Pay and pensions

Squeezed middle: all pain, no gain

30 January 2012 | Matthew Whittaker

Average incomes in the ‘squeezed middle’ group will take until at least 2020 to return to their 2007 level – a trend made even worse by public sector cuts    Read more

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Regional pay: the top ten myths

17 January 2012 | Alastair Hatchett

George Osborne’s promise of greater regional pay differentiation for public sector employees is based on some common  myths  about the way national and local  pay levels are determined Read more

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Executive pay: a taxpayers’ issue too

9 January 2012 | John Tizard

If Cameron really means business on the issue of senior business executives’ remuneration, he should start by getting the public sector to flex its procurement muscles Read more...

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All for one?

15 December 2011 | Mike Thatcher

So we’re not ‘all in this together’ after all. According to the latest British Social Attitudes survey, the public is becoming increasingly individualistic, intolerant of the poor and unwilling to pay taxes to fund services.
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Pensions: assessing the cost of auto-enrolment delay

12 December 2011 | James Lloyd

While the postponement of plans obliging all employers to enrol their employees in workplace pension schemes may help small businesses, it will deter people from saving and shore up future costs Read more

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Tussles over Tupe

1 December 2011 | John Tizard

George Osborne’s review of the Transfer of Undertakings regulations must not lead to a race to the bottom in terms of employee terms and conditions Read more

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Tough talk on pay

30 November 2011 | Alastair Hatchett

The chancellor’s  announcement of a tough 1% pay freeze for the public sector has come as a shock. Less so, the news that regional pay is back on the agenda Read more...

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Pensions strike: there is no alternative

30 November 2011 | Dave Prentis

Ministers have accused union leaders of ‘itching for a fight’ over pension reform, but today’s strike is a last resort for staff who are being forced to work longer and pay more for less in their retirement Read more

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More questions than answers

29 November 2011 | Heather Wakefield

It is hard to understand why both central and local government have treated female council workers with such disdain. The chancellor should announce a rescue package in today’s Autumn Statement Read more

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My Big Fat Greek Government?

8 November 2011 | Colin Talbot

‘Big government’ has not been the downfall of Greece. What happened in the country is more part of the continuing legacy of the years of occupation, civil war and dictatorship Read more...

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