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Pay and conditions in engineering, 2002

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Pay and conditions in engineering, 2002

The engineering industry has seen a move away from simple productivity-based bonus schemes and an increase in the use of plans that link payments to a range of performance measures such as quality, teamwork, absence rates, profits and cost reduction, according to new research by Incomes Data Services.

What you will find in this report by Incomes Data Services

This 250-page report provides a comprehensive picture of current trends in pay and benefits in the engineering industry. It also includes numerous examples of pay structures and other examples of employment practice at leading engineering employers.

Analysis of pay

  • average pay rates for semi-skilled, skilled and multi-skilled craft workers, staff technicians, and professional engineers, including software engineers, sales and customer service engineers

  • examples of pay rates for key jobs in named companies and full pay structures and terms and conditions from over 50 leading engineering companies

Working time

  • current trends in working time

  • harmonisation of basic hours and holidays

  • use of flexible working time schemes - for example, annual hours

  • shift patterns and premiums paid in named organisations

Bonus schemes

  • changing nature of bonus schemes

  • examples of targets and payments

Case studies

  • on topics such as pay progression, flexible working time and variable pay


Want to know more?

Title: Pay and Conditions in Engineering 2002/03, Incomes Data Services.

Survey sample: This survey of pay and conditions for manual workers, technical staff and professional engineers covers over 120 companies employing more than 120,000 people.

Availability: Call IDS customer services in London, tel: 020 7324 2599. To read the report's full contents list go to www.incomesdata.co.uk/report/engdoc.htm

Incomes Data Services is an independent research organisation providing information and analysis on pay, conditions, pensions, employment law and personnel policy and practice in the UK and rest of Europe. For more information about IDS jump to www.incomesdata.co.uk