IDS Executive Compensation Review

The monthly IDS Executive Compensation Review (ECR) keeps subscribers up to date on the salaries, benefits and labour market for managers and professionals. It also monitors the salaries and bonuses paid to directors.

Housing association directors’ remuneration - Housing associations have grown rapidly since the introduction of stock transfers from local authorities in the early 1990s and are now leading providers of social housing...more in ECR 327
Trends in NHS trust executive pay - While discussions about directors’ remuneration usually focus on the FTSE 100, top pay in the public sector can attract even more public concern...more in ECR 327
Making performance-related pay work at KPMG - It is the ambition of many companies to develop a high performance culture and performance pay is often seen as the way to achieve it...more in ECR 327
Compliance specialists - With financial regulation coming under the spotlight following the widely publicised problems of Northern Rock and Sociétié Generalé, more than ever the focus is on the role of compliance professionals...more in ECR 327
PDF contents listing for ECR 327, May 2008

Budget 2008: a HR perspective - While the annual Budget is usually considered a significant event in the political calendar, the tax regime can also have major impact on the shape of employee reward and benefits...more in ECR 326
Graduate recruitment: the year ahead - Ensuring the supply of tomorrow's business leaders is a crucial task for any organisation and one of the key talent pools are graduate recruits...more in ECR 326
Latest trends in reward management - Benchmarking is about more than how much to pay - it is also about how to pay and how reward supports wider strategic business goals...more in ECR 326
Business performance cuts executive pay at BP - In recent years, critics of executive remuneration arrangements in UK companies have pointed to the many examples of bonus and incentive schemes paying out ever greater sums to participants...more in ECR 326
Retail managers - Often the first few months at the start of a new year is when recruitment activity is at a peak with many people looking for new roles...more in ECR 326
PDF contents listing for ECR 326, April 2008

Management pay keeping pace with inflation - January is a key date in the annual pay round and our first round-up of managerial and professional salary rises in 2008 takes place against a background of economic uncertainty and persistently high inflation...more in ECR 325
Senior management pay disclosure below board level - Responsible for implementing business strategy set by the board, senior managers play a central role in shaping any organisation's future success...more in ECR 325
McDonald's top reward menu - As one of the world's best known brands, McDonald's makes the development and training of its managers a top priority to ensure it guarantees the supply of future leaders and to retain talent...more in ECR 325
Payroll and HR management pay and benefits - Payroll and HR functions are fundamental to the smooth running of an organisation. For the last 10 years we have been conducting our own survey of the pay and benefits of payroll managers...more in ECR 325
PDF contents listing for ECR 325, March 2008

Non-executive director fees in the FTSE mid-250 - Following on from last month's coverage of non-executive director (NED) fee levels in the FTSE 100 we continue our comprehensive review of the FTSE 350 by looking at the rates paid by mid-250 firms...more in ECR 324
CAA combines market and performance to attract talent - To attract and retain top talent, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) decided to link its pay structure more closely to individual performance and create more opportunities for career advancement...more in ECR 324
ECR surveys facilities managers' pay and benefits - For over a decade we have been conducting our own annual survey of the pay and responsibilities of the most senior in-house facilities managers and their immediate deputies...more in ECR 324
PDF contents listing for ECR 324, February 2008

Non-executive director fees in the FTSE 100 - Escalating fee levels for non-executive directors (NEDs) of public companies have been attracting attention over the last few years and it is no coincidence that this followed the 2003 Higgs Report and the revised Combined Code...more in ECR 323
DLA Piper introduces new bonus scheme for lawyers - Changing an organisation's culture is one of the most difficult challenges that can face any employer, but over the last few years law firm, DLA Piper has transformed its image as the 'Rottweiler of the North' to a leading global business...more in ECR 323
ECR surveys in-house lawyers' pay and benefits - It is estimated that around 6,000 solicitors and barristers work in commerce and industry, but there seems to be little information publicly available on their pay and benefits...more in ECR 323
PDF contents listing for ECR 323, January 2008

Management pay prospects 2008 - With most salary reviews for managers and professionals taking place during the first four months of the year, HR practitioners are gearing up for the start of a busy pay round...more in ECR 322
Latest management pay awards edging down - As the year draws to a close, we take our last look at 2007 management and professional salary reviews...more in ECR 322
Executive Pay at Royal Mail - In our latest In Practice article, ECR takes a look at the principles driving remuneration policy at Royal Mail Group. The report focuses on the operation of the Annual performance bonus scheme and Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) which supplement base pay and benefits...more in ECR 322
Production managers and senior engineers - With British manufacturing on the up and employers complaining about recruitment difficulties, it is crucial for HR practitioners in the industry to keep up to date with current pay rates to ensure they retain key staff...more in ECR 322
PDF contents listing for ECR 322, December 2007

