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ArticleMinistry of Social Development security guards to receive New Zealand living wage
Outsourced security guards working at the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) will be paid the New Zealand Living wage, effective September 2020.Following on from the government's commitment to offering fair pay and employment conditions, Allied Security New Zealand who employs the security guards, will now pay its employees $22.10 New ...
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Article87% would stay at an organisation if it commits to employee wellbeing
Almost nine in ten (87%) of employees are more likely to stay with an employer if the organisation commits to improving employee wellbeing, according to research by Yulife.The research published in August 2020, which surveyed 613 employees, also found that just over a quarter (26%) of respondents do not feel ...
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ArticleNorth Wales Police introduces wellbeing support for 2,500 staff
North Wales Police is introducing a new wellbeing scheme to support the physical and mental health of its 2,500 employees.The newly created welfare support team, consisting of a team leader and three additional officers selected from across the business due to their physical wellbeing and mental health experience, will offer ...
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ArticleFacebook extends remote working policy until July 2021
Technology giant Facebook has extended its remote working policy until July 2021 for all of its 52,534 US employees.The enhanced policy allows employees to take their time to return to the offices, when they are open, by giving them the option to remain working-from-home either full or part-time until 30 ...
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ArticleClyde and Co reduces salary for newly qualified solicitors
Law firm Clyde and Co has reduced the pay for newly qualified and trainee solicitors to deal with the financial strain of Covid-19 (Coronavirus).First year trainees will start at £38,000, compared to the previous salary of £40,000, second year trainees will start at £40,000, compared to the previous salary of ...
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ArticleConstruction Industry Training Board freezes pay rises and bonuses until 2021
Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has put a freeze on pay increases and has also postponed its performance related bonus payments for all of its employees.The decision which has been put in place until 2021, will affect all of its 850 employees. These recent measures follow on from the executive ...
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ArticleWilliam Hill to repay government £24 million in furlough costs
British bookmakers William Hill will repay the government £24 million for any furlough payments it has received during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.In April 2020, the organisation placed 7,000 employees on the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) after lockdown restrictions forced it to close all of its branches.As well as ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 30 July – 5 August 2020
The most-read stories on Employee Benefits from 30 July - 5 August 2020 were... Furloughed employees to receive full pay if made redundantAmazon rewards front-line employees with appreciation bonusCity Sprint couriers win worker status and holiday pay benefitsBarclays, Sky and Royal Mail recognised as top employers for womenGovernment publishes further ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid arranges crisis pensions training
The way Big Bad Boss is carrying on you would think there was a global financial crisis. Well, there is a global financial crisis, but surely this is a time for leaders to calmly steer us to a safer place, not to run around like lost children. Sadly, the Higher ...
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ArticleChick-fil-A celebrates employee's 90th birthday with a drive-through party
Something for the weekend: US fast-food chain Chick-fil-A celebrated the 90th birthday of one of its most-loved and longest-serving employees in style.The Atlanta branch of the organisation arranged for the staff member, named colloquially as 'Ms Ann', to receive a surprise birthday bash, and she was well and truly tickled ...
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ArticleHomerton Hospital workers to receive London living wage and full sick pay
200 outsourced cleaners, porters and security staff at Homerton University Hospital Trust will be paid the London living wage, as well as receiving full NHS sick pay.The new five-year contract, which was negotiated between Unison and GMB Union, the employees' representatives, and ISS, the private contractor which employs the staff, ...
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ArticleUniversity College Hospital NHS Trust reports mean gender pay gap of 16%
University College London Hospital NHS Trust has reported a mean gender pay gap of 16% for average hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently has over 9,300 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require organisations ...
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ArticleUber and Metro Bank extend remote working policies to 2021
Ridesharing business Uber and retail banking organisation Metro Bank are extending their home working policies to 2021.Uber plans to open its local offices in the US over the coming months, however, US-based employees can still take up the option of continuing to work from home until at least 31 June ...
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ArticleGovernment extends pensions tax allowance deadline for NHS staff to March 2021
The government is giving NHS employees an extension on their pension scheme allowance liabilities for tax bills relating to 2018/19.NHS employees will now have until March 2021 to submit to the voluntary NHS pension scheme, an additional five months on top of the original three month extension. In May 2020, ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live 2020 moves to October 2021
Employee Benefits Live 2020, which was due to take place on 6-7 October 2020, has been postponed until 2021 due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The event, in its 22nd year, will now take place Tuesday 12 October and Wednesday 13 October 2021 at ExCeL London.The difficult decision was based on ...
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ArticleOutsourced cleaners at Ford to receive 3% pay rise
150 contracted workers at Ford Dagenham and Ford Dunton Technical Centre are set to receive a 3% pay rise.The deal, negotiated by the cleaners' representative Unite the Union and Hamton Environmental cleaning contractors, the organisation which supplies the workers to Ford, could see their pay increase by up to £500 ...
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ArticleFrench care workers to receive €1,000 Covid-19 bonus
The French government is to pay care workers a €1,000 (£901) bonus to recognise their efforts during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The bonus, which will be funded by the French government and totals €160 (£144) million euros, will support care working professionals who have been working throughout the pandemic. The government ...
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ArticleAustralian government introduces $1,500 sick pay for Victorian staff
Employees working in the state of Victoria, Australia will receive a $1,500 (£821) payment if they have to self-isolate for 14 days due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.This introduction of enhanced sick pay is due to the spike of Coronavirus cases specifically relating to the region of Victoria. Employees who ...
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ArticleCity Sprint couriers to win worker status and holiday pay benefits
Courier service City Sprint is set to change the status of workers' contracts, meaning that the business could have to pay out unpaid holiday claims following an employment tribunal case.The case, that was first introduced into court by the workers' representatives, Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) in 2017, ...