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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 54% offer flexible-working initiatives
EXCLUSIVE: More than half (54%) of respondents offer flexible-working initiatives, according to the Employee Benefits/Xerox HR Services Benefits research 2016, published in June 2016.Among the other lifestyle benefits offered by respondents’ organisations, 48% provide additional annual leave for life events or in recognition of long service, and 31% offer enhanced ...
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11: ppl move: Kerr joins Reality HR
Sue Kerr has joined Reality HR as HR consultant, bringing 25 years of industry experience to the post. In her new role, Kerr will cover all aspects of HR from training and recruitment to performance management and disciplinary procedures. She will also act as HR director for a number of ...
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11: People moves
Walker moves into Unum HR role Liz Walker has been appointed as HR director at employee benefits provider Unum. Previously working as head of key accounts for the organisation, Walker has been an employee at Unum for over 20 years, specifically within the US sales team for the past 16 ...
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ArticleSouth Yorkshire Housing Association launches employee engagement initiative
South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA) has launched a year-long events initiative as part of its employee engagement programme, LeadWell Development.Kick-starting this summer, the new initiative, SYsHAre, aims to develop collaboration across the organisation, encourage employee wellbeing and improve employee engagement.The events, run in partnership with Team Activ, will include mini ...
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Article61% cite reputational risk as a key concern around gender pay reporting
More than half (61%) of employer respondents cite reputational risk as one of their top three concerns around gender pay reporting, according to research by Mercer.Its Gender pay reporting survey, which surveyed 114 public and private organisations, also found that 41% name equal pay cases as a top three concern, ...
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Article84% of female healthcare respondents have never asked for a pay rise
More than three-quarters (84%) of female respondents who work in the healthcare sector have never asked for a pay rise compared to 71% of male respondents, according to research by Randstad Care.Its Assessing the lack of senior opportunities for women in nursing report, which surveyed 486 UK healthcare professionals, also ...
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ArticleRobot lands trainee office manager job
Something for the weekend: Betty the robot has started work as a trainee office manager at The Transport Systems Catapult (TSC), carrying out tasks such as greeting guests at reception.Betty runs using artificial intelligence-driven software. This will enable her to patrol offices, assess how many staff members are in the ...
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ArticleLouise’s lowdown: Changing work and care paradigms
May 2016 saw the launch of the Creating longer, more fulfilling working lives: employer practice in five European countries report, conducted by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) on behalf of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD). This looks at how other countries are adjusting to lengthening lifespans ...
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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 June 2016: 73% believe UK staff are likely to call in sick following UEFA Euro 2016 matches61% see improved employee performance through investment in workplace cultureStandard Life holds awareness event in support of working carersEY and Sackers names ...
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ArticleSD Worx acquires Ceridian UK and Ireland
HR service provider SD Worx has acquired human capital management technology organisation Ceridian UK and Ceridian Ireland in a full share acquisition.SD Worx and Ceridian will also create a partnership to deliver cloud human capital management software across Europe, including a long-term agreement to develop and provide global human capital ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 28% rate their intranet as very valuable
EXCLUSIVE: Overall, employer respondents perceive more established forms of technology as holding much greater value for their organisation than some of the newer developments to enter the market, according to the Employee Benefits/Xerox HR Services Benefits research 2016, published in June 2016.On a rating scale of one to five, with ...
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ArticleBirds Eye and Siemens to share insights at Employee Benefits Live 2016
A key focus of Employee Benefits Live 2016 will be how organisations can use employee benefits strategically to support key business issues and objectives.Delegates will learn the invaluable art of managing packages in the face of economic uncertainty, as well as how to be creative with their total reward offering ...
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ArticleProfessor Sir Cary Cooper: How can employers use reward to improve job satisfaction?
There are several ways in which employers can use a reward-orientated strategy to improve job satisfaction. In order to do this, the employer has to understand what drives employee motivation. For many employees, the drivers of job satisfaction are the intangibles of having more autonomy in their jobs, feeling more ...
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ArticleSara Duxbury: How can employers use reward to improve job satisfaction?
When an employee receives recognition and reward for their hard work they tend to be more satisfied and engaged with their role, often having more positive attitudes towards the workplace. Reward can come in all shapes and sizes, from financial incentives such as bonuses, to non-monetary reward such as further ...
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ArticleSelin Kudret: How can employers use reward to improve job satisfaction?
In order to unleash the potential of organisational rewards for enhancing employee wellbeing and performance, organisations should understand the nature of employee needs that these rewards fulfil, and hence the power of need fulfilment in eliciting desirable employee outcomes.Need fulfilment is an integral aspect in employment relationships. The main rationale ...
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ArticleSamantha Gee: How can employers use reward to improve job satisfaction?
With the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reporting the lowest job satisfaction for over two years in its Spring 2016 employee outlook: employee views on working life report, published in May 2016, it is worth taking a look at the impact of reward. In particular, how smart are ...
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ArticleAmazon, Expedia and L’Oreal USA commit to US government’s equal pay pledge
Almost 30 organisations, including Amazon, Expedia (pictured), and L'Oreal USA, have agreed to the US government’s Equal Pay Pledge in a bid to reduce the gender pay gap across the country.In total, 28 private sector organisations have committed to the Equal Pay Pledge, which was announced by the White House ...
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ArticleBBC Parliament staff strike over pay grade dispute
Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the BBC Parliament channel are conducting a 24-hour strike in a dispute over pay grading and recognition.The dispute has been raised over the banding of grade 5 broadcast assistants who produce content for 24-hour channel BBC Parliament. Staff who perform comparable ...
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ArticleUW Credit Union to increase minimum pay to $15 an hour
US-based financial services organisation UW Credit Union is to increase the minimum pay rate for staff to $15 an hour (£10.60).The increase in its minimum pay rate, known as the Foundation Wage, is expected to impact around 25% of the organisation’s 500-strong workforce.The increase will be implemented in stages, with ...
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ArticleUS taxi firms offer to settle employee-status disputes
Several cases concerning employee status have taken place in the US as drivers for two taxi platforms dispute their classification as independent contractors in favour of being classed as employees and receiving the benefits that this affords.Lyft has proposed a revised settlement agreement for the Cotter v Lyft class action ...