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Article35% of UK staff are changing jobs for better pay and benefits
More than 6.5 million UK employees expect to quit their job in the next 12 months, with 35% moving elsewhere for better pay and benefits, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD).This year’s CIPD Good work index, which is a survey of more than 6,000 ...
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ArticleEvolve Family Law transitions to employee ownership
North west England-based law firm Evolve Family Law has become an employee-owned business in order to preserve its future independence.The business, which was established in 2015 by founding directors Robin Charrot and Louise Halford (pictured) and has offices in Holmes Chapel and Whitefield, is now 100% owned by a newly ...
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ArticleLattice hires first chief people officer
People success platform provider Lattice has announced that Cara Brennan Allamano has joined as its first chief people officer.Brennan Allamano has more than 20 years of human resources and leadership experience, with a focus on scaling HR operations, learning and development at global businesses. She will lead Lattice’s global people ...
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ArticleBiffa awards refuse staff a minimum 24% pay rise
Refuse workers employed by waste management business Biffa have accepted an improved pay offer to end a period of strike action within the Wealden district in East Sussex.The 100 workers, who are members of the trade union GMB, have secured a deal which constitutes a pay rise worth between 24% ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 9% of UK employers have amended fleet policy due to homeworking
Just 9% of UK employers have amended their fleet or mobility policy following the increase in homeworking, according to research by Arval Mobility Observatory.According to its 2022 Barometer report, which surveyed fleet decision makers in in Europe and the UK, 86% in the UK have not made a change to ...
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ArticleWaste Creative launches work-from-anywhere policy
Creative agency Waste Creative has introduced a work-from-anywhere policy to enable its more than 75 full and part-time staff to work from any location for up to four weeks per year.Any of its employees who have passed their probationary period can submit a request to work from anywhere in the ...
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WHY IS EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SO IMPORTANT IN A THRIVING BUSINESS?
Take a moment to think about your organisation’s financial objectives and how you’re going to go about achieving them.What is it going to take?Hiring the right people, retaining your best people, boosting productivity? The chances are it will be all three.Thriving businesses need exceptional individuals performing at their best, but ...
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ArticleBottomless Brunch offers £500 to test drag brunches
Something for the weekend: Are you a fan of bottomless brunches? Are you also a fan of drag entertainment? If so, the platform Bottomless Brunch is offering three lucky people the chance to become an expert entertainment brunch reviewer and get paid £500 for the pleasure.Along with a friend, the ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 10 June – 16 June 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 3 June and 9 June 2022 were: House of Commons signs Menopause Workplace PledgeMorrisons to pay staff at least £10.20 an hourBlenheim Palace launches staff benefits platformBritish Airways and North Yorkshire County Council shortlisted for Best voluntary benefitsWilson James awards Gatwick Airport ...
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Article65% of remote working UK staff are less likely to take sick leave
New research has revealed that two-thirds (65%) of UK employees said they are less likely to take sick leave when working remotely.HR software provider Breathe conducted a survey across 1,264 UK small to medium sized enterprise (SME) employees, looking into the current state of wellbeing among them and asking a ...
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ArticleLloyds Bank awards staff with £1,000 one-off payment
More than 64,000 employees at Lloyds Bank will receive a £1,000 one-off payment in order to help with the rising cost of living in the UK.The payment, which is due to be made in August, will be given to 99.5% of staff but not to senior management or executives. This ...
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ArticleCleaners at HCA protest over low pay and lack of sick pay
Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.comOutsourced cleaners working in private healthcare giant HCA hospitals will be taking part in a protest outside its headquarters today at 3pm over “poverty pay" and a lack of proper sick pay.The workers, who are members of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), will be ...
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ArticlePinsent Masons and FTI Consulting shortlisted for HR or Benefits Team of the Year
Copyright: www.tellingphotography.comMultinational law firm Pinsent Masons and management consulting business FTI Consulting are among those organisations shortlisted in the HR or Benefits Team of the Year category, sponsored by Tusker, at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.This accolade celebrates the achievements of an in-house benefits team that works together to deliver ...
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ArticleZoom Video Communications hires chief people officer
Zoom Video Communications has announced that Matthew Saxon will join as its chief people officer for all of its staff worldwide effective immediately.He will lead Zoom’s people experience team and report to chief operating officer Aparna Bawa, while also ensuring that the core value of care is reflected in its ...
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ArticleWilson James awards Gatwick Airport staff 15% pay rise
Wilson James has awarded more than 300 workers employed at Gatwick Airport a 15% pay increase that has been backdated to 1 April.The deal, which the workers have voted to accept, is almost double a previous offer of 8.2%. A total of 6% of them, who got an additional 50p ...
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ArticleGovernment consults on helping savers understand pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation on how to help savers, improve member communications, guidance, and decumulation products in pension schemes.The consultation, titled Helping Savers Understand their Pension Choice, will explore what support pension schemes members need to help them make decisions about their savings. ...
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ArticleBolt staff strike over minimum wage and holiday pay
Workers employed by minicab operator app Bolt are staging a 24-hour strike on 15 June over rights such as the right to minimum wage and holiday pay.The workers, who are members of the App Drivers and Couriers Union, began began at midnight and will continue until 11:59pm tonight.The drivers have ...
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ArticleHouse of Commons signs Menopause Workplace Pledge
Credit: UK Parliament / Jessica TaylorSir Lindsay Hoyle, speaker of the House of Commons, signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge yesterday as part of a commitment to make it an “exemplary” employer to female staff going through the menopause.Mariella Frostrup, Penny Lancaster, Lisa Snowdon and MP Carolyn Harris, who chairs the ...
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ArticleOntario government loses second gender wage gap appeal
The Ontario, Canada, government has lost a second legal appeal with the highest court in the province that upholds that it was responsible for discriminating against midwives and must take action to close the gender wage gap.The Ontario Court of Appeal decision, which was released on 13 June, “resoundingly and ...
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Article24% think their employer cares about their financial wellbeing
Only 24% of employees think that their employer actually does care about their financial wellbeing and 62% thought they should care, according to new research.Findings from the Building Societies Association (BSA) have highlighted that one in 20 employees (5%) said they would not be able to cover their living expenses ...