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ArticleOptagon Group becomes employee owned
Credit: The Optagon GroupOptagon Group has become employee owned through an employee ownership trust model.Based in Coventry, Optagon owns and operates brands such as flat roofing materials specialist Rubber4Roofs, Roof Depot, SkyGuard and Kitbuildr. Its 50 employees now own the majority of the firm and have a meaningful stake in ...
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ArticleCapita withdraws from real living wage rate
Capita has become the latest employer to withdraw from the real living wage scheme after the recommended rate increased by 10% two years in a row.The outsourcing firm said that employees currently paid the real living wage, which is recommended by the Living Wage Foundation and takes the cost of ...
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ArticleMondelez International names new chief people officer
Mondelez International has appointed Stephanie Lilak executive vice president and chief people officer.Lilak will be responsible for overseeing the firm’s human resources function worldwide, which includes talent management, leadership and capability development, compensation and benefits, change management, employee relations, and diversity, equity and inclusion.She will report directly to Dirk Van ...
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Article43% of employers do not offer bereavement support beyond time off
More than two-fifths (43%) of employers offer no additional support beyond time off for bereavement, according to research by bereavement support firm Empathy. Its 2024 report The cost of dying, which surveyed 2,000 respondents who have experienced the loss of an immediate family member in the last ...
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ArticleWest Midlands Fire Service increases maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Credit: dagma / Shutterstock.comWest Midlands Fire Service is to increase its employee maternity, paternity and adoption leave provisions as of this month.Employees at the fire service will be eligible for 52 weeks of fully paid leave for maternity and adoption pay, with two weeks of paternity pay for fathers. This ...
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ArticleArds and North Down Borough Council becomes age-friendly employer
Councillor Jennifer Gilmour, Mayor of Ards and North Down, with chief executive Stephen Reid. Image credit: Ian PedlowArds and North Down Borough Council in Northern Ireland has become an age-friendly employer as part of its continued commitment to being an age-friendly borough.The age-friendly employer pledge, which was established by the ...
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ArticleThe Gym Group receives menopause-friendly employer accreditation
Nationwide gym chain The Gym Group has achieved menopause-friendly employer accreditation as part of its commitment to comprehensive wellbeing and care for its 2,040 employees.Set up by Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace, the menopause-friendly accreditation offers standards for employers on best practices and support around menopause in UK workplaces.To become ...
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Article80% of Gen Z staff would rather work overtime than see pay decrease
Four-fifths of Gen Z employees would rather work overtime than reduce their workload and see their pay decrease, according to research by Resource Solutions.The workforce and advisory solutions provider, which surveyed 2,000 UK adults aged 18-65 who have been employed in the past year, also found that the youngest generation ...
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ArticleOffice Depot UK completes £140 million pensions buy-in
Office supplies firm Office Depot UK has completed a £140 million bulk purchase annuity buy-in transaction with the trustee of the Guilbert UK Retirement Benefits Plan, of which it is the sponsor.Aviva insured the plan liabilities to remove the investment and longevity risk for around 1,500 plan members, who will ...
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ArticleBain and Company and Nvidia named best places to work in the US for 2024
Credit: Tada Images / Shutterstock.comManagement consulting firm Bain and Company, technology business Nvidia and software employer ServiceNow have been named as some of the best places to work in the US for 2024 by job website Glassdoor.The annual Glassdoor list is based on reviews and feedback from employees on their ...
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ArticleAlmost two working weeks are lost every year due to presenteeism
Almost two working weeks are lost each year due to presenteeism, costing the economy £11 billion per year in lost productivity, according to new research by economic consultancy WPI Economics.Commissioned by employee benefits provider Unum UK, the survey of more than 4,000 UK employees revealed that unhappy employees on average ...
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ArticleJunior doctors in Wales strike over pay
Junior doctors in Wales have begun 72-hour strike action today (Monday 15 January) in a dispute over pay.The walkout from 7am today to 7am on 18 January could see more than 3,000 doctors at picket lines outside all of Wales’ main hospital sites. A mass demonstration outside the Welsh parliament ...
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ArticleCompass Group UK and Ireland names new chief people officer
Compass Group UK and Ireland has appointed Carol Sommerville as its new chief people officer with immediate effect.Sommerville will be responsible for delivering the business’ ‘Our Social Promise’, which is its commitment to support a million people with opportunities and change their lives through job creation, education, training, community and ...
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ArticleEY to allow consultants to take time away from roles
Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.comProfessional services and accounting firm Ernst and Young (EY) is to allow its UK consultant employees to take time away from their roles.Through the employer’s Employee TimeOut initiative, employees without an assignment from March to August 2024 can leave their role for between four and 12 weeks. ...
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ArticleTribunal rules in favour of Arjowiggins Scotland staff in redundancy case
An employment tribunal has ruled that 300 former Arjowiggins Scotland employees will each receive around £4,000 in compensation after the employer went into administration in 2022.The former paper mill workers based in Stoneywood, Aberdeen were members of trade union Unite. Through Thompsons Solicitors Scotland, they made protective award claims against ...
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ArticleBensons for Beds looks for chief sleep officer
Credit: Joe Pepler/PinPepSomething for the weekend: Bedroom furniture retailer Bensons for Beds has opened applications for its new chief sleep officer position, where sleeping on the job is actively encouraged.The fully remote role will pay £10,000 for a six-month part-time contract, which covers 874 hours of training, napping and shopping. ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 5 - 11 January 2024
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 5 - 11 January 2024 were: Sainsbury’s increases pay for hourly paid staffNovo Nordisk and AstraZeneca named top 30 best places to work for 2023 Exclusive: Unum UK enhances carer’s leave policyTribunal finds Association of Chartered Certified Accountants employee was discriminated againstAnglian ...
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ArticleHalf of hybrid workers took time off due to anxiety in the past year
Half (51%) of hybrid workers have taken time off work as a result of stress or anxiety in the past year, missing an average of 6.1 days each, according to research by London workspace provider Fora.Its report, which surveyed 1,030 UK hybrid workers, found that this equates to 28.6 million ...
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ArticleBrewdog increases pay but moves away from paying real living wage
Craft beer business Brewdog has announced that its lower-paid employees over the age of 23 will receive a pay rise to £11.44 per hour from £10.90.Staff located outside London will receive a 4.95% rise in base pay, however, those working in London will not see an increase from their current ...
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ArticleFirst Bus to become living wage employer
UK bus operator First Bus is to become a living wage employer from 1 April 2024.The accreditation will see its 1,300 employees across the UK, and workers employed through third party contractors, benefit from a pay rise to at least £12 per hour.The living wage is a voluntary rate of ...