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    How will the Spring Budget 2020 affect pay and benefits?

    2020-03-12T10:01:14Z

    Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered the Spring Budget speech to the House of Commons on Wednesday 11 March 2020. Below is a summary of the key announcements that could impact pay and benefits strategies:National insurance contribution threshold to rise to £9,500 from April 2020National living wage projected to ...

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    French court concludes Uber drivers should gain employee status

    2020-03-09T11:54:00Z

    In a ruling made on 4 March 2020, France's Court of Cassation reclassified the contractual relationship between drivers and ride hailing organisation Uber, giving them the right to be seen not as self-employed workers, but employees.In the case, Uber argued that drivers remain free to decide whether to connect to ...

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    Last chance to take part in exclusive benefits trends research

    2020-02-28T11:17:35Z

    How can technology be used to boost engagement? What are the most useful benefits to offer in 2020? What are the most important aspects of a benefits strategy to consider?Today (28 February 2020) is the last chance for readers of Employee Benefits to have their say in this year's exclusive ...

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    Take part in exclusive benefits trends research to win £100 retail voucher

    2020-02-13T11:22:35Z

    What are the most effective benefits that employers offer? How can technology boost engagement? What issues are shaping future benefits strategies? Readers of Employee Benefits have the opportunity to have their say by participating in this year’s exclusive Employee Benefits Research 2020. The survey sets out to understand and benchmark ...

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    Horwich Farrelly appoints Oliver Bate as people director

    2019-12-05T16:00:08Z

    Specialist insurance law firm Horwich Farrelly has promoted Oliver Bate to the position of people director.Bate has previous experience within retail and professional services, focusing on strategy development and long-term business objectives within HR practice.Prior to his appointment as people director, Bate was head of learning and development at Horwich ...

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    Employee Benefits/Wealth at Work pensions research 2019

    2019-11-21T09:27:06Z

    Click to download the Employee Benefits/Wealth at Work pensions research 2019 reportThe Employee Benefits/Wealth at Work pensions research 2019 was conducted in October 2019 among readers of https://employeebenefits.co.uk. It received 135 responses.This report is aimed at helping compensation, reward and benefits professionals understand the key issues driving current pension strategies, ...

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    Culture Trip hires Kesner as chief people officer

    2019-10-14T17:09:07Z

    Travel, media and entertainment organisation Culture Trip has hired Karen Kesner as its new chief people officer.Kesner has experience in talent acquisition, leadership and business process improvement. She has also been involved in designing and implementing recruitment strategies and organisational infrastructure at start-up businesses, in sectors such as technology.Previously, Kesner ...

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    Take part in exclusive pensions research and be in with a chance to win £100 retail voucher

    2019-10-04T09:53:01Z

    How are organisations providing financial education to employees? Are staff saving enough money to feel comfortable in retirement? How often do businesses conduct pensions-related communications?Employee Benefits readers can now benchmark their approach to pensions and retirement by participating in this year’s exclusive Employee Benefits/Wealth at Work pensions research. The survey ...

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    Labour pledges 32-hour week, end of zero hours and to tackle menopause stigma

    2019-09-26T10:07:16Z

    During the 2019 Labour Party Conference, which took place from Saturday 21 to Wednesday 25 September, shadow chancellor of the exchequer John McDonnell MP (pictured) committed the party to start work implementing a 32-hour average working week, with no reductions to pay, during its next term in government.The move to ...

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    Take part in exclusive pensions research to benchmark strategy and map trends

    2019-09-23T10:12:08Z

    What primary and secondary pension schemes are employers offering to staff? Are employees saving enough to be comfortable in retirement? How recently have organisations conducted pensions communications exercises? What are businesses doing to tackle the gender pension gap?Employee Benefits readers can now have their say by participating in this year's ...

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    Governor of California signs bill redefining employee status

    2019-09-20T10:42:09Z

    On 18 September 2019, California governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that updates and amends various sections of the state's Labor Code and Unemployment Insurance Code, redefining and clarifying the classification of employees versus independent contractors, or gig workers.The bill states that, for the purposes of the provisions ...

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    Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare Research 2019

    2019-09-16T08:44:00Z

    Click to download the Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2019 reportThe Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2019 was conducted in July 2019 among readers of employeebenefits.co.uk. It received 202 responses.This report is aimed at helping compensation, reward and benefits professionals understand the key issues driving current health and wellbeing strategies, ...

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    Tesco becomes first CIPD-accredited People Development Partner

    2019-08-23T10:28:49Z

    Retailer Tesco is the first business to be accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) as part of its new People Development Partner initiative.The scheme, launched in August 2019, recognises employers that commit to continually raising the level of expertise and influence that their people team has, ...

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    Poll: 33% feel Good Work Standard will lead to staff being better paid

    2019-08-22T15:57:16Z

    Employee Benefits poll: A third (33%) of Employee Benefits readers believe that the Good Work Standard, an employment benchmark introduced by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (pictured), will lead to more employees being paid the voluntary London living wage rate, currently set at £10.55 an hour.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk ...

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    Think tank proposes increases to wages and annual leave to boost UK’s productivity

    2019-08-12T10:40:01Z

    Image credit: NEFBritish think tank the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has proposed that minimum wages and statutory paid holiday entitlement be increased in order to improve the UK’s productivity.The Time for demand: Boosting productivity with public investment, minimum wages and paid holiday report, published in August 2019, suggested that bolstering ...

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    Women and Equalities Committee puts discrimination responsibility on employers

    2019-07-31T10:46:50Z

    The Women and Equalities Committee has recommended that the emphasis for raising workplace discrimination issues should lie with employers, public authorities and service providers, rather than individual employees.The Committee published its tenth Enforcing the Equality Act: The law and the role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission report on ...

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    EY, London City Airport and Schroders sign up to new Good Work Standard

    2019-07-29T09:44:27Z

    Professional services organisation EY, London City Airport and asset wealth firm Schroders are among the employers that have signed the Good Work Standard, a new benchmark that recognises businesses for implementing and maintaining high employment standards, such as paying staff at least the voluntary London living wage.The Good Work Standard ...

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    Last chance to benchmark healthcare benefits in exclusive research

    2019-07-23T08:41:19Z

    How are organisations supporting employees’ mental health and what are employers doing around calculating the return-on-investment of health and wellbeing benefits? What group risk benefits form part of organisations’ healthcare and wellbeing strategy, and what are they doing to reduce sickness absence?Today (Tuesday 23 July 2019) is the last chance ...

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    Nearly two million UK employees do not receive their minimum paid leave entitlement

    2019-07-23T08:34:57Z

    Nearly two million (1.96 million) UK employees do not receive the minimum entitlement of paid annual leave, according to research conducted by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).The analysis, based on the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) Labour force survey data for quarter four of 2018, also found that 1.145 million ...

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    BEIS to consult on workplace protections and flexible working, following Good work plan

    2019-07-19T11:12:05Z

    The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a consultation on workplace protections, aiming to tackle the issues identified in its Good work plan report, published in December 2018, including the introduction of a single labour market enforcement body.The consultation, which launched on Tuesday 16 July 2019 ...