This report outlines the findings of the ASHE 2009 survey by the UK Office for National Statistics. It first presents general pay trends in the UK, before outlining the findings on a gender, distributional, sectoral, age group, regional and occupational basis. It looks at the implications of these
The recent talent management survey (590Kb PDF) [1] carried out in the UK by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD [2]) focused on ‘very senior employees who are undertaking elements of organised talent development activity’. CIPD issued questionnaires to such employees in 11
On 22 June 2010, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced an emergency budget that outlined the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government’s spending plans. As widely predicted by commentators, the budget set out a number of cuts in public sector expenditure and benefit
In April 2010, the UK Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD [1]) published the findings of its 12th annual learning and talent development survey (574Kb PDF) [2]. CIPD surveyed 724 organisations for the purposes of the survey, of which: [1] http://www.cipd.co.uk/ [2] http://www
In December 2009, a strike ballot was held by Unite the Union (Unite [1]) among its British Airways (BA [2]) members concerned about job losses, a pay freeze and changes to the work practices of cabin crew. The proposed strikes were supported by Unite members, but the airline sought an injunction
On 6 May 2010, a general election took place in the UK. The three main political parties in Britain contesting the election were the Conservative Party [1], the Labour Party [2] and the Liberal Democrats [3]. The Labour Party had formed three UK governments since the general election of 1997, but
The UK Trades Union Congress (TUC [1]) published its report on The truth about sickness absence (101Kb MS Word) [2] in March 2010. The report is based on the results of a survey carried out by Opinium Research, which conducted an online poll of 2,003 adults in the period 24–26 February 2010. The
Using unpublished data from the UK National Labour Force Survey and from the UK government’s Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, the Trades Union Congress (TUC [1]) published data in January 2010 on the number of employees working unpaid overtime [2] in the UK. Specifically, it emerged that 5.07
In January 2010, Stonewall [1], a UK gay rights group, published its sixth annual survey on workplace equality – the Workplace Equality Index 2010 [2]. The survey identifies the top 100 employers in the UK that create the most inclusive workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT)
In recent months, the three main political parties in the United Kingdom have proposed cuts in public spending that they consider necessary to restore the public finances to health. However, the parties’ proposals differ in the extent of the cuts and the ways in which they would be achieved.