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ArticleBarclays, Centrica and Financial Ombudsman Service recognised as family-friendly employers
Banking organisation Barclays (pictured), energy business Centrica and the Financial Ombudsman Service are among the employers recognised at the Working Families Best Practice Awards 2019.Now in their 10th year, the Working Families Best Practice Awards, organised by work-life balance charity Working Families, recognises employers across 12 different categories, celebrating organisations ...
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ArticleRadioactive PR improves work-life balance with four-day working week
Gloucestershire-based PR agency Radioactive PR has improved work-life balance and halved employee sick days for its 15 employees since introducing a four-day working week in June 2018.The organisation initially launched its new shorter schedule as a six-week trial last June, and made the arrangement permanent after positive staff and client ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Two-fifths have seen no impact following salary sacrifice changes
EXCLUSIVE: More than two-fifths (43%) have not see any impact from changes to salary sacrifice arrangements, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019, which was published in May 2019 and canvassed the views of 290 HR professionals, found that the proportion of respondents that have not felt the ...
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ArticleMedical couriers at The Doctors Laboratory vote in favour of pay deal
Medical couriers employed by pathology services provider The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and who are members of the trade union the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), have voted in favour of a new pay deal, applicable for couriers who are classified either as workers or as employees.TDL employs couriers ...
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ArticleBarking and Dagenham Council signs domestic abuse charter
Local authority Barking and Dagenham Council has signed the Work to Stop Domestic Abuse Charter, and has announced that it will be providing its 2,500 employees with up to 10 days of paid leave to seek help if they are experiencing domestic violence.The charter, operated by trade union GMB, aims ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Two-fifths outsource some element of their benefits package
EXCLUSIVE: Two in five respondents (41%) outsource some aspect of their benefits package, while three in five (59%) do not, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019, which surveyed 290 HR decision-makers and was published in May 2019, also found that while the proportion of organisations outsourcing elements ...
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ArticlePoll: 45% think using annual leave to recognise long service encourages engagement
Employee Benefits poll: More than four in 10 (45%) of Employee Benefits readers believe that annual leave should be used to recognise long service because it encourages employee engagement.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 154 responses, also found that 25% simply agreed that length of service could be ...
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ArticleNorwegian island wants to cut traditional business hours and become ‘time-free’
Something for the weekend: Although many organisations are starting to embrace flexible and agile working arrangements, a small Norwegian island is going a step further by requesting to be a time-free zone, cutting traditional working hours in order to take advantage of the summer months.Residents and employees living on Sommaroey, ...
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Poll: What is the best way to tailor benefits and reward for a multigenerational workforce?
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ArticleKavitha's keynote: A simple ‘thank you’ is often enough
Earlier this week, we reported that creative practitioners working in London’s West End who are members of the trade union Equity voted to accept a deal which included pay increases and more flexible working opportunities.While employment disputes over pay are increasingly common, what struck me about this case was the ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 13-19 June 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 13 and 19 June 2019 were: Court of Appeal rules in favour of NHS staff in holiday pay disputeVineyard worker tops the list of most desirable jobs in the UKHalf believe benefits are not meeting the needs of multigenerational workforceOxford-based BMW ...
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ArticleScottish government awards 3% pay increase
The Scottish government has announced that it will award its employees a minimum consolidated pay increase of 3% for 2019.Some employees will receive a higher pay award due to progression payments, while staff earning the maximum available wage will gain an additional 1% non-consolidated payment.The pay deal was agreed with ...
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ArticleFour-fifths of SME employers do not have a health and wellbeing strategy
More than four-fifths (82%) of small to medium enterprise (SME) employers do not have a health and wellbeing strategy, according to research by Axa PPP Healthcare.Its survey of 200 organisations with up to 250 staff, and of 1,500 employees working at businesses of the same size, also found that 39% ...
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ArticleEstonia offers longest duration of paid leave for mothers
Of the 41 countries across the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union (EU), Estonia offers the best maternity leave package, providing 85 weeks of leave at full pay, according to research by charity Unicef.The report, Are the world’s richest countries family-friendly? Policy in the OECD ...
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ArticleBabcock employees at RAF Valley awarded a 5% pay rise
Around 350 staff employed by engineering and infrastructure organisation Babcock at the Royal Air Force Valley (RAF Valley) station in Anglesey, Wales have been awarded a 5% pay increase for 2019.Under the one-year pay deal, negotiated with trade union Unite, Babcock employees who are responsible for the maintenance support and ...
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ArticleLayne-Smith to join London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Ali Layne-Smith is to join the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust as its new director of people and culture.Layne-Smith, who will commence her new role in September 2019, will lead a team of 65 members of staff, tackling areas such as talent, workforce analytics and engagement, diversity and inclusion, employee ...
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ArticleSodexo staff at St Mary’s Hospital host protest in pay dispute
Porters and cleaners based at St Mary’s Hospital and employed by food services and facilities management organisation Sodexo are hosting a protest picnic today (Wednesday 19 June 2019) in relation to an ongoing pay dispute.The Paddington-based staff, who are members of the trade union GMB, will hold the protest picnic ...
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ArticleOxford-based BMW staff vote to accept three-year pay deal
Staff employed at car manufacturer BMW, working at its plant in Cowley, Oxford, have voted to accept a three-year pay deal.The deal was negotiated with trade union Unite, and 81% of balloted members voted in favour of the pay agreement.Cowley-based staff, who build cars such as the Mini, will receive ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: More than half go direct to a provider when sourcing benefits technology
EXCLUSIVE: Methods of sourcing benefits technology have remained relatively unchanged over the past few years, as the most popular recourse is either to go directly to a provider (52%) or via a broker (36%), according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019 surveyed 290 HR professionals and was published ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Three-fifths of SMEs say appreciation is part of organisational culture
EXCLUSIVE: Almost three-fifths (58%) of employer respondents with between 10 and 49 members of staff state that showing appreciation is a natural part of their culture, compared to 20% of those that employ 250 to 500 staff, according to research by Reward Gateway.In a survey of 150 HR professionals, 250 ...