All Financial wellbeing articles – Page 43

  • Springwell School
    Case Studies

    Springwell School benchmarks workplace wellbeing with tools and support

    2022-09-29T05:00:53Z

    Springwell School, a primary school for children aged 4-11 years with complex learning difficulties which employs 231 members of staff, introduced a new digital mental health provider in September 2022.All of its teachers, teaching support staff, on-site staff and governors, as well as the partners of employees or one family ...

  • HardSoft
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: HardSoft introduces financial wellbeing support

    2022-09-28T10:51:45Z

    Hardware and software leasing business HardSoft has launched a financial wellbeing platform for its workforce to help them navigate the cost-of-living crisis.The platform, which is provided by Bippit, offers access to professionally qualified financial coaches, as well as a suite of financial wellbeing tools. The service is free for the ...

  • Money
    Article

    Just Group awards cost-of-living payment to employees

    2022-09-28T10:45:20Z

    Retirement specialist firm Just Group is to make a one-off additional payment to two-thirds of its workforce next month in order to help them through the cost-of-living crisis.Employees earning an annual salary under £50,000 will receive a one-off payment of £1,200, while those on a salary between £50,000 and £60,000 ...

  • EB Live picEmployee Benefits Live 2022
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    EXCLUSIVE: Ipsos, Claranet and The AA to discuss financial wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live 2022

    2022-09-28T08:00:24Z

    How to support staff during the cost-of-living crisis and how to build an effective financial wellbeing strategy are just some of the topics that will be discussed by industry experts from Ipsos, Claranet and The AA on Thursday 6 October at Employee Benefits Live 2022.In a session titled 'Building ...

  • visionable
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: Visionable launches financial wellbeing app

    2022-09-26T10:00:05Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Software firm Visionable has introduced app-based financial wellbeing support for its 43 members of staff as of this month.The financial wellbeing platform, by Bippit, provides professionally qualified financial coaches matched to staff needs. Employees answer questions about their concerns or needs, and based on that information, they are connected ...

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    Supplier article

    Mini-budget update

    2022-09-23T15:54:59Z

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng, has today delivered the mini-budget report. Please see our summary below:Income tax and National InsuranceAs heavily rumoured, the planned cut in the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 19% has been brought forward to next tax year (April 2023) from April ...

  • government
    Article

    Government scraps 45% tax rate on incomes above £150,000

    2022-09-23T12:39:40Z

    Mini Budget 2022: The UK government has announced that it will scrap the 45% tax rate on incomes above £150,000 as of 6 April 2023.Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng told the House of Commons that the 45% tax rate would be replaced with a 40% rate in order to ...

  • Lidl increases hourly pay for 20,000 employees
    Article

    Lidl GB increases entry level pay to £10.90 an hour

    2022-09-23T11:01:46Z

    Supermarket chain Lidl GB has increased the hourly pay rate of all store and warehouse employees, effective from 1 October and representing a £39.5 million investment.The business has increased entry-level pay from £10.10 to £10.90 per hour for those outside of London and £11.30 to £11.95 per hour for those ...

  • National Insurance contributions
    Article

    Government scraps temporary national insurance increase

    2022-09-23T10:55:43Z

    Mini Budget 2022: The government has scrapped the temporary 1.25 percentage point increase to national insurance (NI) contributions for the 2022/23 tax year.Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng announced in his Mini Budget speech, that as of 6 November, NI rates will drop to their previous percentage levels. Class One ...

  • income tax
    Article

    Government drops income tax basic rate to 19% one year early

    2022-09-23T10:49:41Z

    Mini Budget 2022: The UK government has announced that it will reduce the basic rate of income tax by one pence to 19% as of 6 April 2023, one year earlier than planned.According to Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng's speech to the House of Commons, this will result in ...

