by Beststart HR | Apr 1, 2019 | Library & News, Remuneration & Benefits
Pension ContributionsUnder the Pensions Act which introduced auto-enrolment pensions for all eligible employees, companies were obliged to increase both employer and employee pension contributions over a number of years. With effect from 6 April 2019 these legal... by Beststart HR | Apr 7, 2017 | Best Practice, Employment Law, Library & News, Remuneration & Benefits, Strategy
Gender pay gap reporting will be required, from April 2017, by all private and voluntary sector organisations with 250 employees or workers are required to publish specific data on the pay gap that exists between their male and female workers. Key Facts The... by Beststart HR | May 31, 2016 | Best Practice, Library & News, Remuneration & Benefits
Up until now, employers have calculated holiday pay on basic pay, recent rulings now mean that regular commission, overtime payments and work related travel must be included as part of the calculation. Where employees have variable pay structures, the following should... by Beststart HR | Apr 28, 2016 | Best Practice, Library & News, Remuneration & Benefits
This week saw another ruling in the series that we have seen over the last few years regarding how to calculate holiday pay. In White & Others v Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, a case bought on behalf of 56 tradesmen who on a purely voluntary basis worked... by Beststart HR | Jan 20, 2016 | Library & News, Remuneration & Benefits
On 1 April 2016 the Government will implement the new Living Wage for working people aged 25 years and over. The new hourly rate will be £7.20 with the Low Pay Commission recommending future rises to as much as £9.00 by 2020. National Minimum Wage conditions will... by Beststart HR | Oct 12, 2015 | Best Practice, Library & News, Remuneration & Benefits
Headlines have recently highlighted issues around the gender pay gap – women earn 22% less than men in full-time roles. These have focussed upon why the gap still remains when the first equal pay legislation came into effect over 40 years ago. Next year, David...