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ArticleSpain set to approve plans for menstrual leave policy
The Spanish government is due to approve plans next week that allow women who suffer from severe period pain to take menstrual leave from work for up to three days each month.Revealed by the radio station Cadena Ser, the draft reform will make Spain the first country in Western Europe ...
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ArticleBBC awards staff 5.2% pay rise for 2022
The BBC has promised a 4.2% pay increase for its staff, followed by a further rise of 1% from August, bringing the total increase for 2022 to 5.2%.While this is 3% more than the annual pay increase provided by the broadcaster in 2021, it has acknowledged that this is still ...
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ArticleCentrica and BNP Paribas are finalists for Best flexible benefits plan
Copyright: www.tellingphotography.comEnergy services firm Centrica and banking group BNP Paribas are the two organisations shortlisted in the Best flexible benefits plan category, sponsored by Zest, at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.This award celebrates the most effective use of a flexible benefits strategy within an organisation working to engage employees and ...
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ArticleRX appoints UK and corporate HR director
Reed Exhibitions (RX) has named Kevin O’Donoghue (pictured) as its UK and corporate HR director.O’Donoghue has joined from Qurate Retail Group (QVC), where he had a long HR career spanning several countries and progressed from adviser to director. He previously held HR roles with Eurostar and Zulily, and has experience ...
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ArticleRoyal Bank of Canada increases base pay by 3% for lower-paid staff
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is to raise its base pay by 3% for lower-paid employees as part of a $200 million (£124.6 million) spending package.The increase, which will take effect on 1 July, applies to all employees in entry-level and less senior positions at branches, call centres and other ...
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ArticleTyler Grange signs up to four-day week pilot
Landscape planning, ecology and arboriculture consultancy Tyler Grange has signed up to the four-day week pilot programme beginning in June.The initiative, in association with 4-Day Week Global, UK think tank Autonomy and researchers at Cambridge University, Boston College and Oxford University, will initially run for six months. Tyler Grange’s employees ...
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ArticleThird of FTSE 100 employers have widened gender pay gap since 2017
The median pay gap across FTSE 100 employers has decreased by just 1% since reporting legislation was introduced in 2017, with 30% of these businesses actually increasing their pay gap over that time, according to analysis of gender pay gap reporting by HR DataHubIts review of government files and FTSE ...
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ArticleGovernment excludes proposed employment bill from Queen's Speech
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has accused the government of “turning its back” on working people after ministers failed to include a promised employment bill in the Queen’s Speech, which took place today.In 2019, the government announced it would bring forward a bill to improve workers’ rights, but despite committing ...
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ArticleLinklaters launches global menopause policy
Linklaters has introduced a global menopause policy and support package for staff either directly or indirectly impacted by the condition.The initiative has been launched to raise awareness of the menopause, as well as outlining the enhanced support and resources available for those affected. It will also reinforce Linklaters’ Gender and ...
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ArticleInsecure and low-paid work could be costing Treasury £10 billion per year
A Trades Union Congress (TUC) report has warned that the government’s failure to stop insecure and low-paid work could be costing HM Treasury £10 billion a year.According to the research, which used the latest tax and benefit modelling, low-paid self-employment costs £9.7 billion alone each year, and more than £192 ...
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Article37% of UK staff report good emotional wellbeing
Just 37% of UK employees have reported good emotional wellbeing, while around one in eight said they have poor levels of wellbeing across financial, physical, emotional, and social factors, according to research by Willis Towers Watson (WTW).The 2022 Global benefits attitudes survey found that those impacted by poor wellbeing are ...
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ArticleOpen Systems recruits chief people officer
Cybersecurity services provider Open Systems has appointed Alaska May (pictured) as chief people officer, to lead its global people organisation, including staff based in the UK.May will be responsible for building a talent management programme, preserving and enhancing the business’ culture, strengthening its diversity, equity, and inclusion ethos, and promoting ...
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ArticleLondon South East Colleges to pilot four-day week
London South East Colleges (LSEC) has announced that it will enable teachers who specialise in English, Maths and STEM subjects to work a four-day working week as part of its recruitment plan.The pilot scheme, which will start in September, will offer candidates the opportunity to compress their full-time hours into ...
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Article41% of employers think mental health is their biggest challenge
New data has revealed that more than two in five (41%) employers consider mental health to be the biggest HR challenge currently facing their business.The research, which was conducted by professional services consultancy Barnett Waddingham to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May), also found that this figure is ...
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ArticleHonest Burger and Claranet UK make shortlist for Best Financial Wellbeing Strategy - Small Employer at Employee Benefits Awards 2022
Restaurant chain Honest Burger and cloud and cybersecurity solutions firm Claranet UK have been shortlisted for the Best Financial Wellbeing Strategy – Small Employer category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.The award recognises a small employer with fewer than 1,000 employees that uses a proactive approach to addressing its workforce’s ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 28 April – 5 May 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 28 April and 5 May 2022 were: Salesforce and Cisco named among best UK workplaces for 2022PWC reintroduces summer hours following successful pilotAirbnb introduces flexible working initiativeIpsos and John Lewis shortlisted for Best Benefits to Support Menopause, Fertility or PregnancyPost Office staff ...
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ArticleBulgaria offers best paid maternity package
Bulgaria offers Europe’s best paid maternity package that includes a minimum of 58.6 weeks off, according to analysis by global employment platform Boundless.Its league table, which analysed how individual countries compensate women as they become new mothers, assessed each European country based on the length of full maternity pay it ...
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ArticleKPMG awards staff minimum of £2,000 pay rise
Audit, legal, tax and advisory services firm KPMG has awarded its 15,800 UK employees a salary increase as part of its £51.7 million investment and commitment to them.Employees will receive a flat pay rise of either £2,000 or £4,000 depending on their role, which will be backdated to 1 April. ...
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ArticleSimon Brodkin to host Employee Benefits Awards 2022
Comedian Simon Brodkin will host the Employee Benefits Awards 2022 on Friday 24 June 2022.Brodkin will welcome delegates to the 20th annual awards ceremony, which this year will be held at the Honourable Artillery Company, London. It is the go-to annual event of the year for the reward, benefits and ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid tries to educate the talent team
We have a bit of a problem with the talent team. A misnomer if ever there was one. It might be different in other organisations but our recruiters are not a very talented bunch. I’m pretty sure that the criteria for hiring them is a dubious certificate in media studies ...