Forward to a colleague View as a webpage Add us to your white list Quick Links »   Survey   Pay trends   Public-sector pay   Maternity pay   New on XpertHR   Statistics   Blogs Take part in XpertHR research Benefits and allowances survey XpertHR is conducting a survey of benefits and allowances designed to provide a comprehensive guide to the benefits provided by UK organisations, and would like to request your assistance with our research. Respondents to this short survey will receive a free copy of the research findings as soon as they are published. Top Pay trends Pay trends April 2012 We look at the latest pay settlements trends, including an assessment of performance-related pay in the first quarter of the year and a glimpse of the first pay deals effective in April 2012. Performance-related pay scheme at Dounreay Site Restoration Dounreay Site Restoration has removed a grading structure linked to length of service, and replaced it with one that rewards contribution. We spoke to the organisation to explore the details of the changes to the grading structure and performance reviews. Inflation and earnings forecasts, 27 April 2012 We present the latest earnings and inflation forecasts compiled by XpertHR, plus our pick of recent forecasts from HM Treasury and business survey projections. Top Public-sector pay Public-sector pay review bodies 2012: pay freeze enters second year XpertHR looks at the recommendations made by the review bodies for the 2012 pay round and at the issues they raised with respect to their remit groups, which include the armed forces, prison officers and workers in the NHS. Top Maternity pay The cost of maternity leave: the 2012 XpertHR survey Almost half of employers enhance maternity pay to above the statutory minimum, according to our latest research, which also looks at the bill for maternity leave per organisation. Top New on XpertHR › Impact of Agency Workers Regulations: the 2012 XpertHR survey › Latest good practice guide: Maternity › Equal pay: preservation of higher pay after TUPE transfer was genuine material factor › Employers anxious about cost of pensions Top Statistics and reference › XpertHR pay trends homepage › Pay review update › Economic indicators Top From our blogs › Managerial pay rises, but so do resignations › UK plunges back into recession as growth contracts by 0.2% › Benchmarking planned wage bill cuts in the public sector in 2012 › Maternity costs employers £125,000 per year › How IT professionals have felt the middle-class squeeze on salaries Top Editor's message PUBLIC-SECTOR PAY Pay settlements have held up well in the first three months of the year, with the median increase worth 2.6%. However, this overall figure masks some clear differences within the data, most notably, the gulf between pay awards in the public and private sectors. The sample of pay awards in our latest pay trends article is dominated by those in private-sector organisations - so our median figure of 2.6% demonstrates the level of pay awards across the private sector. In the public sector, pay bargaining for the year is just getting under way. The first groups to receive a pay rise are those covered by the pay review bodies but, as per the Government's two-year pay freeze, only those earning £21,000 or less will receive a pay rise, set at £250. Our pay trends article also looks at how budgets for performance-related increases compare with those for across-the-board pay rises. An accompanying case study examines how Dounreay Site Restoration introduced performance-related pay. Sheila Attwood Pay and benefits editor, XpertHR XpertHR Weekly podcast Pay Intelligence blog Perspectives on the changing world of pay, including news, commentary and analysis on pay issues, law, employee relations, recruitment, retention, reward and work organisation. 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 | Privacy Policy Registered Office: Reed Business, Quadrant House, 9th Floor, The Quadrant, Sutton, SM2 5AS. Registered in England & Wales: 151537