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ArticleBasic pay expectations in the private sector increase to 2.5%
Basic pay award expectations for quarter one of 2019 have increased from 2% to 2.5% in the private sector, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Adecco Group; this is the highest recorded figure since the research's inception in 2012.The Labour market outlook ...
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ArticleKavitha Sivasubramaniam: Finding flexible ways to reduce financial worries
As our Financial Wellbeing Week, in association with Wealth at Work, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.An increasing number of businesses are recognising the affects of financial worries on employees, particularly the ...
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ArticleTPR used enforcement powers 21,814 times to tackle auto-enrolment non-compliance in Q4
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) used its enforcement powers for pensions auto-enrolment non-compliance 21,814 times between October and December 2018, compared to 38,095 times in Q3 of 2018, according to research by TPR.Its Compliance and enforcement quarterly bulletin: October-December 2018 report, which provides information on the powers TPR has used, as ...
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ArticleLeonardo launches roadshows and employee networks for LGBT History Month
Engineering organisation Leonardo is launching employee networks, roadshows and lunchtime learning sessions for its 7,000 UK employees around lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) History Month.In recognition of LGBT History Month, typically held in February each year, Leonardo is creating LGBT employee networks across all of its UK sites, including ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Discuss health and wellbeing at Employee Benefits Connect in under two weeks
EXCLUSIVE: Employee Benefits Connect 2019 is drawing close, with less than two weeks to go before delegates will be able to attend a session presented by Sarah O'Neill (pictured), Sarah O’ Neill (pictured), chartered counselling psychologist and clinical director at Spectrum Life, an Ireland-based network of private mental health support ...
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ArticleHeal's boosts wellbeing with puppy love on Valentine's Day
Image credit: Heal'sSomething for the weekend: Furniture and lighting retailer Heal’s gave its employees a dose of puppy love to boost wellbeing this Valentine’s Day, providing them with the chance to get involved in a speed-dating event with a difference.Animal shelter and charitable organisation Battersea Dogs and Cats Home arrived ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 6-13 February 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 6 and 13 February 2019 were: Hush Hush seeks luxury product tester to review £47m superyachtsGlasgow City Council ratifies £548m worth of payments for equal pay compensationAccounts manager fined £5,000 for auto-enrolment non-complianceBright Horizons acquires My Family CareTSB reports a 31% ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid is sent on secondment
I am being sent on secondment to another of our offices. Is it to the Caribbean, or some other sunny location where they need me? No, it is Swindon. You may already know my thoughts on Swindon. It is like being sent to Coventry, only worse. I don’t even know ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Less than two-fifths of organisations offer financial education to employees
EXCLUSIVE: The number of organisations offering financial education to all staff has reduced slightly this year, dropping from 41% in 2017 to 36% in 2018, according to research by Employee Benefits and Barnett Waddingham.The Employee Benefits/Barnett Waddingham pensions research 2018, which gathered 246 responses and was published in December 2018, ...
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ArticleMuckle Media launches enhanced flexible benefits and unlimited holiday
Creative public relations agency Muckle Media has this week (11 February 2019) launched an enhanced flexible benefits and unlimited holiday package for its Scotland-based employees.The new benefits have been introduced to coincide with Valentine's Day, and as part of the organisation's #LittleThings campaign; this aims to attract and retain the ...
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ArticleLegal action continues against Morrisons in equal pay case
Supermarket retailer Morrisons is due to face equal pay claims from thousands of current and former shop staff, potentially costing the organisation up to £100 million in settlements.Law firm Roscoe Reid, which is representing the claimants alongside workers' rights organisation Pay Justice, stated that it has received more than 5,000 ...
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ArticleFour-fifths rely on alternative finance options to source money between paydays
Almost four-fifths (78%) of UK employees rely on finance options such as credit cards in order to source money quickly between paydays, according to research by on-demand pay provider Hastee Pay.The study, which surveyed 1,000 working individuals in the UK, also found that among London-based employees, the proportion relying on ...
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ArticlePension Protection Fund reports a 23.7% mean gender pay gap for 2018
Image credit: Katherine EasterStatutory pension fund organisation Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has reported a 23.7% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at April 2018; this is a decrease from 25% in April 2017.The organisation reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s reporting regulations ...
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ArticleSeven in 10 organisations see closing the gender pay gap as a priority
Approximately seven in 10 (69%) organisations view closing their gender pay gap as either a high or medium priority, an 8% increase on the previous year, according to research by the Government Equalities Office (GEO).The research took place from July to October 2018 and fed into two reports: Employers' understanding ...
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ArticleMore than 1.4 million employers have completed auto-enrolment duties
More than 1.4 million (1,448,774) UK employers have completed their pensions auto-enrolment duties, as at January 2019, according to research by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).Its Declaration of compliance report: July 2012-end January 2019, which is based on information submitted by employers when they complete their declaration of compliance documentation, also ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths want health insurance as an employee benefit
Two-fifths (40%) of staff want health insurance added to their benefits package, according to research by employee services business Personal Group.Its survey of 1,007 UK employees also found that 34% of respondents would like access to discounted gym memberships, while 28% would appreciate rewards linked to physical activity. A quarter ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Uber to discuss the importance of culture at Employee Benefits Connect 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Raashi Sikka, diversity lead at Uber, will discuss the importance of organisational culture as a foundation for strong performance and inclusiveness during her keynote address at Employee Benefits Connect 2019.The session, titled 'Culture eats strategy for breakfast: Leveraging culture to build inclusive, high-performing teams' will open the five-stream conference ...
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ArticleGemma Bullivant: How can benefits support a suicide prevention campaign?
For a long time, mental health has been a taboo topic in the workplace, despite the fact that suicide is the leading cause of death for men aged 20 to 49 in England and Wales, according to Suicides in the UK: 2013 registrations, published by the Office for National Statistics ...
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ArticleNick Barnes: How can benefits support a suicide prevention campaign?
Any employee death is a tragedy, affecting everyone around that person. When the cause of death is established as suicide, when someone takes their own life, this can cause grave emotional injury to anyone attached to that individual. With that injury comes vulnerability. Vulnerability for both employees and employers.There are ...
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ArticleDebbie Francis: How can benefits support a suicide prevention campaign?
Ford of Britain's journey to implement a mental health strategy started in early 2017 over a cup of coffee, when a colleague and I discussed our personal experiences and how mental ill-health touches so many of us, in so many different ways. It is an issue we cannot afford to ...