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Network Rail withdraws annual bonuses for striking employees

Employee Benefits

Network Rail has withdrawn annual bonuses for staff who went on strike in a long-running dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. Around 20,000 RMT members are expected to strike on Saturday 2 September, while Aslef members will strike on Friday 1 September and refuse to work overtime the following day.

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Overtime Calculation in UAE

Bayzat

The payroll function of any company is crucial, and the calculation of overtime pay before processing employee payments is an essential aspect of it. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there are specific laws and regulations that govern how employers should handle overtime pay for their employees. How to Calculate Overtime in the UAE?

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HarperCollins agrees to pay increase and bonus for US staff

Employee Benefits

The deal included guaranteed paid overtime, annual increases to minimum salary at each level for each year of the contract, starting from $47,500 this year, $48,500 in 2024, and $50,000 in 2025, a $1,500 ratification bonus and guaranteed annual raises for staff following positive performance reviews.

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How to strike a balance between managing staff wellbeing and financial pressures

Employee Benefits

Pay strategies such as targeted pay increases, performance-related bonuses and earned wage access can help. With the cost-of-living crisis enduring, employees from some sectors are likely to be seeking additional hours, usually through taking on overtime. Other employers are providing financial support in different ways.

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See How Your Organization Can Avoid an Overtime Pay Mistake

BerniePortal

It was determined that they failed to pay correct overtime premiums to their employees, including on-call pay and other overtime bonuses. A West Virginia Nursing Home recently found itself in hot water with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.

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The new overtime rules: 6-point checklist to start complying now

Business Management Daily

Are you fully compliant with the new overtime rules that went into effect Jan. They raised the overtime salary threshold to $35,568. That means exempt employees earning less than that amount per year must receive overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours in a workweek. Review salary levels. Factor in bonus payments.

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Is Paying Your Employees Overtime Mandatory?

Abel HR

In this blog’s infancy, we discussed a question that comes up regularly as we talk to clients, which is, do I have to pay my employees overtime? In general, whether a person is eligible for overtime is decided by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). So let’s break it down: Who is eligible for overtime?