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ArticleHogan Lovells reports 12.3% gender and 11.2% ethnicity pay gaps
Image credit: ALMInternational law firm Hogan Lovells has reported a 12.3% mean gender pay gap among employees, excluding partners. It has also voluntarily chosen to report its ethnicity pay gap data, finding an 11.2% mean difference.Ahead of the second reporting deadline on 4 April 2019, Hogan Lovells is one of ...
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ArticleMann joins Mention Me
Marketing technology organisation Mention Me has appointed Valerie Mann as its new head of people.In this role, Mann, who has 24 years of HR experience and can speak three languages, will be responsible for overseeing the growth of Mention Me's team.Mann has expertise in remote and international management, mergers and ...
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ArticleNational living wage increases by 5% in April 2019
The national living wage has increased by 5% as at 1 April 2019, equating to £8.21 an hour for employees aged 25 and over; this compares to £7.83 an hour for the 2018-2019 rate.This increase, which is the highest recorded rise since the wage rate was introduced in April 2016, ...
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ArticleThatcham-based Forterra staff vote to accept pay parity deal
Members of the trade union GMB who work at heavy building materials supplier Forterra, at its Thatcham site near Newbury, have voted to accept a deal which offers pay parity with staff based at Forterra’s Birmingham site.Forterra’s management proposed the pay deal on 27 March 2019. GMB members at Newbury ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: The Gym Group sees employees save £100,000 through retail discounts platform
EXCLUSIVE: Employees at no-contract gym provider The Gym Group have saved £100,000 since April 2016 by using the organisation’s retail discounts platform.The Gym Group, which has 700 employees, introduced the platform in April 2016 as part of a three-year deal with employee experience organisation Perkbox.Providing access to retail discounts, offers ...
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ArticleAlpha Flight drivers at Gatwick Airport vote to accept two-year pay deal
Image credit: @alphalsgAround 55 drivers based at Gatwick Airport and employed by inflight food supplier Alpha Flight have voted to accept a two-year pay deal.The deal, which was negotiated with trade union Unite on behalf of its members, is applicable for Alpha Flight drivers delivering inflight food for airline British ...
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ArticleAccountant jailed for three years for pensions fraud
Accountant Roger William Bessent has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraudulently transferring more than £290,000 of pension funds into his own businesses and investments.An investigation conducted by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) found that 66-year-old Bessent took money from the Focusplay Retirement Benefit Scheme; this was the pension ...
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ArticleJunior doctors receive enhanced pay for shared parental leave
The NHS Staff Council has endorsed new rules on shared parental leave for junior doctors, allowing more trainee medics to qualify to take shared parental leave, as well as receive an enhanced rate of pay above statutory levels.The new rules, effective today (Monday 1 April 2019), were agreed with medical ...
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ArticleKavitha Sivasubramaniam: Promoting and communicating benefits adds to their value
As our Maximising Benefits Week in association with Tusker draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.This dedicated week was designed to bring you exclusive insights and opinions, uncovering the latest trends and best ...
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ArticleSociete Generale Singapore enhances parental leave for 271 staff
Financial services organisation Societe Generale has enhanced its maternity and parental leave provision for 271 staff based in Singapore.The parental benefits, effective from 1 March 2019, have been designed to increase the support available to female employees when it comes to juggling work and home lives, as well as to ...
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ArticleRedrow launches mental health campaign for 2,300 staff
Housebuilding organisation Redrow is today (Friday 29 March 2019) launching a new mental health campaign for the 2,300 employees and approximately 18,600 subcontractors working with the business.The campaign, called Mind Your Head, has been designed to support employees and subcontractors with their mental health, providing education as well as encouraging ...
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ArticleMore than a quarter with cancer receive no support to help them return to work
More than a quarter (27%) of employees diagnosed with cancer state that they received no support to help them return to work, according to research by charity Macmillan Cancer Support.Its survey of 1,507 individuals who were in work when diagnosed also found that 10% felt pressured to return before they ...
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ArticleParenting tasks and skills could be worth a salary of £263,587 per year
Something for the weekend: Everyone knows that parents can bring an abundance of new skills into the workplace when they return from leave, but what if their childcare and home-keeping responsibilities were able to earn them a wage?According to a new tool from greeting card organisation Funky Pigeon, released in ...
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ArticlePoll: Two-fifths cite lack of leadership buy in as the main barrier to flexible working
Employee Benefits poll: Approximately two-fifths (39%) of respondents cite a lack of leadership buy-in as the main barrier to introducing flexible working at their organisation.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 84 responses, also found that 37% believe organisational culture hampers the introduction of flexible arrangements, while 20% state ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 21-27 March 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 21 and 27 March 2019 were: Employment tribunal rules in favour of Pimlico Plumbers in employment status caseWilliam Hill launches physical and mental wellbeing campaignClifford Chance reports ethnicity, sexuality and disability pay gaps alongside genderEvents organisation offers 'Brexit rage room' as ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Attitudes towards gender pay are changing
This week, we reported that almost seven in 10 employees in Europe would contemplate leaving their organisation if they knew it had an unfair gender pay gap.Interestingly, the research, carried out by HR management software organisation ADP, found that this figure rose to four in five among 16 to 34 ...
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ArticleSeven in 10 would look for new job if their employer had an unfair gender pay gap
Almost seven in 10 (68%) European employees state that they would consider looking for a new job if they discovered an unfair gender pay gap at their organisation, according to research by human resources management software organisation ADP.Its Workforce view in Europe 2019 report, which surveyed 10,585 employees across France, ...
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ArticleEducation Institute of Scotland members vote to accept three-year pay deal
Members of teachers’ trade union the Education Institute of Scotland (EIS) have voted to accept a three-year pay deal, which will increase their pay by 13.5%.The pay deal, proposed by the Scottish government, will provide a backdated 3% pay increase effective from April 2018, a 7% pay rise in April ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Inspired Villages to launch recognition programme for 220 staff
EXCLUSIVE: Luxury retirement village organisation Inspired Villages is set to launch a recognition programme on 22 April 2019 for its 220 UK staff, to help embed and bring to life the business’ five new values.The new recognition programme, provided by Reward Gateway, will offer both top-down and peer-to-peer instant rewards ...