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ArticleArgos to provide back pay to 37,000 employees
Retail organisation Argos is to provide back pay to 37,000 current and former store employees after they were found to have been paid below the statutory national living wage rate prior to December 2016.The 37,000 affected employees will receive a back-dated payment on 28 February 2017 to cover the unpaid ...
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ArticleTake part in exclusive employee benefits strategy research
Is your organisation developing a benefits strategy that can adapt to future workplace challenges? Will the upcoming limitations on the range of benefits that attract tax advantages when offered through salary arrangements affect your organisation's benefits proposition? Is your organisation taking advantage of the latest developments in benefits technology?Take part ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Learn about the impact of financial wellbeing on long-term business growth at Employee Benefits Connect 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Gain insight into the impact of financial wellbeing on long-term business growth and productivity at Employee Benefits Connect 2017.Jeanette Makings (pictured), head of financial education at Close Brothers, will lead a session titled ‘Integrated financial wellbeing: the missing piece in future wellness strategies’ as part of the driving performance ...
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Article52% feel leadership buy-in is biggest obstacle to strengthening organisation culture
More than half (52%) of HR professional respondents feel that leadership buy-in is the biggest obstacle to strengthening an organisation’s culture, according to research by CultureIQ and HR.com.Its Employee culture: a closer look report, which surveyed 579 HR professionals, also found that 83% of respondents believe that c-suite executive leadership ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid battles email deluge
Just when I think I have my email under control, I am deluged by another wave of wretched market updates. The worst offender is Mercenary Brokers: it regularly sends me an executive review, an executive summary, an HR briefing, a reward update and a global market report. These documents all ...
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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 February 2017 were: Court of Appeal rules against Pimlico Plumbers in worker-status caseAsda, Novartis and PepsiCo among the UK's Top Employers for 2017BrewDog introduces global paid puppy leaveCourt rules that woman can receive co-habiting partner's workplace pensionFacebook extends ...
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ArticleChessington World of Adventures recruits for toddlers to join staff
Something for the weekend: Although the government’s recent Fuller working lives report is encouraging organisations to hire more older employees over the age of 50, Chessington World of Adventures is hunting at the other end of the age spectrum.The theme park is searching for a VIP, or very important pre-schooler, ...
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ArticleTata Steel employees vote to accept pensions proposal
Tata Steel UK employees who are members of the GMB, Unite and Community trade unions have voted in favour of the organisation’s latest pension proposal, which will see the closure of the British Steel pension scheme (BSPS) to future accrual.Consultative ballots on the proposal closed yesterday (Wednesday 15 February 2017), ...
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ArticleDebenhams tops government's minimum wage non-compliance list
Retail organisation Debenhams has topped the government’s list of organisations that have underpaid staff the minimum wage after failing to pay £134,894.83 to 11,858 employees.The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published the names of 360 UK organisations that have failed to comply with the national minimum wage and ...
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 1.4%
Total pay, including bonuses, increased by 1.4% in Great Britain between October-December 2015 and October-December 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: February 2017 report also found that in nominal terms, which have not been adjusted for price inflation, average regular pay for employees in ...
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ArticleThe month in numbers: January 2017
A look at some of the facts and figures relating to employee benefits in January 2017:£8.53 is the minimum hourly rate of pay retailer Aldi is to introduce for UK staff from 1 February 2017 bit.ly/2if4xPw 47% of employee respondents admit that a small pay rise is the one thing ...
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ArticleHow can employers support the health and wellbeing needs of employees on a lower income?
Need to know:An organisation’s culture can promote healthy lifestyles that do not have to cost staff a lot to maintain.Signposting healthy options and recipe cards in a staff canteen can help employees improve their diet, counteracting productivity slumps due to a lack of nutrients.Health cash plans and virtual GP services ...
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ArticleBrewDog introduces global paid puppy leave
Craft beer organisation BrewDog has introduced paid puppy leave for all staff, allowing employees to take a week of paid leave to help settle a new dog into their home.The Scotland-based organisation, which already lets employees bring well-behaved pets to work with them, will offer the new week-long paid puppy ...
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Article23% of City workers feel able to discuss stress with their manager
Less than a quarter (23%) of City worker respondents feel able to discuss the stress they are under with their managers, according to research by MetLife Employee Benefits.Its survey of 104 decision makers who work in financial institutions or investment banks, also found that 67% of respondents are considering quitting ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Metropolitan Police to discuss workforce planning at Employee Benefits Connect 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Adam Gibson, strategic workforce planning leader at the Metropolitan Police, will examine how people analytics and workforce planning can enable organisations to make smarter strategic decisions at Employee Benefits Connect 2017.Gibson (pictured) will lead a session titled ‘Leveraging workforce planning and people analytics for smarter decisions’ as part of ...
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ArticleFacebook extends paid bereavement and family leave benefits
Social media organisation Facebook has extended its bereavement leave policy, introduced six weeks of paid family leave for employees to care for a sick relative, as well as three days of paid family sick time.The extended bereavement leave policy will enable employees to take up to 20 days of paid ...
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ArticleCity of Seattle to enhance paid family leave benefits
The City of Seattle is to extend its paid parental leave policy to up to 12 weeks and introduce four weeks of paid family leave.Members of staff who have been employed by the city for at least six months will automatically receive eight weeks of paid parental leave to care ...
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Article48% rank private medical insurance in their top three most valued benefits
Just under half (48%) of employee respondents rank private medical insurance in their top three most valued benefits, according to research by Ellipse.Its survey of 1,005 employees and 504 decision makers in UK-based small and medium enterprises (SME), also found that 37% of employee respondents place life insurance in their ...
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ArticleWorkplace automation can create communication challenges as well as opportunities
Many years ago, I spent my university summer holidays working in the head office for a large high-street bank. Close to its office was what was billed as ‘the world’s first robotic bar’. The main attraction was a large robotic barmaid, known as Cynthia, who was programmed to mix and ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 26% of benefits professionals do not have access to mental wellbeing support
EXCLUSIVE: More than a quarter (26%) of HR and benefits professional respondents do not have access to mental wellbeing support from their employer, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Salary survey 2017, which surveyed 249 HR, reward and benefits professionals in December 2016, also found that of the 74% of ...