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ArticleOrlando Airport celebrates Star Wars Day with visit from 'The Orlandolorian'
Image credit: Orlando International Airport (@MCO)Something for the weekend: To celebrate Star Wars Day on 4 May, Orlando Airport staff and visitors were treated with a visit from 'The Orlandolorian', a spoof character representing both local and intergalactic trends.The Orlandolorian sported a costume of which the top half paid homage ...
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ArticleStaples UK agrees £47m pension scheme buy-in
The Universal Office Supplies Pension Scheme, the sponsor of which was Staples UK, has agreed a pensions buy-in worth approximately £47m with Legal and General Assurance Society (Legal and General).Staples UK was previously a provider of office supplies, which sold its UK division to Hilco Capital in 2016, and entered ...
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ArticleOutsourced Tesco drivers secure 27% pay increase
Fuel tank drivers employed by logistics firm XPO on an outsourced contract for supermarket chain Tesco's petrol stations have called off strike action, after securing a 27% pay increase.A total of 57 drivers, members of trade union Unite, voted 100% in favour of strike action in order to improve their ...
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ArticleVertex and Blood Cancer UK shortlisted for best work-life balance award
Biopharmaceuticals organisation Vertex, charity Blood Cancer UK, and employment agency MRL Consulting Group are some of the organisations shortlisted in the Best Benefits to Support Work-Life Balance category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.This award recognises the best benefits offering from an organisation that aids its employees in having a ...
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ArticleHalf of DC pension schemes driven to help employees retire at reasonable age
Almost half (46%) of defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are primarily driven by the aim to provide sufficient pension funds for employees to retire at a reasonable age, up from 29% in 2020, according to research by Aon.Its 2022 DC pension scheme and financial wellbeing survey, which surveyed schemes collectively ...
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ArticlePWC reintroduces summer hours following successful pilot
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has reintroduced its summer working hours policy, which it piloted between July and August 2021, as part of its hybrid-working arrangement.From 1 June to the end of August 2022, PWC's employees will be able to condense the working week in order to finish at lunchtime on Fridays.The organisation ...
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ArticleLinkedIn to pay $1.8m in back wages to address equal pay disparity
Image credit: Ink Drop / Shutterstock.comEmployment networking site operator LinkedInhas reached a conciliation agreement with the US Department of Labor, in order to resolve allegations of gender-based pay disparities in its San Francisco and California locations.In a routine compliance evaluation, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) found that ...
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ArticleAmazon to reimburse US staff for travel to access abortions
Online retail business Amazon.com has introduced a policy to reimburse employees for travel expenses for certain medical procedures, including abortions.The news comes as a leaked draft opinion outed the Supreme Court's potential decision to overturn landmark abortion protection case Roe v Wade, the most recent development in a long-running erosion ...
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ArticleStephenson Harwood offers full-time remote work for London leavers
Law firm Stephenson Harwood has offered employees in its London office the opportunity to move to a full remote-working arrangement, in exchange for a 20% reduction to pay.The firm told Employee Benefits that, during the pandemic, it opened up its recruitment to those not based in London, in order to ...
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ArticlePost Office staff strike over pay freezes as living costs rise
Post Office employees who are members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have commenced strike action today over what the union has dubbed the organisation's 'power play' with staff wages.CWU members among the Post Office staff have called the strike regarding news of a pay freeze for 2021-2022, and a ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: HR professionals proud of pandemic support but employees see more challenges to come
EXCLUSIVE: The majority (74%) of HR and reward professionals said they were proud of the help and support their organisation had provided to staff during the pandemic so far, according to research by Edenred.The study, which canvassed the views of 128 employers and 2,000 employees in the UK, found that ...
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ArticleClipper Logistics and Wagamama shortlisted for Best Financial Wellbeing Strategy - Large Employer at Employee Benefits Awards 2022
Copyright: www.tellingphotography.comLogistics firm Clipper Logistics and restaurant chain Wagamama are two of the organisations shortlisted for the Best Financial Wellbeing Strategy - Large Employer category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.The award, sponsored by financial education and guidance provider Wealth at Work, recognises a large employer which uses a proactive ...
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ArticleBlink recruits first vice president of people
Blink, an enterprise communications platform for frontline workers, has appointed Simon White as its first vice president of people.This new role will help to scale the Blink team across 2022 as it relocates its headquarters from London to New York, Blink said. It plans to expand its team to more ...
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ArticleTorrance Car Wash fined after committing wage theft
Torrance Car Wash, based in California, USA, will have to pay its workers almost $750,000 (£597,023) and nearly $70,000 (£55,722) in fines after a state investigators’ audit found it had committed wage theft.According to the California Labor Commissioner’s Office, the business was cited $815,311 for wage theft violations involving 35 ...
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ArticleUK 2021 sickness absence rate rises to 2.2%
The UK 2021 sickness absence rate increased to 2.2% from a record low of 1.8% in 2020, according to latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) research.The data revealed that 2021’s figure is the highest the rate has been since 2010, when it also stood at 2.2%.The most common reason for ...
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ArticleAirbnb introduces flexible working initiative
Holiday rentals firm Airbnb is to give its employees the flexibility to work remotely while also being able to live and work in other locations.Co-founder and chief executive officer Brian Chesky revealed the plans in an email to all staff, stating that he wanted to hire and retain the best ...
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ArticleChep staff vote to accept 9% pay increase deal
Staff employed by pallet supplier Chep at its site in Trafford Park, Manchester have voted to accept a 9% pay rise deal, ending a long-running strike.As well as receiving a pay increase that is higher than the current rate of inflation, and on average is worth £2,500, workers will get ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 22 April – 27 April 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 22 April and 27 April 2022 were: Unum UK introduces electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeBest Benefits Communications shortlist unveiled for Employee Benefits Awards 2022Saga and Card Factory make Best Benefits to Support Employees Post-Pandemic shortlist at Employee Benefits Awards 202275% of employers ...
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ArticleGet paid to test rooftop bars and cocktails with MrQ
Something for the weekend: Now that Covid-19 (Coronavirus) restrictions have ended and the nation is free to go out and socialise again, some may wish to sip delicious cocktails while enjoying amazing views of England’s capital. What if we told you that you could do both while also getting paid ...
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ArticleSsangYong Motors UK becomes living wage employer
Korean car manufacturer SsangYong Motors UK has received living wage employer accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.Its living wage commitment will ensure that all of its UK employees will receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.90 per hour if they are based outside of London, or £11.05 per hour inside ...