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ArticleNissan agrees two-year pay deal and maternity leave increase
Nissan has agreed a two-year pay deal for 7,400 of its employees, which includes an increase in pay and paid maternity leave.The deal, which affects staff based at NMUK in Sunderland and the Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) in Bedfordshire, will come into effect from 1 January 2017.Employees will receive ...
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Article31% of employers are aware of the new tax-free childcare scheme
Less than a third (31%) of employer respondents are aware of the new tax-free childcare scheme due to come into effect from early 2017, according to research by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its Labour market outlook: focus on working parents report, which surveyed 1,050 senior HR professionals, ...
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ArticleWincanton drivers for Argos to strike over holiday back pay
Members of trade union Unite who work for logistics and supply organisation Wincanton and are based at Argos' national distribution centre are to undertake strike action in a dispute over holiday back pay.The drivers at Argos’ flagship national distribution centre in Staffordshire are to strike for 72-hours from 20 December ...
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Article94% believe employers should set aside a budget for financial education
More than nine in 10 (94%) respondents think their employer should set aside a budget to provide financial education for staff, according to research by Lemonade Reward.Its survey of 83 HR and reward employees also found that almost two-thirds (61%) of respondents cite not having enough money to live on ...
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ArticleWho should win Employee Benefits Professional of the Year 2017?
Recognise best practice by nominating a benefits, compensation or reward professional for the coveted Employee benefits professional of the year award.This award celebrates the achievements of an individual who has made their mark on the employee benefits industry.In 2016, the accolade went to Joanna Bean (pictured), head of reward, UK ...
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ArticleAmerican Express to enhance parental leave and family-friendly benefits for US staff
American Express is to extend its paid parental leave policy and enhance its family-friendly benefits programme for US employees.From 1 January 2017, all US-based full and part-time staff will be eligible for up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave. This applies to both male and female employees who have ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 68% offer at-retirement support to help staff make informed decisions
EXCLUSIVE: More than two-thirds (68%) of employer respondents that offer at-retirement support to staff do so because they want to support staff in making informed decisions, according to research by Employee Benefits and Close Brothers.The Employee Benefits/Close Brothers Pensions research 2016, which surveyed 250 employer respondents, also found that a ...
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ArticleUS accounting firm to introduce paid parental leave
US accounting and tax organisation Marks Paneth is to introduce a new paid parental leave policy for its 600 employees, providing staff with up to six weeks of fully-paid parental leave.Effective from 1 January 2017, the organisation-wide policy is applicable for primary caregivers as well as non-primary caregivers who have ...
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ArticleGovernment freezes auto-enrolment trigger at £10,000 a year
The government has frozen the workplace pensions auto-enrolment trigger at £10,000 a year.The earnings trigger for employees to be automatically enrolled into a workplace pension arrangement will be frozen at £10,000 a year for the 2017-18 tax year, meaning that employees who earn this amount or more will automatically be ...
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ArticleGain insight into the future of reward at Employee Benefits Connect 2017
Employee Benefits Connect will return on 1 March 2017 to provide delegates with the opportunity to learn more about the latest innovations in the industry and discuss the future of reward.The one-day event will feature a six-stream conference programme and a selection of roundtables for industry debate, which will focus ...
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ArticleWhitbread promotes Hutchinson
Whitbread has promoted Bridget Hutchinson from head of HR services to talent director, Premier Inn.In her new role, Hutchinson will lead the talent and succession, HR business partners, resourcing and internal communications teams.Prior to joining Whitbread, Hutchinson was head of resourcing and employer brand at Dixons Retail.
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ArticleRoberts moves to Cromwell Group
Jennifer Roberts has joined business supply organisation Cromwell Group as reward manager.Roberts has moved from Danwood, where she held numerous roles, including reward and benefits manager, compensation and benefits manager, and reward analyst. Roberts has also worked at Ashfield UK and E.On UK.
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ArticleSeljeflot takes on HR at Costa
Kate Seljeflot has joined Costa Coffee as group HR director.Previously, Seljeflot was global talent director at Diageo, where she held a number of HR leadership roles, including HR director for Africa, Turkey, Russia and Eastern Europe; global HR shared services director; and European HR shared services director.
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ArticleThe Coal Authority hires Olpin
Carl Olpin is now HR analyst at The Coal Authority. He joins from Gardner Aerospace where he held the position of payroll officer.Olpin's previous experience includes pay services and pensions assistant at NHS Trust, where he worked in the payroll team at Nottingham City Hospital.
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ArticleKPMG appoints Brown
Ann Brown will take up the role of UK head of people at audit and tax organisation KPMG from 14 November 2016, taking over from Philip Davidson, managing partner, who has held the position on an interim basis.Brown was previously divisional director, HR at Nationwide Building Society, and a senior ...
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ArticleAutoglass appoints Wirsenius
Asa Wirsenius has been appointed people director at Autoglass. In this role, Wirsenius will drive employee engagement, as well as lead the development and implementation of the organisation’s people strategy.Her previous positions include HR director for Carglass Sweden, and HR director, Scandinavia, at Carglass.
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ArticleBarclays, DS Smith and Rio Tinto recognised for employee share plans
Barclays, DS Smith and Rio Tinto are among the organisations that were recognised for their employee share plans at the 2016 Annual Proshare Awards.The awards are designed to recognise and celebrate the best organisations and individuals who implement and work in employee share plans.Indivior won the best new share plan ...
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ArticlePortland City Council to tax organisations that pay CEO 100 times more than staff
Portland City Council, Oregon, US, is to impose a surtax on publicly-traded organisations that pay chief executive officers (CEOs) 100 times more than the median employee.The pay ratio surtax is applicable for publicly-traded organisations that operate in Portland, and are subject to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pay ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 35% believe Brexit will impact pensions
EXCLUSIVE: More than a third (35%) of employer respondents believe that Brexit will impact pensions, according to research by Employee Benefits and Close Brothers.The Employee Benefits/Close Brothers Pensions research 2016, which surveyed 250 employer respondents, found that while 14% of respondents do not believe that the outcome of the June ...
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Article43% of the world’s highest-paid footballers play in the Premier League
Something for the weekend: Football is notorious for being a sport where athletes can earn a generous salary, and it makes for part of an attractive employee value proposition for football clubs around the globe looking to recruit the newest talent.More than four in 10 (43%) of the world’s highest-paid ...