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ArticleVirgin Media O2 to fund gender transition treatment
Mobile network Virgin Media O2, which employs around 18,000 people in the UK, has committed to fund gender transition treatment for transgender and non-binary employees, to help them access medical care, support and advice.This fund was created as part of its plan to become a more equitable and inclusive business, ...
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ArticleThird of women leaving SMEs want more inclusive benefits
More than a third (36%) of female staff at small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) who are planning to leave their role in the first half of 2022 said they want more inclusive benefits, according to research by employee engagement specialist Sodexo Engage.The survey collected responses from more than 1,000 ...
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ArticleEmployment on the rise but real pay growth falters
The number of payrolled employees has increased between February and March 2022 for all regions of the UK except for the North West, according to research from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).For the three months ending February 2022, the highest employment rate estimate in the UK was in the ...
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ArticleRobertson Bell bought by employee ownership trust
Public and not for profit sector recruitment agency Robertson Bell has been sold to an employee ownership trust (EOT).Founded by CEO Stuart Bell in 2007, the business’ move to sell to an EOT has been aimed at building a legacy for the employees who will be creating its future successes, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 86% say staff need more wellbeing support post-pandemic
EXCLUSIVE: New research has revealed that 86% of employers believe employee expectations have changed and that they require more health and wellbeing support since the onset of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Towergate Health and Protection carried out research into the changes in health and wellbeing aid needed by employees since Covid-19 ...
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ArticleING appoints new head of HR for UK and Middle East
Financial services firm ING has appointed a new head of HR for the UK and Middle East.Elena Orsini started in the role this month (April), will be based in London and responsible for 800 full-time employees across the two regions.She has nearly 25 years’ experience in HR. Most recently she ...
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ArticleRachel Suff: Can employers do more to support staff with stress?
Work-related stress can pose a risk to businesses as well as employees, often resulting in higher sickness absence, lower staff engagement and reduced performance.The latest Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)/Simplyhealth Health and wellbeing at work report (published on 5 April) found that work-related stress remains a persistent and ...
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ArticleClaire Neal: Can employers do more to support staff with stress?
The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed the conversation about workplace mental health, and hopefully encouraged a new perspective on how employers can support staff with stress.With so many of us converting our home into a place of work, we have been reminded how stressors can come from inside and outside the ...
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ArticleKelly Osborne: Can employers do more to support staff with stress?
We know that anxiety, stress and depression in the construction industry have been on the increase for several years, with more than 400,000 days of work lost each year in the sector because of poor mental health. Ours is an industry with a lifestyle that can be challenging, with demanding ...
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ArticleAmey receives gold accreditation for staff and wellbeing
Infrastructure services and engineering firm Amey has been awarded double gold accreditation for its people and wellbeing investment by Investors in People.The business, which employs 14,000 members of staff, received the highest accreditation, which is awarded to organisations that have particularly progressive, people-focused policies, and where all employees take ownership ...
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ArticleMRL Consulting Group awards all staff 10% pay rise
Recruitment agency MRL Consulting Group has given all employees, regardless of length of service, role or seniority, a 10% pay increase as of 1 April.According to the business, which operates across Europe, Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific and the Americas, this is a response to the spike in ...
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ArticlePhoenix extends Samaritans partnership to boost mental health focus
Long-term savings and retirement business Phoenix Group has extended its charity partnership with Samaritans for another year, up to the end of March 2024.According to the group, recommitting to the partnership will give employees the chance to continue to assist Samaritans and learn more about how to support themselves and ...
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ArticleGlobal Web Index promotes Chelsea Coates to CPO
Chelsea Coates, formerly vice president of people at London-based technology scale-up Global Web Index (GWI), has been promoted to chief people officer (CPO) as of 1 April.Following its latest series B funding of $180 million (£136.9 million), Coates will play a critical role in supporting GWI through the next phase ...
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Article59% say remote working has afforded them a higher salary
Almost three-fifths (59%) of remote workers said the practice has afforded them a higher salary, according to research by global compliance and payroll technology organisation Deel.Its survey of more than 700 individuals working remotely in 86 countries also found that just under two-thirds (64%) found it had helped them to ...
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ArticleAntarctic post trades home comforts for counting penguins
Something for the weekend: Most of us have dreamed of getting away from it all, particularly after two years spent in various stages of lockdown, but this could well become the reality for a handful of individuals. All they need to do is apply for the opportunity to live and ...
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ArticleVero Screening becomes accredited living wage employer
Employment screening provider Vero Screening has been accredited as a real living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The accreditation means the organisation has committed to paying its 253 employees a wage based on the true cost of living rather than the government-set national living wage, which is currently set ...
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ArticleVodafone enhances support for parents and carers
Vodafone has enhanced its support for parents and carers, introducing added assistance, greater flexibility, and extended paid and unpaid leave.For employees who care for seriously ill, disabled or older loved ones, the carer's policy will offer 18 weeks' leave, with the first week fully paid, for each dependant adult under ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read stories between 31 March-6 April
The top 10 most-read stories between 31 March – 6 April 2022 were: Quilter introduces menopause and health policy.Co-op updates staff menopause policy.28% of UK office staff are considering quitting due to pay.General Mills enhances parental leave policy.BBC, Co-op and National Grid sign Menopause Workplace Pledge.Has Furniture@Work introduced the ideal ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid considers the future of work
Big Bad Boss tells me (as though it is an honour to be asked) to join the Future of Work Committee.Why I would think being co-opted to do more work is a good thing, I don’t know. Big Bad Boss always thinks exposure to the Higher Beings in C-Suite is ...
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ArticleGusto Italian expands financial wellbeing package
Casual dining restaurant group Gusto Italian has partnered with automated cloud payroll software provider PayCaptain, as part of a push to get financial wellbeing and awareness higher on its 600 employees' agendas.As a result of the partnership, employees are now able to access pay on demand. This includes wage advances, ...