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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Nelsons launches financial wellbeing platform for staff
Nelsons, which owns the natural healthcare brands Rescue and Bach, has launched financial wellbeing assistance for its more than 220 UK employees in order to support them with the rising cost of living.Provided by Bippit, the platform includes unlimited access to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulated financial coaches, matched according ...
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ArticlePret a Manger increases pay for second time in 2022
Pret a Manger has implemented a 5% pay increase from 1 December, for all UK employees across shops and its support centre, to support them during the rising cost of living.The coffee and food retail chain said that the pay increase will be awarded to shop employees irrespective of age, ...
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ArticleAsda ends premium pay trial for grocery delivery drivers
Supermarket chain Asda has announced that, as of on 21 October, it will end the £1.50-an-hour pay premium introduced in the summer to help attract and retain grocery delivery drivers.More than 1,500 drivers who deliver from certain London stores, including Charlton, Wembley and Colindale, as well as outlets in Bristol ...
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ArticleGovernment raises gender pay gap reporting threshold
The government has changed the threshold for gender pay gap reporting from 250 to 500 employees In a move to reduce red tape for medium-sized organisations in the UK.Prime minister Liz Truss said the change, effective from 3 October, would boost productivity and growth, by reducing burdensome administration and paperwork ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Sipsmith introduces financial wellbeing support
Drinks brand Sipsmith has launched an all-in-one financial wellbeing solution for its more than 60 UK employees, to help with their financial education.The platform, provided by Bippit, offers staff access to professional financial coaches and money management tools to help them make the most of their salary and navigate the ...
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ArticleTotallyMoney hires new head of people and culture
Credit app TotallyMoney has named Amanda Connolly (pictured) as head of people and culture.Connolly was recruited to work closely with the management team to shape the people and culture strategy. She has more than two decades of experience at Sainsbury’s and Save The Children UK, and has more than 15 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Rebellion gives employees digital health and wellbeing support
Independent video game studio and entertainment business Rebellion has launched health and wellbeing support for its more than 400 employees.Using Towergate Health and Protection’s platform Kinetic+, the firm’s workforce can now access digitally delivered support, based on health risk profiling, including an integrated risk assessment, treatment and support tool.The platform ...
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ArticleNatwest Group launches digital wellbeing platform for staff
Credit: William Barton / Shutterstock.comNatwest Group has rolled out a digital wellbeing product for its employees in collaboration with online mental health and wellbeing tool Just Ask a Question (JAAQ).The platform, which was introduced as part of the group’s recognition of World Mental Health Day (10 October), will be implemented ...
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ArticleFeedzai introduces mental health and menstruation leave
Image credit: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.comFinancial risk management platform Feedzai has implemented a mental health and menstruation leave benefit for its 600 employees to coincide with World Mental Health Day (10 October).The policy allows all employees one day off per month without it impacting their salary for self-care when experiencing ...
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Article59% disagree with regulation to reduce strike action
Employee Benefits poll: More than half (59%) of respondents disagreed with the government's move to curtail strike disruption, through regulation that unions have to bring all pay proposals to a vote.In comparison, 41% of respondents to an online survey conducted by Employee Benefits said that they did agree with the ...
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Poll: What is the main benefit you offer in order to support employee mental health?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. On this year's World Mental Health Day (10 October), Employee Benefits reported that alcoholic beverage business Diageo rolled out the Unmind mental health app to its 27,000 employees worldwide. In light of this, what is the main benefit ...
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ArticleUniversity of the Arts London updates parental pay and leave
University of the Arts London (UAL) has updated its parental pay and leave provision to provide equality regardless of gender, sexual orientation or how staff become parents.Salaried employees and hourly paid lecturers are now entitled to 26 weeks of full maternity and paternity pay, with the continuous service requirement reduced ...
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ArticleVirgin Media O2 launches £1,400 cost-of-living payment and improved leave policies
Virgin Media O2 has introduced a support payment for employees, alongside flexible leave policies, as part of its ambition to become more inclusive and equitable.The business, which employs around 18,000 people in the UK, has awarded employees who earn £35,000 and under a £1,400 support allowance to assist them with ...
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ArticleEden Hotel Group unveils holistic wellbeing strategy
The Eden Hotel Group has launched an employee wellbeing strategy for its more than 450 members of staff, to coincide with World Mental Health Day (10 October).The strategy was shaped by a staff survey, which found that 81% were feeling negatively affected by the current financial situation, 62% suffered from ...
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ArticleDiageo introduces support app to mark World Mental health Day
Alcoholic beverage business Diageo, which includes brands such as Smirnoff, Gordon’s and Guinness, has rolled out the Unmind mental health app to its 27,000 employees worldwide, to mark World Mental Health Day (10 October).The app, which can be accessed through mobile and desktop devices, offers tools to support mental health ...
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ArticleFinastra appoints Helen Cook as chief people officer
Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, has appointed Helen Cook (pictured) as chief people officer.Based at Finastra’s headquarters in Paddington, Cook will be a member of the executive leadership team and report to chief executive officer Simon Paris.She was recruited to the role in order to ...
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ArticleUK Antarctic Heritage Trust recruits four to penguin counting post
Something for the weekend: The charity UK Antarctic Heritage Trust has selected four women to run the world's most remote post office and count penguins in Antarctica.Clare Ballantyne, Mairi Hilton, Natalie Corbett and Lucy Bruzzone will manage the historic site Port Lockroy on Goudier Island, which will reopen for the ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 30 September - 6 October 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 September and 6 October 2022 were: EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros Discovery urges employers to create a sense of belonging to retain staffTribunal awards £36,000 to woman denied flexible workingLyneal Group establishes employee ownership trustCurrys gives staff second pay rise for 2022Deloitte expands ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Nespresso UK highlights importance of human connection to wellbeing
Employee Benefits Live 2022: Developing a wellbeing proposition to meet staff needs that is meaningful and relevant is important for businesses, according to Charlotte Hallett (pictured), head of HR at Nespresso UK and Republic of Ireland.Hallett’s keynote, titled ‘Human at the Heart – how Nespresso is implementing a whole-person approach ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Ollie Ollerton says changing habits and setting goals builds resilience
Employee Benefits Live 2022: Everyone needs to set themselves challenging goals to support personal growth and build resilience, said Ollie Ollerton, former special forces operative.Opening day two of Employee Benefits Live on Thursday 6 October, Ollerton’s keynote speech, ‘Power to perform’, detailed how his life experiences have helped him to ...