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ArticlePrivate hire taxi firms to face legal action in employment status claims
Taxi organisations A2B, Blacklane and Green Tomato Cars are to face legal action over the employment status of its drivers and their entitlement to employment rights, such as the national minimum wage and holiday pay.The legal action is being brought by The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) trade ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 12-18 April 2018
The 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 12 and 18 April 2018 were: EAT rules shared parental leave and maternity pay are not comparablePersonal assistant to be paid £75,000 for driving supercarsWhat can employers do to address gender pay disparity?US court rules in favour of Uber in employment status ...
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ArticleChicago restaurant employees earn $2,000 tip
Something for the weekend: A customer dining at a restaurant in Chicago generously gave employees a total of $2,000 in tips.The diner, Mike, who was visiting from Seattle, was so impressed by his dining experience at Boka, Chicago, he claimed it was the "absolute best service and food I have ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid looks into retirement planning
I need you to know I am really not that old. It is true that a girl in the bank told me, condescendingly, that ‘nowadays’ people do not ask for statement folders. It is also true my hairdresser keeps referring to her mother and me in the same sentence. Yet, ...
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Article67% of employers do not offer financial support or guidance
More than two-thirds (67%) of respondents do not provide financial support or guidance for their employees, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.Its UK Employee benefits watch report 2018: Creating the ultimate employee connection report, which surveyed 450 UK employers representing approximately 1,800,000 employees, also found that 70% do not ...
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ArticleRoyal Bank of Scotland to pay £3.5bn into DB pension fund
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to pay £3.5 billion into its main defined benefit (DB) pension scheme in order to prepare for ring-fencing legislation effective in January 2026.The banking organisation has confirmed a memorandum of understanding agreement with the trustees of its RBS Group Pension Fund. This includes ...
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ArticleThe Environment Agency named top employer for workplace mental wellbeing
The Environment Agency has been named as the number one employer for workplace mental wellbeing in the Workplace wellbeing index awards 2017-2018, compiled by mental health charity Mind.The awards, now in their second year, celebrate and recognise employers who are promoting and supporting positive mental health in the workplace, as ...
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ArticleKroger enhances education, pay and pension benefits
Food retail organisation Kroger has enhanced its employee benefits offering for US employees to introduce new education benefits, increase employer pension contributions and accelerate pay rises.As part of Kroger’s new Feed your Future education programme, the organisation has introduced a new education benefit to enable all full and part-time employees ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: YellowDog sees 20% take-up of employer-paid cycling scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Software organisation YellowDog has seen 20% of its 22 Bristol-based employees take-up its employer-paid cycling scheme since it was introduced in December 2017.The scheme, provided by free2cycle, was implemented in order to help employees have a more environmentally friendly commute, as well as to help attract, engage and retain ...
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 0.1% in real terms
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, including bonuses, increased by 0.1% in real terms between December 2016 to February 2017 and December 2017 to February 2018, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: April 2018 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonus ...
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ArticleAnglian Water and Three UK shortlisted for best healthcare and wellbeing benefits
Anglian Water (pictured), Three UK, Live Nation Entertainment and Universal Music Group are among the organisations that have been shortlisted in the best healthcare and wellbeing benefits, large employer category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2018.This award celebrates the most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategies that have been implemented by ...
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Article40% of employees are happy with their benefits package
Just two-fifths (40%) of respondents are happy with the benefits package offered by their employer, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its Global benefits attitude survey, which surveyed 2,824 employees, also found that almost three-quarters (72%) of respondents who are able to tailor their provision via flexible benefit schemes, feel ...
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ArticleUniversity employees vote to accept proposal to resolve pension dispute
University employees, who are members of the trade union University and College Union (UCU), have voted to accept proposals aimed at resolving the university pensions dispute.Just under two-thirds (64%) of members voted in favour of accepting the proposal. The decision has averted a second series of strikes that were scheduled ...
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Article86% believe employers do not do enough to support mental wellbeing
More than four-fifths (86%) of respondents do not feel employees are doing enough to support employees with work-related stress, anxiety and other mental health issues, according to research by Westfield Health.Its research, which surveyed 2,025 UK employees, also found that more than three-quarters (79%) of respondents think their employer could ...
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ArticleABI voluntarily reports 16.5% median gender pay gap
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has voluntarily reported its gender pay data with a 16.5% median gender pay gap and 19.6% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay.The organisation, which employs just under 100 staff, is not legally obliged to report these details under the gender pay gap ...
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ArticleHigher life expectancy means employees are not saving enough for retirement
Employees are not saving enough for retirement because they are pessimistic about their life expectancy, according to research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).Its study, Subjective expectations of survival and economic behaviour, which is based on analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study on Ageing, found that employees ...
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ArticleHays UK, Talk Talk and GSK shortlisted for best financial wellbeing strategy
Recruitment firm Hays UK (pictured), telecommunications provider Talk Talk Group and pharmaceutical organisation GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) are among the organisations shortlisted in the best financial wellbeing strategy category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2018.The award, sponsored by Wealth at Work, recognises an employer that uses a proactive approach to its workforce’s ...
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ArticleUS court rules in favour of Uber in employment status case
A US district court has ruled that drivers for taxi organisation Uber’s high-end car division are independent contractors as opposed to employees, and are therefore not entitled to wages or overtime pay.The case, Razak v Uber Technologies, involved three drivers for Uber Black claiming that they are employees instead of ...
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ArticleBritish Film Institute awards 1% pay increase
The British Film Institute (BFI) is to give staff a 1% consolidated pay increase, effective from May 2018.The one-year cost of living award, which was negotiated with trade unions Bectu and Unite, includes back pay to 1 April 2017.BFI and the trade unions are currently negotiating to agree a new ...
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ArticleBrewDog and Goodman Masson shortlisted for most engaging benefits proposition
Multinational brewery and pub organisation BrewDog (pictured) and financial recruiter Goodman Masson are among the organisations shortlisted in the most engaging benefits proposition category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2018.The award, sponsored by Tusker, recognises an employer that has used benefits within its wider strategy to engage employees with the ...