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  • Inverclyde Council pay rise
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    Inverclyde Council awards staff pay rise

    2023-11-23T12:17:16Z

    Inverclyde Council has announced that the majority of its 4,000 members of staff will receive a pay rise before Christmas.The council will implement a pay increase agreed by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) leaders earlier this month. The increase is part of a revised pay offer from COSLA ...

  • GBS Automation occupational health
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    GBS Automation introduces occupational health services

    2023-11-23T11:57:02Z

    GBS Automation has launched occupational health services for its 25 employees in order to support their health and wellbeing.The firm specialises in the design and manufacture of industrial automation equipment for the fast-moving consumer goods industry, including baking equipment. As its employees are exposed to fabrication processes, chemicals and activities ...

  • Autumn Statement
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    How will the Autumn Statement 2023 affect pay, pensions and employee benefits?

    2023-11-23T11:05:38Z

    Autumn Statement 2023: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his Autumn Statement speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday 22 November. A number of key announcements were made that will affect pay, pensions and benefits.Autumn Statement: Government announces plans to offer pension pot for lifeAutumn Statement: State pension ...

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    Karen Bates: What are the benefits of including pets in workplace culture?

    2023-11-23T10:54:53Z

    BrewDog began with two men, one dog and a passion for great craft beer, so pets, and dogs specifically, are in our brand DNA. So, for us, we have always been a dog-friendly company. Over the years, we have introduced several pet-related benefits, including Pawternity leave, which allows staff to ...

  • Bella-Duke-Muckle-Media
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    Tony Ottley and Mark Scott: What are the benefits of including pets in workplace culture?

    2023-11-23T10:36:14Z

    Malcolm Cochrane PhotographyLast year we opened what we believe to be the UK’s most pet-friendly office, Parklife. Following lockdowns and pets doing right by us, keeping us company as we worked from home, we felt we needed to do right by them.We often hear of organisations talking about being pet ...

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    Paul Steadman: What are the benefits of including pets in workplace culture?

    2023-11-23T10:16:10Z

    At Nestlé, as pet food producers of Purina, we passionately believe pets and people are better together. We have welcomed dogs into our offices since 2003 and know from this experience the benefits pets bring to a workplace.Having pets at work offers a multitude of benefits to both our business ...

  • Barratt Developments HR director
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    Barratt Developments hires new group HR director

    2023-11-23T09:00:15Z

    Barratt Developments has appointed Sally Austin its new group HR director, becoming a member of the Barratt executive committee and reporting to chief executive David Thomas.Austin will continue the people strategy for Barratt, prioritising diversity and inclusion, engagement, talent management, and employee health and wellbeing in particular.She joins from Wincanton, ...

  • Back-to-basics on defined benefit to defined contribution transfers
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    Autumn Statement: Government welcomes Value for Money framework update

    2023-11-22T16:59:04Z

    The government has welcomed next steps towards implementing the Value for Money framework in the defined contribution (DC) pensions market.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will launch a consultation next spring on the next steps of the new Value for Money framework and rules for contract-based DC schemes.As part of this, ...

  • fit note process
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    Autumn Statement: Government to reform fit note process

    2023-11-22T16:36:12Z

    The government is to take steps to reform the fit note process to support more people to resume work after a period of illness.Announced in today’s Autumn Statement by Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, trials in a small number of Integrated Care Systems in England will test changes to ...

  • PPF role
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    Autumn Statement: Government to consult on expanding PPF's role

    2023-11-22T16:33:55Z

    The government is to consult on expanding the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) role to act as a consolidator for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes that are deemed "unattractive to commercial providers" and are not currently served by the market.This is aimed at increasing opportunities for DB schemes to invest in ...

  • Occupational health consultation
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    Autumn Statement: Government to meet requests for occupational health guidance

    2023-11-22T16:19:50Z

    The government has published its response to its Occupational health: working better consultation, in which it stated it will meet employers’ requests for clearer guidance and support.Launched in July, the consultation was exploring a possible extension of occupational health (OH) services to more employers.The government published its response at the ...

  • Government publishes further guidance on Job Retention Scheme
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    Autumn Statement: Government to reform work capability assessments

    2023-11-22T15:48:21Z

    The government is to reform work capability assessments so more individuals receive the right support to find work where they can.Announced in today’s Autumn Statement by Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, the activities and descriptors in work capability assessments for new claimants will be updated to support long-term sick ...

  • national insurance (NI) cut
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    Autumn Statement: National insurance contribution rate cut to 10%

    2023-11-22T15:43:39Z

    Class 1 national insurance contributions (NICs) will be cut to 10% from 6 January 2024.Currently, employees pay 12% NICs on earnings above £12,570, and 2% on earnings above £50,270. From next year, employees will pay 10% and 2% respectively. According to the government, which announced the move in the Autumn ...

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    Autumn Statement: Government to reform work capability assessments

    2023-11-22T15:20:20Z

    The government has announced that it will reform work capability assessments (WCA) so that more individuals receive the right support to find work where they can.Announced in today’s Autumn Statement by Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, the activities and descriptors in WCA for new claimants will be updated to ...

  • state pension
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    Autumn Statement: State pension to increase by 8.5% from April 2024

    2023-11-22T15:18:34Z

    The state pension will increase by 8.5% from April 2024.Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced the rise in the Autumn Statement, with the increase based on average earnings data published in September and in line with the government’s triple lock policy on pension changes. Hunt confirmed that the state ...

  • pension pot for life
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    Autumn Statement: Government announces plans to offer pension pot for life

    2023-11-22T15:12:08Z

    Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to offer a pension pot for life in the Autumn Statement 2023.This will give employees a legal right to require a new employer to pay pension contributions into their existing pot, avoiding the accumulation of multiple pension pots throughout their working ...

  • national living wage increase
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    National living wage to increase from April 2024

    2023-11-22T13:15:52Z

    The national living wage is to increase from April 2024.Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced it will rise by 9.8% to £11.44 per hour and will apply to those aged 21 and over for the first time. A full-time worker aged 23 will receive an increase worth £1,800 ...

  • Mattioli Woods resumes bonus payments
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    Half of UK deskless workers live pay cheque to pay cheque

    2023-11-22T13:12:05Z

    Half (50%) of UK deskless workers live pay cheque to pay cheque and are without spare cash once monthly bills are paid, according to research by OC Tanner.The employee recognition firm’s 2024 Global culture report gathered insights from more than 42,000 employees, leaders, HR practitioners and executives from 27 countries, ...

  • stress disability mental health
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    Tribunal rules stress can be disability without mental health diagnosis

    2023-11-22T09:47:43Z

    An employment tribunal has ruled that stress can be considered disability without a formal mental health diagnosis from a doctor.At a preliminary hearing to discuss a case brought against Aneurin Bevan University Local Health Board, the tribunal panel in Cardiff found that claimant Mrs Phillips could be considered disabled under ...

  • Central Co-op financial support
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    Exclusive: Central Co-op launches financial support benefit for staff

    2023-11-22T09:00:00Z

    Retailer Central Co-op has launched a financial support benefit across its support centre, food and funeral operations teams.The Co-op Credit Union benefit will form part of Central Co-op’s overall wellbeing offer. It will enable employees to access a range of tools, services and resources to support their mental health, money ...