EQUAL PAY
One of the headline findings from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2010 was that the gender pay gap had narrowed significantly to 10.2%. While positive news, the headline figure masks a number of areas where a large gap still exists, including when examining the data by age and sector. We look at the history of the pay gap and the details behind the headline figures.

For many employees, the past few years have seen little or no wage growth as employers cut back in the face of recession. Some employers have used more inventive ways to incentivise staff, such as only offering a pay rise to lower-paid staff and non-consolidated payments. But where have several years of pay freezes left employers, and where do they go from here? We examine the issues for employers as they enter life after pay freezes.

Sheila Attwood
Pay and benefits editor, XpertHR