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Entry deadline for Employee Benefits Awards 2019 fast approaching
Time is running out for employers looking to enter the Employee Benefits Awards 2019, with the deadline of 21 December fast approaching.Now in its 17th year, the Employee Benefits Awards offers organisations the opportunity to showcase the significant contribution they are making through their benefits strategies.The 19 available categories span ...
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Wren Kitchens engagement drive results in rap for brand's latest advert
Something for the weekend: Following a competition aimed at boosting employee engagement, Wren Kitchens has used sales assistant Ryan Beecham's winning rap for its latest advert.Stuart O'Neill, creative director of Tribal Worldwide, who was brought in to help create the ad, said: "This is just another example of how Wren ...
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The top 10 most read stories: 6-12 December 2018
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 6 and 12 December 2018 were: Strike called off as Shelter employees accept 4% pay increaseThree-quarters of employees favour wellbeing investment over Christmas partyGrantley Hall launches employee engagement platformCancer Research UK tops list of best not-for-profit organisations to work forTwo-fifths of ...
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How can employers meet the needs of employees in the always-on economy?
Need to know:The potential for 24/7 availability can be a boon to both individuals and employers, but can also be detrimental when it comes to work-life balance and productivity.Enforced disconnection can help employees get a full break, but employers should not overlook the positive aspects of being able to connect ...
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Zurich increases access to benefits to help employees manage busy lives
Insurance organisation Zurich has approximately 4,500 permanent staff in the UK. In the second half of 2017, internal research revealed a pressing need to upgrade its benefits programme.Steve Collinson, UK head of HR at Zurich, explains: “Instead of us as an organisation deciding what to offer, we did a really ...
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Europcar Mobility Group appoints Rodgers
Car rental organisation Europcar Mobility Group has appointed Matthew Rodgers as UK HR director.Rodgers, who has worked for the organisation for 22 years, moves into the role after holding the position of head of HR services since 2014, with responsibility for HR, learning and development, payroll and internal communications.He takes ...
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Central Florida Bakery pays $28,055 in back wages and damages
Sandford-based organisation Central Florida Bakery has paid $28,055 (£22,227.98) in back wages and liquidated damages to 18 employees, due to violations of the US Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).The employer's breaches of the minimum wage, overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the FLSA were uncovered following an investigation by the Wage ...
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ISS workers at South London and Maudsley NHS to receive 2.3% pay award
Members of the trade union GMB working for healthcare management services organisation ISS at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) are to receive a pay award of 2.3% following a vote for strike action.In a ballot that closed on 12 November 2018, GMB members voted 98.8% in ...
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Strike called off as Shelter employees accept 4% pay increase
Employees of housing and homeless charity Shelter have called off strike action scheduled to start today (11 December 2018) after accepting an improved pay offer of 4%.The 72-hour strike was originally called by more than 400 workers, members of the trade union Unite, after rejecting an offer of 1%. This ...
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Three-quarters of employees favour wellbeing investment over Christmas party
Three-quarters of workers would rather their organisations committed to an investment in wellbeing, rather than spending money on a Christmas party, according to research by consultancy Shine Workplace Wellbeing.The online survey of 312 employees, conducted in November 2018, asked respondents if they would rather their employer allocate £100 towards a ...
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Two-fifths of organisations have established a culture of wellbeing in 2018
Two-fifths (40%) of organisations believe they have achieved a culture of wellbeing in 2018, compared with a third (33%) in 2016, according to a study by HR and benefits adviser Buck.The report, Working well: a global survey of workforce wellbeing strategies, surveyed 252 organisations across 56 countries, and found that ...
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Poll: Christmas party tops the list of gifts from employers this year
Employee Benefits poll: Two-fifths (39%) of organisations are holding a Christmas party as the main gift to employees this festive season.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 74 responses, also found that gift card/vouchers (19%) and hampers/physical gifts (18%) were popular main gifts supplied by employers.Additional time off is ...
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Professional Santas in US earn up to $20,000 a year
Something for the weekend: professional Santas accrue earnings of up to $20,000 (£15,644) in a year, according to a recent article on US news and opinion website Vox.Baltimore-based Santa Brian Marchetti told author Zachary Crockett that he gets around 110 gigs over the holiday season, working the circuit of corporate ...
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The top 10 most read stories: 29 November-5 December 2018
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 November and 5 December 2018 were: First pensions dashboard set for launch in 2019, says government reportGoogle, Microsoft and Netflix recognised as 2018’s most reputable employersAnglian Water, Microsoft and Google recognised on 2019 Best places to work: UK listEXCLUSIVE: A ...
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Hodge Jones and Allen launches employee ownership trust
Law organisation Hodge Jones and Allen (HJA) has transferred to an employee ownership trust (EOT).Sole remaining founding partner Patrick Allen said he decided to create the EOT so that the solicitors' ethos of helping people would continue and all of the staff could benefit.The move is apart of a succession ...
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More than a third of parents take unpaid leave to care for sick children
More than a third (36%) of parents are having to take unpaid leave from work to look after sick or injured children, according to research commissioned by benefits provider MetLife UK.The survey of 1,209 working adults, carried out by Consumer Intelligence in July 2018, also found that 44% of parents ...
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Cancer Research UK tops list of best not-for-profit organisations to work for
Cancer Research UK is the best not-for-profit organisation to work for in Britain, according to data analysis by job website Indeed.The charity, which has 40,000 volunteer workers and 4,000 paid staff, topped the rankings determined by reviews left by visitors to the site on individual pages. Cancer Research UK's culture ...
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Gazprom Energy uses themed weeks to boost and gauge employee happiness
Gazprom Energy is a specialist gas and electricity provider based in Manchester. It places the happiness and health of its 270 employees at the core of its organisational strategy, founded on a belief that this leads to healthy customer relationships.As part of this approach, Gazprom Energy trialled the introduction of ...
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Perception versus reality: Effectively measuring the happiness of the workforce
Need to know:Research increasingly shows a disconnect between how happy employers believe their staff to be and how employees actually feel on a daily basis.Some leaders are too far removed from the day-to-day running of their organisations, meaning that issues affecting employee happiness are overlooked.To manage workplace happiness, employers need ...
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Paradise Granite ordered to pay $134,097 in back wages and liquidated damages
Alabama-based countertop installation organisation Paradise Granite has been ordered to pay $134,097 (£104,639.91) in back wages and liquidated damages to 22 employees, due to violations of overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).The violations were uncovered by an investigation by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) ...