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Fact Service October 2015
Issue 43 (29/10/2015) - Thirty two executives receive over £112m ; Time off work when children are sick ; UK economy slows ; Health and safety statistics 2014-15; Government's plans over gender pay gap ; County council to pay Living Wage
Issue 42 (22/10/2015) - £1m a year executives 10 a penny ; Factory output weak ; Blacklisters admit guilt; Too many earning below Living Wage ; Asbestos - MPs call for eradication law; Grandparents to share parental leave
Issue 41 (15/10/2015) - RPI inflation down, CPI negative; Gay couple lose court fight over pension; Unemployment down; Average earnings growth again over 3%; Facebook's 'tax bill'
Issue 40 (08/10/2015) - Councils against Trade Union Bill ; UK's current account deficit narrows ; How to report on gender pay gap; Will low-paid workers be better off? ; Support staff with cancer, says TUC; Pay in the boardroom
Issue 39 (01/10/2015) - No financial fears in retirement for fat cats; Parental leave at top ranked employers ; No jail for corporate manslaughter; Factors in measuring gender pay gap; Employment law changes from October ; Supermarket to pay above Living Wage; Economy expands
Issue 43
Thirty two executives receive over £112m (641 words)
The remuneration packages given to 32 executives at 10 companies quoted on the FTSE 350 index feature in the table on page 170. The total ...
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Time off work when children are sick (330 words)
Just as the autumn season heralds falling leaves, the autumn school term heralds the coughs, colds and flu season for schoolchildren.
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UK economy slows (145 words)
The UK economy, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), slowed in the third quarter of the year, preliminary estimates show.
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Health and safety statistics 2014-15 (507 words)
One hundred and forty two people were killed at work, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed in its annual report on health and safety ... Subscribers only
Government's plans over gender pay gap (461 words)
New measures to eradicate gender inequality in the work place and remove barriers to women’s success have been announced by prime minister David ... Subscribers only
County council to pay Living Wage (156 words)
Northumberland County Council has introduced the Living Wage for its staff across the county.
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Issue 42
£1m a year executives 10 a penny (703 words)
Another tranche of top executives whose remuneration package last year was at least £1 million feature in the table.
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Factory output weak (167 words)
Manufacturing output continues in the doldrums, official figures show.
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Blacklisters admit guilt (312 words)
Blacklisted construction workers are on the verge of securing damages, which could total tens of millions, after unions won an unprecedented ... Subscribers only
Too many earning below the Living Wage (376 words)
Nearly one in four jobs outside of London pay less than the Living Wage — the pay level suggested for an adequate standard of living.
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Asbestos — MPs call for eradication law (299 words)
The time has come to put in place regulations requiring the safe, phased and planned removal of all the asbestos that still remains in place across ... Subscribers only
Grandparents to share parental leave (331 words)
Shared Parental Leave and pay will be extended to working grandparents, chancellor George Osborne has announced.
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Issue 41
RPI inflation down, CPI negative (499 words)
Both of the main inflation indicators were down last month, with the consumer price inflation moving into negative territory.
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Gay couple lose court fight over pension (311 words)
A gay man has lost a legal bid for his husband to be recognised with the same pension rights as a wife would have in a heterosexual relationship.
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Unemployment down (626 words)
After three months of rises, the number of jobless in the UK has fallen.
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Average earnings growth again over 3% (632 words)
Earnings have grown again in real terms, latest official figures show.
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Facebook’s 'tax bill' (95 words)
Social network giant Facebook paid just £4,327 in corporation tax in 2014, its latest UK results show.
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Issue 40
Councils against Trade Union Bill (184 words)
Employers delivering public services across the country are joining unions in condemning the Conservative government’s Trade Union Bill, the UNISON ... Open access
UK's current account deficit narrows (208 words)
Britain’s trading position with the rest of the world improved in the second quarter of the year.
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How to report on gender pay gap (365 words)
An insight into public attitudes towards the gender pay gap and transparent reporting has been revealed in a new report.
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Will low-paid workers be better off? (512 words)
The 20p an hour rise in the National Minimum Wage from 1 October was given a guarded welcome by the unions, as any gains made now and with chancellor ... Subscribers only
How to support staff with cancer (278 words)
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the TUC has issued guidance for union reps, employees, line managers and employers for how best to ... Subscribers only
Pay in the boardroom (602 words)
Thirty four top executive who received a total remuneration package of at least £1 million feature in this week’s table of executive excess.
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Issue 39
No financial fears in retirement for fat cats (459 words)
Company executives continue to enjoy substantial retirement benefits, says the TUC in its latest annual PensionsWatch survey.
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Parental leave at top ranked employers (641 words)
The annual list of the top 30 employers for working families has been revealed by the Working Families website during National Working Life Week.
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No jail for corporate manslaughter (221 words)
A building firm and two executives have escaped lightly over the death of a building worker.
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Factors in measuring gender pay gap (244 words)
The gender pay gap stands at 19.1% in the UK in terms of median pay rates for all employees (full-time and part-time), higher than the EU 2014 ... Open access
Employment law changes from October (281 words)
There are only a few changes to employment law that come into effect on 1 October or sometime during the month.
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Supermarket to pay above Living Wage (183 words)
Supermarket chain Morrisons is the latest retailer to announce a tidy pay rise, following on from the likes of rival Sainsbury’s and IKEA.
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Economy expands (147 words)
The UK economy grew in the second quarter of the year, official figures show.
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