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ArticleSteve Moore: What do employees value more than a Christmas turkey?
At Hymans Robertson, we are very aware of how long a year it has been and how hard everyone has worked during the past 18 months of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. As part of our wellbeing offering for Christmas 2021, everyone has been gifted both Christmas Eve and New Year’s ...
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ArticleJo Moseley: What do employees value more than a Christmas turkey?
Employers are usually legally responsible for the actions of their staff in a work environment. Most have policies in place which explain to staff the behavioural norms they have to follow and these often cover discrimination, harassment and bullying. Any member of staff who breaks the rules will usually be ...
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ArticleSally Wilson: What do employees value more than a Christmas turkey?
On balance Christmas has to be a good thing; the twinkling lights and celebrations of the festive period provide some respite from the gloom of December, the least sunny month in the UK with only 37.8 hours of sunlight last December according to Statista, ending with the shortest days.But Christmas ...
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ArticleFlexible working could work for 70% of HR managers
New data has highlighted that 70% of UK HR managers believe flexible working could work for their business.The poll, which was run by YouGov for the Trades Union Congress (TUC), spoke to 903 HR managers and found that employer attitudes towards flexible working arrangements have shifted markedly during the Covid-19 ...
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Article43% of staff do not feel financially on track
New study findings have revealed that more than two in five employees (43%) do not feel like they are financially on track to live the life they want in the future.Research from Aviva’s report Evolving in the age of ambiguity, which is the third instalment of a two-year study into ...
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ArticleLego gives staff bonus and extra holiday days
Denmark-headquartered toymaker Lego has awarded all of its 20,000 employees across the world three extra days of holiday and a special bonus after a year in which revenue soared.Following a sharp increase in demand for its signature plastic bricks and a rapid expansion in China, the business, which is not ...
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ArticleDavison Fencing becomes employee owned
Bradford, Yorkshire-based Davison Fencing has become employee-owned by setting up an employee ownership trust (EOT).Established more than 30 years ago, the business provides fencing for the construction, housing, education, sports and recreational industries. The EOT structure offers its 30 members of staff a vested interest in its future success, while ...
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ArticleStagecoach staff in Yorkshire strike due to pay row
More than 560 Stagecoach bus drivers based in Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham in Yorkshire have been striking over a pay dispute.The organisation's employees were balloted earlier this month (November) for strike action after a pay offer was rejected, with the results revealing that they supported the idea.It began at the ...
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Article79% of UK staff have gone through burnout
More than three-quarters (79%) of UK workers have experienced burnout, with 35% reporting high or extreme levels, according to new research.Human capital management technology business Ceridian’s annual 2022 Pulse of talent report surveyed 1,156 UK members of staff in organisations with at least 100 employees, revealing that the vast majority ...
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Article63% say financial knowledge is excellent or above average
Six out of 10 workers (63%) think their financial knowledge is either excellent or above average, according to a new survey.The research of 1,015 UK working adults in employment was carried out by Vital Research for Wealth at Work, and aimed to find out how employees are saving for their ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics hires head of HR for UK and Ireland
XPO Logistics, a provider of freight transportation services, has announced that it has appointed Lynn Brown as its new head of human resources for its UK and Ireland team as of this month (November).As well as leading the company’s HR organisation across the two countries, Brown will report to Valerie ...
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ArticleBeing a 21st Century Employer - Identifying the Importance of Hormonal Health
The importance of employee wellbeing continues to grow in the corporate world focusing on work-life balance, mental health and enhanced access to medical support. However, reproductive health benefits are only starting to gain traction and only within the most progressive workplaces. To be a conscious 21st-century employer, it is critical ...
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ArticleTips for Implementing Reproductive Health Benefits
Read time: 2 minsHere are a few useful tips for benefits and rewards managers on how to implement reproductive health benefits in the workplace:1. Education is a good place to startA Female Founders Fund survey from 2020 found that nearly two-thirds (64%) of women felt unprepared for menopause. In fact, ...
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ArticleZego introduces flexible working for staff
Commercial motor insurance organisation Zego has introduced full-time flexible working for its almost 300-strong workforce this month (November), as well as new policies to support remote working, employee development and wellbeing.Having almost doubled its headcount recently, the business’ flexible first workplace principle will mean staff are better supported when working ...
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ArticleVirgin Money launches staff benefits package
Virgin Money has introduced a new benefits package for its more than 9,000 members of staff this month (November), featuring equal parental leave and flexibility in terms of where, when and how people work.Also included in the provision is 30 days of annual leave and five additional wellbeing days each ...
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ArticleIOD Parc becomes employee owned
Sheffield-based International Organisation Development (IOD Parc) has become employee owned after establishing an employee ownership trust (EOT).IOD Parc, a management and international development consultancy with 38 members of staff based in the UK, Nepal, Australia and France, transferred ownership from two majority shareholders and a number of minority shareholders to ...
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ArticleShoosmiths recruits new director of people
UK law firm Shoosmiths has announced that it has hired Eleanor Tanner as its new director of people as of this month (November).According to the business, which announced a turnover of £167.9 million in April 2021, Tanner will lead a team of more than 45 employees and will be supporting ...
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ArticleAmazon staff protest over pay and work conditions
Workers employed by online retail giant Amazon located in 20 countries, including the UK and US, have planned to stop work and protest on Black Friday (today) over pay and working conditions.Make Amazon Pay, the campaign group behind the protest, is backed by a coalition of labour groups, trade unions, ...
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ArticleRSA Insurance enhances family friendly policies
RSA Insurance has updated its suite of family friendly policies to provide additional support for its 4,500 members of staff.From January 2022, the business will implement changes to its maternity and adoption, paternity and shared parental leave initiatives, which will include increased paternity leave to six weeks on full pay ...