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ArticleTonnon starts at Insight
Stefan Tonnon has been appointed vice-president, human resources, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at global intelligent technology organisation Insight.Tonnon was previously senior director, human resources, EMEA at Riverbed technology, and has also worked for organisations such as Curvature, Progress Software, and Infor Global Solutions.In his new role, Tonnon will ...
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ArticleDownard joins Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Lorraine Downard has joined the commercial branch of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh as HR manager.In this role, Downard will motivate and build the team across the organisation’s key sites in order to help facilitate sustained future growth.Previously, Downard has worked for Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, Marriott, ...
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ArticleIotec appoints Beney
Intent marketing organisation Iotec has appointed Claire Beney human resources director.In the newly created role, Beney will deliver people initiatives and strategies that encourage a positive and professional culture, fully utilising her 10 years of experience within the industry.Beney was formerly director of human resources at The Moment Content Company ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2017 shortlist unveiled
The shortlist for the Employee Benefits Awards 2017 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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Article63% of gig economy workers believe government should regulate to enable access to benefits
Almost two thirds (63%) of respondents who work in the gig economy think the government should regulate the gig economy to guarantee them basic employment rights and benefits such as holiday pay, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its To gig or not to gig: ...
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ArticlePets at Home to launch new leave benefits for staff
Pet-focused retail organisation Pets at Home is to launch a new suite of leave benefits for its 8,200 employees, including a day’s paid leave for when an employee or an employee’s child moves home or when introducing a new pet into the family.The new leave arrangements, which will be available ...
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Article12% rank health cash plans as their most valued benefit
Just over one in 10 (12%) respondents rank health cash plans as their most valued employee benefit, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its 2017 Willis Towers Watson employee benefits and wellbeing index, which surveyed 1,123 UK full and part-time employees aged between 18 and 64 years old, also found ...
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ArticleMissing comma enables dairy delivery drivers to claim overtime pay
A missing comma in Maine’s overtime law exemption document has entitled US food organisation Oakhurst Dairy's delivery drivers to overtime pay.In the case of O’Connor et al. v Oakhurst Dairy et al., which was heard by the United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit, Oakhurst Dairy delivery drivers ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 9 and 15 March 2017 were: Asda offers pay increase under new contractHow the Spring Budget 2017 will affect employee benefitsVirgin Money reports a 36% mean gender pay gapTesco to back pay staff after salary sacrifice-linked living wage errorDanone launches global ...
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ArticlePaula Cunnington: What more should employers be doing to support working fathers?
Last year, when we introduced 20 weeks of enhanced shared parental pay at Dentsu Aegis Network to match our maternity and adoption offering, we knew not much would change in the short term. We wanted to do the right thing and set a positive example in the media and advertising ...
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ArticleMegan Jarvie: What more should employers be doing to support working fathers?
The Family and Childcare Trust currently runs the Young Dads Collective (YDC), which works with young dads aged 25 and under to effect change and raise awareness of the specific challenges young men face during their transition from young person to young parent. Young dads are almost invisible in government ...
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ArticlePensions dashboard working group to help set minimum data standards
The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has created its Pensions Dashboard Working Group, which will help to set the minimum data standards for the pensions dashboard.The Pensions Dashboard Working Group will work with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to set minimum data standards for the pensions dashboard, ensuring that these standards ...
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ArticleUS women’s ice hockey team refuses to compete over pay dispute
The US Women’s National Hockey Team has refused to participate in the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship games in a bid to further negotiations around fair wages and support for the team’s players.The women’s hockey team was due to arrive at a Michigan-based training camp on 21 March ...
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Article29% believe more support for working parents would help to close the gender pay gap
More than a quarter (29%) of employee respondents believe that, alongside the upcoming gender pay gap reporting requirements, more support for working parents would help to close the gender pay gap, according to research by CV Library.Its survey of 1,000 UK employees also found that 57% of respondents feel that ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid works long hours
There is a mysterious new guy in our office. He’s come from head office in the US and although he appears to be from the senior management team, for some strange reason he has pitched up with us in HR, rather than sit on the third floor with the rest ...
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ArticleJLL engages staff with sharesave scheme through digital communications
Professional services firm JLL is moving away from paper-based means of communicating its share schemes to online methods to better reflect the ways its employees carry out the majority of their work and personal transactions.With 4,000 employees across four divisions, JLL currently has 1,000 members saving into a three-year sharesave ...
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ArticleHow to effectively communicate share schemes
Need to know:Employers need to find out what communication methods are preferred by their workforce.Digital communications continue to be popular, and augmented reality is now also being used to promote and engage employees with share schemes.More employers are supporting employees with financial education around share schemes.The communication methods used in ...
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Article9: ppl moves: Marco Polo Hotels appoints Tam
Marco Polo Hotels has appointed Rosemary Tam as its group director of human resources.Previously, Tam worked as head of human resources and administration at Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company; director of human resources at W Hong Kong; and as director of human resources at Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts.
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 0.7% in real terms
Total pay, including bonuses, increased by 0.7% in real terms in Great Britain between November 2015-January 2016 and November 2016-January 2017, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: March 2017 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonuses, increased by 0.8% in real terms between the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 88% of benefits professionals receive life assurance or death-in-service benefits
EXCLUSIVE: Almost nine in 10 (88%) HR and benefits professional respondents receive life assurance or death-in-service benefits, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Salary survey 2017, which surveyed 249 HR, reward and benefits professionals in December 2016, also found that 75% of respondents' organisations offer private medical insurance (PMI).These benefits ...