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ArticleHechizoo allows employees to live in its factory after reopening
Image credit: ReutersSomething for the weekend: Colombian factory Hechizoo has invited its employees to live on the premises once it reopens its doors following the country-wide lockdown.The organisation has created beds, sinks and bathrooms for its employees to live comfortably in a bid to reduce the risk of them catching ...
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ArticleNissan consults on closing defined benefit pension scheme for 1,800 staff
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan is consulting on the closure of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme for 1,800 employees in the Sunderland region.The organisation has made the decision to end the scheme as the business investment is deemed unsustainable long-term.Nissan is currently consulting on the closure of the plan with ...
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Article50% of employers are topping up employees' furlough pay
Half (50%) of employers are topping up employees' furlough pay during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its survey of 996 UK and Western Europe employers also found that 71% of employers are taking advantage of government support in their local areas to deal with financial ...
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Article65% of employees say work has a negative impact on their mental health
Just under two-thirds (65%) of employees say work has a negative impact on their mental health, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its survey of 6,000 employees found this was up by 9% from its previous survey in 2018, which found that just over half ...
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ArticleAmazon provides emergency family care for 650,000 employees
Technology giant Amazon is offering subsidised family care to 650,000 full and part-time employees in the US.The benefit, provided by Care.com, will provide an employee with up to 10 days of subsidised emergency back-up child or adult care between 4 June 2020 and 2 October 2020.Amazon employees will have to ...
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ArticleIan Hodson: Should employers be preparing now for further waves of the Covid-19 virus?
At the University of Lincoln, we are certainly preparing all our responses to have longevity as well as meeting the short-term needs.At face value, nothing has changed since we went into lockdown other than controlling the spread through lockdown and social distancing, therefore, we have to believe that as restrictions ...
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ArticleNick Thorpe and Hannah Disselbeck: Should employers be preparing now for further waves of the Covid-19 virus?
Things are ostensibly returning to normal during the Covid-19 pandemic. Recent glorious sunshine has brought many of us out and about, and the sociable smell of barbeques pervades our towns and cities again. Offices and worksites are raring to bring employees back to their desks.And yet, all is perhaps not ...
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ArticleIlan Kelman: Should employers be preparing now for further waves of the Covid-19 virus?
Lockdown in the UK for over two months has saved thousands of lives, while imposing a heavy burden on employers and employees. Imagine this situation as an irregular cycle. Who is preparing and can we actually prepare?To avoid repeating the horror of tens of thousands of deaths from Covid-19 (Coronavirus), ...
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Article34% of employers do not offer financial support for seriously ill staff
A third (34%) of employers do not provide financial support if employees are diagnosed with a serious illness such as cancer, according to research by Group Risk Development (GRiD).The research, published June 2020, which surveyed 500 human resources decision-makers, also found that just under one in ten (9%) believe that ...
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ArticleSouthwest Airlines offers employees six months leave at 50% pay
Southwest Airlines is offering employees the opportunity to take temporary leave at 50% pay to deal with the financial ramifications of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Its voluntary Covid-19 Extended Emergency Time Off policy, which is available to contract employees, specified front-line supervisors and eligible non-contract staff or work groups, will allow ...
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ArticleDirect Insurance Group offers employees permanent remote working policy
Direct Insurance Group (DIG) has committed to a remote working policy for all 160 employees, following the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.All employees that wish to work from home, following the easing of lockdown, will have the option to do so.The organisation will continue to keep its eight offices open in the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 84% of employers utilise benefits technology
EXCLUSIVE: The majority (84%) of employers use some form of benefits technology, with the most popular option being a staff intranet (63%), according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, which surveyed 269 HR decision-makers, also found that under half (44%) of respondents offer ...
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ArticleWoolworths Group rewards 100,000 employees with shares
Australian retailer Woolworths Group is giving 100,000 employees in Australia and New Zealand group shares to reward them for their efforts during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Full-time employees that were employed by the organisation before 1 March 2020, and who do not already participate in its short-term incentive schemes, will receive ...
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ArticleAegon UK enhances employee wellbeing programme for 2,000 staff
Aegon UK has enhanced its employee wellbeing programme by launching a series of wellbeing videos to support its 2,000 staff, during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The videos, which form part of the organisation's wellbeing hub, will be hosted by employees and guests vloggers and will feature gardening tips, a cycle repairs ...
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ArticleAlastair Woods: Are employers preparing now for further waves of the Covid-19 virus?
Employers are now actively planning for the return to work under our phased release of lockdown. For some sectors, this means tentative steps into the workplace, be that a shop or factory in June. For others, it will mean preparing offices for low density working and working out safety protocols ...
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ArticleTricia Nelson: Are employers preparing now for further waves of the Covid-19 virus?
As countries around the world went into lockdown one by one due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, it felt difficult and sudden for many of us. Emerging from it however, safely and getting businesses up to speed for a return to the physical workplace, is going to take longer and ...
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ArticleEmployers to start paying towards staff furlough scheme from August 2020
The government has outlined further details regarding the government job retention scheme (GJRS), which will require employers to contribute to employee costs from August 2020, while introducing extra flexibility from 1 July 2020.The government will continue to pay 80% of employees wages, capped at £2,500 until October 2020, however, employers ...
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ArticleNHS healthcare workers to receive Covid-19 overtime pay
NHS Employers, part of the NHS confederation, has updated a pay agreement for NHS healthcare employees in England to ensure they are paid for any additional hours they work above their allotted hours, during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Unions including Unison, the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of ...
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ArticleFuller's gives 5,000 staff early access to pay
Pub and hotel chain Fuller's is giving its 5,000 employees early access to their furlough pay during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Employees at all of its 200 pubs and hotels, and those working in the organisation's supporting functions, can access up to 30% of their pay in advance to help with ...
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How will the Covid-19 pandemic affect employees that are due to retire this year?
Synopsis: This feature will look at how the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has affected the pension savings and retirement plans of those employees that are three to six months away from retiring and what is the timescale of this? I.e. what messages need to be sent out and how far away ...