Is it time for a shared payroll strategy between finance and HR?

Keep your fingers crossed for Dean Shoesmith. As these words hit the page, the head of HR for both Sutton and Merton Borough Councils in South London is preparing to hit the big red button that will...

Employers struggle to close the gap between salaries and cost of living, says CIPD

Despite welcome news this week that inflation dropped to 3% in April, the CIPD has warned employers are continuing to struggle to close the gap between basic salaries and the cost of living.

City bonuses to collapse to below 1998 levels, finds CEBR

City bonuses look set to fall in 2012/13 to £2.3 billion from £4.4 billion this year and £11.6 billion peak in 2007/08.

TUC says employees should sit on pay committees to bring 'a touch of the real world'

Shareholders may have been giving the thumbs down to boardroom pay and bonuses in greater numbers recently, but the Government needs to do more than make investors' voting decisions binding if...

NHS chiefs’ pay growth grinds to a halt at £157,500, responding to Government calls for pay restraint

Pay growth for senior NHS board directors has ground to a halt with pay for chief executives frozen over the last year, reveals the latest NHS Boardroom Pay report from Incomes Data Services (IDS).

Pay awards hover around 3% for first quarter of 2012, finds IDS

The key figure for pay settlements in the private sector is 3% for the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest data from the Incomes Data Service.

Queen's Speech 2012 analysis: success of executive pay proposals 'remain to be seen'

The Government confirmed yesterday in the Queen’s Speech it would propose a bill would to make shareholder votes on directors’ pay binding.

UK salaries stagnate, finds Office Angels

Permanent salaries advertised in the UK have stalled, according to data from recruiter Office Angels.

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Graduate starting salaries drop to lowest levels since 2003, finds IDS

Starting salaries for graduates are projected to decline in real terms this year, falling to the lowest levels since 2003, according to a report into graduate pay and progression by Incomes Data...

Salary increases look set to stabilise across Europe, according to Aon Hewitt

Salary increase levels have stayed constant through the winter, promising some stability for companies across Europe, according to this week’s Salary Survey results from Aon Hewitt.

Working parents spend 35% of wages on childcare but employers are slow to help out, finds Hay Group

Childcare costs now take up a third of working parents’ salaries, according to Hay Group’s PayNet UK Salary Tracker.

UK workers unhappy with their employers for having ‘More money than sense’, survey of 1,000 shows

UK employees have demanded a shakeup concerning the way corporate money is spent, according to a survey by conference call company Powwownow, which highlights almost a third of UK workers feel...