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ArticleMusculoskeletal claims most costly for employers
Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are the most costly cause of insurance claims for employers worldwide, according to research.International provider Maxis Global Benefits Network's (Maxis GBN) new report is based on several years of comprehensive medical claims data from local insurance companies in more than 25 markets around the world. It explored ...
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ArticleiGO4 implements four-day working week
Car insurer iGO4 has launched a four-day working week for its 300 employees.All members of staff at the digital business chose to adopt the new pattern, which will give them Fridays off and leave their salaries unchanged albeit with a slight increase to 8.5-hour days Monday to Thursday.The latest switch ...
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ArticleRetail sector reports gender pay gap decrease
The retail sector closed its gender pay gap last year, according to research.A report by Diversity in Retail (DIR) and accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) found a fall in the sector's mean pay gap from 13.1% in 2018/19 to 11.8% in 2020/21. Mandatory reporting was suspended in 2019/20 due to the ...
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ArticleWandisco introduces four-day week
Data migration provider Wandisco this week introduced the option of a four-day working week for its more than 180 members of staff.The business, which has offices in Sheffield and California, now allows all employees to put in a 40-hour working week spread over four days rather than five.Their contracted salary ...
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ArticleWW UK launches menopause policies
WW UK has introduced a range of policies to help employees experiencing the menopause.The organisation, formerly known as Weight Watchers, implemented its Menopause Matters drive following an extensive research project among 1,000 women who have experienced the transition.Six in 10 of these women said there was a lack of understanding ...
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ArticleLeeds Building Society appoints chief people officer
Leeds Building Society (LBS) has appointed former KPMG HR leader Caroline Hill as chief people officer.Hill joined the Yorkshire-based institution this week after a short stint as head of people for professional services firm KPMG’s audit and business services division.Prior to that she spent four years as chief people and ...
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ArticleSODEXO’S MINI GUIDE TO MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK
The UK is currently facing a mental health crisis, with around 1 in 5 adults in the UK experiencing some form of depression last year, which was more than double seen before the coronavirus pandemic.According to research:56% of employees had considered leaving their careers, with one in four citing mental ...
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ArticleAgile cultures create more engaged staff
Employers with a strong agile culture more than treble their commercial performance, according to research.Consultancy JCURV's second annual State of agile culture report found that organisations who switched to this way of working saw an increase of 237% in performance and had employees who were almost twice as engaged as ...
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ArticleDF Capital introduces electric car salary sacrifice scheme
DF Capital has launched an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme for its 95 employees.The lending and personal savings bank said the initiative, run in partnership with Octopus Electric Vehicles, will make driving a new electric car more affordable for employees. Payments are made directly from gross salaries, creating savings on ...
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Article38% of working parents plan to job search in 2022
Almost four in 10 working parents plan to look for a new job in the next 12 months, according to research.The 2022 Modern families index spotlight report found that 38% of workers with children under the age of 18 have jobhunting on the agenda this year.Back-up care and nursery provider ...
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ArticleNewhall Publishing transfers ownership to staff
Marketing and communications agency Newhall Publishing has handed over ownership to staff as it marks its 60th year of business.The agency, which rebranded from a magazine publisher to multichannel content publisher in 2014 and has delivered campaigns for British Cycling, The Royal Windsor Horse Show, The Kennel Club, and The ...
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ArticleMonzo launches three-month paid sabbatical leave
British bank Monzo has introduced extended, paid sabbatical leave for its 2,100 employees.The online bank, which already offers a one-month unpaid sabbatical per year, has boosted this to allow staff who have been in their roles for four years to take a three months of paid leave either in one ...
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ArticleSpencer Clarke Group launches workplace wellness drive
Recruitment agency Spencer Clarke Group has announced a range of initiatives to improve the mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of its 20 employees.The Wellness in the Workplace policy includes a monthly £50 wellness benefit, which can be put towards healthy perks such as gym memberships, private dental care, massages, physiotherapy ...
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ArticleTalbots Law becomes living wage employer
Talbots Law has become an accredited living wage employer, committing to pay its staff in line with rates set by the Living Wage Foundation.The law firm, which became an employed owned trust last year and employs 324 people across seven offices in the west Midlands, joins around 9,000 UK businesses ...
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ArticleTynan Barton: The future of work will be centred around the employee experience
During this dedicated Future of Work Week, in association with Aon, we have brought you exclusive insights and opinions, uncovering the latest trends and thinking around the future of work and how reward and benefits will support it.Emerging, hopefully for the last time, from many of the restrictions imposed on ...
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ArticleRichard Morgan: Employers need to be responsive to change
In a hybrid-working, employee-driven environment, employers need to be prepared for anything.The 9-5 is becoming antiquated. The past two years of working from home followed by the much more recent hybrid working approach has been its death knell. But would the 9-5 way of working have fizzled out anyway? Probably, ...
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ArticleFCA staff vote to strike over proposed pay changes
Workers employed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have voted in favour of taking industrial action against proposed changes to pay and conditions.Trade union Unite said a vote was held from 24 to 31 January, with 87% of members in support of striking if their demands are not met by ...
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ArticleHarborough District Council signs Workplace Wellbeing Charter
Harborough District Council has signed the Workplace Wellbeing Charter to promote health and wellbeing based on the needs and values of its 208 employees.The Leicestershire local authority said it was looking to build on a number of initiatives already in place to support the wellbeing of its workers. Senior leaders ...
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Article66% of workers unaware of total pension savings
Two-thirds of workers do not know how much money they have saved towards retirement, research has revealed.Of 500 people surveyed by online pension provider PensionBee, 66% said they were unaware of the total value of their pension pots.The research found that PensionBee’s working customers over the age of 40 have ...
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ArticleIkea rustles up a tasty dish to attract talent
Something for the weekend: With the market for talent getting ever more competitive as economies try to move on from the pandemic, Ikea has increased the stakes by luring job candidates with futuristic meatballs.The Swedish furniture retail giant is recruiting for 150 technology and innovation roles across Europe this year ...