All articles by Julie Gilbert (1) – Page 3
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ArticleVodacom Group introduces gender-neutral parental leave
South African mobile communications organisation Vodacom Group has introduced gender-neutral parental leave policy, effective immediately.Its new leave policy allows employees, regardless of their gender and sexual orientation, the opportunity to take 16 weeks fully paid parental leave, any time during the first 18 months after becoming a parent. The benefit ...
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Article90% of employees would stay with an organisation if it offers remote working
Nine in 10 (90%) employees would remain with an organisation if they are offered the flexibility of remote working, according to research by Workvivo.Its survey of 1,000 UK and US employees, who have all been worked from home since the beginning of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, also found that three-quarters ...
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ArticleCaretakers required to manage island near the Great Barrier Reef
The Australian government is looking to employ two sun-seeking caretakers to manage an island just off of the Great Barrier Reef, near Queensland. Working directly for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, the best person for the job will be located on the Low Isles, approximately 15km northeast of ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 27 August - 3 September 2020
The top 10 most read stories between 27 August - 3 September are: National Joint Council increases council staff pay by 2.75%What are the latest trends in voluntary benefits?The Department for Work and Pensions publishes consultation on pension climate riskAirBnb extends remote-working policy until August 2021German government extends Covid-19 pay ...
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ArticleIkea provides full pay for Covid-19 self-isolating employees
Swedish retailer Ikea is to pay its 11,700 UK employees full pay if they need to self-isolate due to the health risks of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), effective immediately.Its employees were previously only entitled to statutory sick pay (SSP) currently set at £95.85 a week. However, Ikea is now committed to paying ...
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ArticleBrazilian Football Confederation introduces equal pay for women’s football team
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is to introduce equal pay to bring its women’s football team’s pay in line with their male counterparts.The organisation has confirmed that it will pay all of its players equal pay for any games proposed by football organisation FIFA, starting with the World Cup in ...
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Article41% of working mothers are struggling to balance work and childcare
Two-fifths (41%) of working mothers are struggling to find childcare so they can work effectively, according to research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).Its survey of working mothers with children under 10 also found that a similar percentage (43%) are having to combine working at home and childcare, a difference ...
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Article34% of employees are more productive working from home
Just over one third (34%) of UK employees believe that they have become more productive since they started working from home due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to research by Qualtrics.Its Work Different survey, which surveyed more than 2,000 UK employees, also found that just under one-third of employees ...
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ArticleFoster carers win legal battle to claim worker rights
Edinburgh Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that foster care workers are entitled to employment rights and should be categorised as council workers.The court ruling follows an appeal lodged by Glasgow City Council, in the case brought against them by foster care workers Jimmy and Christine Johnstone, who originally filed the ...
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ArticleEssex County Council reports 9.7% mean gender pay gap
Essex County Council has reported a mean gender pay gap of 9.7% for average hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently has 43,000 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require organisations with 250 or more ...
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ArticleL’Oreal launches second employee share ownership scheme for 88,000 employees
French cosmetics organisation L’Oreal has launched its second employee share ownership scheme.Following on from the success of its first share scheme in 2018, 88,000 global employees in 57 locations, including France and the UK, will be able to opt in to buy shares in its latest share ownership plan.Employees are ...
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ArticleBP becomes accredited living wage employer
British gas and oil organisation BP is to pay all UK employees at least the voluntary living wage, improving base salaries for 6,000 members of staff, effective immediately. The organisation will pay its UK-based employees at least £9.30 an hour, in line with the living wage rates set by the ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Reset online series to explore the latest HR insights and solutions
Employee Benefits Reset online series, which will take place 5 October to 16 October 2020, will play host to a number of speakers discussing the latest trends, insights and solutions in the HR, reward and benefits industry.Up to four events will take place per day, covering the latest topics including ...
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ArticleRut Stefansdottir: How can employers support the government's obesity strategy and improve employee health?
The UK government’s plan to tackle obesity should be looked at from a wider perspective. Employers should not be focusing on employee weight loss but they should look at the many components that contribute to improving the health, physical and mental wellbeing of their workforce.The approach we have taken at ...
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ArticleCharlotte Dymock: How can employers support the government's obesity strategy and help improve employee health?
We know that a sedentary lifestyle is a health risk factor, with traditional desk-based office work a significant contributor to the problem. Employers therefore, have a responsibility to mitigate the health impacts for themillions of workers tethered to their desk chairs for eight hours a day. But leading with ‘weight ...
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ArticleBecky Hewitt: How can employers support the government's obesity strategy and improve employee health?
More employers are realising the importance of supporting their people in improving theirhealth and fitness. We know that being more active in everyday life can bring benefits for both the physical and mental health of our employees and also helpto reduce absence levels and increase employee engagement.So, wetake a holistic ...
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ArticleZofia Bajorek: What role do employers play in helping staff to lose weight or improve their health and fitness?
The government’s new obesity strategy contains a number of elements including a call to action to help people lose weight and advance the adoption of weight management practices, seemingly focusing more on future prevention rather than on measures to help those who already live with obesity. Some critics of ...
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AnalysisWhat are the latest trends in voluntary benefits?
Need to know:Bikes-for-work schemes and buying equipment for the home office have seen a surge in popularity.Communicating what voluntary benefits are on offer will help to engage employees, particularly if budget restrictions are limiting new benefit offerings. Core voluntary benefits will predominately remain the same but how these are delivered ...
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OpinionAmber Clayton: The pandemic’s impact on employee voluntary benefits
Covid-19 is disrupting economies and affecting household incomes and mental health alike. With these conditions in mind employers are taking necessary measures to maintain existing talent and ensure both employer and employee can endure. Changing household circumstances have resulted in financial, legal, and dependent care issues, as well as taking ...
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Case StudiesNominet encourages employees to cycle to work
UK domain name registry Nominet is encouraging its 250 employees to get more active with its bikes-for-work scheme. Employees can buy a bike through the organisation’s salary sacrifice arrangement and purchase any model up to the value of £3,000, spreading payments over a 12-month period. Beverley Hamblet-Bowes, HR director at ...