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ArticleC and W Trucking ordered to pay $199,000 in wage violations
A contractor for the US Postal Service (USPS), C and W Trucking has been ordered to pay $199,010 (£150,000) for overtime violations and for unpaid health and welfare benefits, after an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) discovered it was violating federal law.The investigation ...
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ArticleFrench transport employees strike over pension reforms
Image credit: Willy BartonFrench transport workers, represented by the Confédération Générale du Travail (General Confederation of Labour (GCT)), are undertaking strike action today (17 December 2019) in an ongoing dispute regarding pension reforms.This is the 13th day of strike action in protest of French prime minister Edouard Philippe's November 2019 ...
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ArticleNine in 10 say employers should support all aspects of staff financial wellbeing
Almost nine in 10 (88%) senior HR professional believe it is an employer’s responsibility to provide support on all aspects of staff financial wellbeing, according to research by Smarterly.The research, published in December 2019, surveyed 250 HR professionals within organisations with 300 or more employees. It also found that almost ...
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ArticleNewcross Healthcare rolls out flexible pay benefit to 8,000 health workers
Healthcare organisation Newcross Healthcare is rolling out a flexible pay benefit that will allow 8,000 health workers among its 9,000-strong workforce to access their pay as it is earned, rather than waiting for a monthly pay date. Newcross Healthcare has been trialling the new Flexi Pay benefit for the past ...
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ArticleJohnson and Johnson and Adidas UK named Britain’s healthiest workplaces
Healthcare organisation Johnson and Johnson, sportswear manufacturer Adidas UK and health and wellbeing provider Wellness International have been named Britain’s healthiest workplaces.The study, undertaken by Vitality from January to August 2019, surveyed 23,500 UK employees regarding their lifestyle, mental wellbeing, clinical risk and productivity. It also looked at leadership, culture ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 54% of employers do not think staff are saving enough for retirement
EXCLUSIVE: In answer to a new question asked of them this year, more than half (54%) of survey respondents do not feel that their organisation’s employees are saving enough to be comfortable once they exit work, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Wealth at Work Pensions research 2019, which ...
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ArticleBreakspear Park hosts Christmas market for 1,300 on-site employees
Hemel Hempstead business park Breakspear Park has held a pop-up Christmas market for the approximately 1,300 employees working for organisations with offices based in the complex. On 3 December 2019, employees at businesses including BAM Construction, NHSP, and Britvic were able to take advantage of the event, put on by ...
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ArticleBritish Airways and Nesta to headline Employee Benefits Connect 2020
Air travel organisation British Airways and innovation foundation Nesta will deliver the two keynote sessions at Employee Benefits Connect 2020.Ksenia Zheltoukhova, director of research operations, research, analysis and policy at Nesta, will be opening the future-focused event with a session titled 'Empowering workers to navigate their way to the jobs ...
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ArticleFour-fifths believe employee experience links to business performance
Almost four-fifths (79%) of organisations believe that creating a positive employee experience directly correlates with improved business performance, according to Kincentric.The Kincentric’s 2019 global employee experience (EX) report, published in November 2019, surveyed 1,300 HR professionals worldwide, and also found that despite the perceived links to business success, less than ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 5% of employees are affected by pension tax allowance limits
EXCLUSIVE: The lifetime and annual allowance limits that were introduced in 2016 have led some employers to look at alternative options in place of pension contributions.Across all respondents, a mean 5% of employees are affected by the allowance limits, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Wealth at Work Pensions ...
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ArticleChristmas movie lover offered $1,000 to watch 24 Hallmark films in 12 days
Something for the weekend: Internet service provider CenturyLink is looking to recruit a Christmas movie fan to watch 24 Hallmark Christmas movies in 12 days.It is offering to pay the lucky applicant $1,000 (£750) to watch a list of movies, then take to social media and spread the word, and ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 5-11 December 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 5 December and 11 December 2019 were: Eight in 10 employees face financial difficulty in January due to early December payday.Morrisons offers employers a £7.50 a head Christmas party venue.EXCLUSIVE: 34% have widened communications due to auto-re-enrolment.POLL: 36% of employers use ...
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Article74% feel employers should offer more flexible working hours for mothers
Almost three-quarters (74%) of mothers feel that employers should offer more flexible working hours, according to research by Now: Pensions.Its report, which surveyed 2,003 UK mothers who are employed, on maternal leave, or in full-time employment, also found that almost one-third (29%) have had to reduce their working hours due ...
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ArticleSt John Properties pays 198 employees $10 million bonus
US real estate organisation St John Properties has awarded all of its 198 employees a share of a $10 million (£7.57 million) bonus pot.The bonus was given to its staff to celebrate the Baltimore-based organisation’s goal of developing 20 million square feet of office, flex/R&D, retail, and warehouse space in ...
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ArticleMRL Consulting Group boosts retention and productivity with four-day week
International recruitment firm MRL Consulting Group has seen 95% staff retention since piloting a four-day working week.The six-month trial for all 54 employees, which began in March 2019, was put in place by David Stone (pictured), chief executive officer at MRL, who wanted to increase employees’ productivity and drive them ...
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ArticleGoogle, Hiscox and Microsoft named best places to work in UK
Google, Microsoft and insurance provider Hiscox are among the top 10 employers named in Glassdoor’s 50 UK Best Places to Work in 2020.Its annual Employees’ Choice Awards, which is in its sixth year in the UK, is compiled using data from employees' anonymous reviews on Glassdoor’s website.Employee reviews about their ...
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Article90% of employees are engaged in their current roles
Nine in 10 (90%) employees identify themselves as engaged in the workplace in their current roles, according to research by Wrike.Its Employee engagement survey: The productivity gap, which surveyed more than 5,000 full-time employees in the US, UK, France, Germany, and Australia, also found that just under half (45%) of ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 26% want guidance on retirement decisions due to pension freedoms
EXCLUSIVE: The pension freedoms, introduced in April 2015, gave many employees increased choice around how and when to access their pension. However, with more choice and flexibility has come a greater need for guidance around retirement savings.This year, 26% of respondents have found that more employees want guidance around decisions ...
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ArticleEight in 10 Dorset police employees feel underpaid for stress of the job
More than four-fifths (86%) of Dorset police do not feel fairly paid for the stresses and strains of their job, according to the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) Pay and morale survey.The survey, which received 1,296 responses, 362 from Dorset Police and 934 who declined to state their ...
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ArticleLinklaters enhances parental leave for UK employees
Law firm Linklaters is to enhance parental leave for its 2,500 UK employees, with plans to assess the suitability of an enhanced parental support package for its other offices and regions in 2020. The policy, which will come into effect from 1 January 2020, will see paid leave increase to ...