All articles by Greg Pitcher
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Case StudiesReboot creates a glow with a four-day week
For Naomi and Shai Aharony, co-founders of online marketing business Reboot, the pandemic brought about a huge change in mindset.“We both came from very demanding jobs at American [organisations] where to leave your desk before 8pm was looked at in disgust,” says Shai.However, enforced home working during the lockdowns led ...
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OpinionDanielle Ayres: Communication is key when considering a four-day week
As news circulates of the four-day working week trial set to get underway in the UK in the second half of this year, co-ordinated by 4 Day Week Global, both employees and employers alike are starting to wonder whether this would work practically for them.There are multiple factors to look ...
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AnalysisTop tips for moving staff to a four-day working week
Nearly a third (31%) of UK workers are actively looking for a four-day work week in 2022 or have already agreed to one with their current employer, according to research published by productivity platform ClickUp in January.With fierce competition in the market for talent many employers have already obliged, with ...
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ArticleEssensys appoints chief people officer
Flexible workspace software provider Essensys has appointed Kally Kang-Kersey as chief people officer.The firm, which has offices in London, Hong Kong, New York and California, said she would develop its culture in the newly created role.A 15-year stint at digital solutions provider Zebra Technologies saw Kang-Kersey rise to the position ...
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ArticleTrustFord to pay real living wage
Car dealership TrustFord will pay its staff the real living wage from 1 April.The firm, which has its headquarters in Colchester and employs more than 3,000 people across the UK, committed to paying the voluntary rate to all non-apprentices.Managed by the Living Wage Foundation, the real living wage is currently ...
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ArticleCushon appoints chief people officer
Rapidly growing finance technology provider Cushon has appointed experienced HR practitioner Jo Bean as chief people officer.The firm, which recently completed four acquisitions in 12 months and now has 140 employees, said Bean would focus on embedding values across the expanding business.She will also promote diversity and inclusion activity at ...
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ArticleUnion to protest against Medway Council holiday pay offer
A trade union has organised a demonstration against Medway Council’s “derisory” offer in an ongoing dispute over holiday back pay.The GMB said a protest would be held on Thursday (24 February) outside the full council meeting of the Kent authority.The union has long been pursuing compensation for members at several ...
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ArticleTerence O'Rourke becomes employee owned
The directors of Terence O’Rourke have handed ownership of the planning and design consultancy to its staff.The firm, which has offices in London, Birmingham and Bournemouth, established an employee ownership trust (EOT).Founded in 1985, Terence O’Rourke has remained in private ownership for more than 36 years, but its board wanted ...
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ArticleReassured appoints first chief people officer
Life insurance broker Reassured has appointed Mareena Flint as its first chief people officer.The Hampshire firm said the former Everyday Loans Group HR director would strengthen its executive team “in line with strategic business objectives”.Flint spent five years at Everyday Loans, with the first half of her stint there as ...
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Exclusive: 90% of employers have been asked for flexible pay option
Nine in 10 finance and people chiefs receive regular requests from staff keen to access their earnings ahead of pay day, according to research.A survey of 600 senior decision makers at UK organisations found that 90% were subjected to recurring requests from employees for advances or flexible pay.The poll, commissioned ...
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ArticlePay awards hit highest level since 2008
Employee pay is rising at its quickest level for more than 13 years, according to new data.The median increase in basic wage handed to staff in the three months to the end of January this year was 3%, according to research by XpertHR.The benchmarking and compliance specialist analysed 101 salary ...
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ArticleWhat is the key to happiness at work?
Something for the Weekend: There are not many things more integral to a benefits professional’s job than understanding what makes people happy at work; so the latest research from CIPHR makes interesting reading.The software provider's poll of more than 1,000 employees uncovered some unexpected patterns in which roles they enjoy.Educational ...
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ArticleAdrian Blair appointed as people director for Mencap
Mencap has appointed Adrian Blair as people director.Blair will start is new role at the charity, which supports people with learning disabilities and has 8,500 employees, in April.Blair has spent almost five years as director of people and organisational development at fellow charity Diabetes UK. He developed a strategy to ...
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ArticleLiverpool Mooring Services staff receive pay rise
Liverpool Mooring Services has awarded a pay rise to 47 workers who help secure vessels in the River Mersey.The firm, which is part of Fife-headquartered Briggs Marine Group, agreed to give the staff a 3% increase dated back to 1 January 2021.Trade union Unite negotiated the deal, which applies to ...
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Article37% of employers struggling with disengaged staff
Tackling employee disengagement is the biggest challenge facing HR chiefs and internal communications staff this year, according to research.A survey of people in these roles at 1,300 employers worldwide, carried out by benefits consultant Gallagher, revealed that 37% saw a lack of staff focus on their mission as among the ...
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ArticleAverage salary up £1,464 since last January
Average salary has soared by almost £1,500 in the last year, official data has revealed.Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today included an estimate that median monthly pay across the UK was £2,050 in January 2022.This is up 6.3% from the same month last year, an increase ...
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ArticleIG Group appoints chief people officer
Financial technology firm IG Group has appointed Barbara Duffy as chief people officer.The online trading platform provider, which has 2,342 employees, said Duffy would join its executive committee and report to global chief executive June Felix.Duffy previously worked as group HR director for wealth management adviser St James’s Place.She has ...
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ArticleThe job where it pays to be single on Valentine's Day
Something for the weekend: If you’re in a long-term relationship and wondering how to make your 27th Valentine’s Day together special given that it falls on a Monday this year and your inbox and to-do list are overflowing, spare a thought for certain government employees in a particular municipality in ...
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ArticleThe Big Table Group appoints experienced HR chief
The Big Table Group has named Debbie Moore as HR director.The business, which operates 150 restaurants around the UK and Ireland through chains such as Las Iguanas, Bella Italia and Café Rouge, said Moore would formally start her new job on 15 February.Moore brings experience from the casual dining sector; ...
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ArticleLeeds Building Society appoints chief people officer
Leeds Building Society (LBS) has appointed former KPMG HR leader Caroline Hill as chief people officer.Hill joined the Yorkshire-based institution this week after a short stint as head of people for professional services firm KPMG’s audit and business services division.Prior to that she spent four years as chief people and ...