All articles by Jessica Bird – Page 8
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Article73% of SMEs face higher staff expectations around pay and benefits
Almost three-quarters (73%) of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) have experienced increased demand regarding pay and benefits, while 30% have been approached by staff with concerns as to whether their pay will fit with rising living costs, according to research from WorkLife by OpenMoney.WorkLife's Small Business Monitor report was carried ...
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ArticleLiving Wage Foundation brings rate update forward as cost of living rises
The Living Wage Foundation, which calculates and publishes an annual real living wage, as well as providing accreditation to those employers that commit to pay it, has revealed it will pull its 2022-23 rate announcement forward to September.The living wage rate update is usually announced in November as part of ...
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ArticleFord and Balfour Beatty launch construction site mental health campaign
Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty and car manufacturer Ford have joined forces and launched a suicide prevention campaign, 'Make it Visible', alongside charity organisation The Lighthouse Club.The charity provides emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to construction workers and their families. The campaign aims to combat suicide among construction workers, focusing ...
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ArticleKerry Hudson: How can employers help staff feel safe now Covid restrictions have been lifted?
Organisations no longer have to explicitly consider Covid-19 (Coronavirus) in their statutory and health risk assessments, but it would be wise to bear it in mind. While continuing to comply with existing legal obligations relating to health and safety, such as providing sufficient ventilation, some employers may wish to still ...
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ArticleLucy Becque: How can employers help staff feel safe now Covid restrictions have been lifted?
Prior to the pandemic, the idea of health and safety was important, but perhaps not front of mind for employees in an office. It might have cropped up once in a while when making sure to have the right kind of desk chair, and for the most part people's needs ...
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ArticleOrlando Airport celebrates Star Wars Day with visit from 'The Orlandolorian'
Image credit: Orlando International Airport (@MCO)Something for the weekend: To celebrate Star Wars Day on 4 May, Orlando Airport staff and visitors were treated with a visit from 'The Orlandolorian', a spoof character representing both local and intergalactic trends.The Orlandolorian sported a costume of which the top half paid homage ...
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ArticleStaples UK agrees £47m pension scheme buy-in
The Universal Office Supplies Pension Scheme, the sponsor of which was Staples UK, has agreed a pensions buy-in worth approximately £47m with Legal and General Assurance Society (Legal and General).Staples UK was previously a provider of office supplies, which sold its UK division to Hilco Capital in 2016, and entered ...
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ArticleOutsourced Tesco drivers secure 27% pay increase
Fuel tank drivers employed by logistics firm XPO on an outsourced contract for supermarket chain Tesco's petrol stations have called off strike action, after securing a 27% pay increase.A total of 57 drivers, members of trade union Unite, voted 100% in favour of strike action in order to improve their ...
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ArticleHalf of DC pension schemes driven to help employees retire at reasonable age
Almost half (46%) of defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are primarily driven by the aim to provide sufficient pension funds for employees to retire at a reasonable age, up from 29% in 2020, according to research by Aon.Its 2022 DC pension scheme and financial wellbeing survey, which surveyed schemes collectively ...
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ArticlePWC reintroduces summer hours following successful pilot
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has reintroduced its summer working hours policy, which it piloted between July and August 2021, as part of its hybrid-working arrangement.From 1 June to the end of August 2022, PWC's employees will be able to condense the working week in order to finish at lunchtime on Fridays.The organisation ...
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ArticleLinkedIn to pay $1.8m in back wages to address equal pay disparity
Image credit: Ink Drop / Shutterstock.comEmployment networking site operator LinkedInhas reached a conciliation agreement with the US Department of Labor, in order to resolve allegations of gender-based pay disparities in its San Francisco and California locations.In a routine compliance evaluation, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) found that ...
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ArticleAmazon to reimburse US staff for travel to access abortions
Online retail business Amazon.com has introduced a policy to reimburse employees for travel expenses for certain medical procedures, including abortions.The news comes as a leaked draft opinion outed the Supreme Court's potential decision to overturn landmark abortion protection case Roe v Wade, the most recent development in a long-running erosion ...
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ArticleStephenson Harwood offers full-time remote work for London leavers
Law firm Stephenson Harwood has offered employees in its London office the opportunity to move to a full remote-working arrangement, in exchange for a 20% reduction to pay.The firm told Employee Benefits that, during the pandemic, it opened up its recruitment to those not based in London, in order to ...
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ArticlePost Office staff strike over pay freezes as living costs rise
Post Office employees who are members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have commenced strike action today over what the union has dubbed the organisation's 'power play' with staff wages.CWU members among the Post Office staff have called the strike regarding news of a pay freeze for 2021-2022, and a ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: HR professionals proud of pandemic support but employees see more challenges to come
EXCLUSIVE: The majority (74%) of HR and reward professionals said they were proud of the help and support their organisation had provided to staff during the pandemic so far, according to research by Edenred.The study, which canvassed the views of 128 employers and 2,000 employees in the UK, found that ...
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OpinionPhil Crowe: How the war in Ukraine highlights the value of employee benefits
When Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, the world looked on in shock and wondered how this would reverberate around the globe. An important issue facing employers right now is how to best support employees who are directly affected by the war, whether they have family in Ukraine, or whether ...
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ArticleTesco to pay staff thank-you bonus of 1.25% of annual wages
Supermarket chain Tesco has introduced a thank-you bonus of 1.25% of annual wages for its store, customer fulfilment centre and customer engagement centre staff.This bonus has been implemented to recognise the hard work of Tesco employees during the industry challenges of the past year, and will apply to between 280,000 ...
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ArticleMelin Tregwynt marks 110 years with employee ownership deal
Pembrokeshire-based woollen mill and shop Melin Tregwynt has marked its 110th anniversary by transitioning to an employee ownership trust (EOT).Current owners Eifion and Amanda Griffiths have handed over ownership to their 42 employees, though they plan to remain in the business on a part-time basis.By giving all employees a stake ...
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ArticleNylas to help fund start-ups of current and former employees
US-based communications application programme interface (API) provider Nylas has launched the Nylas Alumni Fund, to support both current and former employees who wish to launch early stage start-ups.Nylas has pledged to contribute up to $20,000 (£15,219.90) towards a seed round of funding in support of what it deems to be ...
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ArticleGusto Italian expands financial wellbeing package
Casual dining restaurant group Gusto Italian has partnered with automated cloud payroll software provider PayCaptain, as part of a push to get financial wellbeing and awareness higher on its 600 employees' agendas.As a result of the partnership, employees are now able to access pay on demand. This includes wage advances, ...