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ArticleEmployers expect median basic pay to rise by 1%
Median basic pay is expected to increase by 1% over the 12 months to June 2018, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Adecco Group.Its Labour market outlook: summer 2017 report, which surveyed 1,139 HR professionals and senior decision makers, also found that ...
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ArticleNorthern gains living wage accreditation
Rail operation organisation Northern, which employs 5,600 staff, has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation has increased pay for 185 employees, including train presentation operatives, to raise wages from £7.83 an hour to the voluntary living wage rate of £8.45 an hour. The ...
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14-15: Sickness absence
Proportion of respondents that measure the level of sickness absence in their organisationThey do 70%They do not 30%Sample: All respondents (93)The number of days sickness absence employees in respondents’ organisations take on average per year1-2 16%3-5 41%6-10 18%11-15 2%More than 15 3%Do not know 21%Sample: All those who measure sickness ...
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ArticleThe Pensions Regulator names schemes that fail to meet basic auto-enrolment duties
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published the names of workplace pension schemes whose trustees have been fined for not providing legally required documentation.Fines were issued to pension trustees for failure to submit scheme returns after receiving a warning from TPR, and for failure to prepare a chair's statement.Pension schemes that ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: MJ Mapp recognises staff with personalised treat boxes
EXCLUSIVE: Property management organisation MJ Mapp has awarded more than 250 personalised treat boxes to its employees as part of its values-based recognition scheme.The treat boxes, provided by Treat by Child.org, were first piloted in August 2016 for the organisation’s 250 employees across five regional offices. The one-month pilot trialled ...
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ArticleEAT ruling on voluntary overtime's inclusion in holiday pay raises practical considerations
In July 2017, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) dismissed an appeal by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, ruling that voluntary overtime should be included in calculations for holiday pay.The case, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Mr G. Willetts and others, was originally brought to the Employment Tribunal (ET) by 56 council ...
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ArticleChilman joins National Grid
John Chilman has joined electricity and gas utility organisation National Grid as group head of pensions.Chilman specialises in pensions, share plan design, executive reward, and total reward statements. He also has experience as a pension scheme trustee, as well as across the pensions and reward sector.Previously, Chilman worked as group ...
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ArticleHutchinson takes on interim role at Sainsbury’s Argos
Retail organisation Sainsbury’s Argos has appointed Bridget Hutchinson as interim head of HR shared services.Hutchinson has experience in general HR services, employee relations, reward, talent acquisition, internal communications, and engagement.Hutchinson's previous roles include talent director and head of HR shared services at Whitbread, as well as head of resourcing and ...
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Russell provides maternity cover at Travelport
Michele Russell has joined travel software organisation Travelport as its new interim director, compensation and benefits.In her new position, Russell, who has 20 years of global employee benefits experience, will be responsible for designing, evolving and implementing Travelport’s compensation and benefit programmes and activities, ensuring that they align with the ...
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ArticleChinese firm plans to sell cars through a vending machine
Something for the weekend: Employers looking to procure company cars for their workforce have a range of options available to them. And organisations in China may soon have a n additional one to add to that list. Chinese online shopping organisation Tmall has come up with an innovative car shopping ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 3 and 9 August 2017 were: Court of Appeal rules in favour of IBM in pensions caseGDPR to be brought into UK law under new Data Protection BillEmployment tribunal rules against Addison Lee in employment status caseHMRC advisory panel rules that ...
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ArticleGoogle and Expedia among 2017's best employers for work-life balance
American Express, Expedia, Google and Rolls Royce are among the top 20 organisations for work-life balance, according to research by recruitment website Glassdoor.Its 20 highest rated companies for work-life balance 2017 report is based on the overall work-life balance ratings submitted by UK-based employees to Glassdoor between 18 July 2016 ...
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ArticleThe Stafford London sees 9% rise in stress resilience following wellbeing challenge
Luxury hotel The Stafford London has achieved a 9% increase in its employees’ resilience to stress as a result of a 60-day wellbeing challenge.The wellbeing challenge, provided by SuperWellness, was launched in February 2017, with 40 of the organisation’s 148 staff taking part.The programme, which focused around healthy eating, included ...
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ArticlePoll: 43% believe financial penalties will help to close the gender pay gap
Employee Benefits poll: Two-fifths (43%) of employer respondents believe that financial penalties would help to close the gender pay gap.A poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 54 responses, also found that a similar proportion of respondents (41%) do not feel that financial penalties would be an effective way of tackling ...
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16-17 Healthcare research - mental health
It is fair to say that approaches to mental health in many workplaces have taken a step forward in recent years. More than two-thirds (67%) of respondents’ organisations have specific benefits and strategies in place to support their employees’ mental health. While narrower in scope, it is telling that when ...
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ArticleSainsbury’s awards 4.4% pay increase to 135,000 store employees
Supermarket organisation Sainsbury’s is to award approximately 135,000 UK store-based employees a 4.4% pay rise, increasing the base rate of pay to £8 an hour.The pay increase, which will also apply to employees under the age of 25, will come into effect from 27 August 2017.Some employees, who are contracted ...
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ArticleFTSE 350 defined benefit pension deficit falls to £122bn
The accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes for the UK’s largest 350 organisations fell from £131 billion at the end of June 2017 to £122 billion at 31 July 2017, according to research by Mercer.Its Pensions risk survey, which is based on projections and analysis of FTSE 350 ...
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Article24% reward proactive staff to improve employee engagement
Under a quarter (24%) of employer respondents reward proactive and engaged employees as part of a strategy to improve employee engagement, according to research by Totaljobs.Its survey of 102 UK employers also found that 28% of respondents struggle to keep their employees engaged.The research also found:51% of respondents believe using ...
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ArticlePimlico Plumbers granted right to appeal in employment-status case
Pimlico Plumbers has been granted the right to appeal a Court of Appeal decision which ruled that former plumber Gary Smith worked for the organisation as a worker rather than as a self-employed contractor, entitling him to employment rights such as access to reasonable adjustments and holiday pay.The case, Pimlico ...