All Employee Benefits articles in 2022 – Page 25
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ArticlePort of Liverpool staff strike over rejected pay deal
Credit: John B Hewitt / Shutterstock.comMore than 560 port operatives and engineers employed by Peel Ports Group at the Port of Liverpool have begun a two-week strike in a dispute over pay.The strike began yesterday (19 September) and will continue until 3 October. The employees, represented by trade union Unite, ...
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ArticleTier Mobility appoints chief people officer
Electric vehicle operator Tier Mobility has appointed Trecilla Lobo (pictured) as chief people officer.Lobo will be responsible for driving the business' people culture and experience, and implementing a more effective organisational design to support its commercial goals. She will also hire and develop global talent and lead the agenda for ...
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Supplier article9 EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE IDEAS TO ENGAGE YOUR PEOPLE
The most successful organisations are putting a lot of thought into their employee experience strategy, but is yours one of them? While you might think it’s simply a HR buzzword, it’s so much more than that, and will impact every metric when it comes to employee and ...
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AnalysisHow can benefits support new fathers in the workplace?
Employers may want to think about how they can use flexible working to support employees following the birth of a child.One way in which employers can support new fathers is through encouraging open discussion in the workplace to help recognise the challenges that come with being a working parent.Bringing paternity ...
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Case StudiesABB supports new fathers through gender neutral parental leave policy
Global technology business ABB, which has around 105,000 employees across more than 100 countries, launched a gender neutral global parental leave programme at the start of this year. It grants 12 weeks of paid leave for primary caregivers and four weeks for secondary caregivers as part of its efforts to ...
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ArticleDanny Morgan: Employers need to take a comprehensive approach to electric cars
The electric car ball is well and truly rolling.Fleets and businesses have been behind the initial spike in electric vehicle (EV) demand thanks to generous grants and tax incentives that meant a Tesla was more cost-effective than a BMW; the traditional darling of the company car scene.Now, though, EV sales ...
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ArticleHard Rock International increases pay for 10,000 US employees
Credit: Farts Pfotografy / Shutterstock.comHard Rock International and Seminole Gaming has invested over $100 million (£87.9 million) in order to raise wages for more than 10,000 employees, making up half of its US workforce.Some staff will receive a more than 60% pay increase, with starting wages at between $18 (£15.81) ...
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Supplier article5 advantages of the Car Benefit scheme
The Car Benefit scheme is fast becoming one of the most popular employee benefit schemes available today.A salary sacrifice scheme, the Car Benefit scheme allows employees to drive a brand-new car, including electric vehicles and ULEVs, and pay through their salary making great savings in the process.The scheme provides one ...
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Article25% of employers cannot afford living cost support payments
One in four (25%) employers cannot currently afford to make a payment to support staff through the cost-of-living crisis, according to insurance broker Partners&.Its survey of more than 160 senior HR, finance, payroll, and c-suite professionals highlighted that nine in every 10 employers expected either a small (38%) or significant ...
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ArticleSouth Cambridgeshire District Council to trial four-day week
South Cambridgeshire District Council has committed to trial a four-day working week for its 470 desk-based staff, as of January 2023.The council will undertake planning for the three-month trial from October, with staff pay rate set to remain the same. If the pilot is successful, it said it will consider ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Supporting staff following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth
Credit: McCarthy's PhotoWorks / Shutterstock.comLast week, all of us at Employee Benefits were saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.As the nation now prepares for her funeral on Monday, many organisations have been working to plan for the event and the additional unexpected bank holiday. ...
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ArticleIGO4 donates £15,000 to air ambulance charity in honour of rescued employee
Something for the weekend: Dinesh Pathmanathan, an employee at digital insurance business IGO4, nominated air ambulance charity Magpas Air Ambulance to receive a generous £15,000 donation from his employer, for particularly personal reasons.When Pathamanathan had a heart attack while on a hike last year, he received advanced medical treatment and ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Ford Motor Company to discuss pensions communications at Employee Benefits Live 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Oliver Payne (pictured), international pensions and data analytics manager at Ford Motor Company, has been revealed as one of the speakers at Employee Benefits Live 2022.His presentation, Creating dyslexic-friendly pensions communications, will be part of the conference’s financial reward and pensions stream, and will take place in Theatre Two ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 9 - 15 September 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 9 and 15 September 2022 were: Sainsbury’s launches cost-of-living support packageGreene King enhances maternity leave and supportAlexander Dennis staff to strike over payMedian monthly pay up 6.5% in August 2022Arcoframe to pay staff £160 a month cost-of-living bonusNorwich City Council launches living ...
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ArticleCentral Building Contractors ordered to compensate dismissed employees
A tribunal has ordered Glasgow-based building firm Central Building Contractors to pay compensation to 149 employees that it dismissed without due procedure.The business went into administration in April 2020 after difficult trading conditions, made worse by Covid-19 (Coronavirus), left it with a funding shortfall.Former employee Jordan Kirk raised a claim ...
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ArticleEuropean Union to implement adequate minimum wage legislation
The European Union (EU) parliament has voted in favour of legislation regarding adequate minimum wages for member states.Member states will have to guarantee that their national minimum wage allows workers to lead a decent life by taking into account the cost of living and wider pay levels. In order to ...
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ArticleGopuff rolls out stock equity programme for UK employees
Credit: Ceri Breeze / Shutterstock.comRapid delivery business Gopuff has started rolling out its GoStock Equity Programme for its 1,400 employees and workers in the UK.The business released an internal memo last week that detailed the initiative, explaining that employees and workers, including delivery drivers, will receive equity and an ownership ...
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ArticleSprout.ai hires chief people officer
Insurance claims automation firm Sprout.ai has appointed Hannah Atack (pictured) as chief people officer.Atack has 20 years of HR experience and more than a decade of working with tech start-ups. She will be supporting the business’ global scaling strategy to ensure it attracts, grows and enables the best talent.Atack is ...
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Supplier articleHOW TO OFFER EFFECTIVE FINANCIAL WELLBEING SUPPORT TO YOUR TEAMS
It’s no secret that we’re all feeling the pinch at the moment. The UK inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 9.4% in July 2022—a 40-year high. Worrying about money is one of the biggest drivers of stress in UK adults, but ...
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Case StudiesNTT Data evolves benefits to keep pace with changing demand in Ireland
Image credit: Adriana Iacob / Shutterstock.comIT and business services organisation NTT Data has operations across the globe, including the UK, Ireland, US and Nordic regions. In the Republic of Ireland, this currently amounts to 15 employees, but the business has plans for growth and expansion over the coming years.When it ...