2004 index – issues 896 to 919

Absence control Adoption leave Age-related pay Annual hours Apprentices Bargaining developments Bonus schemes Call-out & standby Childcare Competencies Conditions allowances Contracting out

Absence control
Employment prospects at critical juncture says major new report R896 / 17
Pay for engineering workers: Survey shows rising pay for multi-skilled craft workers and sales engineers R912 / 5
Sick pay schemes in the retail sector: Companies take initiatives to reduce unplanned absence R906 / 14
BorgWarner R901 / 17
BorgWarner R900 / 4
British Airways R917 / 22
British Airways R913 / 7
Honda R909 / 4
Jaguar Cars R917 / 5
Jaguar Cars (manuals) R918 / 22
Matsushita Electric UK R907 / 20
Nexus R917 / 3
Quadrant Catering R902 / 21

Adoption leave
Customs & Excise R899 / 22
Selfridges R910 / 23

Age-related pay
Minimum wage developments in 2003/04: Latest NMW uplifts have more impact on pay structures and differentials R904 / 16
Pay in nurseries: Minimum wage exerts strong influence on pay rates R909 / 8
Pay in pubs and restaurants 2004: Minimum Wage exerts growing influence on company pay structures R907 / 12
Should there be a minimum wage for 16 and 17-year olds? R896 / 2
Understanding reward: The long-term decline and surprising re-birth of age-related pay R912 / 15
Agricultural Wages Board (England & Wales) R917 / 25
Agricultural Wages Board (Northern Ireland) R904 / 25
Booker Cash and Carry R906 / 5
Boots Contract Manufacturing R915 / 25
BT R916 / 22
C&J Clark International R909 / 21
Comet R912 / 18
Greggs R919 / 4
Halfords R907 / 4
Iceland R906 / 22
Imperial Tobacco R909 / 20
KFC R904 / 5
Lancashire Textile Manufacturers' Association R910 / 25
Littlewoods Retail R917 / 5
Makro Self-Service Wholesalers R910 / 4
Marks & Spencer R915 / 20
Next Distribution R906 / 6
Owen Owen R896 / 26
Peacock Stores R908 / 23
Post Office Limited R919 / 19
Printing industry (Scotland) R896 / 29
Retail Co-operative Societies R909 / 6
Road Haulage Scotland JIC R906 / 25
Royal Mail R913 / 21
Tesco R914 / 21
Woolworths R918 / 17

Annual hours
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals R917 / 21
Bristol & West R898 / 28
Coors Brewers R912 / 21
Lever Fabergé R901 / 18
Peugeot Citroen Automobiles UK (Operators and tradespeople) R900 / 21
Unilever Bestfoods Ltd R912 / 23

Apprentices
Pay in hotels: National Minimum Wage rise has significant effect on differentials R903 / 9
Agricultural Wages Board (England & Wales) R917 / 25
Aventis Pharma R903 / 20
BAE SYSTEMS Air Systems R911 / 22
BT R916 / 22
Building and Allied Trades R905 / 25
Coors Brewers R912 / 21
Ford Motor Company (manuals) R904 / 22
Furniture manufacturing industry R903 / 8
Holset Engineering R901 / 21
Jaguar Cars (manuals) R918 / 22
MG Rover R896 / 26
Motor Vehicle Retail and Repair NJC R901 / 25
Nissan R917 / 4
Peugeot Citroen Automobiles UK (Operators and tradespeople) R900 / 21
Plumbing Mechanical Engineering Services JIB R908 / 24
Powertrain R898 / 29
Printing industry (Scotland) R896 / 29
Scottish Print Employers' Federation R918 / 24
Vosper Thornycroft R911 / 25

Bargaining developments
The minimum wage is now having a major impact R913 / 2
New NHS employers' organisation to take lead on pay and HR issues R899 / 7
NHS R909 / 2
T-Mobile R903 / 7
Unilever Bestfoods Ltd R911 / 4

