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ArticleDPD to give delivery drivers paid leave, pension and sick pay in new worker contract
Parcel delivery organisation DPD is to give its delivery drivers paid annual leave, pension entitlement and sick pay under a new self-employed worker contract.The new contract will offer all of DPD’s delivery drivers the choice of being directly employed by DPD or to work with the organisation on a self-employed ...
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ArticleCarlson Wagonlit Travel promotes Maguire-Vielle
Global travel management organisation Carlson Wagonlit Travel has promoted Catherine Maguire-Vielle to executive vice president and chief human resources officer.For her new role, Maguire-Vielle will be based in Paris and will be part of the organisation's executive leadership team.Maguire-Vielle has held numerous roles at Carlson Wagonlit Travel including senior vice ...
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ArticleEngland joins JLL
Claire England has joined professional services firm JLL as its new director for diversity and inclusion.In her new role, England will liaise with JLL's HR and sustainability teams in order to oversee the organisation's UK diversity and inclusion strategy. This will include delivering diversity and inclusion targets as part of ...
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ArticleThe Pensions Regulator launches consultation on master trust authorisation
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched a consultation on the proposed authorisation process for master trust pension schemes.The consultation, which will run until 8 May 2018, seeks feedback on the draft code of practice that is to be implemented for master trust schemes from 1 October 2018. The code of ...
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ArticleEquality and Human Rights Commission publishes final gender pay gap enforcement action
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published its final report detailing the procedures for enforcement action relating to the gender pay gap reporting regulations.Its Closing the gap: enforcing the gender pay gap regulations report outlines the different stages of legal action that all non-compliant employers will face after the ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2018 shortlist unveiled
The shortlist for the Employee Benefits Awards 2018 has now been revealed. The full shortlist can be viewed here.Thank you to all of the organisations that entered this year’s awards and congratulations to those that have been shortlisted. A special thank you also goes to our expert judging panel.The winners ...
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ArticleFCA publishes changes to pension transfer advice
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new rules on pension transfer advice requiring that individuals’ specific circumstances are taken into consideration.The new rules, which follow on from a consultation originally proposing the changes in June 2017, will apply for advice on transfers from safeguarded benefit schemes, for example transfers ...
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ArticleStefan Martin: What can employers learn from the Tesco and Morrisons equal pay cases?
According to newspaper reports, several supermarket chains are either already facing, or are preparing to face, large numbers of equal pay cases. Female workers in stores are claiming that they are engaged in work of equal value to that of male employees working in distribution centres and are entitled to ...
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ArticleDónall Breen: What can employers learn from the Tesco and Morrisons equal pay cases?
As the saying goes, learn from the mistakes of others because you cannot afford to make them all yourself. Especially not ones as big as a mass equal pay claim. That is why so many private sector employers, lawyers and campaigners are closely following the Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys and, most ...
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Article77% of employers view workplace pension as an important benefit
More than three-quarters (77%) of employer respondents believe a workplace pension is an important employee benefit, according to research by Royal London.Its survey of 325 organisations, which typically employ between 10 and 250 employees, also found that 66% of respondents would be prepared to facilitate employees increasing their pension contribution ...
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ArticleNorton Rose Fulbright reports a 17% mean gender pay gap
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has reported a 17% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of ...
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ArticleThomas Cook to give cabin crew two-year pay deal
Thomas Cook is to give more than 2,000 cabin crew employees who are members of the trade union Unite a two-year pay deal.The pay deal includes a 3.2% pay increase backdated to April 2017, which equates to an additional £500 a year for employees earning an average annual salary of ...
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ArticleDonald MacKinnon: What can employers learn from the Tesco and Morrisons equal pay cases?
Tesco is one of the latest supermarket retailers to face equal pay claims from female staff claiming that their work is of equal value to that of higher-paid male colleagues. Over 200,000 staff could be affected which would give rise to a potential liability of over £4 billion. The potential ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 22% blame high employee absence rates on lack of health and wellbeing initiatives
EXCLUSIVE: More than one-fifth (22%) of employer respondents believe that their employee absence rates are higher than other organisations because they do not have health and wellbeing initiatives in place, according to research by Group Risk Development (Grid).Its survey of 500 UK employers, including 100 employers with more than 250 ...
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ArticleSky reports an 11.5% mean gender pay gap
Telecommunications organisation Sky has reported an 11.5% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay across its five legal entities.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April 2018. ...
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Article82% view workplace pension as an important benefit
More than three-fifths (82%) of respondents cite their workplace pension scheme as an important employee benefit, according to research by Jobsite.Its survey of 500 UK employees also found that 51% of respondents value private medical insurance (PMI) as an important employee benefit, however only 23% currently receive this as part ...
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ArticleLeeds City College recruits therapy dog
Image credit: Leeds City CollegeSomething for the weekend: Embracing a diverse workforce demographic is a key agenda item for many organisations, however Leeds City College provides a shining example of its inclusive workplace culture by hiring 12-week-old puppy Jeffrey (pictured).Cockerpoo Jeffrey has been hired as a pet therapy animal for ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 15-21 March 2018
The 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 15 and 21 March 2018 were: Government published white paper on defined benefit pensionsUnited Utilities employees strike in dispute over pensionsHSBC Bank reports a mean gender pay gap of 59% for 2017Goldman Sachs International reports 55.5% mean gender pay gapGovernment committee proposes ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid is pitched an EVP
According to the annual employee survey, it seems many of our employees do not really value their benefits. Given we have not been allowed to improve benefits for years, I am not exactly surprised, but none the less, it is a bit embarrassing for my department.The solution to this sad ...
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ArticleNHS Employers offers staff three-year pay deal
More than one million employees at the National Health Service (NHS) have been offered a three-year pay deal to increase pay between 6.5% and 29%.The pay proposal, which has been put forward by NHS Employers and health trade unions, would give all NHS employees at least £8.93 an hour from ...