All Employee Benefits articles in 2022 – Page 24
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ArticleLidl GB increases entry level pay to £10.90 an hour
Supermarket chain Lidl GB has increased the hourly pay rate of all store and warehouse employees, effective from 1 October and representing a £39.5 million investment.The business has increased entry-level pay from £10.10 to £10.90 per hour for those outside of London and £11.30 to £11.95 per hour for those ...
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ArticleGovernment scraps temporary national insurance increase
Mini Budget 2022: The government has scrapped the temporary 1.25 percentage point increase to national insurance (NI) contributions for the 2022/23 tax year.Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng announced in his Mini Budget speech, that as of 6 November, NI rates will drop to their previous percentage levels. Class One ...
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ArticleGovernment drops income tax basic rate to 19% one year early
Mini Budget 2022: The UK government has announced that it will reduce the basic rate of income tax by one pence to 19% as of 6 April 2023, one year earlier than planned.According to Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng's speech to the House of Commons, this will result in ...
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ArticleGovernment moves to reduce strike action through union regulation
Mini Budget 2022: Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that the government plans to legislate to reduce strike action by making trade unions take all pay offers to a member vote.The move was announced during today's Mini Budget speech in the House of Commons, but Kwarteng did not ...
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ArticleGovernment to remove bankers' bonus cap
Mini Budget 2022: Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng has announced government plans to scrap the bankers' bonus cap, with plans for further regulatory reforms in coming weeks.The cap, which was introduced by the European Union (EU) following the 2008 global financial crisis, limited bankers' bonuses to two times their ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 16 - 22 September 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 16 and 22 September 2022 were: Port of Liverpool staff strike over rejected pay dealGalliford Try awards staff up to £750 cost-of-living paymentLufthansa pilots agree to strike truce and £428 monthly raisePartners& research: 25% of employers cannot afford living cost support paymentsHard ...
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ArticleSocial media nomad job showcases delights of remote work down under
Something for the weekend: Recruitment business Deel has started the hunt for its first social media nomad, who will travel across Australia and New Zealand creating content while living the 'van life'.In a vehicle dubbed the Deel Mobeel, the lucky recruit will be required to showcase the ins and outs ...
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ArticleAllied Vehicles Group increases wages weighted towards lowest paid
Allied Vehicles Group, based in Possilpark in north Glasgow, has invested more than £1 million in pay rises to help its workforce cope with the cost-of-living crisis.Each of the organisation's nearly 600 staff received a pay increase this month, on a sliding scale weighted towards those who are lower paid. ...
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ArticleFord, Siemens and Brambles to discuss pensions at Employee Benefits Live 2022
Experts from Brambles, Ford Motor Company and Siemens will discuss key issues relating to pensions at Employee Benefits Live 2022.Oliver Payne, international pensions and data analytics manager at Ford Motor Company, Jo Udall, pensions manager UK and Ireland at Siemens, and Sinead Swift, senior manager of reward at Brambles, will ...
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ArticleLiving Wage Foundation increases real living wage to £10.90
The Living Wage Foundation has increased its real living wage rates to £10.90 an hour across the UK and £11.95 an hour in London.This is a £1 and 90 pence rise, respectively, and will see almost 400,000 employees working for more than 11,000 accredited employers across the country receive a ...
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ArticleMarks and Spencer invests £15 million in staff support package
Marks and Spencer has invested £15 million in a package of support for its front-line employees during the cost-of-living crisis, including a pay review and extended wellbeing benefits.As of 1 October, more than 40,000 members of staff will see their hourly pay rise to a minimum of £10.20. This follows ...
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ArticleTricentis appoints new chief people officer
Enterprise continuous testing firm Tricentis has appointed Jen Lucas (pictured) as chief people officer.Lucas will be responsible for leading the global people team, and will join the organisation’s executive leadership team, which recently saw chief legal officer and general counsel Amanda Borichevsky and chief marketing officer Darren Beck begin their ...
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Case StudiesLily’s Kitchen celebrates staff at end-of-year festivities
Lily’s Kitchen, a UK natural pet food brand based in central London, always looks forward to Christmas, as it is a chance for many in the organisation to come together at a time when many are still working from home for part of the weekGeorgina Cameron, human resources director at ...
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AnalysisHow are employers’ approaches to Christmas celebrations changing?
Some employers are bringing back their in-person Christmas celebration this year specifically to bring people together and help create a connection among the workforce, as well as address diversity and inclusion.Employers should still be mindful of individual needs and preferences, as not everyone has returned to the workplace, choosing to ...
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Article58% of employers say cost prevents health and wellbeing support
Almost six in 10 (58%) employers said cost was the biggest barrier to providing health and wellbeing support for employees, according to research by Towergate Health and Protection.The survey of more than 500 HR decision-makers in businesses of all sizes across the UK found that within this, 37% cited high ...
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ArticleMoray Council gains living wage accreditation
Credit: Wirestock Creators / Shutterstock.comMoray Council in Scotland has received living wage employer accreditation as of this week.According to the council, it has paid above the living wage rate since 2012, with a rate of £10.04 per hour being the lowest pay point on its salary scale as of April ...
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ArticleGalliford Try awards staff up to £750 cost-of-living payment
Credit: Leeds Fotografica / Shutterstock.comConstruction firm Galliford Try has introduced a one-off payment for around 1,800 of its members of staff, in order to increase support in the face of the rising costs of living.The business stated that almost half its 3,300-strong employee base will receive individual payments of up ...
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OpinionLee McIntyre-Hamilton: How to manage a globally remote workforce compliantly
The rise of globally remote workers and digital nomads is a lasting legacy of Covid-19 (Coronavirus). Employers are now grappling with how to embrace or at least accommodate the new landscape, not least in order to attract and retain scarce talent. The UK Office of Tax Simplification’s consultation on globally ...
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ArticleLufthansa pilots agree to strike truce and £428 monthly raise
Credit: AVRORACOON / Shutterstock.comGerman airline Lufthansa and German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit have agreed on a pay increase for pilots and that no strikes will take place until mid-2023.The deal stated that the cockpit crews for Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo will receive an increase in their basic monthly pay of ...
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ArticleCoverage Care Services rewards employees with second 2022 pay rise
Shropshire-based care provider Coverage Care Services has given its workforce a second pay rise this year in order to support them with rising household bills.The business, which employs around 1,000 people in caring, nursing, administrative, domestic and maintenance roles, said it has invested £1.5 million in the pay increase, meaning ...