All Article articles – Page 59

  • Marks and Spencer physiotherapy
    Article

    Exclusive: Marks and Spencer introduces free staff physiotherapy

    2023-10-02T09:49:15Z

    Credit: patat / Shutterstock.comMarks and Spencer has launched a free physiotherapy service for any of its 60,000 employees that are affected by a musculoskeletal (MSK) issue.Through a partnership with Pam Physio Solutions, the retailer’s employees will be able to refer themselves for free advice and up to six free physiotherapy ...

  • Mozilla chief people officer
    Article

    Mozilla appoints permanent chief people officer

    2023-10-02T08:00:29Z

    Web browser Mozilla has appointed Dani Chehak as chief people officer on a permanent basis.Less than a year ago, Chehak took on the role of Mozilla’s interim chief people officer. She will continue to oversee all areas of HR and organisational development at the global Mozilla Corporation, and along with ...

  • C658862-WAW-Mid-Content-Advert-Banner-2
    Article

    helping employees understand their maturing sharesave options – how drax achieved it.

    2023-09-29T14:56:24Z

    WEALTH at work have recently supported Drax employees to understand their options when their Sharesave plan reached maturity. See our case study on how this was achieved and what the results wereBackgroundDrax Group plc, a FTSE 250 renewable energy company, has offered Sharesave plans to their employees for around ten ...

  • Greencore pay award
    Article

    Greencore staff in Nottinghamshire accept 10% pay rise

    2023-09-29T11:12:34Z

    Employees at sandwich and convenience food manufacturer Greencore’s Worksop factory in Nottinghamshire have accepted a 10% pay award.The factory line workers, quality controllers, store workers and cleaners will receive a 10% increase backdated to 1 April 2023 and an additional 5.25% increase from 1 April 2024.More than 500 of the ...

  • Fishawack Health pay gap
    Article

    Fishawack Health reports 0.33% gender pay gap

    2023-09-29T10:24:24Z

    Commercialisation partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries Fishawack Health has reported a gender pay gap of 0.33%.The report found that of the 450 employees eligible for the calculation, 277 (61.5%) were women and 173 (38.5%) were men.The organisation’s gender pay gap is much lower than the 5.45% ...

  • Parfetts profit share bonus
    Article

    Parfetts awards staff 10% profit share bonus

    2023-09-29T10:15:22Z

    Wholesaler Parfetts has awarded its employees a 10% profit share bonus as part of its recognition of their contribution to its continued growth.Parfetts operates depots in Aintree, Anfield, Birmingham, Halifax, Middlesbrough, Sheffield, Sommercoates and Stockport, with operations covering England, North Wales and the Midlands.The wholesaler was able to award this ...

  • top10news22-28Sept
    Article

    The top 10 most-read articles between 22 - 28 September 2023

    2023-09-29T08:00:58Z

    The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 22 - 28 September 2023 were: Tesco introduces paid leave for kinship carersDHL Express, Hilton and Cisco among Europe’s best workplaces 2023Kellogg implements domestic abuse policyTwo-thirds of UK staff do not feel connected at workKing’s College London staff accept pay rise and ...

  • Central Co-op Employee Benefits
    Article

    Exclusive: Central Co-op to discuss maximising benefits budgets at Employee Benefits Live 2023

    2023-09-29T08:00:31Z

    Jennifer Roberts, senior reward and wellbeing manager at Central Co-op will present a workshop about making the most of benefits budgets and reward strategies at Employee Benefits Live 2023.Roberts has worked in the industry for more than 12 years and has experience in reward change projects, compensation, benefits, fleet and ...

  • office perk office food
    Article

    Office food ranks as most in-demand office perk for 2023

    2023-09-29T08:00:05Z

    Something for the weekend: The number one in-demand office perk for 2023 is office food, according to research by office search agency Sketch Labs. Perhaps unsurprising, who doesn’t love an office snack!Its study, which has been published to coincide with International Week of Happiness at Work (25 - 29 September), ...

