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ArticleBrightstar Financial and Pure Planet named Best small companies for 2020
Commercial finance organisation Brightstar Financial, energy business Pure Planet and contact centre Stepchange Outsourcing have been recognised as the top three small businesses to work for in 2020.The Best 100 small companies 2020 list, compiled by The Sunday Times, was announced on 19 February 2020. It lists those organisations with ...
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ArticleStaff at 74 universities start 14-day strike over pay, pensions and conditions
Staff at 74 UK universities are today (20 February 2020) commencing a programme of strike action that will span 14 days in total, in an ongoing dispute over pensions, pay and working conditions.Employees from 60 universities, who are also members of University College Union (UCU), previously went on strike ...
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ArticleHowden Employee Benefits and Wellbeing signs mental health charter
Employee benefits consultancy Howden Employee Benefits and Wellbeing has committed to developing better working practices around mental health and wellbeing by signing up to the Mindful Business Charter. The organisation's commitment to the charter was confirmed on 29 January 2020, with the official signing due to take place on 14 ...
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ArticleShared parental pay claims refused leave to appeal by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has refused leave to appeal in two joint cases, Ali v Capita and Hextall v Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police, concerning claims of discrimination in relation to shared parental leave allowances. In May 2019, the Court of Appeal published the decision that failure to pay enhanced shared ...
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ArticleOne in 10 believe their pension scheme investments align with ESG best practice
Less than one in 10 (9%) employers believe that their pension scheme investments align with environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, according to research by Howden Employee Benefits and Wellbeing.Rules introduced in October 2019 mean that pension scheme trustees are to required to outline their policies on financially material investment ...
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ArticleChiswick Park launches spring event programme for 10,000 on-site staff
Business campus Chiswick Park has announced its Spring in the Park 2020 programme, which will run for the 10,000 employees of organisations based the West-London site. The programme, running from Thursday 27 February to Thursday 30 April, will provide a number of experiences ranging from food markets to speaker events, ...
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ArticleFormer head of Yately Industries for the Disabled jailed for pensions fraud
The former head of charity organisation Yately Industries for the Disabled, Patrick McLarry, has been jailed for five years for defrauding its pension scheme.Investigations by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) discovered that between 2012 and 2013, during his tenure as the director of VerdePlanet, the corporate trustee of the Yately Industries ...
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ArticleTPR announces new measures to improve standards of trusteeship and protect savers
In its response to its Future of Trusteeship and Governance consultation, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has announced that it will be taking new measures to protect pension savers and improve member outcomes.The consultation, which took place between July and September 2019, received 114 responses from a mix of layperson and ...
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ArticleAverage weekly pay increased by 1.8% in 2019
Between December 2018 and December 2019, real regular weekly pay, excluding bonuses and adjusted for inflation, increased by 1.8%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The Labour market economic commentary: February 2020 report, released today (18 February 2020), also found that real total pay, which includes bonuses, had increased ...
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ArticleMore than a quarter of Bupa employees enroll in flexible pay benefit
As of early February 2020, more than a quarter (27%) of employees at healthcare organisation Bupa had enrolled in the employer's flexible pay benefit.The service, provided by Wagestream, was launched in December 2019, with the goal of helping staff meet costs in the run-up to Christmas. Since then, a quarter ...
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ArticleA quarter of employees have taken holiday to deal with excessive workplace stress
A quarter (26%) of employees have taken paid time off or holiday leave to deal with excessive stress caused by work, according to research by Dolan Contractor Group.The survey of employees at 140 organisations also found that long work hours (41%) was the greatest cause for stress in the workplace, ...
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ArticleTJ Morris awards 900 warehouse staff 15% pay rise
Image credit: TreasureGaloreWarehouse staff working at retail organisation TJ Morris, which operates as Home Bargains, have voted to accept a 15% pay deal.The accepted deal, announced by trade union Unite on 13 February 2020, will affect the pay of 900 employees. It also includes changes to shift patterns and working ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Future-proofing financial wellbeing at Employee Benefits Connect 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Zarina Sahni, head of insights at Salary Finance, will bring delegates together to discuss how financial wellbeing can enhance existing initiatives at Employee Benefits Connect 2020.Sahni's huddle sessions, titled 'Futureproofing financial wellbeing', will take place throughout the one-day conference event, and will aim to delve into a number of ...
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ArticleChester Race Company launches wellbeing programme for 200 employees
Racecourse and hospitality organisation Chester Race Company is working in partnership with British horse-racing workforce welfare charity Racing Welfare to create a wellbeing programme for its 200 employees in 2020. Following feedback from an employee engagement survey conducted in December 2019, Chester Race Company aims to further enhance its benefits ...
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ArticlePolice Scotland Highland and Islands Division secures funding to tackle mental health
Police Scotland's Highland and Islands Division has secured funding for a three-year mental health and wellbeing project to benefit its officers and staff. The funding, announced on 6 February 2020 and provided by Police Care UK’s 1in4 Fund, has enabled the division to employ a project officer to oversee the ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 6 - 12 February 2020
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 6 and 12 February 2020 were: HMRC confirms changes to IR35 will only apply to services provided after 6 April 2020Unions reject 2% pay offer from Local Government AssociationGardner Leader gives 135 employees unlimited paid holidayAllianz Partners UK signs Time to ...
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ArticleGovernment staff in Philippines wear their hearts on their sleeves for Valentine's Day
Something for the weekend: To embrace Valentine’s Day tomorrow (14 February), the local government of Gumaca town, Philippines, has asked employees wear red on the special day. However, in an attempt to set off some sparks in time for the special day, today they must don a variety of colour-coded ...
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ArticleSouthwest Airlines profit-sharing scheme pays out for 60,000 employees
60,000 employees at Southwest Airlines will be awarded a cumulative 12.2% of $667 million (£513 million), due to the organisation's profit-sharing scheme. All Southwest Airlines staff who were employed on or after 1 January 2019 have been automatically included in the organisation's profit-sharing plan, through which they are eligible to ...
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ArticleTake part in exclusive benefits trends research to win £100 retail voucher
What are the most effective benefits that employers offer? How can technology boost engagement? What issues are shaping future benefits strategies? Readers of Employee Benefits have the opportunity to have their say by participating in this year’s exclusive Employee Benefits Research 2020. The survey sets out to understand and benchmark ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of employers do not provide eye care benefits for all staff
Just over two-thirds (68%) of employers do not provide eye care for all staff, according to research by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare.The research, which surveyed more than 500 HR decision-makers both in public and private organisations in the UK, found that, while 61% confirmed that they do offer workplace eye care ...