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ArticleMinistry of Defence incentivises cycling to work
Telford and Wrekin Council has launched a pilot scheme at the Ministry of Defence site at Donnington, incentivising 20 employees to walk or cycle to work instead of driving.The Active SMiles project was designed by the council's Health Protection Hub and Health Improvement Team in conjunction with Travel Telford. It ...
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ArticleGo-Ahead awards London bus staff 10.5% pay rise
Credit: JessicaGirvan / Shutterstock.comMore than 3,000 bus staff employed by the Go-Ahead Group in London have secured a 10.5% pay increase.Go-Ahead initially presented an offer of 9%, which was rejected by the employees, who are members of trade union Unite. An improved 10.5% deal was then offered, as the union ...
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ArticleOgi gives staff £1,200 support payment
Welsh internet business Ogi has introduced a series of measures to support its workforce during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, including a £1,200 payment.Ogi introduced the payment for approximately 70% of its 160 members of staff. From October, these employees will receive a £400 addition to their salaries, lasting for three ...
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ArticleRSA Insurance accredited as menopause friendly employer
RSA Insurance has gained accreditation as a menopause friendly employer, 12 months after announcing its goal of attaining this standard, created by Menopause Friendly.For an organisation to receive accreditation, it must show Menopause Friendly's independent panel of judges, supported by experts from Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace, that it has ...
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ArticleAldi expands menopause support with manager training
Supermarket chain Aldi has enhanced its support for those experiencing the menopause, by introducing training for managers to coincide with World Menopause Day (18 October).Industry experts Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace were enlisted to provide the training, which will cover raising awareness of the menopause and successfully supporting all members ...
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ArticleJeremy Hunt reverses almost all mini Budget tax decisions
Image credit: photocosmos1 / Shutterstock.comIn an unscheduled budget update today (17 October), Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt (pictured) has announced that the government will reverse almost all tax decisions made in the mini Budget in September, aside from those already in the process of Parliamentary legislation.Following the Mini Budget, ...
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ArticleWest Midland Metro staff to strike for 53 days over pay
Credit: Alex Daniels / Shutterstock.comMore than 174 West Midland Metro employees have announced 53 days of strike action in a dispute over pay.The strike action began on Saturday 15 October, and has been scheduled to continue until Saturday 5 January 2023.The striking employees, who are members of trade union Unite, ...
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ArticleBunker Holding Group expands paid parental leave
Danish bunker supplier Bunker Holding Group has extended its paid parental leave allowance to 20 weeks for all of its 1,600 employees across 34 countries.This was introduced in order to boost the time parents can spend with their newborn child and to bring stronger workplace equality between genders.As well as ...
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ArticleOnly 15% of employees have their own income protection
Just 15% of working adults have their own income protection (IP) policy in place, while 12% have IP provided by their employer, according to research by protection specialist LV=.To mark Income Protection Awareness Week (17-21 October), LV= surveyed 4,000 UK adults to explore their attitudes to IP. The research also ...
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ArticleBT Group appoints chief human resources officer
BT Group has appointed Athalie Williams (pictured) as chief human resources officer, to start on 1 December.Williams, who has more than 30 years of experience, will be a member of the group executive committee.She joins from mining and resource business BHP, which employs more than 80,000 people worldwide. She became ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Harness the power of employee data
As our Data Insights Week, in association with Aon, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping employers’ strategies in this area.In today’s world, there is no disputing that data is king. Whether we like it or not, the technological ...
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ArticleStansted Airport implements 10% minimum pay increase
More than 1,000 fire fighters, security officers, cleaners and passenger ambassadors employed by Stansted Airport have accepted a 10% minimum pay rise via a ballot.The improved pay offer agreement consists of an 8% increase backdated to 1 April 2022, and 2% from 1 October 2022, ending the threat of strike ...
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ArticleCardiff University awards staff £500 cost-of-living payment
Cardiff University has given parts its workforce a one-off £500 payment to be included in the November payroll, to help cope with the cost-of-living crisis.The executive board and council of the university, which employs 7,000 people, approved the payment earlier this week, and it was announced during a webinar.It will ...
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ArticleHealthcare benefit cost growth projected to rise to 10% in 2023
Research has revealed that the growth in healthcare benefit costs rose from 8.2% in 2021 to 8.8% in 2022, with a projected rise to a global average of 10% in 2023, the highest level in nearly 15 years.According to The 2023 Global medical trends survey of global medical insurers, conducted ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 7 - 13 October 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 7 and 13 October 2022 were: Natwest Group launches digital wellbeing platform for staffDiageo introduces support app to mark World Mental Health DayVirgin Media O2 launches £1,400 cost-of-living payment and improved leave policiesEXCLUSIVE: Sipsmith introduces financial wellbeing supportEXCLUSIVE: Ollie Ollerton says changing ...
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ArticlePets at Home recruits chief people officer
Pet care business Pets at Home has appointed Rachel Mooney (pictured) as chief people officer.Prior to joining Pets at Home, Mooney held senior roles at global brands including Google and Vodafone, and held the roles of chief people officer at Monzo and Snow Software. She was also a non-executive board ...
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ArticleBella and Duke ready to sniff out human and pet resources manager
Something for the weekend: Premium raw pet food business Bella and Duke has revealed that it will be hounding the pavements in the search to find a full-time human and pet resources manager.The lucky applicant will join the brand’s 130 employees and more than 60 pets, and must be competent ...
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ArticleAlex Burghart appointed minister for pensions and growth
Prime Minister Liz Truss has appointed Alex Burghart as minister for pensions and growth in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).Burghart has been the Conservative MP for Brentwood and Onga in Essex since 2017, and has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the DWP since September. He was ...
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ArticleDarlington Building Society expands benefits and gives staff one-off payment
Darlington Building Society has awarded its 190 employees with a one-off £1,000 payment and expanded its benefits package.A £500 payment was given to the workforce this month in order to support them with cost of living challenges, with another £500 to be awarded in December.To mark World Mental Health Day ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live 2022 speaker slides
Where speakers have given approval, we have uploaded the speaker slides for the keynote and conference sessions at Employee Benefits Live 2022, which took place on 5-6 October 2022 at ExCeL London.Thank you very much to all of the speakers for sharing their ideas, experiences and insights.Keynote speakersK1: Diversity, equality ...