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ArticleEast Belfast launches campaign to become living wage place
Regeneration charity the EastSide Partnership has launched a campaign to encourage employers in East Belfast to commit to paying the real living wage, to help the area to become an accredited living wage place.EastSide Partnership has launched the campaign as part of its Scaffolding Project, which aims to raise awareness ...
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ArticleElastacloud hires first chief people officer
Cloud consultancy Elastacloud has appointed Louise Douglas (pictured) as its first chief people officer, effective immediately.In the newly created role, Douglas will drive the firm’s HR capabilities and culture, scale its global growth and operations, and further lead its global talent, workforce enablement, culture, and diversity and inclusion.She is an ...
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ArticleFawley Oil Refinery security staff secure 31% pay rise
Security staff working for Securitas at Exxon Mobile's Fawley Oil Refinery in Southampton have voted unanimously to accept a pay increase of up to 31%.The employees, members of trade union GMB, have accepted a new pay structure which means they are paid no less than £11 per hour, with the ...
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ArticleLufthansa increases ground staff pay by up to 18.4%
Image credit: Nate Hovee / Shutterstock.comGerman air travel business Lufthansa has increased pay for around 20,000 ground service employees, working across various tranches of the business, by up to 18.4% depending on position and length of service.The pay award was agreed following collective bargaining proceedings with trade union Ver.di and ...
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ArticleNHS Grampian gains living wage accreditation
NHS Grampian in Aberdeen has gained accreditation as a Living Wage employer, following assessment by Living Wage Scotland and the Poverty Alliance, having committed to pay its 16,500 employees a salary that meets inflation and combats rising living costs.In April 2022, the government's living wage was set at £9.50 for ...
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ArticleZenith launches menopause support for staff
Vehicle leasing business Zenith has introduced a support package for employees experiencing the menopause, including help with medical costs.The package, which came into effect at the start of August 2022, gives its approximate 1,200 members of staff, 38% of whom are female, the opportunity to expense prescription fees for hormone ...
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ArticleBoots, DFS and Sainsbury's rank top for enhanced parental benefits
Beauty and pharmacy retailer Boots has topped the list of UK businesses offering the most roles with enhanced parental leave benefits, according to hiring platform Indeed.Enhanced parental leave was defined as a provision above the statutory minimum, which Indeed tracked through the use of terms including 'generous', 'extended', 'competitive', 'enhanced' ...
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ArticleAmazon warehouse staff engage in slowdown strikes over pay
Employees working at Amazon warehouses have launched 'slowdown work' protests in order to draw attention to issues around pay.The action originally started on 4 August, when staff at a warehouse in Tilbury, Essex walked out in protest of the retail business' pay offer, which amounted to a 35p per hour ...
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ArticleToluna appoints its first chief people officer
Consumer insights provider Toluna has announced the appointment of Mathilde Lelièvre (pictured) to the newly created role of chief people officer, in order to attract, develop, and retain top talent.Lelièvre joined Toluna in 2005 as a vice president of operations and was responsible for managing its client services team. Most ...
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ArticleEmployees from ethnic minority backgrounds earn up to 10% less
Employees from ethnic minority backgrounds earn on average up to 10% less than their white counterparts with the same characteristics, according to research by Bayes Business School, UCL and the University of Cyprus.The research found that female employees from ethnic minority backgrounds earned approximately 7% less on average than white ...
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ArticleSolicitor wins £150,000 in equal pay and discrimination case
Shipping solicitor Helena Biggs has been awarded more than £150,000 in damages in the conclusion of a successful equal pay and discrimination suit brought against her former employer A Bilborough and Company in 2020.In December 2020, the Employment Tribunal found in favour of Biggs in her complaints of unfair dismissal, ...
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ArticleAmazon adds academic coaching to benefits package
Technology and e-commerce business Amazon has enhanced its Career Choice programme with academic coaching for US-based staff.The programme was originally launched in 2012 to offer prepaid higher education to more than 750,000 hourly members of staff. Through its new partnerships with educational organisations Beyond 12 and Kaplan, Amazon has added ...
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ArticleTesco agrees to cost-of-living pay rise for distribution centre employees
Around 2,400 Tesco distribution centre employees have gained a 9.5% pay rise in order to help manage the rising cost of living.The pay rise has been applied to all employees in distribution centres managed by Pertemps, including those in Lichfield, Livingstone and Daventry. Pertemps noted that it hopes the pay ...
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ArticlePort of Bristol staff win 8% pay increase and lump sum payment
Staff members including dock workers, engineers and police working at the Port of Bristol, employed by the Bristol Port Company, have accepted an 8% pay increase.The 300 employees, represented by trade union Unite and employed across all grades, previously rejected a pay offer from their employer. This was followed by ...
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ArticleNetwork Rail managers accept 4% pay deal
Manager grade employees working for transportation business Network Rail have accepted a 4% pay rise, while negotiations continue for controller and general grade staff.The Band 1 to Band 4 employees, represented by the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA), voted to accept the pay deal, which the union said addressed a ...
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ArticleCharlieHR cements nine-day fortnight policy following successful trial
On-demand HR advice and software business CharlieHR has permanently implemented a nine-day fortnight for its 50 members of staff, following a successful nine-month trial period.The alternative working structure, rather than implementing a straight four-day working week, saw the firm alternate between five days and four days. During the trial period, ...