Forward to a colleague View as a webpage Add us to your white list Quick Links »   Manufacturing pay   Overtime   News   Statistics and reference   From our blogs Manufacturing pay Manufacturing 2012: settlement levels edge up XpertHR's latest annual survey of industrial relations in manufacturing covers several key areas including: pay settlement trends; the measures taken by firms to combat the effects of the recession; and the reaction of workers to their employers' cost-cutting. Top Overtime Overtime pay survey 2012 Our latest research looks at the state of play in overtime working, based on the experiences of 100 organisations responding to our survey. This article covers the management of overtime, overtime pay rates and how organisations have attempted to reduce the amount of paid overtime. Top News › Government outlines five new public-service pension schemes › NHS worker who made no holiday requests during long-term sick leave entitled to holiday pay on termination › How employers align HR with the business: 2012 XpertHR survey › Absence rate remains at 2.8% of working time lost: 2012 XpertHR survey › Consultation on the accommodation offset (10 September 2012) Top Statistics and reference › XpertHR pay trends homepage › Pay review update › Economic indicators Top From our blogs › XpertHR economic commentary August 2012: Going nowhere › Webinar: Preparing for pensions auto-enrolment › Top 10 HR questions - July 2012 › The surprising truth behind falling employee engagement › Eight key decisions on holiday and long-term sickness absence Top Editor's message MANUFACTURING PAY RISES Pay awards in the manufacturing sector have sat comfortably above those in the services sector over the past year, but they remain subdued by long-term standards. Our latest review of pay issues in the sector finds that the median pay settlement over the past year, of 2.6%, is higher than the forecast pay award of 2.5% for the coming 12 months. Although fewer companies are making pay freezes, redundancies are still apparent, and the outlook for pay awards during the next year predominantly depends on how each business performs. One area in which many employers have sought to save costs over the past few years is in overtime pay, with half of the respondents to our new overtime survey reporting that they have made attempts to reduce the amount of paid overtime at their organisation over the past year. Our report also looks in detail at the types of workers eligible for overtime and rates of overtime pay. Sheila Attwood Pay and benefits editor, XpertHR Get more out of XpertHR › Model policies › Good practice guides › Line manager briefings › Salary surveys Tools for subscribers › My XpertHR › User guide › Advanced search › XpertHR feeds Customer services › Password reminder › Email the helpdesk or call 0845 671 1110 › Read previous newsletters Forward to a colleague xperthr.co.uk This email has been sent to luke.smith@rbi.co.uk Unsubscribe from future pay and benefits emails. Disclaimer This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information, which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any of its content by any person other than the Intended Recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the Intended Recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible. © Reed Business Information Ltd +44 (0)20 8652 3500 | Terms and Conditions | Cookies and privacy Registered Office: Reed Business, Quadrant House, 9th Floor, The Quadrant, Sutton, SM2 5AS. Registered in England & Wales: 151537