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ArticleEquality and Human Rights Commission updates pregnancy and maternity toolkit
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has updated its toolkit to provide employers with advice on how to prevent pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the workplace.The updated guidance now reflects changes to the law that have come into effect as of this month.The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) ...
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ArticlePIB Employee Benefits acquires YouatWork
Employee benefits consultancy PIB Employee Benefits has acquired benefit platform provider YouatWork.YouatWork offers retail discounts, benefits from providers and recognition methods.According to PIB Employee Benefits, the acquisition will enable it to expand its product portfolio within the employee benefits space.It is also is part of its growth strategy and ongoing ...
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ArticleBrunswick Group hires new group head of talent and HR
Critical issues advisory firm Brunswick Group has appointed Fabiola Williams as its new partner and group head of talent and HR, effective 10 May.In her new role, Williams will work closely with Meaghan Ramsey, chief people officer, and the firm’s global people team to advance the firm’s people-related priorities. She ...
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ArticlePrinces introduces enhanced carers' leave for UK employees
International food and drink group Princes has introduced two weeks of carers' leave for its UK employees each year in order to go further than the new Carers’ Leave Act coming into effect on 6 April.One week will be paid and the other will be unpaid. Employees will be required ...
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ArticleSavills UK reports 20.11% mean gender hourly pay gap
Estate agents Savills UK has reported a 20.11% mean gender hourly pay gap for 2023, down from 23.94% in 2022.The organisation’s median gender hourly pay gap fell from 21.76% in 2022 to 17.59% in 2023, while the number of women in its upper pay quartile increased to 29%, up from ...
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ArticleUS bartender receives nearly $1,000 tip for taking a selfie for a customer
Something for the weekend: As the long-running debate on whether to tip if a customer has had good service in a bar or restaurant continues, one bartender in the US revealed she received a tip worth nearly $1,000 (£788) from a customer in response to her agreeing to a rogue ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 29 March - 4 April 2024
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 March - 4 April 2024 were: Greggs reports 10.49% mean gender pay gap for 2023Anchor and Cadent Gas shortlisted for Best alignment of benefits to business strategyAxa extends global support benefits to UK employeesBaker Hughes unifies global benefits proposition with core ...
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ArticleExclusive: Baker Hughes and EasyJet shortlisted for Best benefits communications
Energy technology firm Baker Hughes and airline operator EasyJet have been shortlisted in the Best benefits communications – large employer category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024.The award was created to recognise the most effective benefits communications strategy for employers with more than 1,500 full-time staff. Successful entrants will have ...
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Article29% would not cope financially if diagnosed with a critical illness
Almost one-third (29%) of parents with young children do not feel at all confident in their ability to cope financially if diagnosed with a critical illness, according to research by life and pensions mutual insurer LV=.Its second annual Reaching resilience report, which surveyed 4,000 UK adults, also found that the ...
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ArticleFirst Bus receives living wage employer accreditation
National bus operator First Bus has received real living wage employer accreditation.All of its 1,300 UK employees, including workers employed through third-party contractors, will be paid at least £12 per hour. This is over and above the UK government’s national living wage, which increased this month for workers aged 21 ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics enhances maternity benefits
XPO Logistics, a provider of sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, has enhanced its maternity benefits for soon-to-be and new parents based in the UK.After two years' service, employees will be entitled to the first six weeks of maternity leave paid at 90% of their weekly average earnings, with the ...
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ArticleLodders appoints people and culture director
Law firm Lodders has hired Grace Walton (pictured left) as people and culture director.In her role, Walton will lead and coordinate the delivery of the firm’s strategic and operational HR function, people initiatives and talent management activities, as well as growing the HR team.She has dedicated HR experience as well ...
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ArticleBuyer's guide to healthcare trusts
Credit: everydayplus/shutterstockWhat are healthcare trusts? Healthcare trusts enable employers to provide self-funded medical cover to employees. Unlike private medical insurance (PMI), healthcare benefits are paid for from a trust fund, set up with trust rules.The value of the fund is based on an estimated annual claims bill. There is an ...
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ArticleTribunal orders Phoenix Healthcare and Rentacar 24/7 to pay unpaid wages
An employment tribunal has ruled that Phoenix Healthcare and Rentacar 24/7 must pay £2,912.19 in unpaid wages and additional compensation after finding they underpaid a former employeeM Piekielniak was employed as a driver transporting carers between jobs by Phoenix Healthcare from 2 May 2021, and when not busy, would support ...
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ArticleEnergizer Group completes £44 million pension buy-in
Credit: MAHATHIR MOHD YASIN / Shutterstock.comGlobal battery and lighting brand Energizer Group has completed a £44 million pensions buy-in for its Energizer UK Pension Plan.The deal, which was carried out with financial services firm Just Group and scheme trustee Zedra Governance, secures the benefits of all scheme members, which includes ...
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ArticleAxa extends global support benefits to UK employees
Insurance firm Axa has extended the support benefits available to UK employee who are parents, carers, experience the loss of a baby or are victims of domestic abuse from this month.Through its We Care programme, UK employees will be entitled to eight weeks of paid co-parent leave, an increase of ...
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ArticleAnchor and Cadent Gas shortlisted for Best alignment of benefits to business strategy
Care provider Anchor and gas distribution organisation Cadent Gas have been shortlisted in the Best alignment of benefits to business strategy category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024.This award, which is sponsored by Octopus Electric Vehicles, celebrates an organisation that demonstrates how its benefits strategy is aligned with its broader ...
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ArticleGreenwich Leisure workers receive 20% sick pay increase
Workers employed by Greenwich Leisure (GLL) are set to receive a 20% increase in sick pay following a day of industrial action last week.From this month, the social enterprise has agreed to increase sick pay for all of its employees, including its leisure workers across the UK.This follows a 24-hour ...
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ArticleGreggs reports 10.49% mean gender pay gap for 2023
Fast food chain Greggs has reported a 10.49% mean gender pay gap for 2023, down from 2022’s figure of 14.64%.The organisation’s median gender pay gap for 2023 increased slightly year on year from 2.81% to 3.24%.Its mean gender bonus gap for last year was 39.04%, down from 55.99% the previous ...
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ArticleExclusive: 76% of UK employers measure impact of supporting staff health
More than three-quarters (76%) of employers measure the impact of supporting the health and wellbeing of their staff, according to research by Group Risk Development (Grid).The industry body for the group risk sector, which surveyed 500 HR decision-makers, found this is an increase on the 51% of respondents which measured ...