Forward to a colleague View as a webpage Add us to your white list Quick Links »   Pay bargaining trends   Survey   Pay awards   XpertHR news   Reference   Blog Pay bargaining trends Pay trends September 2010 As we enter a quiet part of the bargaining year, we look at the pattern of pay awards in the three months to the end of August 2010. Inflation and earnings forecasts Our forecasts page is updated every fortnight and provides an up-to-date look at the likely bargaining conditions for pay setters over the coming months. Top Take part in XpertHR research Sick pay - what is the going rate? We need your help in compiling a comprehensive guide to occupational sick pay. We are seeking to establish exactly what employers pay employees when they are off work sick, their policies when it comes to notification and evidence required, and other arrangements. In return for completing our survey, you will receive a free copy of our guide as soon as it is completed. Graduate recruitment and starting salaries The XpertHR Benchmarking survey of graduate recruitment trends for 2010/11 takes an in-depth look at the following topics: latest trends in graduate recruitment; graduate starting salaries; how graduates are recruited; and the most effective methods of candidate attraction, selection and management. Complete the survey to receive a free copy of the report. Top Pay awards › Pay review update: details of recent pay awards › Royal Mail › BT › XpertHR indicators: pay awards Top News and advice from XpertHR › Salary survey round-up › HR under-used when managing change › Lack of change management skills is a widespread issue › Latest developments from across Europe › XpertHR Surveys unveils new website Top Cases, statistics and reference › XpertHR pay trends homepage › Tribunal claims at record high › Economic indicators › Statutory rates Top From the XpertHR Pay Intelligence blog › Public sector workers earn more than their private sector counterparts › Average £227,000 annual pension for directors, TUC finds › Change to working age for women › Public spending cuts could "wreck the economic recovery," CIPD warns Top Editor's message PAY INTELLIGENCE BLOG XpertHR Pay Intelligence, which we launched publicly last week, is a new blog for reward specialists and other professionals who need to know about compensation and benefits. It will provide commentary on pay trends and issues, and alert you to major developments in the services that XpertHR provides, such as the publication of new survey data. It will also draw attention to the key facts and figures that reward specialists and others with similar professional interests can use in their work. It draws on the expertise of the XpertHR researchers, writers and editors whose work includes the production of salary surveys based on employer payroll data, our long-running and regularly updated databank of pay settlements, pay reports, sector analyses, surveys, case studies and economic commentaries. It will also actively encourage participation, comments and debate from the wider community of practitioners and experts with an interest in the subject. Also in this issue we present the latest monthly pay bargaining statistics. Pay awards in the three months to the end of August 2010 stood at 1%, with around 40% of employee groups seeing a pay freeze. However, early indications from our Pay Prospects 2010/11 survey suggest that employees could receive slightly higher increases in the next year. 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