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ArticleWeetabix reports 3.64% mean gender pay gap
Cereal brand Weetabix has reported a mean gender pay gap of 3.64% for 2022, down by 0.38% from 4.01% in 2021.Its 2022 median gender pay gap was 1.86%, down from 3.44% in 2021. This was below the UK national average of 14.9%.The employer’s top pay quartile was made up of ...
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ArticleFirefighters and control room staff accept pay deal
Firefighters and control room staff across the UK have accepted a pay deal this week, ending a months-long dispute over pay.A total of 96% of Fire Brigades Union members voted to accept the pay offer on an 84% turnout, avoiding strike action in the process. More than 80% of members ...
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ArticleGovernment names first menopause employment champion
The UK government has appointed Helen Tomlinson to be its first menopause employment champion, as part of a call for more employers to develop dedicated menopause policies.The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) asked Tomlinson, head of talent UK and Ireland at Adecco Group, to take on the voluntary role ...
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ArticleFNZ implements global family leave benefits
Global wealth management platform FNZ has launched a global family leave benefits package for its 6,400 employees as of this month.The policy made staff eligible for 26 weeks of primary and secondary parental leave, regardless of their gender, at 100% of their salary. Both primary and secondary caregivers - biological, ...
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Article78.1% of employers offer staff free period products
Employee Benefits poll: More than three-quarters (78.1%) of organisations offer free period products to staff, according to an online survey among Employee Benefits readers.Meanwhile, 7.7% said that while they do not currently offer free period products, they were considering it, whereas 14.2% did not provide, or intend to provide, any ...
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ArticleClaudia Osei-Nsafoah: How do you use International Women’s Day to increase recognition of female employees?
At its heart, International Women’s Day (8 March 2023) is a moment to recognise and celebrate the contributions of women, and renew calls for greater gender equity, with employees wanting their workplaces to recognise women in a meaningful way.The businesses that enact change are the ones that build International Women’s ...
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ArticleGrace Anderson: How do you use International Women’s Day to increase recognition of female employees?
On International Women’s Day (8 March 2023) we promote interviews with our female leads, produce blogs on the career progression of women in the business, and use our Kura Kudos platform to promote the recognition for our female employees. We also look to educate around what it means and why ...
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ArticleLeslie Pendergrast: How do you use International Women’s Day to increase recognition of female employees?
International Women's Day (8 March 2023) celebrations in the workplace are not just about recognising the achievements and remarkable effort that women employees put into their daily work, they are also about addressing and eliminating gender bias within the work environment. The goal of the day is essentially empowering and ...
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ArticleClare Stephens: How do you use International Women’s Day to increase recognition of female employees?
International Women’s Day presents an opportunity for organisations to reemphasise their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. Many take the day as an opportunity to introduce new initiatives and programmes, and to amplify women’s voices, especially in industries such as technology, where women’s voices have traditionally been quieter.At NTT Data ...
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Poll: What did your organisation do to celebrate Employee Appreciation Day this year?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. Last week, Employee Benefits reported that professional services recruitment firm Sellick Partnership gave its more than 100 employees a day off to mark Employee Appreciation Day (Friday 3 March). In light of this, what did your organisation do ...
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ArticleTribunal rules Defence Science and Technology Laboratory engineer unfairly dismissed
An employment tribunal ruled that a mechanical engineer working for the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, who suspended himself from work while he experienced health concerns, was unfairly dismissed.Ian Drury was employed by the executive agency of the Ministry of Defence from July 1982, until he was dismissed for gross ...
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ArticleCosta Coffee gives staff third pay rise in 12 months
Cafe chain Costa Coffee has awarded employees across its 1,520 UK employer-owned stores a third pay rise in 12 months.From 1 April, base pay rates for all store team members, regardless of age, will increase from £10 per hour to at least £10.70 per hour. More experienced baristas will see ...
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ArticleKinleigh Folkard and Hayward gives staff one-off cost-of-living payment
Credit: I Wei Huang / Shutterstock.comLondon-based independent property group Kinleigh Folkard and Hayward (KFH) has awarded full-time employees a one-off £750 payment to support them during the current economic climate.The property services group, which has more than 60 branches across London and 10 business divisions, handed out the discretionary payment ...
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ArticleBBC names chief people officer
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has recruited Uzair Qadeer (pictured) as its new chief people officer as of the end of February.Qadeer will sit on the BBC executive committee, the operations committee, and be a key advisor to the board remuneration committee. He was recruited to oversee all global human ...
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ArticleAmazon receives top employer certification for 2023
Online retail giant Amazon has received certification as a top employer in Europe for 2023, for its dedication to creating a better work environment through HR policies and people practices.Certification from the Top Employers Institute is based on the results of an HR best practices survey, covering six HR areas ...
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ArticleSellick Partnership gives staff day off for Employee Appreciation Day
Professional services recruitment firm Sellick Partnership has given its more than 100 employees a day off today (Friday 3 March) to mark Employee Appreciation Day.The event, observed on the first Friday in March, was created by Dr Bob Nelson of Recognition Professionals International in 1995, to give thanks and recognition ...
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ArticleBelfast City Council accredited as living wage employer
Belfast City Council has received living wage accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.In order to receive accreditation, the council increased its pay rate for employees to a minimum of £10.90 per hour as set by the foundation, and also ensured that any of its regularly contracted staff were also paid ...
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ArticleBonusFinder places bets on finding successful Sin City sampler
Something for the weekend: Gambling bonus website BonusFinder.com has opened applications for an official Las Vegas Blackjack tester, with the successful entrant set to bag $2,000 (£1,674) and a trip for two to Sin City.The lucky applicant and their plus-one will win a three-day trip to Las Vegas, including flights ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 24 February - 2 March 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 17 February - 2 March 2023 were: Sainsbury’s offers four-day working week to head office employeesB and Q and Screwfix give retail staff pay riseRailway staff accept pay, security and conditions dealJohn Lewis reports 7.9% mean gender pay gapMarks and Spencer invests ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid talks to headhunters
I used to get calls from headhunters all the time. They would also send me friendly little emails, telling me they were searching for an experienced benefits manager, and did I know anyone who would be interested. But then all the contact just stopped. For ages. Finally, just when I ...