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Fact Service August 2015
Issue 34 (27/08/2015) - Union proposals - 'not fit for purpose'; Long-hours culture brings risk of stroke; Moves to increase apprenticeships; When is a pay rise not a pay rise?; Executive excess
Issue 33 (20/08/2015) - The widening pay gap; Inflation stays at 1%; Rise in regulated rail fares outstrips wages; High cost of bogus self-employment laid bare; More firms commit to paying Living Wage
Issue 32 (13/08/2015) - Challenge of finding holiday childcare; Jobless total rises for second month in a row; Average earnings growth down again; Pay rises to average 2% in coming year; Interest rates on hold but rise on horizon
Issue 31 (06/08/2015) - Millionaire company executives rake it in; Attack on check-off; An appetite for the Living Wage; Presenteeism - not quite an epidemic; Night working grows since recession; Factory output shrinks
Issue 34
Union proposals — ‘not fit for purpose’ (302 words)
An independent body appointed by the government which verifies the costs and savings of proposed changes to businesses and civil society has slammed ...
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Long-hours culture brings risk of stroke (454 words)
The dangers to health of a longer working work have been highlighted by research.
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Moves to increase in apprenticeships (437 words)
The government has outlined a package of plans to increase the number of quality apprenticeships across England.
... Subscribers only
When is pay rise not a pay rise? (320 words)
There seems to be some confusion at the Treasury over public sector pay rises.
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Executive excess (747 words)
The gender pay divide shows up in the latest tranche of 30 top executives that feature below.
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Issue 33
The widening pay gap (391 words)
Executive pay has continued to climb at the expense of ordinary workers, says the High Pay Centre. ... Subscribers only
Inflation stays at 1% (461 words)
In July, the annual rate of inflation — as measured by the Retail Prices Index (RPI) — was 1.0%, the same rise as for the previous two months. ... Subscribers only
Rise in regulated rail fares outstrips wages (351 words)
Rail fares for season tickets and other regulated fares have risen nearly three times faster than wages over the last five years, according to a new ... Subscribers only
High cost of bogus self-employment laid bare (723 words)
Bogus self-employment comes with a cost to the worker and the public purse. As many as 460,000 people could be “bogusly self-employed” meaning ... Subscribers only
More firms commit to paying Living Wage (156 words)
Two more firms have committed to pay the Living Wage in London or elsewhere. ...
Open access
Issue 32
Challenge of finding holiday childcare (437 words)
Families are set to face a challenging summer attempting to find childcare as the number of available places across the country drops significantly. ... Subscribers only
Jobless total rises for second month in a row (706 words)
Unemployment rose the second consecutive month, the latest official figures show. ... Subscribers only
Average earnings growth down again (598 words)
Earnings growth was down for a third month in a row, official figures show. ... Subscribers only
Pay rises to average 2% in coming year (230 words)
Employers are expecting to hand out average pay rises of 2% in the coming year. ... Open access
Interest rates held but rise on horizon (167 words)
The Bank of England has announced that interest rates will remain on hold at 0.5%. UK interest rates have remained unchanged since March 2009. ... Open access
Issue 31
Millionaire company executives rake it in (512 words)
Twenty five top executives whose total remuneration package was £1 million or more last year feature in the table. ... Subscribers only
Attack on check-off (321 words)
In another vindictive attack on unions, the Conservative government has announced its intention to abolish the practice of check-off across all ... Subscribers only
An appetite for the Living Wage (245 words)
Food producer for the health and social care sector, Apetito UK, has committed to ensuring that all of its 1,100 employees receive the Living Wage or ... Open access
Presenteeism — not quite an epidemic (276 words)
Almost half of UK workers (48%) went to work over the last year despite being ill, according to recent research. ... Subscribers only
Night working grows since recession (509 words)
Night working has grown since the recession, and there are now over three million employees who are regular night workers in the UK, a TUC report ... Subscribers only
Factory output shrinks (169 words)
Manufacturing posted a quarter-on-quarter fall, latest official figures show. ... Open access
Three equality guides from Acas (191 words)
Three new guides on equality have been published by the employment relations service Acas. ... Open access