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ArticleThe Landmark London to offer mental health support
The Landmark London has announced plans to support the mental health of its workforce by running bespoke mental wellbeing sessions as it prepares to welcome employees back from furlough and open its doors to guests again on 14 May.All 218 members of staff at the 120-year-old luxury hotel will be ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: The true cost of working from home
Employee Benefits has reported on a number of stories relating to working from home lately - particularly following the pandemic - and many have been about its positive effects on employee wellbeing and work-life balance.However, two of our stories this week have highlighted the potential pitfalls for those working remotely, ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 15 April – 21 April 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 15 April – 21 April 2021 were: What does the Pensions Schemes Act 2021 mean for workplace pensions?Facebook moots pay cut to work from homeMetro Bank team walks over 1,700 miles as part of wellbeing challengeSurrey Fire and Rescue Service rolls out ...
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ArticleRecruits offered £500 to stop looking at Instagram
Something for the weekend: Remember the first Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic lockdown and how we all decided to learn new skills, such as basket weaving, tap dancing, becoming fluent in Mandarin and landscape painting? Not to mention all those health and fitness goals, of course. And then we thought we’d just ...
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ArticleJersey votes down minimum wage rise proposal
A proposal to raise the minimum wage in Jersey to £10 per hour by 2022 has been lost by just five votes.The motion, raised by deputy of Saint Helier and backbencher Geoff Southern, would have boosted the current £8.32 per hour pay by £1.68 by the end of next year, ...
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ArticleIsio hires former Santander HR chief as its first CPO
Pensions and investment advisory firm Isio has announced the appointment of Claire Head as its first chief people officer.Formerly the people director and deputy chief HR officer at Santander UK, Head has nearly 25 years’ experience in HR. She has previously held positions at Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Fortis Bank ...
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ArticleNHS wellbeing hub to provide mental health support
The NHS is set to launch the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Health and Wellbeing Hub to support the mental health and wellbeing of more than 50,000 of its workers.Staff will be offered a range of instant access services for free, including emotional and psychological support, which will be available around ...
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ArticleFemale doctors earn 30% less than male counterparts
The gender pay gap among doctors widened last year, with females earning almost a third less than their male counterparts.The findings from New Medscape also revealed that nearly two-thirds of doctors feel under-rewarded in terms of pay, with their earnings having actually fallen during 2020, compared to two years before.Further, ...
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ArticleBasic pay awards remain at 1%
Median basic pay awards in the first quarter of 2021 were less than half the value of that seen in the same period in 2020, at just 1%.This is according to the latest analysis of pay settlement data by XpertHR, which showed the average pay award recorded across the three ...
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ArticleWomen have 39% smaller pension pots
New research has revealed the pensions gender gap is more than double the difference between men and women’s average earnings, with women having significantly smaller pension pots.Profile Pensions' analysis of 20,000 customers discovered the gap is such that it means men can expect to retire on an average of £21,800 ...
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ArticleJust Eat to offer minimum pay, holiday and sickness rates
Just Eat, the food delivery service, has said it will offer riders minimum pay, sick pay and holiday entitlement by the end of the year as boss Jitse Groen seeks to make good on his pledge to end gig working across the business.According to the company, most of its riders ...
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ArticleHome workers less likely to get bonuses
Number crunching by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed a strong correlation between remote working and its impact on pay and benefits, spelling bad news for home workers.The study of employees working from home between 2012-2017 and during 2020 confirms what many fear now about more recent Covid-19 ...
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ArticleChivas Brothers staff balloted for pay strike action
Workers at the Pernod Ricard-owned Chivas Brothers distillery in Scotland are being balloted for strike action after pay negotiations broke down.Employees of the whisky maker are reportedly angry that French Pernod Ricard staff are receiving wage rises, while those in Scotland have had to endure freezes which in real-terms equate ...
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ArticleMencap and Unison urge rethink of sleep-shift pay
Mencap and Unison have written a joint letter to the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, urging the government to rethink payments made to care home workers on sleep shifts.The charity and union are responding to a Supreme Court judgement made last month (March), which ruled that sleep-shift workers (primarily care ...
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ArticleWellbeing a "permanent shift" in benefits provision
Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has brought about a permanent shift in benefits provision towards mental health and wellbeing, according to new research by Towers Willis Watson.Data from the global advisory company's Emerging trends in health care delivery report, published today (20 April), found 87% of employers now say they are ‘concerned’ about ...
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ArticleEntain launches sharesave scheme to 22,500 staff
Global sports betting and entertainment group, Entain, which owns the Ladbrokes and Coral chains in the UK, has launched a group-wide employee share ownership plan.The sharesave plan gives all of its 22,500 employees globally a potential stake, and return on any profits made, in the business.Under the terms of the ...
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ArticleFacebook moots pay cut to work from home
Facebook has said staff can continue working from home after restrictions ease and offices open; but the price they may have to pay for this is reduced salary.In a statement, Brynn Harrington, Facebook’s vice president of people growth, said that workers have been “really thriving,” and those who prefer to ...
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Article45% of remote workers want a four-day week
New research by Instant Offices has revealed the mental health impact of working remotely and the perks employees are demanding to alleviate it; with flexible hours and a shorter working week coming out top.According to the data, nearly two-thirds (59%) of respondents said they wanted flexible hours to help them ...
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ArticleCall for Manchester and London mayors to ban 'fire and rehire' practices
The union Unite is calling on the mayors of London and Greater Manchester to outlaw 'fire and rehire' practices on bus services.The call was delivered to the offices of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan last week (15 April).The move comes in the same ...