  • Health-insurance-shutterstock_592165118
    Article

    12% of online job adverts listed health-related perks

    2023-09-28T11:08:53Z

    Just 12% of roles posted online listed health-related perks such as private healthcare, wellbeing perks or life insurance as part of an employment package, according to research by Plasma by Medichecks.The pathology testing platform looked at more than 5,500 online job adverts within the education, finance, government and public sector, ...

  • Kraft Heinz great workplace
    Article

    Kraft Heinz gains great workplace certification in 16 countries

    2023-09-28T10:44:16Z

    Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.comFood business Kraft Heinz has received great workplace certification in 16 of its operating countries due to the way it values and treats its employees.The certification was set up by global authority on workplace culture Great Place to Work, and is based on its Trust Index survey, ...

  • Carers
    Article

    AMS accredited as age-inclusive employer

    2023-09-28T10:16:03Z

    Global talent solutions business AMS has attained age-inclusive accredited employer status after signing a charter of commitments to support staff over the age of 50 in the workplace.Established by 55/Redefined, an organisation that helps businesses attract and engage employees over 50, the charter covers how to ensure hiring processes are ...

  • Lampton Group people culture
    Article

    Lampton Group names new group head of people and culture

    2023-09-28T08:00:14Z

    Lampton Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the London Borough of Hounslow that provides commercial and residential services to the area, has recruited Claire Clifford as group head of people and culture.In her new role, Clifford will support the group’s objectives to provide positive social and economic outcomes for the ...

  • Tesco kinship carers
    Article

    Tesco introduces paid leave for kinship carers

    2023-09-27T11:17:32Z

    Tesco has introduced a raft of new family-friendly policies, including paid kinship leave for employees responsible for caring for relatives’ children.Employees who have obtained a Special Guardianship Order from a family court will be able to take 26 weeks’ kinship leave on full pay.The retailer introduced the kinship leave policy ...

  • The Eden Hotel Collection
    Article

    The Eden Hotel Collection enhances employee benefits package

    2023-09-27T11:10:19Z

    Hotel group The Eden Hotel Collection has enhanced its employee benefits offering to further support its 350 UK staff across all of its hotels.Its new Return to Work Support Scheme gives staff an additional £200 per month for the first six months after returning from maternity leave, while a £1,200 ...

  • Phoenix Group Midlife MOT
    Article

    Phoenix Group introduces Midlife MOT tool

    2023-09-27T11:05:28Z

    Long-term savings and retirement business Phoenix Group has launched a Midlife MOT programme to help its employees make better decisions about work, wealth and wellbeing.The initiative is part of a wider response to the 2017 independent state pension age review’s recommendation for employers and the government to offer access to ...

  • Hassell parental leave benefits
    Article

    Hassell enhances parental leave benefits

    2023-09-26T10:44:08Z

    Global architecture firm Hassell has enhanced its parental leave benefits in order to pave the way for a more balanced and inclusive workforce.Effective now, the comprehensive parental leave policy offers 16 weeks of paid leave to all parents, irrespective of their role as primary or secondary carers. It also extends ...

  • UK employees absent
    Article

    UK employee absence rates reach highest level in a decade

    2023-09-26T09:53:25Z

    UK employees were absent an average of 7.8 days over the past year, the highest level in over a decade and two days more than the pre-pandemic rate of 5.8 days, according to new research.The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the professional body for HR and people development, ...

  • Race at Work Charter
    Article

    Metro Bank signs Race at Work Charter

    2023-09-26T09:32:20Z

    Metro Bank has signed the Race at Work Charter as part of its commitment to improve equal opportunities for black, Asian, mixed race and ethnically diverse staff.The charter, which was launched in 2018 by Business in the Community, builds on the 2017 McGregor-Smith Review, which found that people from black, ...

  • Amanda-Childs-Kyocera
    Article

    Amanda Childs: What does the future hold for hybrid working?

    2023-09-26T09:08:00Z

    The way in which we choose to perform our work is evolving at a faster rate than ever before. We are increasingly more exposed to differing human insights and practices through neuroscience. Alongside this, we experience new and different digital capabilities in ways that simply just creep up on us.Organisational ...