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University of Oxford signs up to Oxford Living Wage
The Oxford Living Wage was introduced by Oxford City Council in 2009, set at 95% of London's living wage. The jobs that will benefit the most from this pay increase are office/clerical support, library assistants, security staff, invigilators, technicians, Secretaries, retail employees.Neil Duncan-Jordan, a regional organiser for UNISON South East, ...
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ArticleAon to merge with Willis Towers Watson in $80 billion deal
Professional services firm Aon is set to merge with risk management, insurance brokerage and advisory business Willis Towers Watson in a $30 billion (£60.8 billion) deal that aims to combine and expand complementary organisations to create a technology-enabled global platform.The transaction is expected to create more than $10 billion (£7.6 ...
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ArticleFrench court concludes Uber drivers should gain employee status
In a ruling made on 4 March 2020, France's Court of Cassation reclassified the contractual relationship between drivers and ride hailing organisation Uber, giving them the right to be seen not as self-employed workers, but employees.In the case, Uber argued that drivers remain free to decide whether to connect to ...
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ArticleWates Group overhauls family-friendly benefits for 4,000 employees
Family-owned construction organisation Wates Group has announced a complete overhaul of the family-friendly policies offered to its 4,000 employees.From 1 May 2020, the organisation will commit to making a number of significant changes including: increasing paternity and partner leave to eight weeks at full pay; increasing maternity leave to 26 ...
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ArticleChipotle enhances paid parental leave for restaurant support centre employees
US-based fast food restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill has enhanced its paid parental leave benefits, to support new working parents.On 6 March, Chipotle announced that starting in 2020, it plans to increase paid parental leave for restaurant support centre employees, providing 12 weeks for mothers, and four weeks for new ...
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ArticleMPs' basic pay to increase by 3.1% from 1 April 2020
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) has announced that basic pay for UK members of parliament (MPs) will increase by 3.1% from 1 April 2020.Announced yesterday (5 April 2020), this brings MPs' overall salary from £79,468 to £81,932. This pay increase is in line with the decision by IPSA in ...
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ArticleCushman and Wakefield reduces gender pay gap from 35.8% to 31.1%
Real estate services firm Cushman and Wakefield has reduced its gender pay gap to 31.1%, from 35.8% since 2018.The gender pay gap reporting regulations require organisations with 250 or more employees to publish the differences in mean and median hourly rates of pay for male and female full-time employees, the ...
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ArticleWilko abolishes sick pay for retail and distribution staff of less than a year
Homeware and household goods chain Wilko Retail is reducing sick pay for its retail and distribution employees; under the new policy, staff that have been at the business for less than a year will no longer be entitled to sick pay.Additionally, longstanding employees will only be entitled to sick pay ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 27 February - 4 March 2020
The top 10 most read stories between 27 February and 4 March 2020 were: Government publishes review of implementation of IR35 off-payroll rulesKyocera commits to workplace mental health through new training courseEXCLUSIVE: British Airways aligns customer and employee experience strategiesSouth Western Railway agrees 2.6% pay increaseAlmost three-quarters of UK employees ...
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ArticleDowntown Alliance calls for urban adventurer to live rent-free in New York
Something for the weekend: Non-profit business improvement organisation Downtown Alliance is on the hunt for a social influencer and urban explorer to live in and experience Lower Manhattan.In addition to a wage of $2,250 (£1,742.19) per fortnight, for many the main benefit will be the chance to live rent-free in ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership employees receive 2% profit-sharing bonus
Retail organisation John Lewis Partnership is awarding a 2% bonus to its 83,000 employees, as a result of its 2019/2020 profits.The payout, which is due to the organisation's profit-sharing scheme and was announced to employees today (5 March 2020), paid employees 3% of their salaries in 2018/19; the dip this ...
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ArticleBoris Johnson announces day-one statutory sick pay to tackle Coronavirus
Image credit: Parliament TVUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that statutory sick pay will be available from day one for those people self-isolating as a result of the outbreak of Covid-19 (Coronavirus).The change to sick pay legislation, announced on 4 March 2020, is a temporary measure to respond ...
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ArticleOnly two-fifths of employers have a multi-year gender equality strategy
Although 81% of organisation say improving diversity and inclusion is high on their agenda, only around two-fifths (42%) have documented a multi-year strategy for achieving gender equality, according to research by Mercer.The When women thrive 2020 global report, which involved 1,157 organisations, found that 64% of employers track gender representation, ...
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ArticleAssociation of Accounting Technicians reduces gender pay gap from 13.7% to 4%
The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has reduced its gender pay gap from 13.7% to 4% since 2018. The AAT reported its gender pay gap for full- and part-time staff on data on 2 March 2020, in line with the government’s regulations and ahead of the submission deadline of 30 ...
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ArticleGovernment warns that one-fifth could take sick leave due to Coronavirus
A government report has highlighted that a fifth of UK employees could be sick at the same time during peak outbreak periods of Covid-19 (Coronavirus).A report titled Coronavirus: Action plan, published on 3 March 2020 by the Department of Health and Social Care highlighted how the recent outbreak of Coronavirus ...
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ArticlePay gap sees the average female employee work for free for two months per year
The average female employee works for free for the equivalent of two months per year due to the UK's gender pay gap, according to analysis from the Trades Union Congress (TUC).The research, released on Women's Pay Day today (4 March 2020), the date on which female employees start getting paid ...
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ArticleA third of UK employees feel appreciated by managers at work
More than a third (36%) of UK employees say they feel appreciated by their managers at work on an ongoing basis. This places the UK above several European countries, according to research by SD Worx.The research looked into the satisfaction, motivation, involvement and engagement of 4,500 employees across Germany, France, ...
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ArticleGovernment publishes review of implementation of IR35 off-payroll rules
The government has published the results of its review into the implementation of the changes to the IR35 off-payroll working rules. It launched the review on 7 January 2020 in order to address concerns from businesses about how the changes will be implemented. The off-payroll working rules, introduced in 2000, ...
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ArticleTPR launches consultation on DB pension scheme funding
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a consultation on a revised code of practice for defined benefit (DB) scheme funding.The results of the consultation will enable TPR to set a benchmark for good standards of compliance, expected to come into force at the end of 2021. These will be implemented ...
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Nick Pahl: How occupational health can support workplace health
Occupational health (OH) is a multi-disciplinary approach to maintaining the well-being of those in a workplace, preventing and removing ill-health and developing solutions to keep staff with health issues at work. OH professionals provide independent advice on staff unable to work due to long-term or short-term intermittent health problems, and ...