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ArticleCrerar Hotels launches new benefits package
Crerar Hotels has unveiled a range of revamped employee benefits to set itself apart from others in the hospitality industry.The range of lifestyle perks being introduced have been designed to be more attuned to how employees live and work. These include contributions towards driving lessons, a compulsory day off on ...
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ArticleBitpanda hires Lindsay Ross as chief HR officer
Digital investment platform Bitpanda has appointed Lindsay Ross to the position of chief human resources officer (CHRO).In her role as CHRO, Ross will be essential in leading Bitpanda’s global and UK team members and will be responsible for all facets of Bitpanda's global HR. This includes people functions, internal communications ...
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Crerar Hotels launches new employee benefits package
Crerar Hotels has unveiled a range of revamped employee benefits as it claims it wants to set itself apart from others in the hospitality industry.The range of lifestyle benefits being introduced have been designed to be more attuned to how employees live and work. These include contributions towards driving lessons, ...
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Article93% of employees with long Covid have been offered support
Almost all full-time employees with long Covid (Coronavirus) have been offered support from their employer as they return to work, according to new data from Canada Life.A total of 37% of survey respondents said they had the ability to access virtual health and wellbeing services, with 32% able to both ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: The benefits of investing in happiness
New research has found that employee happiness has dropped 75% from two years ago, with motivation having fallen by nearly a fifth and anxiety rising by 78%.The study was carried out employee engagement consultancy Inpulse, and its founder and CEO Matt Stephens believes the findings reflect the toll Covid-19 (Coronavirus) ...
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ArticleLidl Northern Ireland offers employees paid leave for miscarriages
Lidl Northern Ireland has introduced a new policy to give employees three days of paid compassionate leave following an early pregnancy loss or miscarriage.According to the supermarket, the allowance is available to all staff, regardless of gender, and includes those using a surrogate mother.Additionally, Lidl has extended its compassionate leave ...
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ArticleHR managers see 5% pay boost in 2021
HR managers received the third highest pay rise for professionals this year, according to research from specialist recruiter Randstad.The study, which looked at the salaries of more than 9,000 UK workers, along with data from 700 placed jobs, revealed that HR managers were in the top five professions for wage ...
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ArticleBe the Big Cheese and get paid $10,000
Something for the weekend: Want to be the Next Big Cheese? Well here’s your chance. Snack maker Whisps is on the hunt for a cheese content officer.To apply for the job, all you have to do is send the Whisps team your "cheesiest joke" and give your considered opinion on ...
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ArticleEmployee benefits cut for more than one in five
New data has revealed that more than one in five UK employees have had their benefits cut partly or completely during the past 12 months.The study by salary advance start-up Borofree, which was conducted by Censuswide, looked at the benefits landscape and examined what now matters to the UK workforce.The ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 4 June – 10 June 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 4 June – 10 June 2021 were: EXCLUSIVE: Invesco completes launch of single technology benefits platformGeneral Electric faces industrial action over pension reformsTesco staff win equal pay battle in European CourtConfessions: Candid discovers the dark arts of commsHave employers placed wellbeing at ...
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ArticleMint Property Finance launches employee wellbeing initiative
Mint Property Finance has launched a new initiative to promote health and wellbeing for employees at its Cheshire, UK headquarters.The scheme has been designed to support staff both mentally and physically following Covid-19 (Coronavirus). It includes flexible working, regular breakout sessions, access to mental health first aiders and a partnership ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership introduces equal paid leave for parents
John Lewis Partnership has unveiled a raft of new family-friendly benefits and policies to improve inclusion, including six months’ equal paid maternity and paternity leave.From the autumn, all employees who have been at the UK retailer for a year will be offered 26 weeks of paid leave when they have ...
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ArticleEmployee happiness drops 75% in two years
The happiness of workers has decreased by 75% since 2019, according to new findings from employee engagement consultancy Inpulse.The consultancy took data from 192 employee emotion surveys between 2019 and 2021, with 201,619 respondents taking part.It highlighted that anxiety had shot up by 78% for those who answered surveys exploring ...
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ArticleGender pay gaps narrow for third consecutive year
Gender pay gaps at UK businesses have shrunk for the third year in a row, according to professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)’s analysis on 2020 to 2021 disclosures.However, with more than three-quarters of companies having delayed reporting their pay gaps until 5 October, in line with the extension granted by ...
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ArticleUK government plans to launch watchdog for employees’ rights
The UK government has announced that it plans to launch a new workers’ watchdog to protect the rights of UK employees.The responsibilities of the new single body will include tackling modern slavery, enforcing the minimum wage and protecting agency staff, which are currently spread across three different bodies.According to the ...
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ArticleLVMH Group launches financial aid fund
The Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey Group (LVMH) has introduced a fund to provide its workforce with emergency financial aid, as well as social and psychological support.The LVMH Heart Fund is a global assistance programme which was launched on 7 June and is available to the group’s 150,000 employees in more ...
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Article25% say work is bad for their physical or mental wellbeing
New research has revealed that one in four employees believe work is bad for their physical or mental wellbeing at 23% and 25% respectively, a decrease from 26% and 27% in 2020.According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)'s annual Good Work Index, job quality in the UK ...
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Article16% of employees want to contribute more to their workplace pension
A total of 16% of employees plan to increase their workplace pension contributions as a result of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to findings from Close Brothers.The new report, Expecting the unexpected: a spotlight on preparing for a crisis, was compiled based on data from 2,000 UK-based staff at companies ...
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ArticleScarlettabbott hires Laura Hutchinson as its new HR manager
Employee engagement consultancy scarlettabbott has appointed Laura Hutchinson as its new HR manager.Joining from her previous role as HR and recruitment officer at York-based charity Family Fund, Hutchinson will be supporting the whole of scarlettabbott’s consultancy across its growing York and London offices and remote working teams.According to the organisation, ...