  • 22 September 2022
    Article

    The top 10 most-read articles between 16 - 22 September 2022

    2022-09-23T08:00:46Z

    The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 16 and 22 September 2022 were: Port of Liverpool staff strike over rejected pay dealGalliford Try awards staff up to £750 cost-of-living paymentLufthansa pilots agree to strike truce and £428 monthly raisePartners& research: 25% of employers cannot afford living cost support paymentsHard ...

  • Allied Vehicles Group
    Article

    Allied Vehicles Group increases wages weighted towards lowest paid

    2022-09-22T11:09:10Z

    Allied Vehicles Group, based in Possilpark in north Glasgow, has invested more than £1 million in pay rises to help its workforce cope with the cost-of-living crisis.Each of the organisation's nearly 600 staff received a pay increase this month, on a sliding scale weighted towards those who are lower paid. ...

  • Living Wage Foundation
    Article

    Living Wage Foundation increases real living wage to £10.90

    2022-09-22T10:17:23Z

    The Living Wage Foundation has increased its real living wage rates to £10.90 an hour across the UK and £11.95 an hour in London.This is a £1 and 90 pence rise, respectively, and will see almost 400,000 employees working for more than 11,000 accredited employers across the country receive a ...

  • Marks and Spencer rewards employees with an extra day of paid leave
    Article

    Marks and Spencer invests £15 million in staff support package

    2022-09-22T10:09:25Z

    Marks and Spencer has invested £15 million in a package of support for its front-line employees during the cost-of-living crisis, including a pay review and extended wellbeing benefits.As of 1 October, more than 40,000 members of staff will see their hourly pay rise to a minimum of £10.20. This follows ...

  • Christmas
    Analysis

    How are employers’ approaches to Christmas celebrations changing?

    2022-09-22T05:00:15Z

    Some employers are bringing back their in-person Christmas celebration this year specifically to bring people together and help create a connection among the workforce, as well as address diversity and inclusion.Employers should still be mindful of individual needs and preferences, as not everyone has returned to the workplace, choosing to ...

  • MorayCouncil
    Article

    Moray Council gains living wage accreditation

    2022-09-21T10:19:09Z

    Credit: Wirestock Creators / Shutterstock.comMoray Council in Scotland has received living wage employer accreditation as of this week.According to the council, it has paid above the living wage rate since 2012, with a rate of £10.04 per hour being the lowest pay point on its salary scale as of April ...

  • GallifordTry
    Article

    Galliford Try awards staff up to £750 cost-of-living payment

    2022-09-21T09:59:10Z

    Credit: Leeds Fotografica / Shutterstock.comConstruction firm Galliford Try has introduced a one-off payment for around 1,800 of its members of staff, in order to increase support in the face of the rising costs of living.The business stated that almost half its 3,300-strong employee base will receive individual payments of up ...

  • CCS employees
    Article

    Coverage Care Services rewards employees with second 2022 pay rise

    2022-09-20T10:41:02Z

    Shropshire-based care provider Coverage Care Services has given its workforce a second pay rise this year in order to support them with rising household bills.The business, which employs around 1,000 people in caring, nursing, administrative, domestic and maintenance roles, said it has invested £1.5 million in the pay increase, meaning ...

  • PeelPortsGroup
    Article

    Port of Liverpool staff strike over rejected pay deal

    2022-09-20T09:39:32Z

    Credit: John B Hewitt / Shutterstock.comMore than 560 port operatives and engineers employed by Peel Ports Group at the Port of Liverpool have begun a two-week strike in a dispute over pay.The strike began yesterday (19 September) and will continue until 3 October. The employees, represented by trade union Unite, ...

  • Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming
    Article

    Hard Rock International increases pay for 10,000 US employees

    2022-09-16T10:36:11Z

    Credit: Farts Pfotografy / Shutterstock.comHard Rock International and Seminole Gaming has invested over $100 million (£87.9 million) in order to raise wages for more than 10,000 employees, making up half of its US workforce.Some staff will receive a more than 60% pay increase, with starting wages at between $18 (£15.81) ...