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Adrian Crawford: Bankers’ bonuses uncapped

Employee Benefits

First introduced by the European Union in 2014 in response to the 2008 financial crisis, the cap limited bonuses to twice employees’ basic salary. Yet it was unpopular with both the UK financial regulator on the one hand, and employer banks and ambitious bankers on the other.

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Average pay growth high but failing to keep pace with inflation

Employee Benefits

Growth in total pay , including bonuses, was 5.9% in the final quarter of 2022, while pay growth excluding bonuses was 6.7%, according to the latest labour market data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). For pay excluding bonuses, this was the highest growth rate seen outside of the Covid-19 pandemic. on average.

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Employers to Offer Record Pay Rises in 2023

HR Digest

According to the latest Salary Budget Planning Report by consulting firm Willis Towers Watson (WTW), companies are planning record pay rises for the next year. While most companies give a 3% raise on employee salaries , they are putting aside budgets to give a raise of 4.1%, a record high since the Great Recession of 2008.

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Chesterfield Council staff strike over pay

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According to the workers, who are responsible for maintaining and repairing Chesterfield’s Council housing stock, they were transferred from being paid via a combination of a basic wage and on piece work to a salary scheme during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Today’s Top Compensation Trends

CorpStrat

More than ever, compensation is top of mind for employers and employees alike. Today, workers can demand higher pay and better benefits as many employers face a worker shortage and struggle with employee attraction and retention. On top of that, both employers and employees are feeling the financial strain of record-high inflation.

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Is the future of payroll real-time payments?

LACE Partners

The term ‘faster payments’ is a generic industry term that has been used since mid-2008, introduced by clearing banks to describe the reduction in the transaction time from one bank to another – it is now only a matter of seconds. Real-time payments vs faster payments – what are they? .

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Lovewell’s logic: Will the removal of the bankers bonus cap drive change in remuneration structures?

Employee Benefits

Is it better to pay a reasonable basic salary and place a cap on bonus payments, or to pay a lower fixed wage with the scope to earn a much larger bonus payout? This is the question that has arisen this week following the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) announcement that the cap on bankers’ bonuses will be scrapped from 31 October.

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