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ArticleHala Group launches wellbeing platform to support 2,000 staff
Hala Group, which operates 74 Domino's pizza stores across the UK, has launched a wellbeing platform to support its 2,000 UK employees.The platform, which is provided by Perkbox, offers staff access to a range of benefits and tools designed to help individuals manage their physical, emotional, mental, social and financial ...
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ArticleNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde becomes accredited living wage employer
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGC) has become a real living wage employer, accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation gained accreditation after contacting all suppliers that have staff working on its sites to encourage them to also pay these employees at least the real living wage.NHSGC had already committed ...
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ArticleOne-fifth of pay awards currently frozen
More than a fifth (21%) of all pay reviews for the quarter up to the end of October 2020 led to a salary freeze, according to research by pay analysts XpertHR.Its latest quarterly analysis of 51 basic pay awards effective between 1 August and 31 October 2020, found that the ...
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ArticlePaypal gives US employees early access to pay
Payment organisation Paypal is giving its US employees early access to their pay to support their financial wellbeing during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation, which employs over 21,000 staff globally, has partnered with incoming streaming platform Even. The service will give employees the flexibility to access as little, or as ...
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ArticleWest Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership launches wellbeing hub
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership is to launch a wellbeing hub to support the mental health of its 100,000 employees and 270,000 unpaid carers.The organisation has received over £1 million from NHS England and NHS Improvement to develop its wellbeing hub, which will launch to staff in ...
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Article26% believe their employer is concerned about their wellbeing
Approximately one-quarter (26%) of respondents believe that their employer is genuinely concerned about their wellbeing, according to research by Aviva.Its Embracing the age of ambiguity report, which surveyed 2,000 employees working for organisations that employ over 1,000 staff, also found that more than two-fifths (43%) of employees describe their wellbeing ...
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ArticleAllen and Overy increases pay for newly qualified lawyers
International law firm Allen and Overy is to increase the salary of all newly qualified lawyers, after implementing pay reductions due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.From December 2020, Allen and Overy will increase the salary of newly qualified lawyers to £95,000 per annum. This will be backdated to November 2020. ...
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ArticleFona International pays recognition bonus to 220 employees
Image credit: PR NewswireGeneva-based food and beverage flavour organisation Fona International is to reward its 220 employees with a $2,500 (£2,073) bonus payment for every year they have worked at the organisation. The bonus, which will be paid in December 2020, was announced to employees via a video call. It ...
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ArticleVolkswagen Financial Services UK reports 24.7% mean gender pay gap
Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS) has reported a mean gender pay gap of 24.7% for average hourly pay as at April 2019, down from 26.8% the previous year.The organisation, which currently has more than 1,000 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap ...
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Volkswagen Financial Services reports 24.7% mean gender pay gap
PRS for Music has reported a mean gender pay gap of 13.8% for average hourly pay as at April 2020 down from 19.1% the previous year.The organisation, which currently has over 1,000 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting ...
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Article22% of organisations align benefits with national or world events
Employee Benefits poll: A fifth (22%) of organisations have aligned employee benefits initiatives with national or world events.A poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 22 responses, found that national events, such as World Health Mental Health Awareness Day, and Black History Month have encouraged 22% of employees to restructure benefits ...
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ArticleB&M repays government £3.7 million in furlough costs
Retail employer B&M has paid back in fullthemoney it receivedas part of the government’s employee furlough scheme as financial support during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. In April 2020, the organisation temporarily closed 49 of its stores and made use of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to furlough employees affected ...
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ArticleWickes rewards 8,000 staff with three days of additional leave
DIY retailer Wickes is rewarding its 8,000 employees with three days extra of paid holiday in December 2020.The extra days of leave, that will run from 24 December to 26 December, is to reward employees for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, and to further support the wellbeing ...
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ArticleSouth East Coast Ambulance Service launches mental health app for staff
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has introduced a wellbeing app to support the mental health of its 3,500 employees and volunteers.The app, provided by Backup Buddy, gives employees access to a range of mental wellbeing services, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.Launched in ...
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ArticleChannel 4 reports 21.5% mean gender and 15.3% ethnicity pay gaps
Media organisation Channel 4 has reported a mean gender pay gap of 21.5% for average hourly pay as at March 2020 down from 23.3% the previous year. It has also chosen to report its ethnicity pay gap data, finding a 15.3% mean difference.The organisation, which currently has over 700 employees, ...
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ArticleTSB extends mental health support to friends and families of staff
British bank TSB is enhancing itsmental healthsupport benefit for employees to allow them to includea member of their family or a friend. In May 2020, TSB partnered with mental health platform Unmind to support the wellbeing of its 6,600 employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus). Due to the ongoing uncertainty of ...
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ArticleBBC pay discrimination cases dismissed by Equality and Human Rights Commission
Public television organisation British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been cleared of all pay discrimination cases filed by employees, following on from an investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.In March 2019, the commission launched an investigation into 40 informal and formal pay complaints, out of the 1,000 that were ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories between 5 November – 11 November
The top 10 most-read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 5 November – 11 November 2020 were: Capita gives 45,000 employees early access to paySainsbury’s rewards employees with 10% bonus paymentReal living wage rate increases to £9.50 an hour for UK staffLego Group enhances parental leave for 18,000 employees globallyGovernment extends furlough ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid experiences a distanced office environment
There are days when I wish I was still working from home all week. I have come in on a Monday morning to see that facilities have had another go at moving the desks around to keep us safely apart. Gone is my nice corner next to the plants. Instead, ...
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ArticleLakeview Manor on the hunt for canine testers to review lodging experience
Something for the weekend: Private estate Lakeview Manor is on the hunt for a diligent dog to take part in a holiday testing experience.Situated in a paw-fectly private estate, the organisation is looking for an aspiring dog, and its owner, to test out one of its lodges in Lyme Regis, ...