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ArticleKier Group reports 19.1% mean gender pay gap
Kier Group has reported a mean gender pay gap of 19.1% for hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently has over 15,000 employees. reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require organisations with 250 or more employees ...
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ArticleNorthern Ireland Ambulance Service HSC Trust gives ambulance workers pay rise
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service HSC Trust is giving its ambulance workers a pay rise, backdated to January 2017.The pay changes will affect emergency medical technicians (EMT), paramedics and rapid response paramedics (RRP).Alongside the pay changes, employees will see their pay bands upgraded within the Agenda for Change pay structure.EMTs will ...
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ArticleLaing O'Rourke returns 8,000 employees to full pay
Construction organisation Laing O'Rourke will return all of its employees to full pay and full working hours, after introducing cost reducing measures during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The salaries and hours of 8,000 employees were cut by 20%, while senior management and board directors received a 30% reduction in pay and ...
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‘Family first’ favoured by employees - Employee Benefits copy
The rise in remote working across thousands of locations has put Britain’s workforces through the mill since March. Employers up and down the country have worked tirelessly and creatively to keep their employees motivated and connected while seeking to protect their physical and mental wellbeing. Technology has most definitely come ...
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Article18% of employers expect a decrease in the number of bonus payments
Just under one in five (18%) respondents expect the number of bonus payments paid to employees will decrease, according to research by Paydata.Its survey of 170 human resources, finance directors, and reward and compensation specialists, also found that while almost three-quarters (74%) of employers are still offering a bonus scheme, ...
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ArticleFidelity International enhances global parental leave policy for 7,284 employees
Investment management services provider Fidelity International has introduced an enhanced parental leave policy for all of its 7,284 employees in 27 global locations.The enhanced policy allows fathers and secondary carers to receive the same paid leave entitlement as mothers and primary carers for children who are born or are adopted ...
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Article2 Sisters Food Group gives 560 employees full pay for self-isolation period
Food manufacturer 2 Sisters Food Group (2SFG) will give all 560 employees at its Llangefni site full pay for the self-isolation period that has been imposed on them due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.All employees at the site were told to immediately self-isolate for 14 days after 61 employees tested ...
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Financial wellbeing during the pandemic – time for businesses to do more
Over the last 3 years, in their employee wellbeing strategies, UK businesses have given much greater prominence to the financial wellbeing of their people. For those of us that monitor the wellbeing landscape this has come as no surprise. It’s been estimated that the financial problems of employees cost a ...
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Article6 tips to foster a company culture of inclusivity
Think about it, if we all had the same experiences, opinions and skillsets, the world would be a boring place and we’d achieve very little. It’s individuality that makes up an eclectic team of peoplein any innovative team, group or organisation.When different minds come together to achieve a mutual goal, ...
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ArticleGeneral Healthcare Group completes £150 million insurance scheme buy in
The trustee of the General Healthcare Group (GHG) Pension and Life Assurance plan has completed a £150 million insurance scheme buy in.The deal, which the organisation secured with Aviva, covers all of its 700 defined benefit (DB) members. In 2008, the trustee hired scheme secretariat firm Inside Pensions to provide ...
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ArticleUniversity of Cambridge introduces 10% voluntary pay reduction scheme
The University of Cambridge has introduced measures to deal with the financial ramifications of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) including a voluntary pay reduction scheme for senior university staff.The council agreed to introduce a voluntary temporary pay reduction scheme for six months. This would be effective for university staff whose salary exceeds £100,000. ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 47% of employers say budget is the biggest barrier in improving engagement
Just under half (47%) of employers say their budget is their biggest barrier for not improving employee engagement levels.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, which surveyed 269 HR decision-makers, found that this is little change from the 51% who found this to be a key issue in ...
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ArticleTC Facilities Management gives 5,000 employees early access to pay
Facilities management organisation TC Facilities Management (TCFM) is allowing its 5,000 employees to access up to 50% of their pay immediately.The organisation is introducing the new benefit to ensure that all TCFM employees will be supported financial during this uncertain time, and to reward staff for their hard work in ...
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Jennifer Hill: Making a return to the workplace
As lockdown is relaxed throughout the Covid-19 (Coronavirus), employers need to plan carefully for employees’ return to the workplace to accommodate for effective communication, wellbeing, and healthcare.Crucially, employees should continue to work from home if they can, and employers should take all reasonable steps to help employees to do so.Employers ...
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Article88% of employees participated in workplace pensions during 2019
Overall, 88% of eligible employees (19.2million) participated in a workplace pension in 2019, an increase from 87% in 2018, according to research by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).The analysis that looked at all members of all qualifying workplace pension schemes, occupational pension schemes, group personal pensions (GPPs), and ...
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ArticleIndeed rewards 10,000 employees with six days of additional leave
Indeed is rewarding its 10,000 global employees with an extra day of paid holiday per month until November 2020.The enhanced annual leave benefit will now become a semi-permanent fixture, following on from positive feedback from employees after it held its first 'You Day' in May 2020.Indeed initially gave its staff ...
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ArticleNuffield Health introduces 10% pay cuts and reduces working hours by 20%
Healthcare charity Nuffield Health has introduced a 10% pay cut and a 20% reduction in hours for its employees, to deal with the financial constraints of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.All employees will be affected by the new pay policy, effective 1 July 2020, except those working at the majority of ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 11 June - 17 June 2020
The top 10 most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 11-17 June 2020 were: Slack to offer employees permanent remote working policyGovernment publishes further guidance on job retention schemeTeddy bears hired to test out new roller coaster rideCity of Edinburgh Council furloughs 425 staff on full payBurberry UK reports a 33.1% ...
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ArticleOutfund seeks to recruit social spenders to shop online
Something for the weekend: Outfund is on the hunt for five applicants to buy items online through their social media accounts.The business is running research on social spending and will require the successful applicants to order items through the adverts that they see through their social media accounts.The new social ...
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