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  • Stellarmann people manager
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    Stellarmann appoints first people manager

    2024-01-08T09:00:29Z

    Technology and business transformation delivery partner Stellarmann has appointed Becky Mumford as its first people manager to support its plans for growth.At the London and Brighton-based firm, Mumford will oversee group HR strategy and operations, including recruitment, workforce planning, training and development, employee engagement and retention, diversity and inclusion, and ...

  • Unum UK carer’s leave
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    Exclusive: Unum UK enhances carer’s leave policy

    2024-01-05T12:19:49Z

    Employee benefits provider Unum UK has enhanced its carer’s leave policy in order to further support its employees with caring responsibilities.All of its more than 850 employees now have access to its enhanced offering of up to five days of paid leave per year, regardless of how long they have ...

  • Sainsbury’s increase pay
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    Sainsbury’s increases pay for hourly paid staff

    2024-01-05T11:17:16Z

    Credit: Alex Yeung / Shutterstock.comSupermarket Sainsbury’s is to increase pay by 9.1% to £12 per hour as part of a £200 million investment to recognise the hard work of its employees.From March 2024, 120,000 hourly paid staff will benefit from the rise, with those based in London seeing an increase ...

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    Exclusive: 43% of staff with cancer were satisfied with their return-to-work programme

    2024-01-05T10:48:10Z

    Two-fifths (43%) UK employees who have or have had cancer were satisfied with their employer’s return-to-work programme, according to research by back-to-work rehabilitation specialist Working To Wellbeing.Its Window to the workplace report also found that satisfaction with their phased return-to-work programme fell to 32% among employees aged 55 and above, ...

  • Bardsey Island Trust
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    Bardsey Island Trust looks for island accommodation wardens

    2024-01-05T09:00:54Z

    Something for the weekend: Bardsey Island Trust, located on an island off the coast of the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales, has begun searching for two accommodation wardens to live and work there together. If you have had enough of commuting and crave a simpler life, then read on!Otherwise known ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 29 December 2023 - 4 January 2024

    2024-01-05T09:00:08Z

    The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 December 2023 - 4 January 2024 were: Exclusive: Accor Group launches new employee wellbeing benefitBristol-Myers Squibb and McDonald’s named in top 25 best places to work in Europe Government introduces holiday pay and entitlement reformsNew Look Retailers reports 27.96% mean gender ...

  • Confessions of a benefits manager
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    Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid works to align bonuses and performance management

    2024-01-05T06:00:08Z

    I think it is interesting to see how the importance of performance-related pay has moved in and out of fashion. Go back a few years and everyone was saying they were a pay-for-performance employer and everything from shares to pay rises was linked to a rating. That made budgeting difficult, ...

  • RMBI Care menopause
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    RMBI Care and Masonic Charitable Foundation receive menopause-friendly accreditation

    2024-01-04T11:53:02Z

    Credit: RMBI CareCharities RMBI Care and The Masonic Charitable Foundation have been accredited as menopause-friendly employers as part of their aim to look after staff and their wellbeing.Established by Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace, the accreditation recognises high standards and practices that embrace menopause in the workplace. Employers are assessed ...

  • Ovo Energy pay gap
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    Ovo Energy reports 11.4% mean gender pay gap for 2023

    2024-01-04T11:37:12Z

    Energy supplier Ovo Energy has reported an 11.4% mean gender pay gap for 2023, down 2.4% from 2022.Its median gender pay gap was 12.1%, down 0.4% from the prior year. The organisation has attributed its gender pay gap to uneven proportions of men and women across different parts of the ...

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    Half of employers offer financial remuneration to help employee retention

    2024-01-04T11:33:18Z

    More than half (56%) of employers have offered financial remuneration to help employee retention during the cost-of-living crisis and staffing shortages, according to research by Peninsula Group.The employment law, HR, and health and safety services firm's survey of 79,000 small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand ...

  • Bidvest Noonan
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    Bidvest Noonan hires chief people and culture officer

    2024-01-04T09:00:51Z

    Customer-focused services group Bidvest Noonan has appointed Julie Mernagh chief people and culture officer.In this role, Mernagh will use her experience and track record in human resources, talent development and organisational culture to lead the people and culture team. She will focus on developing and executing a people strategy to ...

  • holiday pay calculations
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    Government introduces holiday pay and entitlement reforms

    2024-01-03T12:19:06Z

    The UK government has implemented reforms to simplify holiday pay calculations and entitlement as per the Working Time Regulations.These changes include the definition of irregular hours and part-year workers in relation to the introduction of the holiday entitlement accrual method and rolled-up holiday pay, the introduction of a method to ...

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    Bristol-Myers Squibb and McDonald’s named in top 25 best places to work in Europe

    2024-01-03T11:53:24Z

    Credit: IB Photography / Shutterstock.comPharmaceutical firms Takeda and Bristol-Myers Squibb and fast food chain McDonald’s have been named among the top 25 best places to work in Europe for 2023 by Best Places to Work.The international certification programme recognises employers across the world using workplace culture assessments and a global ...

  • invested diversity strategy
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    17% invested in a diversity, equity and inclusion strategy in the past year

    2024-01-03T11:46:59Z

    Despite three-quarters (72%) of HR directors stating that employee demands for a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy are a major concern, just 17% introduced or invested in one in the past year, according to research by Barnett Waddingham.The risk, pensions, investment and insurance consultancy, which surveyed 300 HR directors ...

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    Axa enhances work-life balance benefits in Greater China

    2024-01-03T11:39:57Z

    Credit: Robert Way / Shutterstock.comInsurance firm Axa has has enhanced employee benefits for its employees in Greater China to promote work-life balance in the workplace and provide support at different life stages.From 1 January, the organisation increased paid co-parent leave from 20 days to 40 days. It will also offer ...

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    Benify

    2024-01-03T09:34:42Z

    At Benify, we are passionate about helping companies put their people first and revolutionising the employee benefits and rewards experience for all employees. Currently supporting over 2 million employees in over 1,600 companies, we're transforming how employers engage with their employees. Our core mission is to provide innovative solutions that ...

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    New Look Retailers reports 27.96% mean gender pay gap

    2024-01-02T12:33:05Z

    New Look Retailers has reported a 27.96% mean gender pay gap for 2023, up slightly from 25.7% in 2022.Its median gender pay gap for 2023, meanwhile, was 5.2%, down from 8% in 2022.Like many fashion retailers, the organisation has attributed its gender pay gap to the large proportion of women ...

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    East Ayrshire Council accredited as endometriosis-friendly employer

    2024-01-02T11:53:33Z

    Credit: David Gordon for East Ayrshire CouncilEast Ayrshire council has received endometriosis-friendly employer accreditation in recognition of the impact that the condition has on employees.The council has signed up to the Endometriosis Friendly Employer scheme, run by Endometriosis UK, and pledged to create a working environment in which those with ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Accor Group launches new employee wellbeing benefit

    2024-01-02T11:12:02Z

    Hospitality organisation Accor Group has introduced a new wellbeing benefit for its 4,500 UK employees.The benefit, Your Care Plus provided by Vivup, is a health management platform that supports employees’ physical and mental wellbeing with a range of products and services.The platform provides evidence-based interventions and support tools to help ...

  • BBC pay gap
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    BBC reports 4.7% mean gender pay gap for 2023

    2023-12-15T11:59:13Z

    The BBC has reported a 4.7% mean gender pay gap for 2023, just lower than the 5.1% it published in 2022.Its median gap for 2023 was 7.3%, an increase from 5.9% the previous year. The organisation attributed this to its 47% female and 53% male employee split, and specific investments ...