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ArticleWavemaker hires first head of people and culture
Global media agency Wavemaker has appointed Dani Saadu to the newly created position of head of people and culture.Reporting to chief operating officer Katie Lee, Saadu will be responsible for building a best-in-class talent proposition for Wavemaker UK, working alongside Wavemaker Global and Group M UK. He will be working ...
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ArticleTribunal rules refusing pay rise to former Direct Line employee was unfair
Credit: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.comA menopausal former Direct Line insurance worker has been awarded £64,645.07 in a disability discrimination case after her boss refused to give her a pay rise amid claims she was “underperforming”.Maxine Lynskey began working for Direct Line in April 2016 and had no issues until March ...
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ArticleMackie’s of Scotland recruits first people and development manager
Ice cream brand Mackie’s of Scotland has appointed Jordan Noble as its first people and development manager as part of its focus in on its commitment to employee engagement and workforce development.Noble joins the organisation after spending five years with food manufacturing firm Joseph Robertson.In her new role, she will ...
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ArticleGovernment confirms it will reinstate equal pay protection legislation
The government has confirmed it is to reinstate equal pay protection legislation after previously scrapping the European Union (EU) law behind it.The protection was axed among other laws after the UK left the EU as part of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 which was passed in ...
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ArticleHousing 21 appoints Ian Hodson director of people and culture
Housing 21 has appointed Ian Hodson director of people and culture from this month (August).In this role, he will be responsible for all aspects of people management for the housing association’s more than 4,000 employees working across the UK and at its head office in Birmingham, as well as its ...
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ArticleThatcham Research introduces financial wellbeing scheme
Automotive risk intelligence firm Thatcham Research has implemented a financial wellbeing scheme for its 259 employees. The programme, which is provided by wealth management and professional services group Evelyn Partners, will give Thatcham Research’s employees access to a digital platform with built-in financial coaching by qualified professionals, ...
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ArticleSaffron Building Society hires new head of people
Saffron Building Society has appointed Mark Williams as its new head of people as of this month.Williams will join from Metro Bank, where he spent five years in various people partnering roles across its retail, business and commercial banking functions, and rose to the role of head of people partners ...
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ArticleTribunal orders Greatwell Homes to pay £50,000 in maternity leave dispute
Northamptonshire housing association Greatwell Homes has been ordered to pay a former employee £50,000 at employment tribunal after a maternity leave dispute.The association, which manages thousands of homes in Wellingborough, Kettering and Raunds, was taken to court after the member of staff claimed she had ‘suffered a detriment’ while on ...
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ArticleDedrone hires new chief people officer
Smart airspace security firm Dedrone has hired Sara Devitt as chief people officer.In this role, Devitt will lead Dedrone’s global people strategy and continue its legacy of attracting, developing and retaining top, diverse talent to enable its current growth phase.Devitt has more than 20 years' experience, first at Harvard Business ...
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ArticleTribunal finds former Royal Stoke University Hospital nurse was unfairly dismissed
Credit: Vivid Brands / Shutterstock.comA former Royal Stoke University Hospital nurse has been found to have been unfairly dismissed and should have received statutory redundancy.Clare Jackson had been working as a band six senior haematology research nurse at the hospital for five years when a directorate restructuring involving more than ...
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ArticleWeka hires first chief people and culture officer
Weka, the data platform provider for performance-intensive workloads, has recruited Iris Hermelin as its first chief people and culture officer.Reporting to Liran Zvibel, co-founder and chief executive officer at Weka, Hermelin will be responsible for its global human resources organisation, recruiting and talent development, and shaping its culture and employee ...
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ArticleTribunal finds former Trentside Manor Care employee was unfairly dismissed
A former care home manager at Trentside Manor Care has been awarded more than £100,000 in damages following a dismissal after requesting a reduction in her working hours.M Raphael had worked at the Stoke on Trent care home since 2011 and suffered a stroke in 2015, which left her with ...
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ArticleMade Tech appoints first chief people officer
Public sector technology delivery business Made Tech has appointed Wayne Searle to the newly-created position of chief people officer.This new position will support Made Tech’s culture and commitment to its people and will span learning and development, people operations, talent, and internal communications. Searle will also be involved in the ...
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ArticleTribunal rules law firm must pay out on 13 counts of unfair dismissal
An employment tribunal has ruled that a defunct Newcastle-based law firm must pay 13 former employees 90 days’ remuneration for unfair dismissal after failing to give sufficient notice of redundancy ahead of the firm ceasing trading.Short Richardson and Forth closed on 30 September 2022, before entering into voluntary liquidation on ...
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ArticleLumen Technologies names new chief people officer
Lumen Technologies has named Ana White as its new executive vice president and chief people officer.Set to take up the role from 1 September, White has knowledge and experience in driving ground-breaking programmes to fuel growth. Her people leadership experience spans global human resources strategies, change management, and innovation.She has ...
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ArticleWoolworths Group faces charges for underpaying long service leave
Credit: myphotobank.com.au / Shutterstock.comAustralian retailer Woolworths Group and its subsidiary Woolstar Pty have had more than 1,000 charges filed against them by Wage Inspectorate Victoria for failing to make long service leave payments.The charges, which were filed in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, alleged that the group failed to pay ...
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ArticleTribunal rules Meghraj Group Pension's former owner must pay in £1.8 million
A tribunal has upheld a decision by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to issue a contribution notice for Anant Shah, the former owner of the Meghraj Group Pension Scheme, to pay £1.8 million into the scheme.The Meghraj Group Pension Scheme is the UK defined benefit scheme of the Meghraj Group, an ...
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ArticleFishawack Health hires new chief people officer
Fishawack Health has recruited Harriet Shurville as chief people officer to spearhead integration efforts, champion diversity and inclusion, and cultivate an environment where interdisciplinary teams thrive.As chief people officer, Shurville takes on a global remit and is responsible for the organisation's people strategy. She will sit on its executive committee, ...
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ArticleHigh Court rules BBC cannot change pension to cut future benefits
The High Court has ruled that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) cannot modify its £19.8 billion pension to cut future benefits for plan members but can make other changes without employees’ consent.The case explored the treatment of future service benefits under the BBC pension scheme, which provides retirement benefits on ...
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ArticleMerlin Entertainments hires first chief experience and people officer
Merlin Entertainments, which owns 140 global attractions, theme parks, hotels, and resorts spanning 24 countries and four continents, has appointed Spencer Holt as its first chief experience and people officer.In this newly created role, Holt will be responsible for both the guest experience and the employee journey of Merlin’s 30,000-strong ...