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ArticleMichelle Sequeira: What is the benefit to employers of voluntarily submitting a gender pay report?
We are moving into our fourth year of publishing our Gender Pay Gap (GPG) figures, and the world around us is changing. The UK is experiencing a dramatic change in the way we work, and in the way marginalised groups are supported. It is becoming increasingly likely that even businesses ...
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Article30% of employees may need to leave their jobs due to caring responsibilities
Almost a third (30%) of employees with caring responsibilities believe that they may have to leave their jobs due to unsupportive employers, according to research by Phoenix Group.Its research, which surveyed 2,004 employees, also found that a third (33%) of carers aged 18-34 are the most likely age group to ...
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30% of staff with caring tasks lack support from their employers
Three in ten (30%) of employees that having caring responsibilities believe that they may have to quit their job due to unsupportive employers.The research of, surveyed between 15 - 19 May 2020, found that 33% of care workers aged 18-34 are the most likely age group to feel they wouldn’t ...
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ArticleThe Fair Work Commission introduces paid pandemic leave for care home workers
The Australian Fair Work Commission has introduced paid pandemic leave for care staff working at residential elderly care homes to support them during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, effective immediately.Nurses, healthcare workers and care workers will be able to access up to two weeks of paid leave if necessary, as part ...
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ArticleKainos repays government for cost of job retention scheme
Belfast software organisation Kainos is repaying the government for any furlough payments it has received during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.In April 2020, the organisation made use of the Government Job Retention Scheme (GJRS) by placing 131 of its 1,700 employees on furlough, who have all now returned to full-time work. ...
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ArticleMills and Reeve rewards 1,000 employees with bonus payment
Law firm Mills and Reeve is rewarding all 1,000 employees with a bonus payment of up to £1,111 due to the organisation seeing a 2.9% increase in turnover during the last financial year.Full-time employees that have worked at the business for just under a year will receive £966, while those ...
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ArticleCoronavirus Job Retention Scheme claims total £31.7 billion
Claims to date under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme total £31.7 billion as at 26 July 2020, an increased of £1.9 billion since 19 July 2020.According to HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) data, 9.5 million employees in the UK have been placed on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) ...
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Toby Mildon: What is the benefit to employers of voluntarily submitting a gender pay report?
Since 2017 businesses employing more than 250 people are required to publish their Gender Pay Gap (“GPG”) figures. However, some businesses voluntarily reported their pay gaps before it was mandatory. Why? And if you employ less than 250 people should you publish your data? And what about your ethnicity or ...
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ArticlePension withdrawals during Covid-19 decrease by 42%
The number of employees making pension withdrawals as a flexible form of income decreased by 42% during April 2020, in comparison to April 2019, according to research by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).The research found that in April 2019, compared to April 2020, queries from customers about their pensions ...
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ArticleSantander UK offers menopause support programme to 23,500 staff
Banking organisation Santander UK has introduced a personalised menopause support programme for its 23,500 employees.The support, provided by medical platform Peppy, is being offered to staff following an initial trial with 130 employees. Three in four employees who were part of the trial felt more confident about their menopause journey ...
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Article47% of businesses do not offer any employee benefits
Just under half (47%) of employers currently offer no employee benefits to their workforce, according to research by Hooray Health and Protection.Its research, which surveyed 1,150 respondents, also found that non-monetary benefits are the most popular benefit offered by employers, with 16% of employees receiving this benefit, followed by health ...
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ArticleGoogle extends working from home policy to July 2021
Technology giant Google has extended its working from home policy to 30 June 2021 to support the health and wellbeing of its 200,000 employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The voluntary benefit gives employees the option to continue working from home, even if restrictions from the pandemic are lifted, and not ...
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ArticleQuorn appoints Tongwen Zhao as director of people and planet
Vegetarian food brand Quorn has hired Tongwen Zhao as its new director of people and planet.Zhao has 20 years of HR experience, most recently as group human resources director at Unilever and The Dairy Farm Group. She recently moved to London in 2018 to complete a master’s degree in Environment, ...
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ArticleFrench Connection to claim government furlough bonus
UK clothing organisation French Connection will claim the government's retention bonus scheme for bringing furloughed employees back to work.The government's scheme will see employers paid £1,000 per employee they return to work until at least the end of January 2021.After the closure of all of its stores in March 2020, ...
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ArticleThe National Security Inspectorate becomes an accredited living wage employer
Security and Investigations organisation The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) has become an accredited living wage employer by The Living Wage Foundation.The organisation will adjust the pay for its 53 employees to £9.30 per hour to bring it in line with the Living Wage Foundation pay guidelines, effective immediately.This accreditation will ...
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ArticleAster Group introduces enhanced health and wellbeing benefits for 1,440 employees
Housing business Aster Group is introducing an enhanced health and wellbeing benefits plan for its 1,440 employees through its partnership with health provider Simplyhealth.Employees at the organisation will receive access to health products and services, and wellbeing support through a business-wide health cash plan. They will also have access to ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 67% of gig workers would feel more engaged if offered benefits
Just under two-thirds (67%) of gig workers would feel more engaged and positive towards the business if attractive benefits were offered, while two-thirds (66%) said they would feel more valued, according to research by Aon. The research of 200 HR directors and 300 freelance workers, published in July 2020, also ...
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ArticleVodafone completes DC pension transfer for 45,000 members
Telecommunications business Vodafone has completed a pension transfer of 45,000 members of its UK defined contribution scheme to a master trust arrangement.Previously, Vodafone ran its own single-employer trust-based DC scheme for its members but wanted to provide greater flexibility for members at retirement, as well as provide more environmental, social ...
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Article16,900 Southwest Airlines employees take voluntary leave
16,900 Southwest Airlines employees are taking part in its voluntary leave programmes to help the organisation deal with the financial ramifications of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The American organisation expects to save $400 (£313) million in employee costs for both a voluntary extended emergency time off and a redundancy programme, which ...
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ArticleSt George's University of London provides full sick pay for security guards
Security guards at St George's University of London (SGUL) have secured three weeks of full sick pay, following an agreement with facilities contractor Bidvest Noonan, who directly recruit the security guards.This follows several months of disputes, including 15 days of strike action in May 2020. The employees were contesting the ...