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ArticleLinkedIn gives US staff extra paid week off
Credit: Natee Meepian / Shutterstock.comSocial media platform LinkedIn has given its 15,900 US full-time employees an extra paid week off to help combat burnout.As well as US staff having Monday 4 July off to celebrate Independence Day, the organisation has given them an extra four days of paid annual leave, ...
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ArticleKnight Frank introduces debit card as part of enhanced benefits package
Credit: Lubo Ivanko / Shutterstock.comProperty consultancy Knight Frank has updated its benefits package, including offering its 2,220 UK employees a branded, money-saving debit card to make charitable donations and reduce foreign exchange fees abroad.Currensea is an open banking enabled debit card which links to existing bank accounts and allows users ...
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ArticlePinterest enables staff to work abroad for up to three months
Social media platform Pinterest has introduced a benefit that allows eligible full-time staff members to spend up to three months working outside of their country of employment, over a rolling 12-month period.Full-time staff who have been at the business for at least six months can work outside of the country ...
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ArticleCostco and Swissport among those yet to report pay gap data
Credit: Tada Images / Shutterstock.comRetail organisation Costco and aviation business Swissport have not yet reported on their gender pay gaps for 2021–2022, despite having a legal obligation to do so, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).The two were among a total of 28 eligible organisations the EHRC ...
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ArticleBosch Rexroth Glenrothes staff strike over pay row
A total of 245 employees working at global technology and engineering firm Bosch Rexroth Glenrothes in Scotland have commenced industrial action over a pay proposal that they claim could leave them £7,000 a year worse off.Bosch Rexroth, a subsidiary of Bosch, proposed a 6% pay deal, which is below the ...
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ArticleFreelancer and Contractor Services Association changes holiday pay compliance code
The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has amended its compliance code, that would have prevented umbrella companies from keeping unused contractor holiday pay.As of 1 July, the FCSA had planned to add a clause stating forbidding member firms from keeping unused holiday pay for themselves.Section A10 (d) of its ...
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ArticlePhoebus Software launches mental health first aider initiative
Specialist software supplier Phoebus Software has trained five mental health first aiders to help any of its 119 members of staff in need of support.The employees who qualified as mental health first aiders have formed a committee to support staff in a confidential and non-judgmental way.On 11 May, during Mental ...
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ArticleArrival appoints new chief human resources officer
Electric vehicle design and production business Arrival has added Mandeep Bajwa to its leadership team as chief human resources officer as of July.Bajwa will be responsible for Arrival's strategy in managing all employees globally, overseeing all employee and workplace operations including global recruitment, people management and operations, diversity, equality and ...
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ArticleHerbert Smith Freehills increases newly qualified lawyer pay by 14%
Anglo-Australian law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has increased its base pay for newly qualified lawyers by 14%, effective from 1 July.The firm will pay graduates £120,000 per year as soon as they are qualified, as well as increasing London-based associate salaries and making investments throughout its associate salary bands.Herbert Smith ...
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ArticleManufacturing Technology Centre permanently switches to four-day week
Research and technology organisation Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has permanently implemented a four-day working week for its 820 employees, following a successful two-year trial.The trial began in April 2020 and provided a range of flexible working arrangements to approximately 615 employees. It followed an in-depth review of working options in ...
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Article73% have never spoken to their employer about financial wellbeing
Almost three-quarters (73%) of employees have never spoken to their employer or line manager about their financial wellbeing, according to a report by workplace pension provider Aviva.The Working lives report 2022: The big squeeze found that a quarter were more likely to trust their own research to guide them on ...
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ArticleEugene Farrell: Considering apps as part of a wellbeing strategy
Following a 32% growth in 2019 to 2020, there are now more than 350,000 health apps in the market, according to the IQVIA Digital health trends report published in July 2021, with Deloitte estimating more than 20% growth next year too. With one in five health apps supporting mental health, ...
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ArticleGovernment changes fit note certification legislation
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have amended legislation to enable nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists to certify fit notes as of 1 July 2022.According to the legislation, these healthcare providers (HCPs) will be able to legally certify a ...
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ArticleGreat Cornish Food Store becomes part employee-owned
Retail and hospitality business Great Cornish Food Store has become part employee-owned as it celebrates its sixth anniversary this week.According to the food retailer, which is based in Truro, Cornwall and shares its premises with a major supermarket, the move means that its 24 members of staff will part-own the ...
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ArticleFreedom Services Group pilots four-day week
Insurance firm Freedom Services Group has rolled out a four-day working week scheme, as of 1 July 2022.The pilot will allow its 190 employees the opportunity to move to a four-day week, with full-time staff working 34 hours overall each week, at 8.5 hours daily from Monday to Thursday. Part-time ...
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ArticleTikTok star makes £28,000 a month letting people wake him up
Something for the weekend: If the cost-of-living crisis is hitting you hard and you fancy making a bit of extra cash, here’s an idea straight from popular video app TikTok. Be warned, it will keep you up at night – but not due to financial worries.Full-time social media influencer Jakey ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 24 June – 30 June 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 24 June and 30 June 2022 were: Government will not introduce menopause as a protected characteristicPWC implements pay rises of 7% and higher in £120m investment EXCLUSIVE: University of Lincoln wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2022DWF updates family friendly policiesWho ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid attends team planning meetings.
Big Bad Boss has had something of a promotion; he is now responsible for talent acquisition, as well as reward and HR data. The intention, of course, is that we will all work more closely together in these crazy inflationary times. The reality is rather different.Big Bad Boss has decided ...
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Article71% of private sector employers offered pensions in 2019
Almost three-quarters (71%) of private sector employers made some form of pension provision for their employees in 2019, according to research commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).The report, EPP 2019, which was conducted by Kantar Public and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, found that ...
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ArticleUK employers expect pay rise budgets of 4%
Expected pay rise budgets have been pushed to 4% for UK organisations, according to research by Willis Towers Watson (WTW).Its ralary budget planning Report found that 64% of organisations have budgeted for higher employee pay rises than last year in response to rising inflation; 41% have increased their budgets since ...