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ArticleAbsolute Plumbing ordered to pay $145,297 for wage violations
Florida-based plumbing organisation Absolute Plumbing has been ordered to pay $145,297 (£110,385) in back wages and damages to 46 employees for overtime violations after an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) discovered it was violating federal law.The investigation found that the residential and commercial ...
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ArticleEight in ten employees face financial difficulty in January due to early December payday
Eight in ten (82%) UK employees find that getting paid early in December has a negative financial impact in January, according to research by Hastee.Its Christmas research report which canvassed 1,000 employees across the UK and Ireland in November 2019, found that 78% have to use some form of credit ...
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ArticleLincolnshire health visitors end strike action over pay dispute
Lincolnshire County Council has agreed to pay Lincolnshire health visitors between £2,000 and £6,000 in a one-off transitional payment after upgrading their pay grade from a grade 9 to a grade 10.The employees, who are members of trade union Unite, called off strike action on 5 December 2019 after their ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 34% have widened communications due to auto re-enrolment
EXCLUSIVE: Under auto-enrolment legislation, employers are required to re-enrol employees into a pension scheme every three years. Many employers have used this as a lever to expand their communications strategy. For example, 34% of respondents have introduced, or plan to introduce, wider communications around pensions and retirement saving, while 23% ...
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ArticleEmployer investment in corporate gifting schemes has increased by 44%
The proportion of employers investing in employee gift schemes has increased by 44%, according to research by CR Worldwide.Its Rise of corporate wellness 2.0 report, which studied data from 120 large enterprises and 287,000 employees compiled in November 2019 and spanning three years, also found that UK companies spent an ...
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ArticlePure Planet gifts trees to 80 employees as Christmas reward
Renewable energy organisation Pure Planet has gifted all of its 80 employees a tree for Christmas this year, as part of its strategy to reduce waste and CO2 levels and increase sustainability.The Bath-based employer is offering staff the opportunity to plant their tree at either home, in a local community ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Three-quarters provide online access to employee benefits
EXCLUSIVE: Three-quarters (75%) of employers are now offering employees access to their benefits online, according to research by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare.The research, which surveyed 500 HR decision makers and heads of businesses, also found that 44% of respondents administer all benefits online, with a further third (32%) hosting some benefits ...
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ArticlePoll: 36% of employers use EAPs to support mental health in winter
Employee Benefits poll: More than a third of Employee Benefits readers support staff mental health during the winter months by offering access to an employee assistance programme (EAP).A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 28 responses, also found that 32% of employers were offering flexible or remote working to ...
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ArticleMorrisons offers employers a £7.50 per head Christmas party venue
Something for the weekend: Supermarket chain Morrisons is opening its doors to employers that, though lacking in budget, want to offer employees a Christmas party with all the trimmings this year. Morrisons cafes will give cash-strapped employers the opportunity to treat staff to a traditional Christmas dinner for £6.50 per ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 28 November - 4 December 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 28 November and 4 December 2019 were: Hovis signs Dying to Work charter to support terminally ill employeesReckitt Benckiser enhances parental leave for 40,000 employees globallyEmployment Tribunal finds workers are employees for purposes of Tupe regulationsThe Group Company offers new employees ...
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ArticleHorwich Farrelly appoints Oliver Bate as people director
Specialist insurance law firm Horwich Farrelly has promoted Oliver Bate to the position of people director.Bate has previous experience within retail and professional services, focusing on strategy development and long-term business objectives within HR practice.Prior to his appointment as people director, Bate was head of learning and development at Horwich ...
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Poll: What is the primary way you reward employees over the festive season?
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ArticleXPS Pensions Group and Enterprise Holdings pledge commitment to disability inclusion
Image credit: Eric GlennCorporate pensions consultancy XPS Pensions Group (XPS) and vehicle rental organisation Enterprise Holdings have signed the Valuable 500 pledge this week, marking their commitment to supporting diverse and inclusive workplaces.The Valuable 500, which launched in January 2019, is a year-long, global campaign that is asking 500 ...
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ArticleIntu signs Time to Change pledge to support mental health of 2,500 employees
British real estate investment firm Intu has signed the Time to Change pledge, committing to better support the mental health issues faced by its 2,500 employees.The Time to Change employer pledge is run by mental health charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, and aims to educate and change how an ...
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ArticleOne third of UK employees have never received a Christmas bonus
One third (33%) of employees in the UK have never received a Christmas bonus, according to research by Hawk Incentives.The online poll, which canvassed the views of 1,500 respondents in November 2019, also found that nearly three-quarters (73%) are not expecting any form of financial benefit from their employers this ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Three-fifths do not offer a secondary pension scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Almost three-fifths (57%) of respondents do not offer a secondary pension scheme, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Wealth at Work Pensions research 2019, which was conducted during October 2019 among 135 HR decision makers, also found that of those that do offer a secondary scheme, the most ...
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ArticleUCL academics and outsourced domestic staff unite in strike over pay and conditions
University College London (UCL) academic, support and domestic staff have joined together for the first ever combined strike of direct and outsourced university staff today (4 December 2019).Represented by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), staff including outsourced cleaners, porters and security officers who are currently employed by ...
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ArticleSavills signs Race at Work charter to promote equality
Real estate adviser Savills has signed the Race at Work charter, making a commitment to address the issues ethnic minority staff face in the workplace.The voluntary Race at Work pledge, which has been developed in partnership with the UK government and business outreach charity Business in the Community (BITC), is ...
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ArticleEmployment Tribunal finds workers are employees for purposes of Tupe regulations
The London Central Employment Tribunal has published a judgment finding that, for the purposes of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment (Tupe)) Regulations 2006 (Tupe), an individual classified as a 'worker' under the Working Time Regulations 1998 is to be treated as an employee.The case, Dewhurst v Revisecatch, concerned ...
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Morrisons offers employers a £7.50 per head Christmas party venue
Something for the weekend: Supermarket Morrisons is opening its doors to employers who are lacking in budget but want to offer its employees all the trimmings at this year’s Christmas party. Morrisons cafes will give cash-strapped organisations the opportunity to treat its employees to a traditional Christmas dinner for £6.50 ...