IDS Pay Report


The median pay settlement was lower in the retail sector in 2011 than it was across the economy as a whole, and pay growth was relatively subdued. IDS Pay Report 1089 includes a summary of our recently-published report ‘Pay and conditions in retail 2012’.

In his Autumn Statement the Chancellor of the Exchequer called for continued pay restraint and more local pay in the public sector. Starting with figures from the 2011 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) we look at some of the difficulties in trying to make comparisons between the two sectors.

The Olympic Park is the country’s largest infrastructure programme in recent years. Andrew Eldred, Industrial Relations Manager for the ODA Delivery Partner, spoke to IDS about the role of industrial relations in helping to ensure that the programme ran smoothly.

Our News review section includes reports on the latest pay agreements at Nissan Motor Manufacturing, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, JCB, Selex Galileo, and London Overground,

IDS Pay Report is the leading source of information on changes in pay, reward and the labour market. It enables you to make informed decisions on remuneration and reward, and provides a wealth of essential information on a wide range of pay issues. Pay Report is the only service that gives you precise data on pay levels as well as extensive news and commentary on the subject.

The fortnightly Pay Report journal provides you with in-depth analysis of all the latest developments in the field, including pay deals and trends in bargaining. You’ll also get regular overviews of the pattern of pay awards, unique case studies of change programmes, and key statistics on earnings, inflation, employment and unemployment.

The annual subscription includes access to the Pay Report online resource centre, bringing together agreements and pay structures featured in the journal, as well as other agreements and structures collected by the IDS research team. The database can be searched by organisation name, by sector or by keyword.

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IDS Pay Report 1087

  • Latest pay settlement analysis from IDSPay.co.uk
  • Chancellor announces public sector pay cap
  • City economists expect RPI to fall in 2012
  • The trade union agenda for 2012
  • What you need to know for the 2012 pay round
  • Private and public sector pay changes during the recession
  • Latest news on pay and conditions from SSE, Balfour Beatty Engineering Services, and Royal Mail

IDS Pay Report 1087

  • Pay in energy and water
  • Pensions auto-enrolment 2: the practical challenge
  • Gender pay gap narrows but social pay gap widens
  • New figures portray a weakening labour market
  • Report adds to pressure on Government over executive pay
  • Inflation statistics to come under scrutint from key users
  • Latest news on pay and conditions from central government departments and the NHS

IDS Pay Report 1086

  • Latest pay settlement analysis from IDSPay.co.uk
  • Pensions auto-enrolment 1: issues for large firms
  • Study links teachers' relative pay to pupil performance
  • Latest news on pay and conditions from Cadbury, Southeastern, GPs, Delphi Diesel, and Babcock Marine.

IDS Pay Report 1085

  • Economic forecasts: gospel or guesswork?
  • How to use IDS surveys: an IDS guide
  • Occupational focus: technicians
  • Latest news on pay and conditions from Jaguar Land Rover, Apache helicopter engineers, BAE Systems Submarines, Halfords, Morrisons, BBC, Fenner Dunlop. Local government, and Choice Support.

IDS Pay Report 1084

  • Latest pay settlement analysis from IDSPay.co.uk
  • Pay and conditions in engineering 2012
  • Stress is the most common cause of long-term absence
  • Unemployment reaches highest level since 1996
  • Latest news on pay and conditions from London Underground, BAE Surface Ships, McDonald's, the Co-op, Poundland, Booker Cash and Carry, and Scottish teachers.

IDS Pay Report 1083

  • Pay in the road transport sector
  • Construction contractors break away from industry terms
  • Update on terms and conditions in local authorities
  • Report reveals little change to UK long-hours culture
  • We report the latest news on pay and conditions from Sainsbury's, Sellafield, the NHS Pay Review Body, London Midland, BMW Hams Hall, AstraZeneca, Blackwell's, Komatsu, and BAE Munitions.

IDS Pay Report 1082

  • Special issue containing our annual analysis of the outlook for pay and conditions over the coming year. It looks at the pressures on pay, trends in key benefits, inflation forecasts for 2012, pay rises already agreed for 2012 under long-term deals, and the latest picture on basic pay awards and bonuses, including key pay developments by sector.

IDS Pay Report 1081

  • Pay in call centres
  • Food, drink and tobacco pay awards edge up
  • IDSPay enhancements make benchmarking easier
  • Voluntary equality reports need not divulge gender pay gap
  • Acas records rise in collective disputes
  • Graduate pay premium falls by 10 per cent
  • Latest news on pay and conditions from AgustaWestland, the Police, Honda, and AmicusHorizon

IDS Pay Report 1080

  • Latest pay settlement analysis from IDSPay.co.uk
  • Pay rises return in the air transport sector
  • Common mistakes in labour market reporting
  • Private sector apprenticeships pay more than public
  • New rules for European Works Councils take effect
  • Latest news on pay and conditions from Cummins Engines, the Police Arbitration Tribunal, the Department for Work and Pensions, and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 
  • Pay structures at Boots Contract Manufacturing, the Construction Industry JC, Severn Trent Water, Civil Aviation industry, Greggs, and Save the Children UK

IDS Pay Report 1079

  • Pay in the financial services sector
  • Pay trends in 2011
  • A new era for job evaluation?
  • Latest news on pay and conditions from Merck, Sharp and Dohme, Boots the Chemists, National Grid, Macfarlan Smith, Save the Children, and Marshall Aerospace
  • Pay structures at Halfords, Innospec, Anglian Water, Boots the Chemists, Employers in Voluntary Housing, Plumbing Industry (Scotland & Northern Ireland), Bield Housing Association, British Furniture Trade

IDS Pay Report 1078

  • Latest pay settlement analysis from IDSPay.co.uk
  • Majority offer enhanced maternity and paternity terms
  • Unemployment falls slightly but claimant count increases
  • Can we compare private and public sector earnings?
  • Flat headline belies flux in union membership
  • Latest news on pay and conditions from Virgin Atlantic, Employers for Voluntary Housing, and Southampton Council
  • Pay structures at Royal Bank of Scotland, Tesco, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Post Office Limited, Demolition Industry Conciliation Board
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