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ArticleSickness absence at 15-year low
The rate of sickness absence in the UK has fallen to its lowest level in 15 years, according to XpertHR.Despite the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, working time lost to sickness absence in 2020 dropped to just 2.2% in 2020, down from 2.7% in 2019 and 2.5% in 2018. The average employee ...
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ArticleCumbria has the largest pay gap in England
Newly published research has found that Cumbria has the biggest county pay gap in England, with a £500 weekly wage difference between the highest and lowest earnings areas.The study by international payment provider RationalFX involved analysing the median gross weekly earnings for full-time employees in more than 300 local authority ...
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ArticleCoventry Building Society implements hybrid working
Coventry Building Society has introduced a hybrid working model for those at its head office and operations sites in Coventry, UK to improve employee wellbeing and engagement.Around 2,000 staff who are currently working remotely will be able to split their time between the office and home once the UK government ...
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ArticlePoll: 23% of employers have cut staff benefits since pandemic began
Employee Benefits poll: Almost a quarter of organisations have either cut or reduced staff benefits since the beginning of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.According to the latest Employee Benefits survey, 23% of organisations reported that they had either cut or offered fewer perks to their employees in response to the global ...
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ArticleKeltbray signs Race at Work charter to address racial inequality
Construction engineering organisation Keltbray has signed the Race at Work charter in order to improve working conditions for its black, Asian and minority ethnic employees.The business has joined more than 600 employers that have already signed up to the charter, which was created in partnership with the UK government and ...
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ArticlePWC introduces paid time off for fertility treatment
Accounting organisation PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has announced it will allow its employees to take paid time off to undergo fertility treatments from next month (1 July).The new policy will enable these members of staff to take eight days of paid leave for fertility consultations and appointments. Those whose partners are having ...
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ArticleUK employees work 7.8 hours per week of unpaid overtime
New data has found that UK employees currently work an average of 7.8 hours per week of unpaid overtime, almost a full hour more than the European average of 6.7.A study by the ADP Research Institute titled People at work 2021: a global workforce view revealed that the cost of ...
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ArticleCITB employees lodge complaint over furlough pay
More than 100 Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) employees have made a collective grievance against their employer over furlough pay.Problems with the board’s payroll have resulted in some CITB staff receiving too much furlough pay as part of the UK government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and some receiving too ...
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ArticleKyndryl hires Maryjo Charbonnier as chief HR officer
Kyndryl, a new company created following the separation of IBM’s managed infrastructure services business, has appointed Maryjo Charbonnier as its new chief human resources officer (CHRO).In her new role, Charbonnier will be overseeing the organisation’s HR strategy in the UK and across the world. Her key focus will be on ...
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ArticleDundee Heritage Trust becomes living wage employer
Dundee Heritage Trust has become a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer.The organisation, which is an independent charity?that runs the Verdant Works and the Discovery Point museums in Dundee, will join 165 others that have received this recognition.According to the trust, it was heavily affected by the lockdown due to the ...
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ArticleC21 becomes employee owned
Manchester, UK-based creative communications and digital agency C21 has transitioned to become an employee-owned business.The company, which specialises in design, digital and video communications for clients across the UK and globally, announced that it has established an employee ownership trust (EOT) for its 20 staff members on Employee Ownership Day ...
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ArticleThe Pensions Regulator launches new employer equality strategy
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has implemented a new equality, diversity and inclusion strategy for employers to create a fairer and more inclusive culture throughout the pensions industry.The strategy, which was developed in discussion with pensions firms, focuses on how TPR will embed diversity and inclusion throughout its organisation, and how ...
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ArticleCo-op introduces employee pregnancy loss policy
Supermarket retailer Co-op has launched a dedicated policy to support its employees through a pregnancy loss.The policy is part of Co-op’s drive to create an inclusive workplace and deliver a fairer world for its 63,000 staff. It includes miscarriage, stillbirth, embryo transfer loss, molar pregnancy and pregnancy termination, and supports ...
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ArticlePooch power to boost productivity and wellbeing
Something for the weekend: If you are not sharing a pod with a four-legged colleague right now (25 June) you may be missing out on some serious pooch power to boost your productivity and wellbeing.Yes, today, offices around the UK are echoing to the sound of “oohs” and “aaahs”, and ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 18 June - 24 June 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 18 June – 24 June 2021 were: Deloitte supports work-life balance with flexible working policyABB launches paid parental leave programmePremier Inn employees strike over living wage disputeA cuppa to boost employee wellbeingEmployers can furlough self-isolating employeesHow can you engage employees who are ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Taking pride in work
While last week was Men’s Health Week, the month of June is global Pride Month, which celebrates LGBTQ+ communities across the globe.To coincide with this, some employers have taken the opportunity to review their diversity and inclusion (D&I) policies, identify areas of improvement and implement new initiatives.Insurance company Zego, for ...
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Article17% of employers would reduce salaries if remote staff move
New research has highlighted that 17% of UK businesses would reduce salaries of fully remote employees if they move away to lower cost locations.Research carried out by Owl Labs as part of their annual State of hybrid work study, which polled 500 UK business leaders, found that 84% plan on ...
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ArticleGivaudan completes £64 million bulk annuity deal
Flavours and fragrances manufacturer Givaudan has announced the defined benefit (DB) pension liabilities of its UK pension plan have been insured by Aviva.The £64 million bulk purchase annuity transaction means the DB pension liabilities for the 277 members of the scheme are protected, with the insurance provider taking responsibility for ...
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ArticleZurich UK ethnicity bonus gap almost doubles
Insurer Zurich UK has revealed a sharp rise in its ethnicity bonus gap for 2021, which has increased to 37%, up from 19.6% in the previous year.The organisation attributes the widening gap to having fewer black and ethnic minority employees in senior roles.Zurich UK's ethnicity pay gap also rose to ...