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ArticleLincolnshire health visitors stage month-long strike over unfair pay
Lincolnshire health visitors, who are members of trade union Unite, began a month-long strike yesterday, 18 November, until 13 December 2019, to protest a lower pay grade since being transferred from the NHS to new Lincolnshire County Council contracts in October 2017.The 76 employees are protesting the council's decision to ...
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ArticleKingston Council accredited as living wage employer
Kingston Council has been accredited as a living wage employer, by the Living Wage Foundation, enabling it to pay all of its 4,069 employees the living wage or London living wage rate.The announcement was made to coincide with Living Wage week, 11 to 17 November 2019, when the Living Wage ...
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ArticleFinancial issues affect the mental wellbeing of 51% of millennial employees
Employers are concerned that over half (51%) of millennial employees have a high rate of stress and anxiety when it comes to finances and debt, according to new research by Group Risk Development (Grid).Respondents voiced concerns that money issues affect the health and wellbeing of their millennial employees, those aged ...
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ArticleSodexo staff at London hospitals to receive £2.34 pay rise from November 2019
Porters, cleaners and support staff working for Sodexo at three London hospitals, and represented by trade union Unison, have been offered a pay deal that will see the 2020 London living wage implemented immediately and backdated to 1 November 2019.Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, which operates St Mary's, Charing Cross ...
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ArticleSKL Recruitment charged with non-payment of pension contributions
Recruitment agency, SKL Recruitment has pleaded guilty to falsely claiming that it had enrolled employees into a workplace pension scheme.Appearing at Brighton Magistrates' Court on 13 November 2019, the Hertfordshire-based employer admitted to misleading The Pensions Regulator (TPR) by providing false information.Managing director Linus Kadzere told TPR at that his ...
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ArticleHospitality industry has 25% gender pay gap for low-income jobs
Female employees in lower income jobs within the hospitality industry earn an average of £12,322 per year, compared to a male average of £15,459, making this the sector with the largest gender pay gap (25%) for low earners, according to research by Gumtree Jobs.The report, Hidden heroes: Discovering the unsung ...
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ArticleIllinois restaurant ordered to pay $27,155 for wage violations
Illinois restaurant Tequila’s Mexican Bar and Grill has been ordered to pay $27,155 (£21,113.96) in back wages to employees after an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) discovered the organisation was violating federal law.The US District Court for the Central District of Illinois issued ...
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ArticleTotal pay has increased by 3.6% since October 2018
Nominal total pay, including bonus payments, for employees in the UK grew by 3.6% in real terms during the period of October 2018 to September 2019, according to analysis published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The Labour market economic commentary: November 2019 report, also found over the same period ...
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ArticleMarried UK employees receive equivalent of £2,390 per year in additional benefits
Almost two-thirds (63%) of UK employers offer additional benefits to married employees, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.The survey of 250 UK organisations with more than 250 employees also found that employees who are either married or in civil partnerships receive the equivalent of an estimated £2,390 extra per ...
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ArticleLondon-based McDonald’s UK employees strike over pay and conditions
London-based employees working at McDonald’s UK, and who are members of the Bakers, Food and Allied Works' Union (BFAWU), are undertaking strike action today (12 November 2019) in a dispute over pay, job security and working conditions.The strike involves walkouts and picket line demonstrations at six of the organisation's London ...
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AnalysisWhat role do group risk benefits play in reducing employee absence?
Need to know: Employers should check their group risk policy to see if they are able to access pre-existing support services as part of their insurance policy. Group risk insurance premiums will go down if an employer has a present, healthy workforce, encouraging organisations to look at ways of keeping ...
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Case StudiesGoodman Masson tackles employee absence with health and wellbeing strategy
Finance and technology recruitment organisation Goodman Masson has prevention and wellbeing at the forefront of its healthcare strategy. Alice Morton, head of people at Goodman Masson, says: “Despite the [organisation's] growth over the last few years, we have seen a decline in absenteeism. We spend so many hours at work, ...
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ArticleApproximately 4.3 million Generation X employees will retire with inadequate savings
Generation X are at a greater risk of reaching retirement with a pension pot that is below what they need to retire comfortably, compared with the baby boomer and millennial generations.According to the Pension Policy Institute's (PPI) Generation VeXed: Solving the retirement puzzle report published in November 2019, employees who ...
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ArticleDaisy Communications hosts stress awareness week for 320 employees
Business communications provider Daisy Communications held a week full of activities to de-stress its 320 employees.The organisation, based in East Lancashire, held a week's worth of stress-busting activities on 4 November to 8 November 2019 for all of its employees to coincide with International Stress Awareness Week.Daisy's stress awareness week ...
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ArticleReal living wage set to rise by 30p per hour in the UK and 20p in London
The real living wage is set to increase by 30p per hour in the UK and and 20p in London.The increase, announced today (Monday 11 November) by the Living Wage Foundation, sees the voluntary UK real living wage hourly rate increase to £9.30, a rise from £9.00 per hour and ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Dakota Hotels staff save £15,000 through perks platform
EXCLUSIVE: As at 7 November 2019, and since launching a new perks and recognition platform in January 2019, hotel chain Dakota Hotels has seen its 490 employees share 318 moments of thanks and save an estimated total of £15,000 through discounted and free perks.The hotel chain has locations in Glasgow, ...
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ArticleAddaction drug and alcohol support staff strike over pay dispute
Drug and alcohol support staff employed by London-based charity Addaction are undertaking industrial action, spanning from 4 November to 8 November 2019, over the alleged reversal of pay promises made by their employer. The 31 employees, based in Wigan and Leigh, were originally employed by the NHS before their employment ...
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ArticleBreakspear Park offers on-site employees free breast cancer checks and advice
Hemel Hempstead business park Breakspear Park has offered the 1,300 employees working on-site free checks, advice and information to raise awareness of the risks of breast cancer and how to spot signs of the disease.On 23 October 2019, the organisation invited employees of the various organisations with offices at the ...
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ArticleUS business owner pays off mortgage to help employee retire early
Something for the weekend: The owner of a garage in Texas has paid off a valued employee’s mortgage to allow him to retire earlier than planned. The employee, 69-year-old Vietnam veteran Albert Brigas, has worked as an auto mechanic at Renown Auto Restoration in San Antonio, Texas since 2006. He ...
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ArticleBroadstone acquires benefits and pensions consultancy BBS
Benefits and pensions consultancy Broadstone Group has made its fourth acquisition in 2019, adding BBS Consultants and Actuaries to its portfolio.BBS Consultants and Actuaries, which was founded in 1997, has 130 employees, including workplace pensions consultants, actuaries, investment advisers and administrators. It also comes with £5 billion of assets and ...