Round up of the latest industry reports on bonus and pay – February 2018

Your quick-read round up of the key reports on bonus and pay released in the past few weeks, from the Institute for Employment Studies (IES), Mercer, the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Resolution Foundation and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Research: Fairness, flexibility and affordability

As well as analysing the trends in UK pay and rewards over the past 30 years, this IES paper offers guidance on three areas that reward professionals should consider moving forward: low pay, gender pay and total rewards.

Research: The New Imperatives for Financial Security

Around 60 per cent of UK employees are financially stressed – 18 per cent of them seriously so – placing Britain above the global average. This research report from Mercer considers the financial health of employees in 12 countries and challenges employers to consider what their obligation is to help tackle this issue.

Survey: UK labour market: February 2018

Average weekly earnings in nominal terms have increased by 2.5 per cent both including and excluding bonuses compared with a year earlier, according to the latest labour market figures from the ONS.

Report: The Living Standards Outlook 2018

Prospects for household incomes and inequalities over the next five years have been outlined in the first dedicated living standards outlook report from the Resolution Foundation.

Report: Labour Market Outlook

The latest labour market indicators highlighting recruitment, redundancy and pay intentions have been released by the CIPD, in association with the Adecco Group.

Read more reports from across industry in the REBA Reports Library