Pre-Budget statement: an HR perspective - Towards the end of every year the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivers a pre-Budget report, signalling many of the proposals that will feature at the main event in the Spring...more in ECR 321
Directors' pay in AIM and SmallCap firms - It is perhaps unsurprising that with FTSE 100 lead executives' earnings in the UK averaging over £3 million, little attention is paid to the remuneration of directors of smaller firm...more in ECR 321
Misys introduces transformation pay plan - Increasingly, when companies are facing tough times, remuneration committees are introducing one-off incentive plans for senior executives explicitly designed to offer high rewards for turning the business around...more in ECR 321
Pay for call centre managers - With more and more companies repatriating their call centre operations back to the UK it is important that employers are able to benchmark the remuneration of their key management employees, in an industry known for its recruitment and retention difficulties...more in ECR 321
PDF contents listing for ECR 321, November 2007

Top pay in building societies - Building societies may offer themselves as alternatives to high street banks, but like their more commercial counterparts they still require their executive teams to be competitively rewarded and adequately incentivised...more in ECR 320
Performance pay at Cheshire Building Society - To remain competitive all organisations need to modernise their pay systems from time to time and Cheshire Building Society is no exception...more in ECR 320
Top pay in local government, public bodies and agencies - To provide a picture of top pay across the public sector, every year we look at the senior executive remuneration details published in the annual accounts of selected public bodies, government agencies, public corporations and local authorities...more in ECR 320
PDF contents listing for ECR 320, October 2007

Management pay awards gather pace - Our latest quarterly round-up of management pay inflation shows that private sector salary increases in the latest quarter are running ahead of the six-year high recorded at the start of the year...more in ECR 319
Management awards in IT and electronics steady - The IT and electronics industry is one of the leading sectors of the economy, and in order to keep up-to-date with the latest pay trends in the industry we have contacted 20 IT and electronics companies to find out about remuneration strategies in place...more in ECR 319
British Energy splits short- and long-term incentives - When a company enters a new phase in its development, the executive remuneration structures are often reviewed to keep them aligned to their objective of supporting the delivery of relevant business targets...more in ECR 319
Graduate pay and recruitment: Summer update - At a time when many recruiters are finalising their plans for their Autumn 2007 graduate intake, we review the most up-to-date information available on graduate pay and recruitment...more in ECR 319
PDF contents listing for ECR 319, September 2007

Pay awards in retail banking move upwards - High street banks and building societies are both a key part of the economy and leading employers, and to help the industry keep up-to-date with reward trends we have reviewed the latest pay awards in the sector, covering 16 high-street banks and building societies employing some 145,420 employees...more in ECR 318
Future directions for company cars in 2007 - Company cars are still considered a key benefit for managers and professionals and this article looks at how organisations are changing their policies, whether it be replacing an existing provision with cash or moving back to more traditional-looking policies...more in ECR 318
Sales professionals - Sales professionals are regarded as pivotal to winning business and growing revenue, and to gauge the current state of the job market for senior sales employees we have conducted our own pay analysis and spoken to recruitment specialists...more in ECR 318
PDF contents listing for ECR 318, August 2007

Management salary guidelines - Every quarter, we ask a cross-section of employers for details of their latest pay awards along with indicative salaries for directors, managers and professionals...more in ECR 317
William Hill redesigns senior management incentives - For companies finding that the business challenges they face have altered within a short period, the case for reviewing incentives for directors and other senior employees cannot be ignored...more in ECR 317
ECR surveys IT management pay - With today's large organisations relying extensively on their IT infrastructures, the managers and professionals responsible for their efficient running are now key employees...more in ECR 317
PDF contents listing for ECR 317, July 2007

Project managers - Once confined to the construction and IT industries, project managers are now employed across every sector of the economy...more in ECR 316
ICI boosts bonuses and reviews incentives mix - Over their business lifetimes, mature companies are often challenged to remain competitive. ICI is one company that has recently responded to difficult business circumstances...more in ECR 316
Latest trends in management benefits - Employee benefits are now widely recognised as a vital part of today's reward packages, helping to attract and retain key talent...more in ECR 316
Managerial pay awards easing back - For managers and professionals, the three months to April are the busiest time of year for salary reviews and bonus pay-outs...more in ECR 316
PDF contents listing for ECR 316, June 2007

Housing association directors’ remuneration - With the provision of social housing in the UK largely passing into the hands of housing associations...more in ECR 315
Budget 2007: a HR perspective - As tax policy can have a major influence on reward practice, every year we look at the implications the annual Budget may have for HR specialists...more in ECR 315
Low pay rises for doctors and medical professionals - With around 1.3 million staff, the NHS is the UK’s biggest employer. Government decisions about the pay of key NHS professionals...more in ECR 315
PDF contents listing for ECR 315, May 2007

Pay and Progression for Graduates 2008 – the essential benchmarking resource for any organisation which employs graduates ... more on Pay and Progression for Graduates
The Managers' Benchmark Pay Report 2007/08 – A 'real world' perspective on pay decisions - that's the essence of this publication ... more on The Managers' Benchmark Pay Report
NHS Boardroom Pay Report 2008– published by IDS in association with NHS Partners, this report, the latest in our annual series, provides a comprehensive analysis of remuneration practice for key positions ... more on NHS Boardroom Pay Report