65.3%Base pay is protected
65.3% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Base pay is protected” on remote working base pay treatment (base: 121 UK organisations, 2026 H1).
Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.
How UK organisations answered
| Answer | Share of organisations |
|---|---|
| Base pay is protectedcommon | 65.3% |
| Base pay may be adjusted over timerare | 11.6% |
| Base pay is adjusted immediatelyrare | 3.3% |
| Treatment varies by role or case | 19.8% |
Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.
Definition
How base pay is handled when an employee shifts to remote working — protected, adjusted gradually, adjusted at once, or case-by-case. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/remote-working-base-pay-treatmentLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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