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ArticleNorth West Ambulance Service paramedics strike in pay dispute
Paramedics at North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) who are members of the GMB trade union undertook a six-hour strike on Friday 29 June 2018 as part of a long-running pay dispute.Approximately 50 GMB members based across Lancashire, Cumbria, Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester participated in the industrial action, which saw ...
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ArticleKings Place Arts and Music Centre increases pay and paid sick leave
Live music venue Kings Place Arts and Music Centre has agreed to increase the minimum hourly rate of pay for staff as part of a three-year plan, as well as improving annual paid sick leave entitlement.The organisation has agreed to the three-year staged pay rise plan with trade union Bectu. ...
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ArticleCMS UK launches time out policy to enable staff to take one month of unpaid leave
Law firm CMS UK has recently launched a new ‘time out’ policy, enabling staff to take up to one month of unpaid leave every year.The policy, which is eligible for all of the firm’s employees, excepting trainees, has been designed to help staff address their work-life balance by being able ...
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ArticleDeliveroo pays compensation to settle riders’ employment status claims
Food delivery organisation Deliveroo has paid compensation to 50 of its couriers to settle legal action regarding whether they should be classified as workers or self-employed independent contractors, and whether riders can therefore access employment rights, such as the national minimum wage and holiday pay.The legal action, which was brought ...
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ArticleChina caps film actors’ pay
Something for the weekend: Five government agencies in China have announced that the salaries of on-screen actors are to be capped at 40% of total production costs.A joint notice from five Chinese government agencies, including the tax authority, the television and film regulator and the propaganda department, confirmed on Wednesday ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid searches for benefits data
Nothing ever stays the same for long. My organisation lurches from a contraction phase - selling off defunct companies and shutting down offices, straight into a growth phase - buying up competitors and hiring directors to head up new teams. I wouldn’t have thought it was the right time economically, ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 21-27 June 2018
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 21 and 27 June 2018 were: EC2 Master fined £15,000 for not collecting or investing nearly £900,000 of pension contributionsJapanese employee docked a half day's pay for taking lunch break three minutes earlyEmployment Tribunal rules in favour of Hermes couriers in ...
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ArticleFCA launches consultation on measures to protect consumers' pension pots
Some drawdown customers could receive an estimated 37% more retirement income per year by investing in a mix of assets rather than cash, according to the final report of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Retirement Outcomes Review.The report, published on 28 June 2018, is accompanied by the launch of a ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 34% state cost prevents employers from offering pre-retirement financial guidance
EXCLUSIVE: More than a third (34%) of employer respondents do not offer pre-retirement financial guidance because of the cost, according to research by independent financial and corporate advisers Chase de Vere and independent research organisation Lightbulb.Their survey of 300 senior HR decision makers also found that 42% of respondents believe ...
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ArticleHilton Saudi Arabia offers employer-funded support for female drivers
Hospitality organisation Hilton Saudi Arabia is offering employer-funded financial support for its 250 female employees, in recognition of the country lifting the ban that previously prevented women from driving.Hilton Saudi Arabia is now providing female employees with paid time off to attend driving lessons, as well as reimbursing female staff ...
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ArticleAmbition holds annual wellbeing week for UK staff
Global recruitment organisation Ambition held its annual wellbeing week this month, to promote wellness in the workplace for its 35 UK-based employees.The wellbeing week, which ran between Monday 18 June and Friday 22 June 2018, was designed to incorporate various wellness elements, such as fitness, mental health, eating well and ...
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ArticleUltimate Software, Salesforce and Workday named USA’s Best workplaces for millennials 2018
US-based information technology organisations Ultimate Software, Salesforce and Workday are among the employers that have been recognised in the Best workplaces for millennials 2018 list, compiled by Great Place to Work USA.The list results from 398,000 survey respondents working at Great Place to Work-certified organisations in the US. This included ...
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ArticleGovernment launches consultation to increase The Pensions Regulator’s powers
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation into how best to improve The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) powers and increase protections for defined benefit (DB) pensions scheme members.The consultation, which closes on 21 August 2018, follows the publication of the government’s white paper, Protecting defined benefit pension ...
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ArticleEmployment Tribunal rules in favour of Hermes couriers in employment status case
The Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled that couriers working for delivery organisation Hermes are workers rather than independent contractors, which entitles them to employment rights such as the national minimum wage and holiday pay.The case, which was heard by the Leeds Employment Tribunal in April and May 2018, was brought ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Capgemini UK to launch online financial education programme
EXCLUSIVE: Consulting and technology organisation Capgemini UK is going to launch an online financial education programme for its 9,000 employees based across 14 operating sites in the UK.The programme, provided by Nudge, will launch on Wednesday 27 June 2018, and aims to enhance the organisation’s overall wellbeing strategy. Capgemini UK ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live takes over ExCeL London for 2018’s 20th anniversary event
Employee Benefits Live, the largest dedicated reward and benefits event in Europe, has moved to a new venue for its 20th anniversary year.Previously held at Olympia National, London, 2018’s Employee Benefits Live will now take place at East London’s ExCeL on Tuesday 2 October and Wednesday 3 October 2018.The two-day ...
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ArticleEC2 Master fined £15,000 for not collecting or investing nearly £900,000 of pension contributions
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has fined master trust pension scheme trustee EC2 Master, which holds assets for the Autoenrolment.co.uk master trust, £15,000 for failing to collect and invest £888,651.94 worth of pension contributions from 2,115 members.TPR found in its determination notice, published on Friday 22 June 2018, that EC2 Master ...
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Article42% with a death-in-service benefit do not know how much would be paid out
More than two-fifths (42%) of employee respondents who have taken up a death-in-service benefit do not know how much would be paid out to their loved ones in the event of them passing away, according to research by Direct Line Life Insurance.Its survey, which canvassed the opinions of 2,004 individuals ...
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Article32% of UK SMEs have implemented benefits packages above statutory minimum
Just under a third (32%) of UK employer respondents working in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have implemented benefits packages above statutory minimum levels, for example additional days of paid leave, in order to improve productivity, according to research by NatWest.Its Productivity in focus: Germany vs the UK report, which ...
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ArticleGovernment response to Work and Pensions Committee report published
The government notes that there is a need to empower pension savers to make sensible decisions at retirement, and will look to work with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to develop stronger nudges to encourage people to seek out personalised guidance.This comes as part of a response, outlined today (22 ...