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  • Lloyds Banking Group
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    Lloyds Banking Group increases flexibility for staff

    2023-07-19T10:09:58Z

    Lloyds Banking Group has increased flexibility for its workforce with the launch of a new flexibility policy.Its Flexibility Works policy comprises a range of flexible-working options for staff, including the option to compress a five-day working week into four days. This is available to staff who need childcare support up ...

  • NHS Black Country Care
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    Exclusive: NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board introduces financial wellbeing platform

    2023-07-19T09:58:34Z

    The NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB) has implemented a financial wellbeing platform as part of its investment in the wellbeing of its 550 employees.The platform, which is provided by Bippit, gives employees access to free and professional one-to-one sessions with financial coaches holding Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)-recognised qualifications. ...

  • Cambridge City Council
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    Cambridge City Council approves four-day week trial for bin collection staff

    2023-07-18T11:20:14Z

    Credit: Wirestock Creators / Shutterstock.comCambridge City Council has approved a four-day working week trial for the Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service.Councillors approved the recommendations in a report presented to its Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee and a review of collection rounds to ensure vehicles are taking the most efficient routes ...

  • Royal College of Paediatrics
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    Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health employees accept improved pay and conditions

    2023-07-18T11:18:00Z

    Workers employed by Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) have accepted improved pay, holidays, and parental leave after taking part in seven days of strike action earlier this year.Last year, the organisation, which is the membership body for paediatricians in the UK and around the world and plays ...

  • Smart Pension Evolve Pensions
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    Smart Pension acquires Evolve Pensions

    2023-07-18T10:16:03Z

    Workplace pension provider Smart Pension has acquired workplace pension services Evolve Pensions, owner of master trust the Crystal Trust.The aim of the acquisition is to improve experience and provide efficiencies for the Crystal Trust’s employers and members, enabled by cloud-based global technology platform Keystone, which was developed by Smart Pension’s ...

  • Lawcomm Solicitors bonus
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    Tribunal orders Lawcomm Solicitors to pay £13,000 in unfair dismissal case

    2023-07-18T08:00:56Z

    Family law firm Lawcomm Solicitors has been ordered to pay a former employee nearly £13,000 after a tribunal ruled she had been unfairly dismissed and her contract had been breached after the organisation's failure to make a bonus payment.Sarah Lightfoot-Webber, former head of family law at the Hampshire-based firm, resigned ...

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    Virtual GP services are most used benefit offered to ill and injured employees

    2023-07-18T08:00:28Z

    Employee Benefits poll: The most used benefit or support organisations offer to ill and injured employees is access to a virtual GP service (42%), according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers.Just above one-third (37%) said they provide an occupational sick pay scheme to support ill and injured employees, while ...

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    Poll: Do you think the recently announced public sector pay rises go far enough to support employees?

    2023-07-17T11:19:50Z

    Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. Earlier this month, Employee Benefits reported that the government has offered more than one million public sector workers, including consultants, dentists and GPs in England, prison officers in England and Wales, armed forces, junior doctors in England, senior ...

  • Generation Z promises
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    48% of Gen Z would leave an employer who cannot keep sustainable promises

    2023-07-17T10:58:16Z

    Nearly half (48%) of Generation Z workers would consider leaving a job that did not follow through on in its promises on sustainability, according to new research.Bupa’s latest Bupa wellbeing index revealed that despite the cost-of-living crisis, employees are willing to take a 19% reduction in pay to work for ...

  • Axa UK age-aware
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    Axa UK becomes age-aware accredited employer

    2023-07-17T10:40:04Z

    Insurance firm Axa UK has received age-aware accredited employer status as part of its ongoing commitment to implementing age-inclusive policies.Established by 55/Redefined, which focuses on supporting businesses with age inclusivity, the accreditation demonstrates the firm’s belief that employees should be able to progress whatever their background, heritage, lifestyle or life ...

  • Weil Gotshal and Manges
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    Weil, Gotshal and Manges updates work-from-home policy

    2023-07-17T10:01:59Z

    Credit: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.comGlobal law firm Weil, Gotshal and Manges has announced that it will enhance its work-from-home policy to allow US lawyers to work remotely every Friday.Effective 5 September, all US lawyers will be expected to work from the office Monday through to Thursday and will have the ...

  • Sarah-Vidgen
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    Oasis Group hires new chief people officer

    2023-07-17T08:00:25Z

    Information management organisation Oasis Group has recruited Sarah Vidgen to join the group as chief people officer.As chief people officer, Vidgen will be responsible for the HR functions of the group, applying a people-first strategy to attract, develop and retain top talent.With more than 20 years of experience in human ...

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    CIPD partners with government's menopause champion to raise awareness

    2023-07-14T11:22:32Z

    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has partnered with government menopause employment champion Helen Tomlinson in order to raise awareness of menopause-friendly workplaces.The industry body for HR and people development will work with Tomlinson to communicate to as many organisations of different sizes and sectors as possible about ...

  • public sector pay rises
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    Government awards public sector pay rises

    2023-07-14T11:02:14Z

    The government has offered more than one million public sector workers pay rises of between 5%-7%.The employees include consultants, dentists and GPs in England, prison officers in England and Wales, armed forces, senior civil servants, junior doctors in England and school teachers in England. They have received rises of 6%, ...

  • DC pension schemes
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    20% of DC pensions see rises in opting out or reducing contributions

    2023-07-14T10:58:18Z

    A fifth (20%) of defined contribution (DC) pension schemes continue to report increases in members opting out or reducing contributions, according to research by Aon.Its DC today survey, which is based around a regular pulse survey designed to track how DC schemes and their members are reacting to the current ...

  • Canva magical vibe
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    Canva Australia’s head of vibe offers employees ‘magical’ benefits

    2023-07-14T08:00:28Z

    Credit: monticello / Shutterstock.comSomething for the weekend: Graphic design platform Canva, which is headquartered in Australia, has hired an employee to be its head of vibe in order to create magical moments and bring vibes into the workplace every day.Chris Low, the official head of vibe at the firm, which ...

  • Gucci gender inclusion
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    Gucci recognised for gender parity and disability inclusion

    2023-07-13T11:04:16Z

    Credit: Studio Barcelona / Shutterstock.comFashion brand Gucci has received certification for gender parity from the Italian government and has been recognised as being a best place to work for disability inclusion in the United States (US).Introduced by the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the certification is based on culture ...

  • costs benefits
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    Rising costs influence benefits strategies for 57% of employers

    2023-07-13T10:54:15Z

    More than half of UK employers (57%) say that rising costs are influencing their employee benefits strategies, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its 2023 Benefits trends survey, which surveyed 339 UK organisations across a range of industries about their benefit strategies, also found that concerns around rising costs have ...

  • WiredCo parental leave policies
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    WiredCo extends parental leave policies to pets

    2023-07-13T10:47:30Z

    Australian digital and creative marketing agency WiredCo has extended its parental leave policies to include pet owners, IVF and miscarriages.The agency has introduced five days of paid leave for employees undergoing IVF treatment and two days of leave for their support person. In the event of a miscarriage or stillbirth, ...

  • Princes Siwan Smith
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    Princes appoints first inclusion and diversity manager

    2023-07-13T08:00:31Z

    International food and drink group Princes has appointed Siwan Smith as its first inclusion and diversity manager.Smith will be responsible for driving Princes’ inclusion and diversity strategy forward, with support from the group’s dedicated inclusion champions and six colleague resource groups.As an experienced diversity, equality and inclusion professional, Smith joined ...