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Top Benefits and allowances survey 2012 Travel and healthcare benefits We look in detail at travel-related arrangements for employees and summarise the main findings from our 2012 benefits and allowances survey on healthcare provisions. Subsistence and other allowances This part of our 2012 survey of 356 employers examines: subsistence allowances; the payments made to employees who undertake call-out or standby work; payments made to qualified first-aiders; and allowances for tools. Top Pay trends Pay trends June 2012 Our analysis of pay settlement trends reveals that while the overall median pay increase so far this year stands at 2.5% in the private sector, there are considerable variations between different industrial sectors. Inflation and earnings forecasts Retail prices index inflation is expected to average 2.7% in the final quarter of the year, while the weak labour market will feed into slow earnings growth for the remainder of the year. Top Salary survey Salary survey of higher education staff The XpertHR/UCEA salary survey of higher education staff 2012 has now gone live with new data. It finds that salaries in Britain's universities and colleges rose by an average 1.9% in the 12 months to 1 February 2012. The survey is based on data supplied by 83 organisations on 148,603 academic and non-academic staff. Top News › Low Pay Commission consults on the national minimum wage › FAQs: Pensions auto-enrolment safeguards › Pensions auto-enrolment: new letter templates for employers and enforcement guidance from the Pensions Regulator › Proposals requiring tribunals to order equal pay audits confirmed Top Statistics and reference › XpertHR pay trends homepage › Pay review update › Economic indicators Top From our blogs › HR data round-up June 2012: costs and benefits of the 2012 Olympics › Top employee engagement priorities for 2012 and 2013 › Austerity and tough labour market reforms have "devastating" economic consequences, says ILO Top Editor's message EMPLOYEE BENEFITS In this issue, we present more findings from our survey of benefits and allowances in 356 organisations. Our review of travel-related benefits explores the range of benefits available, from provision of company cars and car allowances to mileage rates and free car parking. We also look at what health benefits employers offer, and how these differ for different groups of employees. A separate article examines various allowances paid to employees, including: data on subsistence allowances; standby and call-out payments; payments for first-aiders; and tool allowances. Our focus on benefits comes as employers look beyond basic pay rises and explore other ways to reward their staff. The latest XpertHR data reveals that the median pay award across the whole economy stands at 2% in May 2012, with no sign of a significant upturn any time soon. Sheila Attwood Pay and benefits editor, XpertHR 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. 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