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    Practical actions to manage wage compression

    Wage compression is becoming a structural risk across UK organisations—driven by rising National Living Wage levels, flat pay awards and constrained budgets. In this session, Dean Morley draws on 26+ years as an HR Director to show how to diagnose bottom-end compression and act decisively, with practical, market-aligned interventions that protect fairness, retention and pay…

Press releases

Pay Awards Drop to 3.3% in Final Quarter of 2024

New data from Brightmine reveals that pay rises for the three months to the end of December 2024 …

HR News

Most employees not expecting Christmas bonus

Most employees (60%) are not expecting a Christmas bonus, while just 8% anticipate a bigger payout this year.

Press releases

Pay trends 2024 | December report

New data reveals changing practices in a more complex landscape. Review our latest pay trends as we wrap …

Commentary and Insights

The impact of the NIC increase on 2025 pay reviews

Businesses are changing their 2025 pay rise plans as a result of the NIC increase. In this resource, …

HR News

UK labour market outlook uncertain post budget

The UK's labour market outlook is uncertain following October's budget announcement, data from Indeed has indicated.

Press releases

Pay trends 2024 | November report

Pay rises stagnated in Q3. According to the latest pay trends 2024 analysis from Brightmine, employers should continue …

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Pay trends 2024 | October report

The Brightmine 2025 pay forecast highlights business performance and affordability as main factors to negatively impact UK pay …

Press releases

Pay trends September 2024: Pay rises decline as awards hit 2-year low

The latest data from HR data and insights provider Brightmine shows that UK pay rises have hit the …

Company News

Pay awards 2024 | Latest pay award news: September 2024

The latest analysis of UK pay data signals a further decline in pay award levels in the second …

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