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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: London Business School holds fitness sessions for staff
EXCLUSIVE: The London Business School has held fitness sessions for its 750 staff to help demonstrate how employees can fit regular exercise into their busy routines.The two fitness sessions, which were delivered by The Tonic, were held on 4 October 2017 for approximately 28 employees per hour-long session.The London Business ...
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ArticlePhiladelphia restaurant to provide $197,917 in back pay to staff
Credit: Talula's GardenPhiladelphia-based restaurant Talula’s Garden has agreed to pay 63 employees $197,917 (£149,368) in back pay to resolve minimum wage and overtime violations.An investigation conducted by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division in Philadelphia found that Washington Square Restaurant Partners, which trades as Talula’s Garden, has ...
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ArticlePearson completes £1.2bn pensions buy-in
Education and learning organisation Pearson has completed two pension buy-in transactions totalling £1.2 billion.The organisation has purchased pension buy-in policies with both Aviva and Legal and General for The Pearson Pension Plan. These transactions, amounting to £600 million per plan and covering around 2,400 members each, will cover approximately two-thirds ...
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Article75% cite workplace stress as a key cause of disrupted sleep
Three-quarters (75%) of respondents cite workplace stress as a key cause of their disrupted sleep, according to research by CV Library.Its survey of 1,300 UK-based employees also found that 63% of respondents who perform night shifts are not given any advice from their employer on how to cope with night ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live 2017 speaker slides
Where speakers have given approval, we have uploaded the speaker slides for the keynote and conference sessions at Employee Benefits Live 2017, which took place on 10-11 October 2017 at Olympia, National.Thank you very much to all of the speakers for sharing their ideas, experiences and insights.Keynote speakers:K1: Using strategic ...
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ArticleStar-Dundee launches employee ownership trust
Aerospace engineering organisation Star-Dundee has launched an employee ownership trust.The organisation, which has 25 employees across offices in Dundee and Barcelona, has become employee owned in order to secure its long-term future and help to maintain its current organisational culture.Star-Dundee, which is now a part of the Employee Ownership Association, ...
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Article45% want a job with more flexible hours when returning to work after having a child
More than two-fifths (45%) of respondents who are parents want a job with more flexible hours when they return to work after having a child, according to research by New Skills Academy.Its survey of 124 parents also found that 98% of respondents feel that an understanding employer which recognises that ...
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Article37% see a clear link between their pay and performance
More than a third (37%) of employee respondents working in the UK see a clear link between their pay and performance, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its 2016 Willis Towers Watson global workforce study, which surveyed 36,000 full-time employees working in large and midsize organisations across 29 global markets, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust abolishes lowest pay grade
Employee Benefits Live 2017: Kent-based Medway NHS Foundation Trust has abolished its lowest pay grade in order to improve the financial wellbeing of its employees.Speaking in a panel discussion session titled ‘The financial wellbeing journey’ at Employee Benefits Live 2017, James Devine, executive director of HR and organisational development at ...
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ArticleGovernment publishes Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published details of proposed legislation which would entitle working parents to paid leave following the death of a child.The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill, which was introduced by Member of Parliament Kevin Hollinrake, proposes that employed parents who lose a ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail wins High Court injunction to postpone strike action in pensions dispute
Postal organisation Royal Mail has won an injunction from the High Court to postpone planned strike action in an ongoing dispute over pensions.The High Court ruled yesterday (Thursday 12 October) that contractual dispute resolution procedures included in the Agenda for Growth agreement between Royal Mail and trade union Communications Workers ...
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ArticleUBS encourages personal development with international assignments
Employee Benefits Live 2017: UBS encourages junior staff to take advantage of international relocation opportunities as part of its approach to personal development.Speaking in a session titled ‘The changing nature of international HR and global reward’ at Employee Benefits Live 2017, Claire McDonagh, international mobility services, HR at UBS, explained ...
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ArticleLloyds Banking Group to acquire Zurich’s UK workplace pensions and savings business
Lloyds Banking Group is to acquire Zurich’s UK workplace pensions and savings business in a deal including assets under administration of more than £15 billion.The acquisition, which is due to partially close in the first quarter of 2018, is aligned with Lloyds Banking Group's growth strategy. This includes accelerating the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Google advises employers to invest in people as much as technology
Employee Benefits Live 2017: Employers should ensure they invest in their people as much as in new technologies in order to create an empowering organisational culture and a strong business environment.In the closing keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2017 in a session titled ‘How can HR lead the workplace ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Travis Perkins and Hays tailor financial wellbeing messages
Employee Benefits Live 2017: Building merchant organisation Travis Perkins and recruitment organisation Hays have tailored their respective financial wellbeing communications in order to engage their differing workforces.Travis Perkins has centred its financial wellbeing communications on established health and safety messages, which its employees readily engage with. A large number of ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid reviews her EAP
You can't help but wonder why some people have end up in the jobs they have. Take one of my contacts at Smarmy Consulting, Barry. I recently bumped into Barry at a networking event and he backed me into a corner to tell me about his new job. Unlike his ...
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ArticleHoliday cruise organisation to pay new role in tea and cake
Something for the weekend: Although financial compensation is the norm for the majority of job roles, cruise line organisation MSC Cruises is taking an alternative approach for its new tea and cake taster position, offering to pay the successful applicant in Yorkshire tea and a variety of cakes.The tea and ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 5-11 October 2017
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 5 and 11 October 2017 were: EY reports a 19.7% mean gender pay gapHigh Court to rule in Morrisons payroll data leak caseCarillion to withdraw discretionary increases in pension paymentsBBC reports a 10.7% mean gender pay gapBMW Group UK and Royal ...
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ArticleCivil Service to launch diversity and inclusion strategy
Employee Benefits Live 2017: The Civil Service is to launch a new strategy to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I) within its workforce, in order to see improvements in its business performance.Addressing delegates at Employee Benefits Live 2017 in a session titled How to make progress and impact with diversity and ...
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ArticleNHS pay cap to be scrapped
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that the cap on NHS pay is to be scrapped.The seven-year cap on NHS staff wages will end next year.Speaking in the House of Commons on 10 October, Hunt said: “NHS staff do a fantastic job in tough circumstances, and pay restraint has been ...