Forward to a colleague View as a webpage Add us to your white list Quick Links »   Pay trends    Salary surveys   Research   Pay awards   XpertHR news   Reference   Blogs Pay trends Pay trends February 2011 Pay awards are slowly recovering from the recession but at a gentle pace, with signs of upward pressure failing to shift the whole-economy median from 2%, our latest analysis finds. Inflation and earnings forecasts Our forecasts page is updated every month and provides an up-to-date look at the likely bargaining conditions for pay setters over the coming months. Top Salary surveys General management and administration XpertHR has launched a new salary survey for general management and administration staff. The survey includes payroll data provided by 257 organisations on 10,631 employees. The report and full data on XpertHR job pricing are now available. Salary survey round-up Our summary of headline findings from salary surveys published by specialist researchers Croner Reward looks at directors' pay, employee benefits, and pay in the distribution and transport sector. We also look at RBI's Community Care survey of social care professionals, and a survey of health and safety practitioners from Health and Safety at Work magazine. Top Take part in XpertHR research Pay forecast survey XpertHR is launching a unique pay forecasting survey to gauge private sector employers' pay intentions over the coming year, and would like to request your assistance with our research. Respondents to this short survey will receive a free copy of the research findings, as well as a copy of our latest major research of pay prospects for 2011 on completion. Maternity pay survey XpertHR is conducting a survey into maternity pay rates. The report of findings will look at levels of maternity pay, and how companies handle additional reward elements such as non-returners, return-to-work bonuses and keeping-in-touch days. The survey also looks at how employees will handle the additional paternity pay enhancements due to come into force in April 2011. In return for completing our survey, you will receive a free copy of our report as soon as it is published. 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Certainly, our examination of bargaining conditions last month showed that employees' expectations are for higher pay awards this year. Early indications from January 2011 pay awards suggest that this may well be the case. Our latest monthly review of pay trends reveals a declining proportion of pay freezes, a rise in the upper quartile pay settlement and a high proportion of deals that are worth more than the same group of employees received a year ago. Yet, although inflation is expected to fall during the course of the year, pay settlements still have a long way to go to catch up with price increases. Pay setters will also be interested in the pay forecast survey we launched this week. Let us know what pay rise your organisation is expecting to award this year and in return you will receive detailed findings of pay forecasts from other organisations across the economy. Readers looking beyond pay rises to actual salary levels can browse the latest published salary surveys in our round-up. Sheila Attwood Pay and benefits editor, XpertHR Pay Intelligence blog Perspectives on the changing world of pay, including news, commentary and analysis on pay issues, law, employee relations, recruitment, retention, reward and work organisation. XpertHR Salary Surveys Compare salary levels, check on bonuses and commission, and follow pay trends using our unique online Job Pricing tool; sign up now to benefit from XpertHR salary survey data. Get more out of XpertHR › Model policies › Good practice guides › Line manager briefings › Salary surveys Tools for subscribers › My XpertHR › User guide › Advanced search › XpertHR feeds Customer services › Password reminder › Email the helpdesk or call 0845 671 1110 › Read previous newsletters Forward to a colleague xperthr.co.uk This email has been sent to luke.smith@rbi.co.uk Unsubscribe from future pay and benefits emails. 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