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ArticleLewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust becomes living wage accredited
Credit: London Stock / Shutterstock.comLewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has been accredited as a living wage employer, resulting in all staff now earning a minimum of £11.05 per hour.More than 2,000 workers employed by the trust have had their pay rates increased to the London living wage rate. Nearly 750 ...
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ArticleBritsafe becomes employee owned
Oldham-based security and cleaning firm Britsafe has transferred ownership of the business to its workforce, in a move to provide greater future job security for staff.According to Britsafe, which employs 500 people nationwide, staff will all have a stake in the business and receive tax-free bonuses if it continues to ...
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ArticleMedian monthly pay up 6.5% in August 2022
Median monthly pay for August 2022 was an estimated £2,113, an increase of 6.5% compared with the same period last year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The findings highlighted that pay growth tended to fluctuate around 3.6% until it became negative in 2020, coinciding with the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) ...
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ArticleAlexander Dennis staff to strike over pay
Credit: AL Robinson / Shutterstock.comEmployees of bus manufacturing firm Alexander Dennis commenced strike action today (13 September) following their rejection of a wage offer from the employer.Coach builders and spray painters, who are members of trade union Unite, are based at Camelon manufacturing site and Larbert corporate headquarters in Scotland. ...
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ArticleGreene King enhances maternity leave and support
Pub chain and brewer Greene King has enhanced its maternity leave policy and introduced a package of wrap-around support for both before and after leave, as of last week.Salaried employees have been given 26 weeks of full pay plus 13 weeks of statutory maternity pay, and hourly team members have ...
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ArticleLatchmere Leisure Centre cleaners secure 16% pay rise
Latchmere Leisure Centre in Battersea has agreed to a 16% pay rise for its cleaners from 1 October.The leisure centre is owned by Wandsworth Council and Places for People Leisure Management (PPLM), which manages the centre.The cleaners, who are all Bolivian and members of United Voices of the World (UVW), ...
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ArticleNorwich City Council launches living wage place initiative
Credit: Wirestock Creators / Shutterstock.comA coalition of local businesses, charities and public sector organisations, forming the Making Norwich a Living Wage City Action Group, has launched its plan to increase the number of accredited living wage employers in the city.The group is comprised of Norwich City Council, Aviva, City College ...
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ArticleExscientia names first ever chief people officer
Pharmatech firm Exscientia has recruited Caroline Rowland (pictured) as its chief people officer, a newly created role within the business.Rowland, who will report to chief executive officer and founder Andrew Hopkins, was brought in to lead the firm’s people, HR and places functions in order to build on its talent, ...
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Article58% say flexible working helps with living costs
Almost six in 10 (58%) hybrid workers said flexible working has helped them to manage the increased cost of living, according to research from Glassdoor.Around 2,000 UK office workers were surveyed to further understand the impact of successful hybrid working patterns on employees, and found that 23% admitted commuting has ...
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ArticleTribunal finds Virgin Trains bypassed collective bargaining for rail workers
Credit: EQRoy / Shutterstock.comAn employment tribunal has found that rail employees were bypassed in collective bargaining negotiations, when Virgin Trains made an offer that had already been unanimously rejected in a ballot.The legal proceedings were brought by Thompsons Solicitors on behalf of 1,250 National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport ...
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ArticleYou at Work awards staff £500 cost-of-living bonus
Employee benefits provider You at Work has awarded its staff a £500 bonus, to be paid in November, in response to rising inflation and the cost-of-living crisis.The bonus will be given to all staff except for the four senior management team members.The provider made this announcement at its recent financial ...
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ArticleQueen Elizabeth II dies after 70-year reign
Credit: McCarthy's PhotoWorks / Shutterstock.comThe Royal Family has announced that Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, having reigned as monarch for 70 years.The former Prince of Wales King Charles III succeeds her and will take over ruling the UK and more than ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 2 September - 8 September 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 2 September and 8 September 2022 were: Convention of Scottish Local Authorities agrees to 5% pay riseUnion to take Deliveroo to Supreme Court over collective bargaining rightsBritish Airways returns annual leave to pre-pandemic levels for engineersGovernment launches NHS pension changes consultation Balfour ...
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ArticlePour Moi promotes paid position for those with passion for pumpkin spice
Something for the weekend: With 22 September, considered to be the start of autumn, just around the corner, it is only a matter of time before the pumpkin spice craze takes hold once more. So, clothing brand Pour Moi has started searching for one lucky person to test the ultimate ...
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ArticleConfessions of a Benefits Manager: Candid helps with pay system testing
It might surprise you to learn that I am a secret nerd. I love working with databases and systems. Compared to people, especially our senior people, systems are so much more predictable and friendly. Not always reliable, but predictable. So, I do tend to get involved whenever there is any ...
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ArticleSky gives employees £1,000 cost-of-living payment
Credit: philip openshaw / Shutterstock.comBroadcaster and telecommunications business Sky has awarded 70% of its UK and Ireland workforce £1,000 to help ease the pressures of the cost-of-living crisis.The £1,000 payment will be given to UK-based staff, while employees based in Ireland will receive the equivalent in Euros. It will be ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: HelloFresh expands financial wellbeing service across UK offices
Meal kit business HelloFresh has rolled out a financial wellbeing platform to an additional 120 UK employees this month, to ensure access for its 582-strong office-based workforce.The platform, provided by Bippit, offers free access to professionally qualified financial coaches, able to confidentially deal with concerns or questions they have through ...
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ArticleItsu gives staff up to 13% pay rise
Asian restaurant and grocery chain Itsu has awarded its 1,200-strong workforce a pay rise of up to 13% to help them cope with the rising cost of living in the UK.The chain’s investment will see entry-level pay boosted to a minimum of £11.50 per hour, which is almost 20% higher ...
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ArticleEntec Si promotes Sarah Frost to head of people operations
Birmingham-based business change consultancy Entec Si has promoted Sarah Frost (pictured) to head of people operations as part of its commitment to employee development.According to the business, the position, which comes with a seat on the strategic leadership board, is to support the development of its people-centred ethos. Frost will ...
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Article24% think their employer could offer more cost-of-living support
Nearly one-quarter (24%) of UK workers thought that their employers could be supporting them more during the cost-of-living crisis, according to new research from online printer service Instantprint.The survey of 1,000 UK employees found that 45% said that pay rises and bonuses would help with the cost-of-living and 44% wanted ...