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ArticleTarget increases hourly pay for 200,000 employees
US retailer Target is to permanently increase hourly pay for its 200,00 employees to $15 (£12) per hour from 5 July 2020.Due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, employees have received a temporary $2 (£1.60) wage increase since March 2020, but the organisation has decided to make this a permanent fixture. ...
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ArticleSeattle City Council legislates to increase pay for food delivery staff.
Seattle City Council has legislated to ensure that front-line independent contractors working for food delivery services in Seattle will receive premium pay.Organisations, such as GrubHub and Postmates, will need to pay any gig workers they employ an additional $2.50 (£2.00) for each order they deliver, during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.However, ...
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ArticleCiti reports 32.7% mean gender pay gap
Financial services business Citi has reported a 32.7% mean gender pay gap for hourly pay as at 5 April 2019.The organisation, which currently has 200,000 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 ...
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ArticleDMG Media reports 18.1% mean gender pay gap
DMG Media, formerly known as media business Associated Newspapers, has reported an 18.1% mean gender pay gap for hourly pay as at 5 April 2019.The organisation, which currently has 1,702 employees. reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 76% of employers want to improve engagement in the future
EXCLUSIVE: Three-quarters (76%) of employers have a desire to improve employee engagement in the future.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, which surveyed 269 HR decision-makers, found that 64% want to improve the influence of employee expectations, while 63% want to be an employer of choice.In 2018, improving ...
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ArticleAer Lingus introduces 50% pay cuts and reduces hours for 4,500 staff
Irish airline Aer Lingus is to introduce 50% pay cuts and respective reductions to working hours for its 4,500 employees, to cope with the financial constraints of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, from 21 June 2020.The organisation has been in talks with union group ICTU Group of Unions in relation to ...
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ArticleGovernment publishes further guidance on job retention scheme
The government has published further guidance on the Government Job Retention Scheme (GJRS), including more information about the new flexible furlough rules.From 1 July 2020, businesses will be able to bring back furloughed employees to work a flexible pattern, while claiming funds back for the hours that they do not ...
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ArticleBuckingham Group to lift Covid-19 pay cuts
Construction organisation Buckingham Group is to return 130 employees to full pay from 1 July 2020.Since April 2020, 130 out of its 620 employees have been asked to take a mandatory pay cut. Office-based staff saw a reduction of salary ranging from 6% to 17.5%, senior managers a decrease of ...
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Article71% of staff believe employers can help manage their health through technology
Just under three-quarters (71%) of employees believe their employer can help them manage their physical health through technology, according to research by Aetna International.The research of 4,000 respondents in the US, UK, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore also found that almost two-thirds (61%) of employees felt the same about ...
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ArticleLarchwood Care to provide full sick pay for social workers
Larchwood Care is to pay its social care workers in full if they have to self-isolate during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, effective immediately.Following negotiations with the carers' union GMB, the organisation has agreed to the pay conditions, ensuring all of its carers who work within residential and dementia care, will ...
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ArticleSlack to offer employees permanent remote working policy
Business communications platform Slack will introduce a permanent flexible working policy for the majority of its 1,664 employees.The organisation has made the decision to not reopen its offices due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, until at least 1 September 2020, and when the offices do open, if their roles permits, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 95% of organisations offer some form of mental wellbeing education
EXCLUSIVE: The vast majority (95%) of organisations offer some form of mental wellbeing education and support to their employees. This follows the trend we have seen, whereby awareness of, and a desire to support, mental wellbeing has risen up the corporate agenda.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, ...
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ArticleBurberry UK reports a 33.1% mean gender pay gap
Fashion retail brand Burberry has reported a 33.1% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2019.The organisation which currently has 9,862 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 ...
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ArticleTaylor Wessing defers 50% of bonus payments
International law firm Taylor Wessing has split bonus payments for the 2020/21 financial year to deal with the economic uncertainty of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation has decided to pay its employees their bonuses in full, however splitting it into two increments.Employees will receive 50% of their bonus payments in ...
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ArticleCity of Edinburgh Council furloughs 425 staff on full pay
City of Edinburgh Council is furloughing 425 employees on 100% pay, due to the financial impact of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Following negotiations with trade union Unison, affected employees who are unable to carry out their job roles due to building closures, and whose roles are not publicly funded, have been ...
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ArticleSamsung Electronics UK reports a 17.8% mean gender pay gap
Technology firm Samsung Electronics UK has reported a 17.8% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently employs 1,096 staff, 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 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 86% of organisations measure employee engagement
EXCLUSIVE: 86% of organisations surveyed this year stated that they measure employee engagement levels, an increase from 80% in 2019.This is a stark growth in the popularity of gauging engagement since 2012, when only 40% measured whether their benefits package was effective.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, ...
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ArticleTeddy bears hired to test out new roller coaster ride
Something for the weekend: A theme park has hired teddy bears to test out one of its new rides.With the Covid-19 lockdown enforcing social distancing worldwide, Walibi Holland, a theme park in the Netherlands was left with no human test subjects to try out its new rides. Instead, the business ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 4 June - 11 June 2020
The top 10 most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 4-11 June 2020 were:Parents returning to work after maternity and paternity leave eligible for furlough pay.Nissan consults on closing defined benefit pension scheme for 1,800 staff.Reed Smith introduces mandatory four-day working week.Welsh social care and ancillary staff to receive £500 reward ...
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ArticleWincanton introduces mental health programme for 17,600 employees
Logistics organisation Wincanton has partnered with Mates in Mind to provide its 17,600 employees with support and guidance on mental health.As part of its commitment to address workplace mental health, all employees in over 200 locations will receive a wide range of support through communication materials and a variety of ...