Forward to a colleague View as a webpage Add us to your white list Quick Links »   Survey   Pay trends   Pay review bodies   Company cars   Awards   News   Reference   Blogs Take part in XpertHR research Pay issues in the manufacturing sector 2011 XpertHR is conducting a short survey on issues affecting pay decisions for employers in the manufacturing and production sectors. Completing our survey ensures you receive a copy of the research report as soon as it is published. Top Pay trends Pay trends May 2011 Our latest analysis of pay trends reveals that the public and not-for-profit sectors are responsible for a renewed wave of pay freezes in April 2011, while private sector deals remain at a stable but low level. 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 Pay review bodies Public sector pay review bodies 2011: two-year pay freeze begins Following the Government's 2010 announcement of a two-year pay freeze for public sector workers earning more than £21,000, the pay review bodies were given remits to make pay recommendations only for groups of workers with salaries below this threshold. Public sector pay 2010: median pay award is pay freeze We provide a round-up of all pay awards in the public sector in 2010. Top Company cars Company cars survey 2011: a popular but costly benefit Our survey of company car policies finds that, although company cars remain a popular benefit, many employers have concerns over the cost and environmental impact of their fleet. Top Pay awards › Pay review update › XpertHR indicators: pay awards › First Hydro Company › Yorkshire Water Top News and advice from XpertHR › Career-average revalued-earnings advised for public sector pensions › Pensions Bill deals with state pension age, inflation and auto-enrolment › Treasury consults on pensions of workers transferred to private sector Top Statistics and reference › Government consults on parental leave, flexible working, annual leave and equal pay audits › XpertHR pay trends homepage › Economic indicators Top From our blogs › Action needed to stop runaway executive salaries › Communicating reward - what works? › Voluntary sector set for difficult 2011 on pay › Report calls for end of public sector national strike balloting › HR benchmarking data, absence and hand-drawn charts › Squeezed incomes and the living wage Top Editor's message PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR PAY RISE DIVIDE Our latest pay coverage looks at the differing fortunes of employees in the public and private sectors. The monthly review of pay trends looks in detail at the pattern of pay awards in April 2011, revealing that, while private sector deals remain stable, freezes in the public sector have pulled the aggregate figures for the sector downwards. We also review the recommendations of the public sector pay review bodies. Employees covered by these are also subject to the Government's two-year pay freeze. Elsewhere, we present findings from our 2011 company cars survey. Using data from 450 employers, we reveal that, while company cars and car allowances remain a popular benefit (offered in almost three-quarters of organisations), employers have concerns about the cost of running their fleet. This is the last pay and benefits newsletter in which we will publish pay reports. These have been a key feature of our coverage over the years but their numbers have dwindled and we have introduced more comprehensive coverage of salaries through the acquisition of the salary surveys business. If you are looking for salary levels by occupation or sector, the most comprehensive data is available from XpertHR Salary Surveys. Our salary surveys also contain detailed information on other terms and conditions, such as bonuses, pensions, holidays and benefits. We will continue to provide details of all the pay reviews we collect in our pay review update table, which is also available as a sector-by-sector archive. 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. 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