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Living wages will do more than just increase your payroll bill
Duncan Brown says HR, and business, have much to gain from the Living WageToday about five million people in this country, the majority women, will have woken up, (many before you or I), travelled to...
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Why HR is silent on low and unequal pay
But Duncan Brown warns that HR must not ignore the relationship between low and unequal payThe recent party political conferences saw some eye-catching proposals to help those struggling with declining...
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Pay has gone football crazy
Football's wage trends may seem extreme, but consider the pay differentials in your organisation, writes Duncan BrownPay statistics have attracted plenty of headlines recently, with the latest Office...
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The economic sense of equal pay
Duncan Brown says that HR should care how pay inequality is resolvedTrue equal pay is still a goal that seems a long way off for many. But how can HR help to tackle the issue?There are three options:...
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Living standards - employers, be afraid, be very afraid
Duncan Brown shares his alarm at predictions on workforce reward I was at the scariest event I have attended for a long time this week, the launch of the Resolution Foundation’s annual report The State...
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For the real value of public sector pay, look behind the numbers
Duncan Brown asks whether the balance between cost savings and staff engagement is right? Public sector pay was in the headlines again last week as the government announced a 1 per cent pay rise for...
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Is HR playing its part in tackling low pay?
As profits pick up, why are wages still so low for some, asks Duncan Brown'Yes, business is definitely picking up' the Dyson-wielding owner of the small firm who cleans the stairwell in our flats told...
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Opinion: Did promises of modest exec bonuses aid demand for TSB shares?
Duncan Brown asks if the bank’s new ‘clean image’ on reward marks a turning point in the senior pay debateInvestors in TSB, the new challenger bank which is being spun out from Lloyds, are much richer...
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Should we kill off total rewards?
Why is reward rhetoric so divorced from reality and is it time for a change, asks Duncan BrownJK Galbraith said that there are two kinds of forecasters: those who don’t know; and those who don’t know...
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HR needs to get back to its route purpose
Policy is trumping people all over the world, says Duncan Brown, and it’s about time we practiced what we preachI am just back from a fascinating four days teaching 30 senior HR managers on an...
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Is NHS pay going back to the future?
Duncan Brown considers the myths around employee pay in the health serviceWith Ford’s striking seamstresses playing to full houses in the West End show Made in Dagenham at the moment, it was still...
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Does the latest call to boost wages confirm UK pay really is too low?
An argument in favour of UK pay rises comes from an unexpected source, prompting Duncan Brown to warn of the dilemma for HR“Britain needs a pay rise!” No, these are not the words of Frances O’Grady,...
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How creative reward can drive innovation
If you want pioneering staff you need to rethink the way you incentivise them, says Duncan BrownInnovation certainly does lurk beyond the c-suite, as Grace Lewis pointed out in her recent PM opinion...
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Exec pay is too high. And everyone agrees, apparently
But consensus does not extend to how it should be tackled, says Duncan BrownAnother week, another call for executive pay restraint. The Financial Times reported recently that business minister Vince...
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Opinion: Want to motivate staff on low wages? Pay more
It’s time employers addressed the plight of the precariat, says Duncan BrownAn interesting piece of CIPD research published last month revealed a 70 per cent fall in employment tribunal claims since...
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Is Britain in denial over waste of talented women at work?
Duncan Brown asks why the ‘unfinished business’ of equality isn’t higher up the election agendaI was in Brussels last week at an EU policy forum on gender equality. But it wasn’t just another boring...
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Opinion: Why gender pay gap reporting divides employers
Duncan Brown explains the issue is more complex than the positive rhetoric suggestsOpinion on how to tackle Britain’s gender pay gap is divided, especially when it comes to public reporting.“We will...
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Opinion: What does the future hold for HR?
Duncan Brown weighs up conflicting opinions from HR thought leadersOur profession is facing a host of contradictions at the moment, a predicament that was highlighted to me as I caught up on my HR...
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Opinion: Big bonuses could be a force for good in society
Duncan Brown makes the case for redemption for the variable reward that everybody loves to hateI had to laugh this week after reading Barclays’ announcement that their new chief executive would be ex...
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Opinion: What will top the HR agenda in 2016?
Performance management, values and purpose at work will dominate the conversation this year, writes Duncan Brown...
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