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33% of UK employers plan on increasing salaries and bonuses in 2024

Employee Benefits

One-third (33%) of UK employers are planning on increasing salaries and bonuses at the start of this year, according to research by job website Totaljobs. While more than half (58%) were confident they will recruit the people they need this quarter, 30% admitted meeting salary expectations will be a challenge.

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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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Greggs to share £17.6 million bonus among staff

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The bakery chain also implemented an 8% overall wage and salary inflation in 2023 and expects to make around an increase of around 9.5% This will include the impact of the 10% national living wage increase and enhancement of its pension benefits, with staff now able to access up to 6% employer contributions.

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Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid works to align bonuses and performance management

Employee Benefits

Go back a few years and everyone was saying they were a pay-for-performance employer and everything from shares to pay rises was linked to a rating. That is all well and good, but we do still base our bonuses on performance and without ratings, we are rather making it up as we go along. Well, not exactly anyway.

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40% of UK staff would choose a job with lower salary but generous benefits

Employee Benefits

Two in five (40%) UK employees admitted they would choose a job with a lower salary but generous employee benefits , according to research from MetLife UK. Competitive salaries are important, but businesses need to realise that it’s not the only thing candidates think about when assessing job opportunities.

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Employee Retention Strategies Go Beyond Competitive Salaries

HR Digest

A Gallup report stated that the cost of replacing an employee could range from one-half to two times the employee’s annual salary. Consumer Affairs reported the top 5 reasons for quitting to be in search of better pay and better benefits, insufficient pay raises, unmet needs by their former employers, and pay inequality.

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How To Design An Effective Spot Bonus Program?

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Although there are innumerable ways of rewarding your employees, rewards like spot bonuses undoubtedly win it. Unlike traditional performance-based bonuses typically tied to annual or quarterly reviews, spot bonuses can be awarded anytime. Hands down! Spot Bonus- What is it? Why Give Spot Bonus to Employees?

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