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Case StudiesNorton Rose Fulbright reports ethnicity pay gap data to align with diversity goals
Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, which employs 2,500 staff in the UK, voluntarily reported its ethnicity pay gap data within its mandatory gender pay gap analysis, published in April 2019. This was to align with the organisation’s overall focus on diversity and inclusion and, in particular, its aim to attract ...
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OpinionStefan Martin: What new pay gap reporting regulations are on the horizon?
As employers prepare for the third year of gender pay gap reporting, the government is considering whether similar obligations could be used to address other areas of inequality.In the short term, we are expecting a response to the mandatory ethnicity pay reporting consultation. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ...
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AnalysisTop tips on preparing for potential new pay gap reporting regulations
Need to know:Employers should review the personal data they currently store, to identify whether it will facilitate pay gap reporting.To improve disclosure rates, communications campaigns can help explain to staff what the organisation will be doing with the information and why.Completing a voluntary pay gap report on areas such as ...
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ArticleDentons appoints chief mindfulness officer to roll out wellbeing programme
Global law firm Dentons, which employs 17,500 people worldwide, has appointed a Europe chief mindfulness officer, to take responsibility for rolling out its wellbeing programme, NextMind, as well as to train in-house mindfulness ambassadors.Dentons has appointed Karina Furga-Dabrowska, partner in the tax and life sciences division. In this newly created ...
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ArticleAverage chief executive officer pay at FTSE 100 organisations was £3.46m in 2018
The median annual pay for chief executive officers employed at the UK’s top 100 organisations as £3.46 million in 2018; this constituted a 13% decrease from 2017’s recorded median pay of £3.97 million, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the High Pay Centre.Executive ...
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ArticleThree in 10 expatriate employees say wages have a positive impact on wellbeing
Approximately three in 10 (28%) expatriate employees have found that wage levels have a positive impact on their wellbeing, according to research by global healthcare provider Aetna International.The international workforce wellbeing survey 2019, which canvassed the views of 2,000 expat employees across 10 countries, further found that 21% believe that ...
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ArticleStaff at Bella Italia, Café Rouge and others draw down £902,623 with flexible pay
Staff employed at restaurant organisation Casual Dining Group (CDG), which operates 280 restaurants in the UK across brands such as Bella Italia, Las Iguanas and Café Rouge, have drawn down £902,623 since May 2019, using a new flexible pay benefit.The financial benefit, provided by Wagestream in partnership with Fourth, was ...
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ArticleQuantum Advisory launches volunteering leave for 123 staff
Financial services consultancy Quantum Advisory has launched a new volunteering leave benefit for its 123 employees, enabling staff across its five operating sites in Amersham, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff and London to fulfil charity commitments.The leave initiative, implemented in August 2019, allows employees to take the equivalent of one full day ...
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OpinionEmma Mills: Are employers ready for the individual accountability regime?
From 9 December 2019, the new financial services individual accountability regime will apply to all Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) solo-regulated firms.The regime, already in force for banks, building societies and insurers, will affect around 50,000 more organisations, including investment firms, asset managers, insurance and mortgage brokers and consumer credit firms.Affected ...
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ArticleEuropa Worldwide Group appoints Robertson
Logistics organisation Europa Worldwide Group, which employs 900 staff, has appointed Elaine Robertson (pictured, right) as its new head of HR.In this role, Robertson and her three-person team will be responsible for HR planning and policy, employee wellbeing, compensation, employee engagement and communications, as well as staff events.Robertson has been ...
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ArticleMarks and Spencer promotes Rees
Retail organisation Marks and Spencer has promoted Joanne Rees from head of reward to head of people strategy and planning.Rees has been employed at Marks and Spencer for the past two years, and starts her new position this month (August 2019).Previously, Rees was management consultant at PA Consulting Group, reward ...
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ArticleArgos employees in Ireland vote to accept 2.5% pay rise
Staff employed by retailer Argos in Ireland, who are members of the Mandate Trade Union, have voted to accept a 2.5% pay increase.Mandate Trade Union members working at Argos voted 98% in favour of the 2.5% pay rise, which will be back dated to 1 July 2019.The agreed deal also ...
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ArticleSidley Austin extends paid parental leave for US associates and counsel
Image credit: Sidley AustinGlobal law firm Sidley Austin has extended its paid parental leave policy for US-based associates and counsel, providing up to 14 weeks of paid leave for male and female legal staff.The enhanced policy, effective from 1 August 2019, enables both primary and secondary caregivers to take up ...
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ArticleBreakspear Park offers massages for National Relaxation Day
Business park Breakspear Park gave the 800 employees working for various organisations from its Hemel Hempstead operating site the opportunity to book in for a free massage on National Relaxation Day, Thursday 15 August 2019.All staff based at Breakspear Park could book a 30-minute back, neck and shoulder massage, performed ...
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ArticleEssex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust hires Leahy
The Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) has hired Sean Leahy as its new executive director of people and culture.Starting in August 2019, Leahy’s areas of responsibility at EPUT include HR, organisational development, workforce planning, medical staffing and payroll. Other departments that also fall under his remit are communications, ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths of employees with cancer value reduced or flexible hours
Approximately two-fifths (42%) of employees who have been diagnosed with cancer state that being offered reduced or flexible hours is one of the most valuable ways employers can help support them through treatment, according to research by Unum.The survey of 300 UK employees who have been diagnosed with cancer in ...
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ArticleMerseyside-based Matalan warehouse staff strike in pay dispute
Around 500 warehouse staff employed at retailer Matalan's distribution centre in Knowsley, Merseyside, are undertaking strike action today (Monday 19 August 2019) in an ongoing pay dispute.The warehouse staff, who are members of trade union GMB, will conduct 24 hours of industrial action from 2pm today.Based on a 51% turnout, ...
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ArticleCherokee Nation increases minimum wage to $11 an hour
Cherokee Nation, the sovereign government of the tribal Cherokee people in Oklahoma, has increased the minimum wage for tribe employees from $9.50 (£7.83) an hour to $11 (£9.07) an hour.The wage increase, announced in August 2019 by Cherokee Nation’s principal chief-elect Chuck Hoskin Jr, will be effective from 1 October ...
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ArticleLondon Ambulance Service NHS Trust increases pay for ambulance crew and trainees
The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust has announced that it will transition 1,350 ambulance crew members and trainees from pay band four into pay band five, following a re-evaluation of job descriptions.Under the NHS' Agenda for Change terms and conditions of service, employees in the fourth pay band receive between ...
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ArticleFour-fifths of UK employees state poor mental wellbeing impacts their work
Four-fifths (80%) of UK employees who have struggled with poor mental wellbeing believe that this has impacted on their work, according to research by insight agency Opinium and the University of Warwick.The Workplace mental wellbeing report, which surveyed 2,009 UK employees aged 18 or over, also found that 67% of ...