| THE EDITOR'S MESSAGE |
Issue 724 |
| GENDER PAY GAP NARROWS |
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In this issue, we take a closer look at the results of the 2009 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings published by the Office for National Statistics.
The survey reveals that the gender pay gap has narrowed slightly this year, standing at 12.2% for full-time employees and 22% when both part-time and full-time employees are counted.
It has taken 12 years for the pay gap on each of these measures to fall by around 5%, so while the most recent annual decrease of around half a percentage point was welcomed by campaigners, frustration with the slow rate of progress was voiced.
Our second feature looks at the experience of Southend University Hospital, which has chosen to opt out of Agenda for Change, the national NHS pay framework, and must be one of the very few NHS trusts in the country with a bonus scheme.
Also in this issue:
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| XPERTHR WEEKLY PODCAST |
XpertHR has launched a weekly audio podcast, hosted by employment law editor Jeya Thiruchelvam.
On this week's XpertHR Weekly podcast: the national minimum wage and what cannot be counted towards it; the 2009 IRS survey on dealing with the impact of redundancy; and addressing alcohol misuse during the Christmas period.
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 Sarah Welfare
Editor,
Pay and Benefits Bulletin |
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| SALARY SURVEYS |
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HR staff see basic pay rise by 3.8%
HR staff have seen their basic pay rise by an average of 3.8% in the year to September 2009, according to the latest findings from CELRE, the salary survey arm of XpertHR. However, when bonuses are taken into account, the average increase is just 0.8%.
"True" gender pay gap of £5,500 identified for medical consultants
There is a £5,500 gap between male and female consultants' pay, even when factors such as experience, hours worked and specialty are accounted for, according to research published by the British Medical Association and the Medical Women's Federation.
Marketing pay up 3.3%
The annual salaries of marketing professionals increased at the median by 3.3% over the past year, according to research conducted by Croner Reward in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
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| PAY AWARDS |
Pay reports recently added to the site:
Alliance & Leicester: two-stage deal over 20 months
Heating, ventilating and domestic engineering industry: two-year deal starts with pay freeze
Forestry Commission: 3.9% average earnings increase
Pay review update: 4 December 2009
The latest pay review update table contains pay awards at Live Nation, Express Newspapers, further education colleges and more.
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| DATAFILE |
Statistics and forecasts
The datafile contains the most recent inflation, earnings and labour market statistics, pay settlement data and inflation and earnings forecasts. Our panel of City and academic forecasters predicts that retail prices index inflation will average -0.3% in the final three months of this year, before moving back into positive territory to average 2.2% in the first quarter of 2010. Average earnings growth is expected to pick up to 3% in the first quarter of 2010, then fall back in the second quarter to 2.8%.
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From the blog
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