Forward to a colleague View as a webpage Add us to your white list Quick Links »   Pay trends   Case study   Pay awards   News and views   Statistics and reference   Blogs Pay trends Annual review 2011: a year of subdued pay rises Pay rises over the past year are higher than forecast, and in most cases are higher than those awarded in the previous year, but still fall short of inflation. Annual review 2011: performance-based pay deals rise to 2.9% median XpertHR provides an overview of performance-related pay awards over the past year, finding that paybill budgets have increased. Pay trends September 2011 We look at pay bargaining in the three months to the end of August 2011. 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 Case study Strategic reward at Senergy We look at how energy services company Senergy has reshaped its reward programme, putting greater emphasis on linking business objectives to employee benefits. Top Pay awards › Pay review update › XpertHR indicators: pay awards Top News and views from XpertHR › Compulsory equal pay audits: "little effect on the gender pay gap" › Can an employer provide an electronic pay statement online or by email, or must it provide a hard copy? Top Statistics and reference › XpertHR pay trends homepage › Economic indicators Top From our blogs › Osborne to deliver autumn statement on 29 November 2011 › Public sector unions call nationwide day of action for 30 November 2011 › Few performance-related pay schemes meet objectives in full › Economic commentary September 2011: icebergs and tectonic shifts › Glass ceiling proving hard to break Top Editor's message ANNUAL REVIEW OF PAY TRENDS We kick off this issue with a look back at pay awards over the past year. This period marks some of the bleakest pay settlement data since we started collecting information on pay awards in the 1970s. However, settlement levels have picked up over the last year, coupled with a drop in the number of pay freezes being made. Our review of pay awards in the three months to the end of August reveals that pay awards have now stabilised at the 2% mark. Employees whose annual pay award was based on a measure of performance are likely to have fared better, our analysis of merit awards reveals. Our next newsletter will feature sector-by-sector analysis of pay awards over the last year. Finally, our case study on strategic reward details how energy services company Senergy developed a disparate benefits offering into a strategic reward structure. As a global company, it includes useful advice on overcoming cultural differences among sites across the world. Sheila Attwood Pay and benefits editor, XpertHR 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. Disclaimer This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information, which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any of its content by any person other than the Intended Recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the Intended Recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible. © Reed Business Information Ltd +44 (0)20 8652 3500 | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy Registered Office: Reed Business, Quadrant House, 9th Floor, The Quadrant, Sutton, SM2 5AS. Registered in England & Wales: 151537