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ArticleTake part in exclusive healthcare benefits research for a chance to enter prize draw
How do businesses calculate the return-on-investment when it comes to implementing healthcare benefits? How do organisations aim to support employees’ mental health? What is an employer’s duty of care when it comes to encouraging staff to focus on their individual health and wellbeing?Employee Benefits readers can now have their say ...
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ArticleRolls-Royce and Vodafone among FTSE 100 employers that publish parental leave policies
Insurance firm Aviva (pictured), car manufacturer Rolls-Royce and telecommunications organisation Vodafone are among the 23 organisations in the FTSE 100 that publish details about maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and leave policies, according to research by parenting website Mumsnet.In analysing the UK’s top 100 organisations, Mumsnet found that ...
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ArticleJames Madison University introduces $12 per hour living wage
Effective from 1 July 2019, US-based academic institution James Madison University (JMU) has introduced a $12 (£9.58) per hour living wage for full-time employees, increasing its annual base pay by an average of $690 (£550.71) for 109 members of staff.The university, located in Virginia, calculated its living wage, defined as ...
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ArticleHilton and Mars UK recognised among UK’s Best workplaces for women 2019
Admiral Group, Adobe, EY, Gap, Hilton (pictured), Goodman Masson and McCarthy Recruitment are among the organisations recognised in the UK’s Best workplaces for women 2019 report, compiled by Great Place to Work.The report, now in its second year, recognises organisations that go beyond statutory requirements to ensure that women are ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Four-fifths use digital communications to boost benefits engagement
EXCLUSIVE: Digital communications are steadily increasing as a method of improving engagement with benefits, up from 68% in 2016 to 78% this year, according to research by Employee Benefits.While this might indicate the move towards a reliance on technology, it is worth noting that the Benefits research 2019, published in ...
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ArticleGovernment to consult on gender pay gap metrics as part of gender equality roadmap
The government will review gender pay gap reporting metrics, evaluate shared parental leave and consult on providing dedicated employment rights for carers as part of its work to tackle gender inequalities.The Government Equalities Office (GEO) and member of Parliament Penny Mordaunt (pictured), the minister for women and equalities, published the ...
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ArticleMaryland seeks official cookie taster
Something for the weekend: Biscuit-loving job seekers have the ideal opportunity to apply for their dream job this week, as cookie manufacturer Maryland is hiring for an official cookie taster.The delicious-sounding job, advertised via website Airtasker, will pay the chosen chocolate chip cookie fan £350 to attend a day at ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 27 June-3 July 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 27 June and 3 July 2019 were: Supreme Court refuses government's appeal in judges' pensions discrimination courtLondon-based family offers £60,000 salary for tutor to join them on 12-month gap yearJunior NHS doctors vote to accept four-year contract improvementsStagecoach wins international awards ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid's professional development
I cannot think of another time when this has happened: Big Bad Boss has offered to pay for some continued professional development training for me. Great, but I worry that it means he thinks I am getting out of date. It is a bit like being offered a seat on ...
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ArticleBBC spent £158.6m for on-air talent in 2018-2019
Public television organisation the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) spent just over £158.6 million for on-air job roles in the 2018-2019 financial year; equating to 10% of the organisation’s total internal creative content spend.Its Group annual report and accounts 2018-2019, published in July 2019, also detailed individuals at the BBC who ...
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ArticleSodexo staff at Charing Cross Hospital hold protest picnic in pay dispute
Cleaners and porters employed by food services and facilities management organisation Sodexo, who are based at Charing Cross Hospital in London, are hosting a protest picnic today (Thursday 4 July 2019) in an ongoing pay dispute.The picnic, organised by the trade union GMB, will see Sodexo’s porters, cleaners and domestic ...
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ArticleSmiths Group completes pensioner buy-in transaction worth £176m
Engineering organisation Smiths Group has completed a bulk annuity buy-in transaction with insurer Canada Life.The policy insures the pension liabilities, worth around £176 million, for more than 2,000 legacy pensioners and dependents of the Smiths Industries Pension Scheme.The buy-in arrangement has been designed to de-risk the pension scheme’s liabilities; to ...
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ArticleBBC reports a 6.8% mean gender pay gap for 2019
Media organisation the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has reported a 6.8% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at March 2019; this is a decrease from the 10.7% mean gender pay gap it reported in 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data for BBC Public Service ...
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ArticleGovernor of Maryland awards 3% pay increase to state employees
The governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan, has awarded a 3% pay increase to the majority of state employees, effective from 1 July 2019.The pay award was confirmed in Maryland’s fiscal year 2020 budget, after being negotiated between Hogan’s office and exclusive bargaining representatives for state employees.“Due to our administration’s prudent ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employee health is key reason to offer benefits for 83% of organisations
EXCLUSIVE: For the second year running, supporting employee health and wellbeing has been identified as the main reason employers offer benefits, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019, which surveyed 290 HR professionals, was published in May 2019. It found that employee health and wellbeing was cited by ...
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ArticleHalf of employers predict pay rises of between 2% and 3% for 2019
Just under half (48%) of respondents predict they will deliver pay rises of between 2% and 3% for 2019, while 32% anticipate they will have a pay review budget of between 1% and 2%, according to research by management consultancy Paydata.Its UK reward management survey, spring 2019 report, which polled ...
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ArticleStandard Life Aberdeen commits to supporting staff experiencing endometriosis
Investment management organisation Standard Life Aberdeen has been accredited as the UK’s first endometriosis friendly employer, committing to provide support for employees experiencing the condition.The new accreditation scheme, launched by national charity Endometriosis UK in June 2019, offers guidance to employers on how to support staff diagnosed with endometriosis. As ...
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ArticleSainsbury’s Argos named Best place to work at logistics awards event
Image credit: Serge Cornu/ShutterstockRetailer Sainsbury’s Argos has been named the Best place to work at the annual Talent in Logistics Awards, in recognition of its high employee engagement.The awards, organised by Talent in Logistics, a support business for the transport, logistics and warehouse sector in the UK, aim to recognise ...
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ArticleHephzi Pemberton: What can employers do to address Bame inequality in the workplace?
By highlighting the lack of ethnic representation at director level within UK businesses we can work to ensure that the number of ethnic minority directors within the FTSE 100 doesn’t drop for a second year; 2018 only having 84 out of 1,048 ethnic minority directors.Our research at Equality Group, published ...
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ArticleMore than a third believe they perform better when working from home
More than a third (38%) of respondents believe that they perform better when they work from home, according to research by cleaning organisation Cleanology.Its survey of 1,056 individuals also found that 34% of respondents have noted an increase in presenteeism, with 64% feeling more pressure to attend work when they ...