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ArticleAverage median HR salary in UK is £47,919
The average median salary for HR professionals working in the UK is £47,919 a year, according to research by Croner Reward.Its HR salary survey, which surveyed 316 organisations with 1,427 job roles, also found that HR professionals’ salaries across the UK are up to 24% less than median HR salaries ...
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ArticleTenet Group reports a 28% mean gender pay gap
Financial advice organisation Tenet Group has reported a 28% 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 4 ...
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ArticleEsther McVey appointed secretary of state for work and pensions
Conservative member of Parliament (MP) Esther McVey has been appointed as the new secretary of state for work and pensions.McVey, who has been the MP for Tatton since June 2017, commenced her new role in January 2018 after the former minister, David Gauke, was appointed the secretary of state for ...
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ArticleBT employees accept pay and pensions deal
BT employees who are members of the Prospect trade union have voted to accept a new pay and pensions deal.The agreed deal offers employees being moved from the organisation’s defined benefit (DB) pension scheme, the BTPS, to its defined contribution (DC) scheme, the BTRSS, a transitional payment. Furthermore, employer contributions ...
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ArticleCMS reports a 17.3% mean gender pay gap
Law firm CMS has reported a 17.3% 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 4 April 2018.The ...
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ArticleTesco partners with UK health charities to highlight workplace health programme
Supermarket retail organisation Tesco has partnered with three UK health charities in order to develop a new workplace health programme for its 300,000 UK employees.Its ‘Little helps for healthier living’ partnership, which launched on 9 January 2018, will see Tesco liaise with the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, and ...
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ArticleCope joins the National Citizen Service Trust
Michael Cope has joined not-for-profit social enterprise organisation the National Citizen Service Trust (NCS) as its remuneration and policy manager.As part of his new role, Cope will develop and implement an approach to align reward and performance, introduce a benefits menu and platform and an HR policy suite, create grading ...
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ArticleHerbert Smith Freehills reports a 19% mean gender pay gap
Law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has reported a 19% 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 4 ...
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ArticleGerman metalwork employees strike in dispute over pay and work-life balance
More than 15,000 metalwork and electrical employees based in Germany who are members of the trade union IG Metall have undertaken strike action in a dispute over pay and work-life balance.Affected IG Metall members, who work across 80 different organisations, undertook strike action yesterday (Monday 8 January 2018) after negotiated ...
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ArticleShoosmiths reports a 15.41% mean gender pay gap
Law firm Shoosmiths has reported a 15.41% 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 4 April 2018.The ...
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ArticleCIPP gains living wage accreditation
Membership organisation The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation has committed to paying its 60 permanent employees, as well as any third-party contractors, at least the voluntary living wage rate of £8.75 an hour for staff ...
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ArticleJCB gives shop floor employees 3.9% pay increase
Construction equipment manufacturing organisation JCB has awarded 3,200 shop floor employees a 3.9% pay increase.The pay rise, which is effective from 1 January 2018, is part of a three-year pay deal that was agreed with trade union GMB in 2016. The pay award is linked to November 2017’s retail prices ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 21% of employers view group risk benefits as a selling point
EXCLUSIVE: More than one-fifth (21%) of employer respondents view group risk benefits as a selling point during recruitment interviews and employee reviews, according to research by Group Risk Development (Grid).Its survey of 500 HR decision makers in 500 UK organisations, also found that 26% of respondents make a point of ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 71% of US employers see wellbeing as a driver of workplace culture
EXCLUSIVE: Just under three-quarters (71%) of US employer respondents view employee wellbeing as a fundamental driver of their workplace culture, according to research by LifeWorks.Its survey of 500 senior US-based HR professionals, also found that 24% of respondents believe that health insurance is the most popular employee benefit among their ...
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ArticleMcDonald's recommends pay increase for 115,000 UK staff
Restaurant organisation McDonald's has recommended a pay increase for its 115,000 UK employees working across its 1,200 national franchised restaurants, effective from 22 January 2018.The new hourly rates of pay have been recommended to rise to between £5.75 and £7 an hour for crew members aged between 16 and 17, ...
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ArticleWunderman UK launches wellbeing programme for London staff
Global digital agency organisation Wunderman UK has launched a new wellbeing programme for its 400 London-based staff, which includes the completion of an on-site wellness studio.The new programme, called Well Beings, was launched on 2 January 2018 to help staff own and take control of their wellbeing-related goals, as well ...
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ArticleAldi to increase pay for 5,000 UK store assistants
Supermarket organisation Aldi is to increase its minimum hourly rate of pay for more than 5,000 UK-based store assistants from 1 February 2018.Store assistants working across Aldi’s 762 national sites will earn a minimum of £8.85 an hour from 1 February 2018, while store assistants based in its London shops ...
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ArticleRussian armed forces highlights canine army’s work-life balance
Something for the weekend: The Russian military has revealed it is not just its officers that get to enjoy work-life balance during the holiday season, as the 3,000 dogs who are employed within the army also get to enjoy some down-time during the first week of January.Russia is about to ...
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ArticleScott’s stance: Enforcing gender pay gap reporting plants clear business focus on pay equality
On 19 December 2017, The Equality and Human Rights Commission launched a consultation into draft regulations for the enforcement process that will be taken against employers who do not comply with gender pay gap reporting requirements.The consultation, which is running between 19 December 2017 and 2 February 2018, is seeking ...