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ArticleTown of Tryon police department hires kitten as police dispatcher
Image credit: Town of Tryon, North CarolinaSomething for the weekend: Creating a diverse workforce is an important consideration for any organisation, however, the police department for the town of Tryon, North Carolina, has really proved itself as an inclusive employer, hiring a four-month old kitten as its newest police dispatcher.Its ...
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ArticleScott's stance: Reporting ethnicity pay gaps creates roadmap to inclusive workplace cultures
This week, professional services organisation Deloitte UK voluntarily reported its ethnicity pay gap for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff for the first time, reporting a mean ethnicity pay gap of 12.9% for fixed hourly pay and a mean ethnicity bonus gap of 41.9%.With gender pay gap reporting building ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 30 November-6 December 2017
The 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 November and 6 December 2017 were: Chinese man repaints road signs to speed up commuteHigh Court rules Morrisons is liable in payroll data leak caseFacebook and Google among UK's 50 best places to workEXCLUSIVE: The ACCA launches online financial education programmeGovernment ...
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ArticleAviva, BT Group and ConvaTec recognised for employee share plans
Aviva, BT Group, ConvaTec, Paddy Power Betfair and UBS were among the organisations recognised for best practice in employee share schemes at the ProShare Awards 2017 on Wednesday 6 Decmber 2017.The awards, which are now in their 25th year and were presented by television presenter Claudia Winkleman, aim to recognise ...
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ArticlePunter Southall Group businesses to merge with Xafinity
UK pensions actuarial, consulting and administration organisation Xafinity is to acquire Punter Southall Group’s actuarial, investment consulting and administration businesses.The proposed merger will see Xafinity acquire Punter Southall, Punter Southall Investment Consulting and Punter Southall Administration for a combination of cash and shares, predicted to total around £153 million. The ...
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ArticleDeloitte UK reports a 12.9% mean ethnicity pay gap
Professional services firm Deloitte UK has reported a 12.9% mean ethnicity pay gap for fixed hourly pay between black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees and non-BAME employees across the organisation.Deloitte UK is reporting its ethnicity pay gap for the first time this year, illustrating the percentage difference for salary ...
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ArticleFacebook and Google among UK’s 50 best places to work
Technology organisations Facebook, Google and Salesforce are among the organisations that have been recognised on the UK’s 50 Best places to work list, compiled by Glassdoor.The list, which recognises UK employers with 1,000 or more employees, forms part of Glassdoor’s 10th annual Employees’ choice awards. The organisation has also compiled ...
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ArticleDo not miss the opportunity to enter the Employee Benefits Awards 2018
Reward, benefits and HR professionals should not miss the opportunity to showcase their benefits strategies and successes, as entries begin to roll in for the annual Employee Benefits Awards.The Employee Benefits Awards 2018, which returns for its 16th year in 2018, provides employers with the chance to showcase and celebrate ...
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ArticleWest Ham United Football Club gains living wage accreditation
West Ham United Football Club has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation, which is the third Premier League football club to become a living wage employer, has committed to paying its 200 permanent employees, as well as any third-party contractors, at least the ...
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Article36% say workplace pensions are the most valuable employee benefit
Just over a third (36%) of employer respondents say that workplace pensions are the most valued employee benefit, according to research by Hargreaves Lansdown.Its Workplace benefits: the employer view report, which surveyed 349 UK employers, also found that 15% who rank private medical insurance as the most valuable, while 12% ...
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ArticleLegg Mason enhances paid parental leave for US staff
Legg Mason has enhanced paid parental leave for its 785 US-based employees.The investment management firm's new parental leave offering, which will be effective from 1 January 2018, will enable both men and women who are new parents and who have at least one year of service to take up to ...
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ArticleBritish Airways suspends pension transfer values for active members
British Airways (BA) has temporarily suspended the provision of transfer values to all its active British Airways Pensions members.The suspension will apply to active members of the airline's defined benefit (DB) New Airways Pension Scheme (Naps) and the Airways Pension Scheme (Aps), unless the transfer values are being requested for ...
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Article53% of employers cannot afford non-performance-related benefits
More than half (53%) of employer respondents cannot afford to provide non-performance-related benefits because their organisation does not have sufficient budget, according to research by One4all Rewards.Its survey of 1,024 UK employees and 476 UK employers also found that 10% of employer respondents are currently making use of the tax ...
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ArticleAdvertised salaries increase by 1.9% year-on-year
Advertised salaries in the UK have increased by 1.9% year-on-year as at November 2017, according to research by CV Library.Its analysis of its job market data also found that advertised UK salaries increased by 1.3% between October 2017 and November 2017.Advertised salaries for jobs in the education sector in the ...
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ArticleHigh Court rules Morrisons is liable in payroll data leak case
The High Court has ruled that retailer Morrisons is legally responsible for a payroll data leak committed by a former employee.The two-week High Court trial, which commenced on Monday 9 October 2017, was a class action lawsuit brought by 5,518 current and former Morrisons employees, seeking compensation after a payroll ...
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ArticleAccenture reports a 16.7% mean gender pay gap
Global management consultancy and professional services organisation Accenture has reported a 16.7% 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 ...
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ArticleShell UK reports a 22.2% mean gender pay gap
Energy and fuel organisation Shell UK has reported a mean gender pay gap of 22.2% for fixed hourly pay across its seven employing entities with more than 250 employees and five employing entities with less than 250 employees as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap ...
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ArticleEarthmiles app to launch to employers
Healthy lifestyle reward app Earthmiles will be launching to UK employers from April 2018.The new app, Earthmiles@Work, will enable employees to earn points for completing exercise either at work or outside the workplace by gathering data from health apps and wearables that employees currently use. The collected points can then ...
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ArticlePoll: 46% believe Uber drivers and Deliveroo riders should be treated equally
Employee Benefits poll: Under half (46%) of respondents feel that Uber drivers and Deliveroo riders should be treated equally in terms of access to employment rights, such as receiving holiday pay and the national minimum wage.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 52 responses, also found that 31% are ...
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ArticleChinese man repaints road signs to speed up commute
Image credit: Modern ExpressSomething for the weekend: Although most employees would move mountains in order to avoid rush hour traffic on the way to work, one Chinese employee has taken a more direct approach by repainting road signs to ease congestion on his daily commute.The 28-year-old employee, Cai, has been ...