down-for-third-consecutive-year.html Pay rises for non-executive directors (NEDs) have slowed for the third year in a row, a review has found. The annual Non-Executive Director Practice and Fees guide Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/47108/unison-chief-vows-strikes-over-public-sector-pay-will-continue.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/47108/unison-chief-vows-strikes-over-public-sector-pay-will-continue.html The head of the UK's largest public sector union has vowed that protests against government pay policies will last at least another 12 months. Unison general secretary <A href="http://www.unison.orgFri, 15 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/12/47072/german-executive-salaries-grow-23-faster-than-uk-counterparts.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/12/47072/german-executive-salaries-grow-23-faster-than-uk-counterparts.html Pay for executives of the 100 biggest German companies grew 23% faster than their FTSE 100 counterparts in 2007, according to new research. A study by information provider Incomes Data Services (IDS) found that Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:12:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/11/47061/public-sector-staff-paid-more-than-private-sector-employees.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/11/47061/public-sector-staff-paid-more-than-private-sector-employees.html Public sector workers earn £210 per week more than those at private companies, according to research. The <A href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1043421/Public-sector-pensions-receive-210-week-private-ones-BritaiMon, 11 Aug 2008 13:38:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/11/47055/migrant-women-most-likely-to-be-denied-minimum-wage.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/11/47055/migrant-women-most-likely-to-be-denied-minimum-wage.html Migrant women are the most likely workers to be denied the minimum wage, research has revealed. A stuMon, 11 Aug 2008 09:57:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/46973/friday-podcast-8-aug-08-mcdonalds-and-police-recruitment-and-ubs-poaching.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/46973/friday-podcast-8-aug-08-mcdonalds-and-police-recruitment-and-ubs-poaching.html Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes: chief people officer Angela O’Connor tells Personnel Today how the Police Service should copy the Armed Forces in advertising better for the range of caFri, 08 Aug 2008 17:25:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/47050/six-figure-pay-gaps-exist-between-boards-of-listed-and-non-listed-firms.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/47050/six-figure-pay-gaps-exist-between-boards-of-listed-and-non-listed-firms.html Companies wishing to float on the Stock Exchange should first be prepared to pay an extra £100,000 per year to each member of their boards, according to research. A report by remuneration specialist Hewitt New Bridge StreetFri, 08 Aug 2008 12:34:00 GMT