All Employee engagement articles – Page 78
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ArticleSolicitor wins £150,000 in equal pay and discrimination case
Shipping solicitor Helena Biggs has been awarded more than £150,000 in damages in the conclusion of a successful equal pay and discrimination suit brought against her former employer A Bilborough and Company in 2020.In December 2020, the Employment Tribunal found in favour of Biggs in her complaints of unfair dismissal, ...
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ArticleAmazon adds academic coaching to benefits package
Technology and e-commerce business Amazon has enhanced its Career Choice programme with academic coaching for US-based staff.The programme was originally launched in 2012 to offer prepaid higher education to more than 750,000 hourly members of staff. Through its new partnerships with educational organisations Beyond 12 and Kaplan, Amazon has added ...
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AnalysisAre pay rises the best staff retention tool?
Credit: GoldenShark2 / Shutterstock.comAn employer’s compensation policy needs to be fair, equitable and as transparent as possible.Regular pay increases can be useful because if these are timely and properly aligned with career opportunity and growth, they can help employees feel engaged and motivated.Employees look to prospective employers for clarity and ...
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ArticleCharlieHR cements nine-day fortnight policy following successful trial
On-demand HR advice and software business CharlieHR has permanently implemented a nine-day fortnight for its 50 members of staff, following a successful nine-month trial period.The alternative working structure, rather than implementing a straight four-day working week, saw the firm alternate between five days and four days. During the trial period, ...
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ArticleAwin names new group people and culture director
Global affiliate marketing platform Awin has hired Cinzia Campanini (pictured) as its group people and culture director to lead its HR department’s transformation and develop its future people-centric vision.Campanini will work closely with HR teams, the executive board and all functions of Awin to develop employee experience and engagement, leadership ...
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ArticleAlternative Airlines enhances benefits with focus on wellbeing
Flight search and booking organisation Alternative Airlines has launched an enhanced benefits package for its 70 members of staff, including flight credits worth up to £1,000 per year and a focus on employee wellbeing.The business, based in Horley, introduced the benefits in July, in order to acknowledge the hard work ...
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ArticleAldi brews new role with tasty perks ahead of beer launch
Something for the weekend: Many employees spend the summer days dreaming of chilled pints in pub gardens, but now they have the chance to hop into an un-beer-lievable new role that turns that daydream into a paying job.Supermarket chain Aldi has begun the hunt for an official beer taster to ...
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Supplier articleA guide to supporting employees with the cost of living
With inflation and the rising cost of living employers face a unique challenge where they must support employees adequately with rapidly rising costs while also keeping their head above the water and managing those same rising costs too.HR must do everything they can to not only support employees with rising ...
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AnalysisPensions communications to cut through the noise
Need to know:Employers need tailored, practical messaging to reach employees struggling with pressing financial concerns.A multi-avenue approach will help catch a wider range of employees' attention, but video content and digital strategies are good starting points.In order to cut through the noise, people need to see their pensions as real, ...
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ArticleMinnesota Rubber and Plastics staff to receive pay out due to sale
Credit: rarrarorro / Shutterstock.comGlobal investment firm KKR has signed an agreement to sell Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (MRP) to engineered polymer solutions business Trelleborg Group for approximately US$950 million (£780.2 million), with employees set to receive a pay-out as a result.MRP has more than 1,450 employees across four US states, ...
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ArticleJohn Keells Group introduces equal parental leave
Credit: Besides the Obvious / Shutterstock.comJohn Keells Group has expanded its parental leave to provide its more than 14,000 employees with an equal 100 days, as of this month.The group, which operates more than 70 businesses across seven industry sectors in Sri Lanka, has increased the number of paternity leave ...
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ArticleITN hires head of reward and wellbeing
Television production business ITN has appointed Jo Fairweather (pictured) as head of reward and wellbeing.Fairweather will lead its total reward agenda and have responsibility for the ongoing evaluation and improvement of reward strategy, establishing frameworks, policies and processes that are best practice, fit for purpose, and meet HR and overall ...
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ArticleConcepto Diagnostics becomes majority employee owned
Diagnostic services business Concepto Diagnostics has become majority owned after co-directors and co-owners Atal Malviya and Eileen Flatley transferred 51% ownership to an employee ownership trust (EOT).Malviya and Flatley have retained ownership of 49% of the firm, which was recently valued as being worth £97.1 million. Throughout the process, the ...
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ArticleBrightcove names new chief people officer
Streaming technology business Brightcove has appointed Trisha Stiles (pictured) as chief people officer for all its operating countries, including the UK, effective from 29 August.Reporting to chief executive officer Marc DeBevoise, Stiles will lead the human resource strategy, including talent and performance management, and spearheading diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 22 July – 28 July 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 22 July and 28 July were: Aldi increases hourly pay for second time in 2022 TSB gives lowest earning staff £1,000 cost-of-living bonusMoneysupermarket gives employees £2,000 for rising living costsFive Guys franchisee launches on-demand payLaing O’Rourke launches equal parental leave Axa UK ...
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ArticleBank of Ireland enhances paternity leave policy
The Bank of Ireland has launched a revised paternity leave policy in order to support its employees to combine their work and family life more effectively.The current amount of paid paternity leave on offer has been increased from two to six weeks, and is available from the first day of ...
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Supplier articleNEW RESEARCH REVEALS HOW TO BEST SUPPORT EMPLOYEES THROUGH THE COST OF LIVING INCREASES
AUTHOR: Ruth Mathias, UK Growth Marketing Director at Reward GatewayAs the world reels from the impact of the pandemic, global conflicts and economic turmoil, the cost of living is increasing rapidly. Companies are feeling financial pressure as bills mount, and most have little wiggle room in their budgets for salaries, ...
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Supplier articleHOW TO IMPLEMENT FINANCIAL WELLBEING INITIATIVES THAT DRIVE ENGAGEMENT
Money worries are one of the biggest drivers of stress in UK adults, and in the current economic climate this is truer than ever before. However, did you know that if your employees are struggling with their financial wellbeing it will also be affecting the organisation as ...
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Supplier article3 WAYS TO GET YOUR PEOPLE EXCITED FOR ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES
AUTHOR: Emily Christer,, Client Success Manager at Reward GatewayYour employees often have amazing ideas. Did you know the Playstation and the Happy Meal came from employees? Unreal, right? So, when you’re thinking about your employee engagement programme, you might want to bring your employees on the journey.We see that when ...
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Case StudiesGolden Charter puts employee communication first in cases of illness
Depending on the nature of the absence, managers at pre-paid funeral plan provider Golden Charter will support any member of staff who is ill by reminding them about its employee assistance programme (EAP), regularly checking in to see how they are feeling and discussing return-to-work options, including reduced and flexible ...