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ArticleBBVA Spain puts cap on working hours to encourage employee wellbeing
Image credit: Fotokon / Shutterstock.comSpanish banking group BBVA has implemented a number of new work-life policies, including telling all of its employees in Spain to disconnect from work devices and avoid answering emails between the hours of 7pm and 8am, whenever possible. The Work Better. Enjoy Life programme, which came ...
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ArticleNine in 10 fathers feel uncomfortable taking leave for family emergencies
Nearly nine in 10 (89%) working fathers do not think their employers are comfortable with them taking unexpected leave for family emergencies such as a sick child, according to research by Utopia and The Hobbs Consultancy.The study, which canvassed the views of 2,001 UK respondents between October and November 2019, ...
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ArticleLincolnshire health visitors stage month-long strike over unfair pay
Lincolnshire health visitors, who are members of trade union Unite, began a month-long strike yesterday, 18 November, until 13 December 2019, to protest a lower pay grade since being transferred from the NHS to new Lincolnshire County Council contracts in October 2017.The 76 employees are protesting the council's decision to ...
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ArticleKingston Council accredited as living wage employer
Kingston Council has been accredited as a living wage employer, by the Living Wage Foundation, enabling it to pay all of its 4,069 employees the living wage or London living wage rate.The announcement was made to coincide with Living Wage week, 11 to 17 November 2019, when the Living Wage ...
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ArticleFinancial issues affect the mental wellbeing of 51% of millennial employees
Employers are concerned that over half (51%) of millennial employees have a high rate of stress and anxiety when it comes to finances and debt, according to new research by Group Risk Development (Grid).Respondents voiced concerns that money issues affect the health and wellbeing of their millennial employees, those aged ...
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ArticleRos Altmann: What actions would you recommend to government on pensions?
There are several urgent reforms that the new government should consider for early legislation. As the Pension Schemes Bill was abandoned before dissolution of Parliament, it will need to be revived next year.Regulators need more powers to force pension providers to improve the quality of their data records and provide ...
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ArticleRob Yuille: What actions would you recommend to government on pensions?
People find pensions complicated, this we know. So, as political parties do their best to woo the electorate, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has identified three areas in which a new government can improve the pensions system by making it fairer, safer and simpler for consumers to understand and ...
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ArticleLesley Browning: What actions would you recommend to government on pensions?
Pensions issues have been largely ignored recently. The Pension Schemes Bill died when Parliament dissolved, and even that failed to deal with many burning issues. So, what is on my pensions wish list for any new government?First, allow trustees to invest for good. Pension trustees have to reveal their investment ...
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ArticleHalf of employees have cancelled medical appointments due to work commitments
More than half (52%) of employees have had to cancel or change medical appointments as a result of work commitments, according to research by AIG Life.The research, which surveyed a representative sample of 2,008 working adults aged between 18 and 65, also found that only two-fifths (41%) found it easy ...
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ArticleNottingham College agrees to protect pay and annual leave
Employees at Nottingham College who are members of the University and College Union (UCU) have agreed to end a long-running dispute with their employer over new contracts affecting pay, sick pay and annual leave.UCU has stated that new contracts being imposed by the college would cut employees' holiday entitlements and ...
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ArticleFrimley NHS staff protest transfer that could erode pay and conditions
Frimley Health NHS Trust staff who are members of trade unions Unite and GMB are taking industrial action today (18 November 2019) to protest their transfer to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS), which they claim will risk eroding their pay and employment conditions.Estates management, equipment maintenance, catering, portering procurement and ...
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ArticleSodexo staff at London hospitals to receive £2.34 pay rise from November 2019
Porters, cleaners and support staff working for Sodexo at three London hospitals, and represented by trade union Unison, have been offered a pay deal that will see the 2020 London living wage implemented immediately and backdated to 1 November 2019.Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, which operates St Mary's, Charing Cross ...
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ArticleSalary increases for UK employees in 2020 will be 0.1% lower than 2019
UK employees can expect to receive a 1.1% real salary increase in 2020, compared to the 1.2% increase seen in 2019, according to research by ECA International.The Salary and trends survey 2019/2020, which analysed information collected from 307 multinational organisations in 68 countries, calculated real salary increases in each country ...
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ArticleNorth Ayrshire Council pays 6,500 employees new living wage rate early
North Ayrshire Council, located in the southwest of Scotland, has committed to paying its 6,500 employees the new living wage rate from November 2019, five months prior to its official introduction.On 11 November 2019, the Living Wage Foundation announced that the voluntary UK living wage rate would increase from £9.00 ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid trials agile working
I’m excited to discover we are going to be part of an experiment. The executive management team have decided to trial agile working for back office departments, and they have confirmed the pilot for selected teams within human resources. HR seems an odd place to start; it would make more ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 7-13 November 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 7 and 13 November 2019 were: Approximately 4.3 million Generation X employees will retire with inadequate savingsUK police staff vote to accept 2.5% pay riseLondon-based McDonald’s UK employees strike over pay and conditionsMarried UK employees receive equivalent of £2,390 per year ...
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ArticleNorth Leamington School boosts wellbeing with furry faculty member
Something for the weekend: North Leamington School (NLS) has hired a furry faculty member to help improve the mental health of both staff and students.Five month old cockapoo Lulu (pictured) joined the team at NLS in October 2019, and is currently enrolled in an eight-month training programme to become an ...
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ArticleSKL Recruitment charged with non-payment of pension contributions
Recruitment agency, SKL Recruitment has pleaded guilty to falsely claiming that it had enrolled employees into a workplace pension scheme.Appearing at Brighton Magistrates' Court on 13 November 2019, the Hertfordshire-based employer admitted to misleading The Pensions Regulator (TPR) by providing false information.Managing director Linus Kadzere told TPR at that his ...
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ArticleHospitality industry has 25% gender pay gap for low-income jobs
Female employees in lower income jobs within the hospitality industry earn an average of £12,322 per year, compared to a male average of £15,459, making this the sector with the largest gender pay gap (25%) for low earners, according to research by Gumtree Jobs.The report, Hidden heroes: Discovering the unsung ...