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ArticleVeolia gives Merseyside staff 10% pay rise
Waste management firm Veolia has made an improved pay offer of 10% to its almost 200 members of staff in Merseyside, putting an end to planned strike action.As part of a two-year deal secured by trade union Unite, staff based at 22 household waste sites will receive a 10% pay ...
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ArticleSadler’s Wells reports 12.46% mean gender pay gap
Image credit: cktravels.com / Shutterstock.comLondon-based performing arts theatre Sadler’s Wells has reported a 12.46% gender pay gap for 2022.Its median gender pay gap last year was 17.02%, with women’s median hourly pay being 17% lower than men’s. Women’s mean hourly pay was 12.5% lower than men’s.Almost two-thirds (61%) of the ...
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ArticleInterserve completes £400 million pension scheme buy-in
Interserve, a construction firm that went into administration in 2019, has completed a £400 million buy-in for its pension scheme members.The transaction was conducted with provider Aviva, and secured the benefits of more than 7,000 scheme members and follows a £300 million pensioner-only buy-in that took place in 2014.Aviva insured ...
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ArticleJohn Good Group recruits chief human resources officer
Logistics business John Good Group has added Rachel Lowe (pictured) as chief human resources officer as of this month.Lowe will be responsible for enhancing the development and growth of the group's team members, as well as leading the implementation of various programmes designed to support the professional development of the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Tails.com implements financial wellbeing platform
Tailored dog food delivery firm Tails.com has introduced a financial wellbeing platform for its more than 300 members of staff.The platform, provided by Bippit, gives employees access to one-to-one financial coaching with a professionally qualified Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) coach matched to their needs, after they answer questions about their ...
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ArticleIpsos reports 17.4% mean gender pay gap
Market research firm Ipsos published its annual gender and ethnicity pay gap report, showing that its mean gender pay gap for 2022 was 17.4% in favour of male employees.Its median gender pay gap was 8.3%. Meanwhile, its mean gender bonus gap was 33.2% and its median gap was 25%, with ...
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ArticleMastercard and Google rank among best workplaces for 2023
Technology firm Google and financial services business Mastercard were among those named on the UK's Best Places to Work list for 2023, put together by Glassdoor.The top three employers on the list were management consultancies Bain and Company and Boston Consulting Group, and software firm ServiceNow.Glassdoor compiled the ninth annual ...
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ArticleDisabled employability adviser wins £30,000 in discrimination claim
An employment tribunal has ruled in favour of a disabled employability adviser who was dismissed after asking for a suitable work chair while working remotely during lockdown in his discrimination claim.Justin Griffiths’ employer, Dimensions Training Solutions (DTS), which is currently in voluntary creditors liquidation, was found to have failed to ...
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ArticleTurning Point Scotland to pay £4,000 in unfair dismissal case
Scottish social care charity Turning Point Scotland has been ordered to pay £4,000 in compensation to a former employee, after it was found to have contributed to her emotional distress.A Glasgow employment tribunal heard that the charity was accused of the unfair dismissal and breach of contract of S Mutter ...
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ArticleHalo Trust introduces employee engagement and happiness tool
Image credit: k1777 / Shutterstock.comHumanitarian landmine clearance organisation The Halo Trust has launched an employee engagement and happiness programme for its approximately 13,000-strong global workforce.Implemented in conjunction with The Happiness Index’s digital platform, Halo Trust staff have been given access to a range of neuroscience-based surveys in order to share ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Average EAP usage reaches 12% for 2022
The average usage figure for employee assistance programmes (EAPs) among UK employers in 2022 reached 12%, compared with 11.4% last year, according to the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA).The report Financial return on EAPs 2023: Managing the rise of complexity and employees at risk was based on evidence provided by ...
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ArticleProcter and Gamble hires chief human resources officer
Procter and Gamble has named Bala Purushothaman (pictured) as chief human resources officer effective 1 January 2023.He succeeded Tracey Grabowski, who retired at the end of the year after a career spanning more than 33 years.Purushothaman will be responsible for developing and leading Procter and Gamble's people and organisation strategy ...
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Article32.5% of organisations had no 2022 Christmas party or bonus
Employee Benefits poll: Almost a third (32.5%) of organisations did not give their staff a Christmas party or a bonus last year, according to an online survey among Employee Benefits readers.Conversely, 22.2% of respondents hosted a festive party for their employees, and 20% gave their workforce a Christmas bonus.Meanwhile, 32.5% ...
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ArticleAnt Donaldson: How do you help employees beat the January blues?
The January blues can hit people any year. After all the fun of the festive season, the realisation that there are two more cold, dark months of winter to go, as well as counting the days to January pay day, can make it a bleak month at the best of ...
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ArticleWendy Swash: How do you help employees beat the January blues?
January is a good time for reflecting on achievements and lessons learned, as well as goal setting. However, it can be a tough month to get motivated, with Blue Monday, which falls on Monday 16 January, this year, reportedly one of the most depressing days of the year. At Moneypenny, ...
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Poll: What is your organisation's stance on ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. Last week, Employee Benefits reported that energy provider E.On published its 2022 pay gap report, with the business including data on its ethnicity pay gap for the first time. Its mean hourly ethnicity pay gap was 20% in ...
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Article51% prefer to work in the office with flexible hours
Half (51%) of office-based employees would prefer to work in the office with flexible hours, compared with 41% who would rather work from home with structured hours, according to research by MHR.The HR, payroll and finance provider surveyed more than 1,200 full-time UK and Ireland office workers to learn how ...
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ArticleCrookes Walker Consulting becomes 100% employee owned
Engineering consulting services business Crookes Walker Consulting (CWC) has become 100% employee owned by establishing an employee ownership trust (EOT).The organisation, which employs more than 50 members of staff across its offices in Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham, received a business loan from OakNorth Bank to support the EOT’s creation. The ...
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ArticleAnn Summers reports 35.2% mean gender pay gap
Credit: Roger Utting / Shutterstock.comRetail business Ann Summers has reported a mean gender pay gap for 2022 of 35.2%, and a median gap of 31%, higher than the mean national average of 17.1%.Ann Summers' mean bonus pay gap for 2022 was -168.6% in favour of women, and its median bonus ...
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Octopus Electric Vehicles
We’re the trusted EV experts giving your team everything they need to make the switch to electric driving.We’re Octopus Electric Vehicles. Part of the Octopus Energy Group, we opened our doors in 2018 to make it easy for drivers to make that switch to clean, electric transport. Along with the ...