Bonus schemes
Employers move on equal pay: Tackling gender pay gaps in the workplace R897 / 10
Local government pay benchmarking survey: New moves on local implementation of single status pay and grading R898 / 12
Pay and conditions in call centres: Our latest survey reveals growth prospects remain buoyant R913 / 13
Pay awards in financial services: Market-related pay and performance bonuses at the major banks in 2004 R911 / 16
Pay for engineering workers: Survey shows rising pay for multi-skilled craft workers and sales engineers R912 / 5
Pay in hotels: National Minimum Wage rise has significant effect on differentials R903 / 9
Pay in the civil service 2003/04 R899 / 9
Profit-sharing and bonuses in 2004: A mixed picture for profit shares and bonus payments in 2004 R914 / 19
Abbey R912 / 19
Abbey R908 / 5
Alfa Laval R915 / 24
Alfa Laval R908 / 5
Asda R916 / 24
Asda R905 / 5
B&Q R905 / 21
Bank of England R908 / 4
Barclays Bank R908 / 20
Barclays Bank R899 / 2
Barclays Bank R897 / 5
Boots The Chemists R917 / 4
BorgWarner R901 / 17
Bristol & West R898 / 28
Bristol & West R896 / 4
Britannia Building Society R915 / 23
British Gas R907 / 18
BT R916 / 22
Choice Support Group R919 / 24
The Co-operative Bank R916 / 25
Corrugated Packaging Association R902 / 24
Cummins Engine Company (Daventry) R903 / 19
Customs & Excise R899 / 22
Ethicon R904 / 19
First Direct R912 / 4
First London East R919 / 6
First London West R919 / 6
Halfords R907 / 4
HM Treasury R899 / 21
HMV R913 / 25
HMV R913 / 7
Honda R909 / 4
HSBC Bank R905 / 18
HSBC Bank R904 / 4
IBC Vehicles R896 / 22
Kemira-Growhow R912 / 22
Land Rover R907 / 21
Lever Fabergé R901 / 18
Lever Fabergé R900 / 6
LG Philips Displays R906 / 21
Littlewoods Retail R917 / 5
Marks & Spencer R915 / 20
Marks & Spencer R910 / 6
National Grid R914 / 24
Nationwide Building Society R911 / 23, R909 / 4
Next R901 / 16
Next Distribution R906 / 6
Peugeot Citroen Automobiles UK (Clerical, supervisory, production and engineering staff) R901 / 19
Peugeot Citroen Automobiles UK (Operators and tradespeople) R900 / 21
Peugeot Motor Company R899 / 3
Pioneer Electronics Technology UK R897 / 28
Playtex R919 / 23
Powertrain R898 / 29
Powertrain R897 / 8
Pret A Manger R920 / 19
RO Defence R918 / 14
Rolls-Royce R914 / 25
Royal Bank of Scotland R909 / 3
Royal Mail R918 / 6
Scottish Court Service R919 / 5
Scottish Water R898 / 30
Select Service Partner - UK Rail R903 / 17
Selfridges R910 / 23
Sony Manufacturing UK R897 / 27
Swindon Pressings R908 / 18
Taskers DIY R912 / 4
Tesco R914 / 21
Thales Optronics R916 / 23
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) R907 / 17
UK Coal R899 / 8
Waitrose R911 / 21
Woolworths R918 / 17

Call out & standby
Pay for engineering workers: Survey shows rising pay for multi-skilled craft workers and sales engineers R912 / 5
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals R917 / 21
Aventis Pharma R903 / 20
Britannia Building Society R915 / 23
British Gas R907 / 18
British Nuclear Fuels R918 / 19
Choice Support Group R919 / 24
Local Government Services NJC R912 / 24
Nationwide Building Society R911 / 23
NHS Nurses and Midwives review body R905 / 23
Plumbing Mechanical Engineering Services JIB R908 / 24
Polimeri Europa UK R918 / 3
Rolls-Royce R914 / 25
Scottish Water R898 / 30
Shell R900 / 7
Tesco R914 / 21
Thames Water R910 / 22
Thames Water R907 / 3
UKAEA R909 / 23

Childcare
Peugeot Citroen Automobiles UK (Clerical, supervisory, production and engineering staff) R901 / 19
Peugeot Citroen Automobiles UK (Operators and tradespeople) R900 / 21

Competencies
Understanding reward: Is competency-based pay becoming more or less popular? R909 / 14
Abbey R908 / 5
Avenues Trust R918 / 6
House of Fraser R919 / 21
House of Fraser R904 / 20
Police Negotiating Board R916 / 20

Contracting out
Initial Hospital Services R901 / 7