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ArticlePaul Deemer: What are the ramifications of the DWP’s sick pay consultation?
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) consultation into statutory sick pay (SSP) seeks views on ways both government and employers can take action to reduce job loss related to ill health.The consultation opens the door for further discussion on how chronic illnesses or disabilities are dealt with in workplaces ...
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ArticleThérèse Coffey appointed secretary of state for work and pensions
Conservative MP Thérèse Coffey (pictured) is the new secretary of state for work and pensions, replacing Amber Rudd MP.Coffey, who was elected as MP for Suffolk Coastal in May 2010, was appointed to her new office on Sunday 8 September 2019.Previously, Coffey served as the minister of state at the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Metropolitan Police to discuss retention of women at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Billington (pictured), HR diversity and inclusion lead at the Metropolitan Police, will share her organisation’s journey around improving the retention of female employees to impact the gender pay gap at Employee Benefits Live 2019.Her session, titled ‘Breaking down gender barriers and closing the gender pay gap’, will be ...
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ArticleBritish Airways pilots strike for the first time in pay dispute
Pilots employed at airline British Airways, who are members of the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) trade union, are undertaking three-days of strike action starting today (Monday 9 September 2019), in an ongoing pay dispute.Balpa members who work at British Airways voted 93% in favour of industrial action; strikes are ...
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ArticleHaywards Heath-based Serco Environmental Services staff vote to accept pay deal
Staff employed by public services organisation Serco Environmental Services, based at its Bridge Road depot in Haywards Heath, have voted to accept a new pay deal, mitigating strike action that was due to take place yesterday (Thursday 5 September 2019).The deal, negotiated with trade union GMB and the Advisory, Conciliation ...
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ArticleDefined benefit pension deficit increases to £340 billion as at August 2019
The deficit for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK has increased by £100 billion between July and August 2019, reaching £340 billion as at the end of August 2019, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).The Skyval index, which is based on aggregated data from 5,450 corporate DB pension ...
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ArticleGeisinger launches paid parental leave for 32,000 staff
US-based healthcare organisation Geisinger has launched a new paid parental leave benefit for its 32,000 employees, effective from 1 September 2019.The leave initiative enables all full and part-time employees with at least six months' service, to take up to two weeks of fully paid leave upon the arrival of a ...
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ArticlePoll: 27% offer insurance benefits to support staff working with cancer
Employee Benefits poll: More than a quarter (27%) of Employee Benefits readers offer staff who are working with cancer insurance benefits, such as income protection or critical illness insurance.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 26 responses, also found that 23% of respondents support staff experiencing cancer by providing ...
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ArticlePots and Co seeks part-time pudding taster for work-from-home role
Image credit: @pots_and_coSomething for the weekend: Luxury dessert organisation Pots and Co is seeking a part-time pudding taster to offer feedback on its chocolate and fruit-filled delicacies for a wage of £15 an hour.Pots and Co posted the job advertisement on its LinkedIn page, asking for sweet-toothed dessert lovers to ...
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ArticleVodafone hires Chanrai
Telecommunications organisation Vodafone has hired Kaammini Chanrai as its new UK diversity and inclusion manager.Chanrai has experience as a project manager and has led organisational transformation work in both the charity sector and local government. She is passionate about equality and women’s rights.Previously, Chanrai worked as gender research and policy ...
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ArticleCrowhurst joins Roche
Nebel Crowhurst has joined pharmaceutical business Roche, as the organisation’s new director of HR and communications.Crowhurst focuses on delivering business results through people experience and has a passion for transformational entrepreneurial environments.Previously, Crowhurst worked at retailer River Island, initially as the organisation’s head of talent, HR and then as head ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 29 August-4 September 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 August and 4 September 2019 were: Delta Air Lines awards 4% pay increase for 80,000 global staffDepartment for Education to increase teacher starting salary and pension contributionsDeloitte doubles paid parental leave for non-birth parentsZappos.com launches music-based wellbeing programmeUK-based Ryanair pilots ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths of UK staff would leave their current job for better work-life balance
Approximately two-fifths (39%) of respondents cite achieving better work-life balance as the main reason to leave their existing job, according to research by Robert Half UK.The survey of 2,000 office-based staff in the UK also found that employees would leave their current positions in order to gain higher remuneration (38%), ...
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ArticleGovernor of North Carolina increases pay for state staff
The governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper (pictured), has legislated to provide pay increases for state employees, adult correction staff and state Highway Patrol employees, effective from July 2019 and July 2020.On 30 August 2019, Cooper signed into law House Bills 609, 226 and 126, enabling state employees to receive ...
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ArticleMedirest staff at Northwick Park Hospital protest in pay and bullying dispute
Staff employed by healthcare facility management organisation Medirest, based at Northwick Park Hospital, are conducting a protest today (Thursday 5 September 2019) in a dispute over pay, bullying complaints and high workloads.The protest, organised by trade union GMB, will take place outside Northwick Park Hospital, in Harrow, between 12pm and ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Twitter to deliver opening keynote at Employee Benefits Live 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Bruce Daisley (pictured), vice president, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at global social media organisation Twitter, will deliver the opening keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2019, speaking on employee motivation.Daisley’s presentation, titled ‘Bringing happiness into the workplace, will open the two-day event’s conference agenda on Tuesday 1 ...
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ArticleOne in 10 employees at Community Medical Centers utilise payroll loans
Approximately 10% of the 6,800 US-based staff employed by private, non-profit healthcare network Community Medical Centers (CMC) have utilised the organisation’s payroll loan benefit since its introduction in July 2018.CMC implemented the payroll loan benefit, provided by Kashable, in July 2018 as part of its voluntary benefits provision, which is ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of global staff think off-cycle pay would impact decision to accept new job
Nearly two-thirds (62%) of global employee respondents think that off-cycle pay options, such as the ability to choose their pay frequency, would make a difference when considering a job offer, according to research by ADP.The future of pay: Exploring the evolution of worker pay and talent management, which surveyed 7,000 ...
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Three-fifths of UK employees do not receive time off to volunteer
More than three-fifths (63%) of UK employees do not receive any paid days off from their employer in order to volunteer, according to research by employee experience organisation Perkbox.The survey of 1,342 UK individuals also found that 16% of employees receive one day off work per year to complete volunteering ...