Pay rise

When should employers offer a pay rise?

As Amazon announces a pay rise for employees, following its ongoing dispute with the GMB trade union, we asked HR: when should employers be offering a pay rise?

Formula behind 11% pay rise for Belgian workers could make UK wages ‘fairer’

The system which gave one million Belgian workers an 11% pay rise earlier this year has been described by a government adviser as having the potential to make UK pay fairer.

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Planned redundancies rocket for 2023

The number of planned redundancies in the UK rocketed by 54% in the 12 months ending 31 July, according to new research.

Sunak: pay rises must follow increase in productivity

Prime minister Rishi Sunak said pay rises should be “sustainable” and come only as rewards for productivity, following data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which showed a record pay...

Employee pay rise expectations in UK skyrocket

Almost three quarters of UK workers expect a pay rise in the next 12 months, an increase of 50% from the previous year, according to ADP Research Institute.

2023 statutory pay rise cheat sheet: everything HR needs to know

The statutory rates for the UK's National Living Wage, national minimum wage, maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay have all increased this month - here's what HR needs to know.

Average UK worker thinks 9% pay rise is fair for 2023

UK employees on average consider a raise of 9% to be a fair pay award for 2023, according to research.

An end to the pay taboo - how to personalise employee compensation

At a time of stagflation and worries over cost of living and utility bill shock, it’s natural that many of us will be looking at our compensation packages and checking whether we’re receiving the...

High-earner pay rises threaten inflation spiral

The top 1% of earners in the UK are getting pay rises in line with inflation, while the country's lowest earners are not.

Pay rises peak in cost of living crisis

The median basic pay increase in the three months to the end of June 2022 has remained at 4% for the third consecutive quarter, suggesting pay rises in the UK may have reached their peak.

Employees using cost of living to leverage better salary

Workers across the UK are using the cost of living crisis to negotiate better pay from their employers.

Pay stagnation pushing L&D professionals to quit

Learning and development (L&D) professionals are considering leaving their jobs in the near future due to a lack of pay rises.