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John Lewis to repay £40m of holiday pay
The John Lewis Partnership is to spend £40 million compensating employees who were accidentally paid incorrectly and did not receive certain additions to pay, such as premiums for Sunday and bank holiday work.The organisation will make one-off additional payments to 69,000 affected employees dating back to 2006.The amount will vary ...
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Government to name below-minimum-wage payers
Employers that fail to pay the national minimum wage (NMW) are to be publicly named and shamed from October 2013.The government’s announcement is part of its efforts to toughen up enforcement of the NMW and increase compliance.Under the original NMW naming scheme, employers had to meet one of seven criteria ...
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DOD’s blog: Why I’ll be on my bike on 12 September
I want as many other commuters as possible to discover the joys of cycling to work.Too often we hear only the horror stories. Sadly, these are extremely important cautions that need to be noted and learnt from by cyclists, drivers and city planners, all of whom are culpable in some ...
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Mummy's Moroccan mishap
Something for the weekend…Supporting employees with childcare, particularly in an emergency, is a perennial consideration for employers.Those that may have been tempted to save money in this area, however, may be deterred after a recent incident on Morroccan television when an employee brought their child into work.Lena Alwash, a presenter ...
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Top ten most read stories this week
Royal Mail managers vote against pension proposalSerco staff to strike over pay and conditionsEmployers should prepare early for auto-enrolmentFormer Co-op employees fight for bonuses Aon Hewitt appoints Mark BloodworthBirmingham Council staff save 187,000 via discounts planLorica to launch financial management productWhere does employee recognition fit into a development review?Employers want ...
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UK gender pay gap among the highest internationally
The UK gender pay gap is among the highest among 20 industrially developed countries, according to research by Warwick Business School, the University of Cambridge and Lakehead University in Canada.The report,The dimensions of occupational gender segregation in industrial countries, which was published in the journal Sociology, compared the degree to ...
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Mitie Group hosts onsite relaxation massages
EXCLUSIVE: Mitie Group has hosted its monthly onsite massage for employees at its 24seven call centres.The onsite massage, which was introduced at its Bristol office two years ago and at its Leeds office in August 2012, is aimed at ensuring the phone operatives in its 24seven division take breaks to ...
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No correlation between pride and pay
There is no correlation between professional pride and pay, ,according to research by recruitment firm Randstad Financial and Professional.The research, which surveyed more than 2,000 employees across 20 different sectors, found that insurance professionals, who have the most professional pride of any UK sector, receive a higher-than-average salary of £639.50 ...
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Peugeot Citroen promotes Stephanie Palmer
Her previous role was head of reward and development, which she had held since April 2011.Other roles at the car manufacturer have included management development co-ordinator and personnel officer.She has also been HR adviser at Rolls-Royce.
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New HR role for Amex's Sarah Perkins
She was previously employee health and wellbeing manager at the credit card firm.In 2013, Perkins was chosen as one of Employee Benefits’ Hot 100 Benefits managers.
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Novartis appoints Tim Robertson head of reward
His previous roles in the industry include: senior reward manager at Santander; senior reward manager at Barclaycard; Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) compensation and benefits director at American Express; UK reward manager at Ericsson; and compensation and benefits analyst at GlaxoSmithKline.
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Baker Hughes appoints Angela Harris
She joined the organisation in 2010 as compensation and benefits manager for the UK and Norway.Harris said: “After a review of the responsibilities of the reward function, a bigger position was created for a total rewards manager for Europe.“I am now looking forward to transferring my skills and knowledge, plus ...
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HSBC appoints Rob Green to interim post
His previous roles include: interim compensation and benefits manager at Amazon; interim global compensation project manager at Reckitt Benckiser; European compensation manager at Coca-Cola; and international compensation and benefits manager at GlaxoSmithKline.
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ArticleEmployers want to influence staff to save more in pensions
More than two-thirds (69%) of respondents try to use their pensions communications to persuade staff to take greater control of their pension planning, according to Employee Benefits research.The Employee Benefits/Capita Pensions research 2013, which surveyed 370 HR and benefits professionals, also found that 25% simply communicate their pension scheme because ...
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Lorica to launch financial management product
EXCLUSIVE: Lorica Employee Benefits is to launch a money portal, which aims to help employees manage their personal finances and employee benefits.The system aggregates an employee’s personal finance-related products and services, such as credit cards, bank accounts, mortgage payments and standing orders, alongside their employee benefits.The technology, which is being ...
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ArticleBonus payments rise to £38.6 billion
Total bonus payments across the UK economy totalled £38.6 billion between May 2012 and April 2013, up 4% year-on-year, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).But employers delayed paying £1.7 billion of this total to help employees take advantage of the change to top-rate tax, which fell ...
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Luke Hildyard: How should HR be more involved in high pay decisions?
Over the last decade, pay for a FTSE 100 chief executive officer has risen from 100-times that of the ordinary worker to 130-times. Comprehensive figures going back further are difficult to find, but research from the High Pay Commission suggests the ratio stood at about 15:1 in the late 1970s.This ...
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Ian Hodson: How should HR be more involved in high pay decisions?
The reward manager’s role is to create a framework that can be flexible enough to support recruitment and retention, but be transparent to employees. More often than not, we see decisions taken spontaneously without the involvement of HR and without considering the longer-term impact. This can often be in the ...
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Top tips from award winners at Employee Benefits Live
Past Employee Benefits Award winners, including Asda, Merlin Entertainments, Capital One, First Group, Random House Group, Bwin.Party and City Health Care Partnership CIC will share their tips and secrets for success on a variety of benefits.The strategies covered will include: employee motivation, pensions, share schemes, health and wellbeing, work-life balance ...
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Royal Mail managers vote against pension proposal
Almost one third (27%) of Royal Mail managers that turned out for a consultative ballot by trade union, Unite, voted against proposed reforms to the organisation’s defined benefit (DB) pension scheme. According to Royal Mail, around 5,660 of Royal Mail’s 8,300 managers are Unite members, and 50% of these members ...