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ArticleBaillie Gifford introduces equal parental leave policy
Global investment management organisation Baillie Gifford has introduced a new equal parental leave policy for its 1,128 staff.The policy, effective from 1 April 2019, enables both male and female employees to take up to 52 weeks of paid parental leave upon becoming a parent, regardless of length of service. The ...
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ArticleAshford and St Peter’s Hospitals launches reward, recognition and retail discounts
Surrey-based NHS foundation trust Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals has launched a new reward, recognition and employee discount programme for its 3,300 staff.The programme, provided by Each Person, was initially introduced in March 2019 in order to provide employees with an accessible scheme offering a range of valuable benefits; this ...
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ArticleSodexo staff at three London hospitals protest in dispute over pay
Porters, cleaners and domestic staff employed by multinational facilities management organisation Sodexo, and who are members of the trade union GMB, are conducting a protest across three London-based hospitals today (Tuesday 30 April 2019) in a dispute over pay.The protests are due to take place at St Mary’s Hospital in ...
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ArticleAround 439,000 employees paid less than their entitled hourly minimum wage in April 2018
Approximately 439,000 employees were paid less than the hourly minimum wage in April 2018, according to research by independent body the Low Pay Commission (LPC).The Non-compliance and enforcement of the national minimum wage: April 2019 report used up to date stakeholder and government evidence, including research such as the Annual ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits’ Benefits Research 2019
Click to download the Employee Benefits' Benefits research 2019 reportThe Employee Benefits’ Benefits research 2019 was conducted in March 2019 among readers of employeebenefits.co.uk. It received 290 responses.This report is aimed at helping compensation, reward and benefits professionals understand the key issues driving current benefits strategies, as well as issues ...
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ArticleCarlsberg UK and Havas Media shortlisted for Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits
Brewery Carlsberg UK, media business Havas Media and construction manufacturer Saint-Gobain Weber are among the organisations shortlisted in the Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits, small employer category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2019.This accolade recognises the most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategies implemented by organisations with fewer than 1,000 employees.The ...
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ArticleCo-op launches resilience programme for 300 staff
Retailer and funeral home operator Co-op has launched a resilience programme for 300 staff employed in its customer service centre, to support employees who converse with bereaved customers of its Co-op Funeralcare business.The Heart programme, provided by Let’s Get Healthy, launched for customer service centre staff in April 2019 after ...
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ArticleAspen and Tokio Marine Kiln shortlisted for Best flexible benefits plan
Insurance firms Aspen and Tokio Marine Kiln are among the organisations shortlisted in the Best flexible benefits plan category for the Employee Benefits Awards 2019.This award celebrates the most effective use of a flexible benefits strategy within an organisation working to engage employees and deliver against their wants and needs.The ...
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ArticleCharlton Morris launches mental health package for 62 staff
Executive search firm Charlton Morris has launched a new mental health support package for its 62 employees, including workshops and counselling sessions.The organisation has partnered with qualified mental health practitioner Jaimie Shires in order to create a suite of mental health support benefits; these aim to help employees with their ...
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ArticleDeloitte, Sky and Vodafone listed among top employers for women in 2019
Aviva, BP, Deloitte (pictured), Fujitsu, the Royal Navy, Sky and Vodafone are among the UK organisations that feature in the Top 50 Employers for Women 2019 list, compiled by The Times and business community outreach charity Business in the Community (BITC).The unranked alphabetical list recognises UK employers that are leading ...
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ArticlePoll: More than a third use unconscious bias training to encourage racial equality at work
Employee Benefits poll: More than a third (36%) of respondents have introduced unconscious bias training in order to encourage racial equality at their organisation.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 11 responses, also found that a further 36% of respondents are addressing their workplace culture to build better racial ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Mind the ethnicity pay gap
As an Asian woman, how employers can address the ethnicity pay gap and improve employment opportunities and equality for people from ethnic minority backgrounds is an issue close to my heart.At the Westminster Employment Forum policy conference on Bame (black, Asian and ethnic minority) equality in the workplace: tackling discrimination ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 18-24 April 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 18 and 24 April 2019 were: BT and Siemens shortlisted for Best pensions communicationsMorrisons receives permission to appeal payroll data breach case at Supreme CourtGovernment publishes guidance on equalisation of GMPsAlmost half of workplaces do not have an official policy on ...
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ArticleActors Kit Harrington and Emilia Clarke earn $500,000 per episode for Game of Thrones
Something for the weekend: As blood-thirsty fantasy drama Game of Thrones returns to TV screens this month (April 2019) for its eighth and final season, its leading cast are banking pay cheques of up to $500,000 (£386,182.50) per episode, according to women’s glossy magazine Cosmopolitan.Analysis by the monthly magazine reveals ...
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ArticleDan Lucy: Should employers follow Hermes’ lead with ‘self-employed plus’ status?
The recent move by Hermes and the GMB Union to collaboratively find a way to resolve the employment status of Hermes’ couriers is a positive step, offering those couriers the option of enhanced rights and taking the discussion out of the law courts.It is a smart compromise on both parts. ...
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ArticleCharlie Barnes: Should employers follow Hermes’ lead with ‘self-employed plus’ status?
Organisations like Hermes, with business models based on self-employed individuals delivering parcels, have come under fire for seemingly avoiding the provision of basic worker rights, such as national minimum wage (NMW), holiday pay, statutory sick pay and pension auto-enrolment.To tackle this, Hermes has agreed new rights with the GMB union ...
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ArticleDavid Greenhalgh: Should employers follow Hermes’ lead with ‘self-employed plus’ status?
The ‘self-employed plus’ model appears to work well for Hermes, but is not necessarily a solution for other employers.The issue for Hermes, as it may be for other businesses, could be that if an individual does not take the ‘self-employed plus’ option, there would be nothing to prevent them from ...
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ArticleThree-fifths increase pension contributions if employer offers to match them
Around three-fifths (61%) of workplace pension scheme members opt to increase their pension contributions if their employer offers to match them, according to research by investment organisation Hargreaves Lansdown.Its analysis of nearly 53,000 scheme members enrolled in the Hargreaves Lansdown workplace pension also found that 49% choose to increase their ...
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ArticleAon confirms definitive agreement to sell talent businesses to Spencer Stuart
Global professional services firm Aon has signed a definitive agreement to sell certain businesses within its talent portfolio to executive search and leadership advisory organisation Spencer Stuart.The agreement primarily covers Aon’s culture and engagement practice and its leadership development and advisory practice, as well as related products and services.The pending ...