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The 2013 CHC survey results (and some practical tips for 2014). Rachel Stone Partner, People Management. January 2014. Context. October 2013 results show a slight fall in unemployment in Wales (8.0% down from 8.9% at the same time last year)
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The 2013 CHC survey results (and some practical tips for 2014) Rachel Stone Partner, People Management January 2014
Context • October 2013 results show a slight fall in unemployment in Wales (8.0% down from 8.9% at the same time last year) • RPI has continued to fall, from 3.1% in December 2012 to 2.7% in December2013 • CPI now at 2.0% • RPI and CPI predicted to riseslightly in next few months • Nationally, pay settlements running at 2.0%
Comparison of salary levels for Executive roles in English and Welsh Associations
Key Messages from our HA Executive Reward Survey • Year on year executive pay has increased by 3.2% • Median expected rise is 2%, with 59% expected to award between 1% and 2% • Less than 1/3rd of HA Executive receiving bonus • Car Allowances steady at 8% of base pay • 65% of associations expect staff numbers to remain steady, 26% expect growth
Key Themes for Welsh HAs (1) • The gap between general housing and supported housing pay is remaining constant • Half of organisations continue with pay restraint • Half of associations expect staff numbers to stay constant • A third expect increase linked to business growth or diversification
Key Themes for Welsh HAs (2) • Recruitment challenge is for technical and skilled support roles • Community networks trump job centres • Succession planning still informal in most associations • Staff turnover increased from 11.2% to 12.9% • 71.6% of leavers left the housing sector completely
Key Themes for Welsh HAs (3) • Sickness absence levels increased slightly (3.5% to 3.8%) • Stress is still the most common cause of long term absence • Enhanced benefits still key, including family friendly, annual leave and flexible working – now taken as the norm • Training spend increasing to an average of £617 last year
Hot topics in reward for 2014 – It’s all down to cost …. • Ongoing impact of the “Personalisation Agenda” • Changing economic environment • Automatic enrolment
Hot topics – forward thinking • Get aligned – total spend, not salary focus • Innovative design • Education, education, financial education • Personalise for me • Benefits - tell me more…
Automatic Enrolment • Staging Dates • Employer responsibilities • Communication • Education • Implementation
Personalising reward choices • ‘My Reward’ • Mixing baseline benefits and personal choice • Learn from consumer marketing • Easy technology tools to support
Housing sector requests • Very specific role benchmarking • Moving away from ranges and towards spot salaries • Improving value and ‘fit’ of benefits spend • Longer term exec pay models
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Disclaimer This presentation is of a general nature and is not a substitute for professional advice. No responsibility can be accepted for the consequences of any action taken or refrained from as a result of what is said.
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