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ArticleGo Ape now owned by its employees
Outdoor adventure company Go Ape has transferred the majority of shares in the business to an employee ownership trust, allowing its workforce to have a stake in the company’s success.Ninety per cent of Go Ape shares have been handed over to staff, with the remaining 10% retained by founders Rebecca ...
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ArticleRSA commits to becoming menopause friendly
RSA Insurance, owner of the More Than brand, has committed to becoming an accredited ‘menopause friendly’ employer.The move means the company, which employs more than 5,000 people, will work visibly to support menopause in the workplace and to create an environment where it can be talked about easily. It has ...
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ArticleSTB Graphic Designers becomes employee owned
Leicester, UK-based design business STB Graphic Designers has become employee owned after establishing an employee ownership trust (EOT) this month (October).The organisation, which was originally named Stocks Taylor Benson after being launched by Glenn Taylor, Dean Stocks and John Benson in 1988, has worked with Avon, Aldi, Next, Black and ...
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ArticleZurich UK sees 300,000 paternity leave hours taken
Insurance organisation Zurich UK has revealed that its working fathers have taken 300,000 hours of paternity leave since it launched its enhanced package in 2019.OnePoll surveyed 1,000 respondents on behalf of the provider and found that in the past two years, two out of three (63%) dads opted to take ...
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ArticleMettle hires first culture and people lead
Mettle, the NatWest-backed business account, has appointed Andrea Himmelbauer as its first culture and people lead.Since joining from fintech Arcus where as director of people operations she was responsible for HR, coaching and development, talent acquisition and culture, Himmelbauer, who was born and raised in Mexico, now sits on the ...
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Article57% of HR leaders prioritise employee engagement
New research has found that the current top two priorities for HR and business leaders are employee engagement and the overall employee experience, and employee wellbeing, cited by 57% and 56% respectively.Staff engagement organisation WorkBuzz's new report, The state of employee engagement 2021, included insights from more than 300 organisational ...
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ArticleSouth Ribble and Chorley councils launch hybrid work
South Ribble and Chorley (pictured above) councils in Lancashire have announced their aim to have no more than half of their office-based staff working on council premises at any time to improve their work-life balance.The strategy, which is part of the councils’ vision for a post-Covid-19 (Coronavirus) world in which ...
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ArticleCleaners win back furlough wages from Pridegreen
Cleaners at London Elizabeth Hotel have won back £4,733 in furlough wages that they were denied by outsourced cleaning business Pridegreen after holding protests.On 2 October, 25 cleaners and supporters staged a demonstration on the hotel premises, organised by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), as staff had ...
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ArticleTurn it up: 54% of staff say music helps mental health
Something for the weekend: Do you find that switching on the radio or blasting your favourite Spotify playlist gets you through your working day with a smile on your face? If you answered yes, you’re not the only one, as 54% of UK employees believe listening to music at work ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 15 October - 21 October 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 15 October – 21 October 2021 were: EXCLUSIVE: Clipper Logistics launches financial wellbeing policyEXCLUSIVE: 26% of workplaces unaffected by the menopauseDFS introduces staff menopause policiesShould employers use total reward to attract and retain the talent they need?Glasgow refuse staff to strike due ...
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ArticleMarks and Spencer to change staff menopause policy
Retailer Marks and Spencer has committed to changing its workplace menopause policy by becoming one of the first 48 founding partners of GenM.Created to encourage businesses to recognise and respond to perimenopausal and menopausal women's needs, GenM was co-founded by Heather Jackson and Sam Simister in order to unite brands ...
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ArticlePay awards set to reach 2.5% by August 2022
Private sector employers expect that the average pay settlement will rise to 2.5% by next September, according to XpertHR.Some 84% of businesses polled expect to increase pay at their next annual review and half of employees are expected to receive a higher award than they did over the past year.Sheila ...
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Article52% of UK staff do not have a good work-life balance
New research has highlighted that one in two (52%) UK employees admit that their work regularly eats into their personal life.Business and salary review website Glassdoor surveyed 2,017 UK full-time members of staff and found that nearly half (48%) took action to improve their blend of job and home during ...
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ArticlePurplebricks faces legal action over pay and pensions
More than 100 workers have announced that they will take legal action against online estate agent organisation Purplebricks as they believe they are entitled to holiday pay and pension contributions.According to Contractors for Justice, which is bringing the claim, more of the 2,500 property agents currently working for Purplebricks might ...
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ArticleZopa hires first chief people officer
UK digital bank Zopa has appointed Helen Beurier as its first chief people officer as of this month (October) ahead of its public listing.Beurier has 25 years’ experience working in human resources, was the former executive at PepsiCo and has held senior positions at M&S and GlaxoSmithKline, where she was ...
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ArticleUniversity of Sheffield to pay staff £10 per hour
The University of Sheffield has announced that it will pay all of its employees a minimum of £10 per hour from 1 November 2021 following threats of industrial action this month (October).This will affect around 400 members of staff including university cleaners, with the majority working 17.5 hours per week ...
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Article50% of HR directors use non-financial perks
New research has revealed that non-financial perks have overtaken pay rises as the number one incentive used by employers to attract new members of staff.Indeed Flex, the online marketplace for flexible workers, surveyed 402 HR directors and found that while 47% have increased staff salaries faster than usual in an ...
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Article37% of staff now have worse mental health
New data has revealed that more than one-third (37%) of employees from Great Britain are suffering from worse mental health now compared to pre-Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic levels.The YouGov research, commissioned by wellbeing and performance company Push and mental health charity Solent Mind, involved surveying 1,000 working adults living in Great ...
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ArticleCrawford and Company launches UK staff menopause support
Claims management and outsourcing solutions provider Crawford and Company has launched a menopause policy and support framework for UK employees to mark World Menopause Day (18 October).The employer, which has signed the Workplace Menopause Pledge, has committed to raising awareness and providing support for employees affected by the condition and ...
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ArticlePartners& to become menopause-friendly employer
Insurance broker Partners& has announced its commitment to becoming an accredited menopause-friendly employer to recognise World Menopause Day (18 October).The accreditation from the Menopause Friendly Accreditation Independent Panel, which demonstrates that an employer has a clear understanding of how the condition can have an effect at work, will allow the ...