Pay & benefits

Peter Smith, director of public sector consulting at Hay Group, dispellst five myths that have developed around public sector pay and comments on the real issues in each case.

Nearly half of all UK workers believe women are still subject to glass ceilings in the workplace and that men are favoured for promotion over their female counterparts.

A pension scheme industry body has called on the government to rethink its taxation proposals for the top 1% of earners claiming that they will also hit lower paid workers and cost employers a fortune to implement.

Asda’s landmark deal is likely to pile pressure on other supermarket chains to follow suit.

Although the UK jobs market appears to be on the road to recovery, more pain could be on the way as the impact of the forthcoming public sector squeeze makes itself felt over the next six to 12 months.

Female workers are set to be hit by job cuts in the female-friendly public sector, which employs twice as many women than the private sector.

While many firms claim to be 'flexible', are the practices they introduce sufficient to enable a truly flexible workforce?

A joint venture local government services partnership between Rotherham Borough Council and BT has turned to HR software to help support better workforce management and organisational planning.

A raft of business groups have started a petition against the government’s planned 1% increase in National Insurance contributions, which they claim will force employers to recruit fewer staff and even lead to job cuts.

Employers should prepare themselves for slow economic recovery and the potential for “social disharmony” should the predictions come true.