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ArticleCartwright Group gives employees one-off £1,000 payment
Pension services provider Cartwright Group has awarded its staff a one-off £1,000 payment in order to help with the current cost-of-living crisis.This is in addition to employees’ salary, profit share, and other performance-related bonuses, and employees have already received the payment in their pay checks.Ian Cartwright, founder and chairman of ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership to give free meals to staff this winter
John Lewis Partnership has introduced a policy giving free meals to all staff working for John Lewis and Waitrose this winter, to support them during the cost-of-living crisis.As of 3 October, the policy will apply to all partners in both shops across the distribution network, as well as those working ...
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ArticleHalf of employers support the extension of statutory paternity leave
Almost half (46%) of UK organisations said they support extending statutory paternity or partner leave and pay, with 29% backing an extension to six weeks or more, according to new data from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).The professional body for HR and people development surveyed 2,000 senior ...
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ArticleWest Brom Building Society gives staff one-off £1,200 payment
Credit: Wozzie / Shutterstock.comThe West Brom Building Society has awarded 430 of its employees a one-off £1,200 support payment in response to the rising cost-of-living.According to the building society, which employs around 615 members of staff, the payment has been targeted at those earning £35,000 or less per year, with ...
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ArticleRed Funnel agrees to pay deal worth at least 13.4%
Credit: Gail Heaton / Shutterstock.comRed Funnel, a ferry service between Southampton and Cowes, has awarded more than 140 employees a pay rise worth at least 13.4%.The employees, who work across a range of roles including customer service, and are members of trade union Unite, voted to accept the deal after ...
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ArticleHazeltree appoints first chief people officer
Hazeltree, a treasury and liquidity management technology for the alternative asset management industry business, has appointed Sonia Spicehandler (pictured) as its first chief people officer.Spicehandler, who has more than 25 years of experience, will be responsible for developing the strategy and processes for building and retaining professional team, and cultivating ...
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ArticleFormer Turner Contemporary employee wins employment status tribunal
Credit: Ron Ellis / Shutterstock.comAn employment tribunal has ruled that a former Turner Contemporary staff member was entitled to redundancy pay, despite the gallery's move to class her as a casual worker rather than an employee.Jan Wheatley and 39 others received an email in 2020 informing them of the removal ...
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ArticleCountrystyle Recycling staff secure 6% pay rise
More than 100 people employed by Bexley Council refuse contractor Countrystyle Recycling have voted to accept a 6% pay deal that protects their terms and conditions.The members of staff began strike action on 12 July, but it was then suspended on 27 July while negotiations with the Advisory, Conciliation and ...
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ArticleFour-fifths think employers should help with rising living costs
Four in five (80%) employees said their employer should help with rising living costs, according to research by insurance and financial services firm Canada Life.The survey was conducted by Opinium among 2,000 UK adults. It revealed that, in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, salary increases (54%), help with bills ...
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ArticleBelfast City Council introduces extended bereavement leave and pay
Belfast City Council is to give all workers two weeks of statutory bereavement leave and pay, subject to trade union consultations.In a meeting of its Strategic Policy and Resources Committee, councillors gave unanimous support to give staff 10 consecutive work days of bereavement leave as a day one right, including ...
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Article115,000 Royal Mail workers strike over pay
Around 115,000 Royal Mail workers have begun their first day of scheduled strike action today in a dispute over pay.The action has been organised by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), with 97.6% of members voting in favour in a ballot over Royal Mail's proposed pay increase. The union previously rejected ...
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ArticleMore than 80% of employers help staff with cost-of-living rise
More than 80% of large UK organisations are taking action to help staff during the cost-of-living crisis, according to research by professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).Its survey of 98 heads of reward and reward specialists from 84 organisations with more than 250 employees found that 53% have offered financial support ...
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ArticleBoard International hires new chief people officer
Board International, an intelligent planning business for enterprises worldwide, has appointed Mandy Jeffery chief people officer.Jeffery is the former vice president of people at Workday, a software as a service enterprise cloud applications firm for finance and human resources, where she played a key role in helping the organisation scale ...
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ArticleBerry blast: Best bites to boost productivity revealed
Something for the weekend: Employers looking to help their staff boost productivity while providing a healthy snack around the office should make a beeline for berries, according to research by nutrition programme provider Lifesum for Work.High in polyphenols, berries were found to be the best food for boosting cognitive function ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 19 - 25 August 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 19 - 25 August 2022 were: EXCLUSIVE: Natwest Group introduces menopause supportOddbox launches financial wellbeing platform for staff4Com gives staff extra £200 a month to help with energy bills Work-life balance beats salary as top factor in choosing new roleUK ranks sixth ...
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ArticleElectronic Arts UK revamps on-site gym to boost staff wellbeing
Credit: Radu Bercan / Shutterstock.comVideo game business Electronic Arts (EA) UK has started refurbishing the on-site gym provided for its 2,000 employees, as part of a partnership with corporate fitness and wellbeing services provider Energy Fitness Professionals (EFP).The refurbishment was started as part of EA’s wellbeing offering, which aims to ...
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ArticleEatSleep Media launches unlimited annual leave
Cardiff-based production firm EatSleep Media has introduced unlimited annual leave for its 13 members of staff.Included in the policy is a minimum number holiday days, with no set maximum. The business will not require staff to submit formal leave requests in order to take holiday, and senior leadership will check ...
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ArticleKraftHeinz to give 700 employees 5.5% pay rise and £1,200 bonus
Around 700 KraftHeinz employees, represented by trade union Unite, have secured a pay increase and bonus, overall worth 11% of their yearly wage.The deal includes a 5.5% increase on base rates and two one-off payments totalling £1,200, with the first payment of £500 to be paid immediately, and the second ...
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ArticleSinead Carville: Are cost-of-living payments more effective than pay rises?
At FinTru, we have always been tuned into factors internally and externally that impact our employees. We have several mechanisms to elicit feedback and conversation from employees to understand and get ahead of factors that may be having a negative impact on them. It has not been lost on anyone ...