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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid joins in 'the great resignation'
All around me, my colleagues are resigning. It seems like quitting is in fashion this spring.To make matters worse, many of our HR business partners and talent managers have also left or are in the process of leaving, so we just can’t get people in the door fast enough to ...
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Article35% of employers did not speak about mental health last year
More than a third of British employers have not spoken to their employees about their mental health and wellbeing over the past year, according to research.The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) commissioned YouGov to ask businesses whether they had personally talked to their staff about their mental health over ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 28 January – 3 February 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 28 January and 3 February 2022 were: University staff plan strikes over pensions and payDeloitte introduces flexible public holidays Pimlico Plumbers loses holiday pay appeal 347,000 more staff used an EAP in 2021What support can employers offer for staff going through gender ...
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ArticleMary Asante: Benefits need to enhance employees' lives
One of the most talked-about employment phenomena post-lockdown has been the Great Resignation. I believe the pandemic has given people the chance to evaluate what is important to them. Couple this with skills shortages for certain roles, and it is more important than ever for organisations to retain their top ...
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ArticleLandbay launches miscarriage leave policy
Buy-to-let lender Landbay has introduced a miscarriage leave policy.The mortgage provider, which employs 125 people, said it took staff wellbeing "very seriously" and believed it was the first firm to allow women to take up to six weeks of fully paid leave if they lose a baby during pregnancy.Length of ...
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ArticleUK banks pay men 34% more per hour than women
Men are paid on average 34% more per hour than women across the UK banking sector, research has revealed.Loan provider Tic Finance used the most recent gender pay gap reports published on the official government website by 49 UK banks and building societies to analyse the extent of the gender ...
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ArticleHalf of 2022 pay awards worth at least 3%
Employee pay rises have typically been worth about 3% in 2022, up from a median of 2% last year, according to fresh data.Incomes Data Research (IDR) analysed 57 pay deals already agreed for 2022 and found that around half of reviews had concluded to give employees an increase of 3 ...
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ArticleBritvic appoints Elly Tomlins as chief people officer
Soft drink maker Britvic has appointed former Tate & Lyle HR leader Elly Tomlins as chief people officer.Tomlins has started work at Britvic’s head office in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, and taken up a position on the firm’s executive committee.She will be responsible for driving the soft drink brand’s people and ...
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ArticlePimlico Plumbers loses holiday pay appeal
A heating engineer who claimed he was owed holiday pay by Pimlico Plumbers after the Supreme Court ruled that he was a worker and not self-employed, has successfully appealed against a ruling made by the Employment Appeal Tribunal last year that his claim was out of time.Legal experts are warning ...
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ArticleThree UK gives pay rise to retail staff
Phone network provider Three UK has announced pay increases of up to 12.6% for its retail staff.The firm, which has about 2,500 store workers, said it had boosted their minimum hourly rates to £10.13 nationwide and £11.40 in London from 1 January this year.Applicable to all staff regardless of their ...
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ArticleHigher pay rises could lead to £142k gender pensions gap
Higher pay rises for men than women could result in a gender pensions gap of £142,603, according to new findings.Research commissioned by investment solutions firm Fidelity International revealed that men typically receive £733 more than women when their salary is increased.Fidelity's modelling showed that a 25-year-old man on an average ...
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Article31% of employers say staff do not understand benefits
More than four in 10 employers admit their staff are not fully aware of the benefits they offer or do not completely understand them, according to research.Protection industry body Group Risk Development (Grid) spoke to 505 HR decision makers and found that 31% believed their staff did not understand all ...
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ArticleKidzcare becomes owned by staff
Ownership of Edinburgh-based childcare business Kidzcare has been handed to its 150 employees.All shares in the organisation - which operates four nurseries and six after-school clubs in the Scottish capital - have been placed into an employee ownership trust (EOT) by co-founder Anne-Marie Dunn.Dunn said she wanted to find an ...
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ArticleDWP publishes pensions dashboards consultation
The government has published a key document in the creation of a single portal for people to manage their retirement income.The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) launched a consultation titled Pensions dashboards: consultation on the draft pensions dashboards regulations 2022.According to the DWP, this represents a “significant” step towards ...
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ArticleHutch to trial four-day working week
Mobile game developer Hutch is to take part in a six-month trial of a four-day working week.The business, which creates car racing games for phones, will participate in a co-ordinated pilot organised by 4 Day Week Global in partnership with UK think tank Autonomy, the 4 Day Week UK Campaign ...
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Article19% pay rise for 200 Carntyne Transport staff
Workers employed by Glasgow-based logistics firm Carntyne Transport have won a 19% pay rise.Around 200 cask handlers and drivers of heavy goods vehicles (HGV), forklifts and shunters will receive the basic hourly pay increase from £12.60 to £15 following negotiations by the Unite Scotland trade union.There will also be a ...
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ArticleCo-op shop floor staff progress equal pay claims
Co-op has agreed that its shop floor workers can compare their roles to that of their colleagues in distribution centres for the purposes of assessing equal pay claims.More than 1,600 people represented by law firm Leigh Day have brought equal pay claims against the supermarket, arguing that their work is ...
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How is ESG changing the future of employee benefits?
In today’s competitive labour market, the decision to join or stay with an employer is increasingly influenced by the organisation’s ethical stance, and its approach to issues around environmental, society and governance (ESG). It’s no surprise, therefore, that ESG is also making an impact on the employee benefits offering.The Aon ...
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Article347,000 more staff used an EAP in 2021
Soaring numbers of UK workers looked for support from an employee assistance programme (EAP) last year, research has revealed.The Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) found that 347,000 more employees used an EAP in October 2021 than they did a year earlier.Its data is based on evidence from information provided by ...
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ArticleUniversity staff plan strikes over pensions and pay
More than 50,000 university employees are to take part in further strike action over pensions, pay and working conditions next month, according to a trade union.The University and College Union (UCU) said that unless an agreement could be reached in forthcoming talks, staff at 44 further education institutions would take ...