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    National Council for Voluntary Organisations becomes age-friendly employer

    2023-06-12T09:53:30Z

    Umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has become an age-friendly employer after signing the pledge.Established by the Centre for Ageing Better, the pledge helps employers to recognise the importance and value of older workers, resolve skills shortages, record vacancy rates and overcome ...

  • Avon Zuto
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    Exclusive: Avon and Zuto shortlisted for Best use of benefits to support diversity, equity and inclusion

    2023-06-12T08:00:15Z

    Cosmetic business Avon and car finance firm Zuto have been shortlisted in the category Best use of benefits to support diversity, equity and inclusion at the Employee Benefits Awards 2023.This award, which is new for 2023, was created to recognise the measures an employer has taken to support inclusion and ...

  • Ahlstrom
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    Ahlstrom hires Mary Puddepha as chief people officer

    2023-06-12T08:00:02Z

    Fibre-based specialty materials provider Ahlstrom has appointed Mary Puddepha as its new chief people officer and a member of its executive management team as of this month.Puddepha, who is relocating from the US to be based in the Netherlands, will succeed Tarja Takko, executive vice president of people and culture, ...

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    Tarmac introduces free period products for staff

    2023-06-09T10:35:36Z

    Sustainable building materials and construction solutions business Tarmac is providing organic, plastic-free period care products to employees across its business free of charge.Through a partnership with feminine care provider Organic Mondays, the firm will ensure that cotton pads, tampons and panty liners packaged in biodegradable material will be available to ...

  • West Northamptonshire Council foster
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    West Northamptonshire Council becomes foster-friendly employer

    2023-06-09T10:30:34Z

    West Northamptonshire Council has been accredited as a foster-friendly employer by the Fostering Network as part of its commitment to offering dedicated policies and support to employees who foster.In order to receive the accreditation, the council updated its HR policy to provide staff who foster children and young people extra ...

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    Just 13% of UK staff feel benefits align with their needs

    2023-06-09T10:26:53Z

    Just 13% of UK employees feel that their employer’s benefits provision closely aligns with their needs, compared to 59% of US staff, according to research by Benefex.Its analysis found that 96% of HR and reward professionals have seen a significant shift in employee attitudes and behaviours towards benefits over the ...

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    Exclusive: Natwest Group and Teva shortlisted for Best benefits to support menopause

    2023-06-09T08:00:37Z

    Banking organisation Natwest Group and Teva Pharmaceuticals have been shortlisted in the category Best benefits to support menopause at the Employee Benefits Awards 2023.This award was created to celebrate a benefits offering that supports staff with their menopause journey, such as a new range of supportive initiatives, training and employee ...

  • Brit Stops pint chaser
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    Brit Stops looks to hire bubbly pint chaser

    2023-06-09T08:00:02Z

    Something for the weekend: Brit Stops, a membership scheme for motorhome and campervan tourists, is searching for a pint chaser to document their brew-tiful adventures around UK pubs.The organisation, which has a UK network of breweries, vineyards, farms, country estates and more than 750 pubs, is looking to create a ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 2 - 8 June 2023

    2023-06-09T08:00:01Z

    The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 2 - 8 June 2023 were: Aon introduces paid carers' leaveGovernment launches consultation on employee share schemes Exclusive: Aldi Stores and Lidl GB shortlisted for Best healthcare and wellbeing benefitsNatwest Group completes acquisition of CushonExperian and HLB International among Global Most Loved ...

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    Government extends pensions dashboard connection deadline

    2023-06-08T10:55:03Z

    The UK government has issued an update on its planned pensions dashboards programme, stating that it needs additional delivery time and its connection deadline will be 31 October 2026.It stated that this is in recognition of the fact that the requirement to connect to the digital architecture should remain mandatory ...

  • The Big Table Group
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    Exclusive: The Big Table Group rolls out financial wellbeing app to more staff

    2023-06-08T10:28:44Z

    Restaurant group The Big Table Group has expanded its financial wellbeing offering to its staff at Banana Tree and has introduced unrestricted usage of a flexible pay feature.The group, which owns Bella Italia, Cafe Rouge and Las Iguanas restaurants, initially launched a partnership with financial wellbeing provider Wagestream in May ...

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    Two-thirds do not receive group risk insurances as paid-for benefits

    2023-06-08T10:13:49Z

    More than two-thirds of UK employees do not receive critical illness, income protection or dental insurance as a paid-for benefit, according to new research from Barnett Waddingham.The employment consultancy’s survey of 3,006 UK employees found that almost three-quarters (72%) are not given the option of critical illness insurance, while just ...

  • Serco pay rise
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    Serco staff in Norfolk accept 20% pay rise

    2023-06-08T09:59:36Z

    Workers at citizens services, defence, transport, justice, and health firm, Serco based in North Norfolk and Breckland, have accepted a 20% pay rise, ending the threat of more strikes that have been ongoing for the past few months.The staff, who are refuse, street cleaning, grounds maintenance and cleansing workers, approved ...

  • Commercetools chief people officer
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    Commercetools names first ever chief people officer

    2023-06-08T08:00:51Z

    Composable commerce provider Commercetools has appointed Roxana Dobrescu as its first ever chief people officer.Reporting to co-founder and chief executive officer, Dirk Hoerig, Dobrescu will lead global personnel efforts and reinvigorate the firm’s people-first strategy. This will be through fostering a best-in-class scalable employee experience, developing meaningful talent acquisition strategies ...

  • Durdans Stables
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    Durdans Stables to pay £4,000 in maternity discrimination case

    2023-06-07T10:46:15Z

    Durdans Stables has been ordered to pay a former female groom more than £4,000 after an employment tribunal found that she had been discriminated against.Charlotte Holloway began working at the Epsom, Surrey-based stables in October 2018. Her employer had asked her to change her working days and hours while she ...

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    Medical Protection Society receives menopause-friendly accreditation

    2023-06-07T10:33:41Z

    Healthcare profession support organisation Medical Protection Society (MPS) has been awarded a menopause-friendly accreditation due to its commitment to talking openly about it and putting the right help in place.Established by Henpicked: Menopause In The Workplace, the accreditation recognises high standards and proven practices that embrace menopause in the workplace. ...

  • 70% of Aon employees to receive 20% pay reductions
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    Aon introduces paid carers' leave

    2023-06-07T10:02:36Z

    Global professional services firm Aon has implemented a new carers’ leave policy in order to support its UK employees with caring responsibilities.Launched during Carers Week (5-11 June), the policy offers Aon employees five days of paid leave each calendar year, which can be taken as full or half days, and ...

  • Roadchef Welcome Break
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    Exclusive: Roadchef and Welcome Break shortlisted for Best motivation or recognition scheme

    2023-06-07T08:00:31Z

    Motorway services operators Roadchef and Welcome Break have been shortlisted in the category Best motivation or recognition scheme at the Employee Benefits Awards 2023.This award was created to recognise a successful motivation strategy that uses either incentives or motivational rewards to help drive employee performance, engagement or retention.The full category ...

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    Spark

    2023-06-06T13:04:45Z

    ABOUT SPARKSPARK runs The Cinema Society, the only platform delivering guaranteed savings across all major cinema chains in the UK and Ireland.

  • Zen Communications menopause
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    Zen Communications adopts menopause policy

    2023-06-06T11:19:16Z

    PR and communications agency Zen Communications has implemented a dedicated menopause policy as part of its commitment to holistic employee wellbeing.The agency introduced the dedicated policy in order to provide an inclusive, supportive and nurturing place of work for employees affected by peri-, during, and post-menopause. Its aim is to ...