All articles by Carol Millett – Page 2

  • Diversity
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    PWC working class staff receive 12.1% less pay

    2021-09-16T13:37:05Z

    PWC has revealed in its 2021 diversity report that its staff from a working class background, including partners, typically received 12.1% less pay than other colleagues.This is the first time the accounting firm's diversity report has published comprehensive pay gap data on socio-economic background and disability. The report also looks ...

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    Credit Suisse promotes Christine Graeff to global head of HR

    2021-09-16T08:00:00Z

    Christine Graeff has been promoted to global head of human resources at investment bank Credit Suisse.Graeff, who joined the bank as global head of communications and deputy global head of human resources at the beginning of the year, will succeed Antoinette Poschung, who is retiring at the end of January ...

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    Poll: 90% of employers plan or consider staff pay rise

    2021-09-14T08:00:05Z

    Employee Benefits poll: Nine out of 10 organisations are either planning to give staff a pay rise in 2022 or are considering the option.According to Employee Benefits' latest research, 43% of employers confirmed they will boost staff pay next year, while another 47% said the strategy was under consideration.Just 7% ...

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    25% of workers do not have a workplace pension

    2021-09-13T08:07:00Z

    A quarter of workers (25%) do not have a workplace pension, with another 5% saying they have no idea whether they have one or not, according to research conducted by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).The survey of 2,075 workers, carried out by Yonder Consulting, also revealed that one ...

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    The Botantist offers £500 to test roast spuds

    2021-09-10T08:00:21Z

    Something for the weekend: Have you ever considered putting the humble potato front and centre of your career plan? No? Well, think again, for restaurant chain The Botanist is on the hunt for a potato taster and will pay £500 for the privilege.The gastropub company, which has around 20 restaurants ...

  • Sophie-Ames
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    ServiceMax appoints new chief HR officer

    2021-09-08T08:00:27Z

    Global field service management organisation ServiceMax has recruited Sophie Ames as its new chief human resources officer for the whole business, including its UK office.Ames, who joins the California, US-based business as it prepares to list on Nasdaq, brings 20 years of international HR experience to the company.Before joining ServiceMax, ...

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    41% of employees report mental health decline

    2021-09-06T08:15:35Z

    New research has found that 41% of employees reported a mental health decline since the beginning of the first lockdown in March last year.This finding, revealed in Nuffield Health’s recently published Healthier nation index, raises questions about how easily the nation will return to normality as lockdown restrictions ease, as ...

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    Monzo recruits Rachel Mooney as chief people officer

    2021-09-06T07:55:34Z

    Rachel Mooney has become the new chief people officer at digital bank Monzo, which employs 1,500 staff, as of 1 September (Wednesday).Mooney joins Monzo from Snow Software where, as chief people officer, she helped build and develop the technology business' organisational and culture strategy. Prior to this, Mooney spent eight ...

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    Are you to the manor born?

    2021-09-03T07:30:41Z

    Something for the weekend: For those of you meant for the finer things in life, how about applying for the role of a mansion tester?According to online conveyancer My Home Move Conveyancing, all that is required of the successful candidate is the ability to live and report on their experience ...

  • Confessions
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    Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid revs up for the car wars

    2021-09-03T07:00:19Z

    Company cars. Sigh. My shoulders sag whenever the subject comes up. Cars mean war around here, and I am still battle-scarred from the last policy review, but Big Bad Boss insists it is time for another one.I can guess what has prompted this just now. We’ve just hired a new ...

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    Hill and Knowlton Strategies hires global CPO

    2021-09-01T06:00:46Z

    Public relations firm Hill and Knowlton Strategies has recruited Laurie Rosenfield as its global chief people officer.In her new role, which begins on 13 September, Rosenfield will lead the organisation's global human capital strategy across a network spanning 77 offices in 43 countries. She will report to global chairman and ...

  • Homecare workers to receive £100,000 in wage settlements
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    Welsh care workers earn less than minimum wage

    2021-08-31T08:15:28Z

    Care workers are earning less than the minimum wage thanks to a loophole in the law that means they are not paid for time travelling between visits, warned the Labour Party.The party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has demanded a vote on legislation introduced by Labour’s Liverpool MP Paula Barker that ...

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    38% of staff won't take legal action against employer

    2021-08-31T08:00:09Z

    Nearly 40% of UK workers who feel they have reason to take legal action against their employer are deterred by the prospect of victimisation, a survey by law firm Leigh Day has found.According to the poll of more than 2,000 workers, conducted by Censuswide for Leigh Day, only one in ...

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    Poll: 80% of organisations reject four-day week

    2021-08-31T08:00:04Z

    Employee Benefits poll: Eight out of 10companies have no plans to introduce a four-day working week, indicating little appetite among organisations for the policy.The latest Employee Benefits poll revealed that just 3% of respondents have implemented a four-day working week, compared to 80% of organisations that said they had not ...

  • Holiday
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    The pitfalls of unlimited holidays

    2021-08-27T08:00:48Z

    Something for the weekend: Do you dream of unlimited holiday allowance? Well, dream no longer, because there are organisations that are offering this rare perk to their lucky employees, such as County Down company Clearbox Communications for one.The business has been operating this benefit for just over six months and ...

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    Data finds HR employees have good work-life balance

    2021-08-23T11:54:35Z

    Human resources employees have reported one of the highest scores for work-life balance, according to figures on job review website Glassdoor.A survey of how staff rate their employers on Glassdoor, conducted on behalf of digital marketing agency Reboot Digital PR, revealed that the information technology sector (IT) has the highest ...

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    Lamington Group hires Rob Cahn as operations head

    2021-08-23T08:00:44Z

    Lamington Group, operators of the 'hometel' brand Room2, has appointed Rob Cahn to the newly created role of head of group operations, which will include responsibility for its human resources activities.Cahn joins from Locke Hotels, where he spent more than two years as general manager and was involved in the ...

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    Sacked mortgage adviser awarded £23,000

    2021-08-20T10:15:41Z

    A high-performing mortgage adviser has been awarded £23,000 for wrongful dismissal after her employer sacked her for “always moaning”.Helen McMahon was dismissed two days after complaining about how hard she worked and how she was working up to 48 hours a week at Heron Financial Limited in Rickmansworth.An employment tribunal ...

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    49% of employers have new benefits since pandemic

    2021-08-20T09:37:44Z

    Nearly half of employers (49%) in the UK and Ireland have introduced new workplace benefits since the start of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic in a bid to maintain staff morale and help employees adapt to new hybrid working structures, according to a report by HR specialist Zellis.The Employee benefits: five ...

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    Council workers to ballot on industrial action over pay

    2021-08-20T08:47:23Z

    A “derisory” pay offer of 1.75% for council workers has prompted union Unite to ballot its 70,000 members on whether they should take industrial action, including the option to strike.The decision to hold the consultation follows the Local Government Association’s proposed 1.75% pay rise for council staff in England, Wales ...