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ArticleAsda reports 8.4% mean gender pay gap
Supermarket retailer Asda has reported a mean gender pay gap of 8.4% for average hourly pay as at April 2020.The organisation, which currently has more than 20,000 employees in the UK, reported its data in line with the government’s gender pay gap regulations.The reporting regulations require employers with 250 or ...
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Article28% of staff say their mental health has declined due to Covid-19
Around one-quarter (28%) of employees say that their mental health has declined as a result of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to research by Wade Macdonald.The study, which was released this month (January) and surveyed 415 respondents, revealed that 44% of staff are finding working from home much harder – ...
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Article20% of staff forced to self-isolate receive no sick pay or wages from their employer
One-fifth (20%) of employees who are forced to self-isolate due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic have received no extra sick pay or wages from their employer, according to a poll conducted by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).The research polled 2,231 people in England and Wales who were working, on furlough, ...
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ArticleMattioli Woods resumes bonus payments
Pensions and wealth management firm Mattioli Woods has restored interim bonus payments for the majority of its staff that were initially put on hold due to the financial uncertainty of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.In 2020, the organisation cancelled all bonuses that were due to be paid to employees at the ...
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ArticleB&M rewards 30,000 employees with a week's extra pay
Retail employer B&M is to reward its 30,000 store and distribution employees with a week's extra pay in appreciation of their hard work.The recognition payment, added to employees' next payslip, is to due to the organisation showing strong financial performance during the third quarter of its financial year. To aid ...
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Poll: Are you offering additional support for working parents during the current lockdown?
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid meets new HR recruit
I am asked to meet a new member of the HR team as part of his induction. Jason has come from one of our competitors and he will be running our HR information system (HRIS) and managing all the interfaces to the various applications that hang off of it. Great. ...
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ArticleVegan Liftz seeks meat-eaters to test out a plant-based diet
Something for the weekend: Meat-eaters young and old have a chance to try something new this January, as Vegan Liftz is offering to pay California-based volunteers to eat vegan food for 30 days.Three meat lovers will be paid $3,500 (£2,576) each to venture into a new world of veganism for ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 31 December - 6 January 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 31 December - 6 January 2021 were: EXCLUSIVE: Snowflake launches behavioural health app to support employees’ mental healthUK’s highest paying jobs in 2020 revealedTUC urges employers to furlough parents affected by school closuresGender pay gap is widest for those aged over 50Stephanie ...
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ArticleBritish Gas employees begin five-day strike over pay and conditions
Staff employed at British Gas have begun strike action today (Thursday 7 January 2021) in a dispute over pay, terms and conditions.The strike, which will take place across several locations in the UK in line with government guidelines, is set to last for five days, ending on Monday 11 January. ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Heineken UK launches workplace savings tool for staff
EXCLUSIVE: Brewing organisation Heineken UK has introduced a workplace savings benefit to employees to support their financial wellbeing.The employer partnered with workplace savings provider Cushon to give staff the opportunity to save regularly into an individual savings account (Isa), with the money automatically deducted from their salary each month. Available ...
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ArticleZurich UK introduces two weeks' emergency paid leave for working parents
Insurer Zurich UK is offering two weeks’ fully-paid emergency ‘lockdown leave’ to parents and carers affected by school closures.The organisation expects that more than one in five of its 4,500 UK-based employees will benefit from the new entitlement, which gives parents and carers an additional 10 days’ paid leave to ...
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ArticleGerman government extends child sickness benefit for working parents
The German government has extended its child sickness benefit in 2021 to further support working parents during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The enhancements in childcare sickness benefit are due to the German government extending Coronavirus lockdown restrictions and imposing tougher measures until 31 January 2021.Employees with responsibilities for children will receive ...
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ArticleTui UK reports 29.3% mean gender pay gap
Travel organisation Tui UK has reported a mean gender pay gap of 29.3% for average hourly pay as at April 2020.The business, which currently has more than 3,000 employees in the UK, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap regulations.The reporting regulations require ...
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ArticleScottish school staff lose 550,000 working days due to mental health
Approximately 550,00 school staff days in Scotland have been lost due to mental health reasons since April 2017, according to analysis from political party Scottish Liberal Democrats.The statistics, accumulated from 25 of Scotland's 32 local authorities, found that the number of staff days lost has risen from 139,979 in 2017-18, ...
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Article52% of UK employees enjoy a better work-life balance after home working
More than half of UK (52%) employees said they feel closer to their families and enjoy a better work-life balance after working from home due to the Covid-19 (Coronvirus) pandemic, according to research from Future Strategy Club (FSC).The study also found that those employees want to continue home working in ...
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ArticleUK’s highest paying jobs in 2020 revealed
Data modeler roles were the highest paid jobs in the UK in 2020, according to analysis from job site Indeed.Job advertisements for these data experts revealed average salaries of £146,000, just shy of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s salary of £150,000.The research, based on Indeed’s analysis of thousands of job adverts ...
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ArticleTUC urges employers to furlough parents affected by school closures
Employers should offer furlough to parents affected by school closures and who lack childcare as a result, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said.Schools across the UK have been closed until at least mid-February after councils wrote to the education secretary urging closures amid fears of rising infection rates.The Coronavirus ...
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ArticleStephanie Houston: What lessons can employers learn from 2020 for reward strategies in 2021?
Across the globe, seismic shifts continue to take place in the workplace. Not only are employers reimagining business models and company values in response to the current climate, but employees, having been exposed to new ways of working, are paying even closer attention to the benefits provided by their employers. ...
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ArticleJosephina Smith: What lessons can employers learn from 2020 for reward strategies in 2021?
As the uncertainty of life beyond the pandemic continues to unfold, predicting the reality of reward strategies in 2021 may not need a crystal ball, but the ability to separate reality from rhetoric.I have learnt from many years supporting organisations with transforming reward functions and consulting on strategy, policy and ...