LRD guides and handbook February 2015

Pay: getting it right - bargaining information for union reps

Introduction

Introduction [pages 3-6] (1,662 words)

Negotiating, campaigning and representing members on pay and related issues remains at the very heart of trade union activity. The need for strong ...
Open access

Chapter 1

1. Information about pay [ch 1: page 6] (215 words)

All workers are entitled under UK law to information about the pay they receive for work undertaken. The law applies to all employees, and workers on ...
Subscribers only

Basic pay [ch 1: page 7] (223 words)

Overtime pay [ch 1: pages 7-8] (184 words)

Allowances [ch 1: page 8] (66 words)

Shift allowances [ch 1: pages 8-9] (268 words)

Standby and call-out allowances [ch 1: pages 9-10] (153 words)

London weighting [ch 1: page 10] (164 words)

Bonuses, incentives and commissions [ch 1: pages 10-11] (474 words)

Executive bonuses [ch 1: pages 11-12] (221 words)

Deductions and underpayments [ch 1: page 12] (303 words)

Categories of worker and employment status [ch 1: page 13] (418 words)

Chapter 2

2. The National Minimum Wage [ch 2: pages 14-15] (472 words)

Under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, UK workers have the right to a minimum wage. ...
Subscribers only

Exceptions to National Minimum Wage requirements [ch 2: page 15] (312 words)

How the National Minimum Wage is calculated [ch 2: pages 16] (92 words)

Agreements on working hours and the NMW [ch 2: page 16] (85 words)

Basic pay and the NMW [ch 2: page 16] (159 words)

Tips and the NMW [ch 2: page 16] (43 words)

Piece work [ch 2: page 17] (50 words)

Travelling between assignments and the NMW [ch 2: page 17] (76 words)

Hours spent sleeping or doing other non-work-related tasks [ch 2: page 17] (146 words)

The NMW and time spent on “standby” [ch 2: page 17] (127 words)

Enforcing the National Minimum Wage [ch 2: pages 17-18] (288 words)

Gangmasters Licensing Authority [ch 2: pages 17-18] (144 words)

Chapter 3

3. Pay systems [ch 3: pages 19-20] (425 words)

Employers need pay levels to be sufficient to recruit, retain and motivate suitably able and qualified staff. But without the constraint of ...
Subscribers only

Rates and grades [ch 3: page 20] (453 words)

Pay scales and spines [ch 3: page 21] (408 words)

Skills and qualifications [ch 3: pages 21-22] (141 words)

Internal and external pay relativities [ch 3: pages 22-23] (551 words)

Promotion and progression [ch 3: pages 23-24] (369 words)

Performance-related pay [ch 3: pages 24-26] (912 words)

Chapter 4

4. Negotiating a pay increase [ch 4: pages 27-28] (638 words)

Where it is recognised for negotiating on behalf of employees, a trade union will usually put in a claim for an increase in pay for the bargaining ...
Subscribers only

Percentage increases and cash awards [ch 4: page 28] (255 words)

Unconsolidated pay increases [ch 4: page 29] (189 words)

Pay progression and pay increases [ch 4: pages 29-30] (354 words)

Cost of living increases [ch 4: pages 30-31] (561 words)

New inflation measures [ch 4: pages 31-32] (405 words)

Cost of living indexes [ch 4: pages 32-33] (303 words)

The differential impact of cost of living increases [ch 4: page 33] (443 words)

Pay comparators [ch 4: pages 34-35] (722 words)

Annual Survey on Hours and Earnings [ch 4: pages 35-36] (126 words)

Analysing company performance and financial data [ch 4: pages 36-37] (460 words)

Company accounts [ch 4: pages 37-39] (1,222 words)

Information for collective bargaining [ch 4: pages 39-41] (619 words)

Disclosure of executive pay [ch 4: pages 41-42] (304 words)

Chapter 5

5. Tackling unfair pay practices [ch 5: page 43] (74 words)

As well as being protected by general equality legislation, part-time workers and fixed-term employees are protected by specific legislation from ...
Subscribers only

Part-time workers [ch 5: pages 43-44] (839 words)

Zero-hours contracts [ch 5: page 45] (367 words)

Fixed-term employees [ch 5: pages 45-47] (602 words)

Agency workers [ch 5: pages 47-48] (513 words)

The pay exemption for permanent agency workers [ch 5: page 48] (233 words)

The Swedish derogation [ch 5: pages 48-49] (396 words)

Casualisation and pay [ch 5: page 50] (151 words)

Equal pay and the Equality Act 2010 [ch 5: pages 50-51] (590 words)

Equal pay for men and women [ch 5: pages 51-52] (343 words)

Sex equality clause [ch 5: pages 52-53] (244 words)

What is equal work? [ch 5: page 53] (380 words)

Indirect discrimination and equal pay [ch 5: page 54] (130 words)

Part-time work and equal pay [ch 5: page 54] (106 words)

Pieceworkers and equal pay [ch 5: page 54] (52 words)

Making an equal pay claim [ch 5: pages 54-55] (279 words)

Abolition of the statutory equal pay questionnaire [ch 5: page 55] (183 words)

Pay secrecy and information on the pay gap [ch 5: page 55] (112 words)

Chapter 6

6. The Living Wage [ch 6: page 56] (643 words)

The Living Wage is a benchmark rate promoted by the Living Wage Foundation. Unlike the National Minimum Wage, it is not legally enforceable. However, ...
Subscribers only

Living Wage coverage [ch 6: pages 57-58] (377 words)

Living Wage campaigns [ch 6: pages 58-59] (761 words)

Promoting the Living Wage in the public sector [ch 6: page 60] (402 words)

Chapter 7

7. Statutory pay entitlements [ch 7: page 61] (62 words)

There are a number of elements applying to pay which form a statutory minimum. Payments below this level are unlawful and can be challenged in the ...
Subscribers only

Holiday pay [ch 7: pages ] (452 words)

Public holidays [ch 7: page 62] (90 words)

Calculating holiday pay [ch 7: pages 62-63] (409 words)

Overtime and other rates used to calculate holiday pay [ch 7: pages 63-64] (649 words)

Rolled-up holiday pay [ch 7: page 64] (93 words)

Sick pay [ch 7: pages 64] (62 words)

How much is SSP? [ch 7: pages 64-65] (253 words)

Claiming SSP [ch 7: page 65] (117 words)

Occupational sick pay [ch 7: pages 65-66] (273 words)

Returning on reduced hours, phased returns and sick pay [ch 7: page 66] (145 words)

Medical suspension pay [ch 7: page 66] (199 words)

Maternity suspension pay [ch 7: pages 66-67] (142 words)