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Article44% believe gender pay gap reporting will not encourage action to close the pay gap
More than two-fifths (44%) of employer respondents believe that the gender pay gap reporting requirements will not lead to organisations taking action to close the gender pay gap, according to research by the Young Women’s Trust.Its survey of 800 HR professionals also found that 10% of respondents are aware of ...
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ArticleThe Pensions Regulator fines Barnet Council for failing to submit pension documentation
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued the London Borough of Barnet Council’s pension scheme manager with a £1,000 fine for failing to submit legally required documents.The fine, which was issued in relation to the Local Government Pension Scheme for England and Wales, was delivered to the London Borough of Barnet’s ...
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ArticleSupreme Court rules in favour of employee’s former spouse in pension divorce case
The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal from the former spouse of a retired British Coal employee in a case concerning the period of pension scheme membership that should be taken into account upon the division of assets.The Scottish case, McDonald v Newton or McDonald, relates to Mr McDonald, who ...
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ArticleGovernment waives penalties for underpaying social care staff on sleep-in shifts
The government has waived financial penalties for employers in the social care sector that relate to the underpayment of staff during sleep-in shifts up to 26 July 2017.A sleep-in shift is when an employee completes an overnight shift where they have to be on the employer’s premises, for example a ...
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ArticleGerman employee swims 2km to work
Something for the weekend: The daily commute to and from work can have a significant impact on an employee’s overall wellbeing, whether they arrive at work stressed due to train delays or unexpected traffic on the road, or they get home feeling unwell after overheating on a stuffy tube carriage. ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week 20-26 July
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 20 and 26 July 2017 were: Supreme Court rules that employment tribunal fees are unlawfulLunch and learn with Employee Benefits Summer SchoolDWP consults on auto-enrolment measures for DB schemes and offshore staffBBC to hold consultation meetings with staff to address gender ...
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ArticleDeloitte UK reports a 18.2% mean gender pay gap
Professional services organisation Deloitte UK has reported a mean gender pay gap of 18% for hourly fixed pay at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay data in its 2017 gender pay report, in advance of the government’s April 2018 deadline for compliance with gender pay gap reporting ...
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ArticleGovernment to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040
The government has confirmed that it will end the sale of all new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040 in order to tackle air pollution levels.The UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations, produced by the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the ...
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Article9% offer emergency adult and eldercare support
Less than in 10 (9%) employer respondents offer emergency adult and eldercare support, according to research by My Family Care and Hydrogen.The Childcare and family-friendly benefits: employer survey and parental leave benchmark report, which surveyed 300 HR professionals, also found that 12% of respondents provide back-up care for childcare emergencies.The ...
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ArticleSupreme Court rules that employment tribunal fees are unlawful
The Supreme Court has ruled that fees imposed on claimants to take employment law complaints to tribunal are unlawful.In the case, which was brought by trade union Unison against the Lord Chancellor, Unison contended that employment tribunal fees imposed by the Lord Chancellor under the Employment Tribunals and the Employment ...
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ArticleUS maritime organisation introduces 12 weeks of paid parental leave
Marine transportation and logistics organisation Crowley Maritime Corporation has introduced a new parental leave policy to allow its US-based staff to take 12 weeks of leave at full pay.The new benefit will enable full-time, shore-based US employees who have at least one year of service to take 12 weeks of ...
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ArticleNewcastle City Council launches bikes-for-work scheme
Newcastle City Council has launched a bikes-for-work scheme for its 13,000 employees.The scheme, delivered by Bike2Work, a provider of the government’s bikes-for-work programme, has been introduced to help staff increase their fitness levels. The scheme also aims to reduce pollution in the area and ease local traffic congestion.Employees who register ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 19% have employer-provided private medical insurance
EXCLUSIVE: Less than one-fifth (19%) of UK respondents are covered by private medical insurance (PMI) provided by their employer, according to research by Cigna.Its 360 wellbeing survey, which surveyed 14,219 adults across 13 countries, including 1,013 adults in the UK, also found that 61% of UK respondents do not have ...
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ArticleLorica relaunches in the employee benefits market
Corporate wealth management organisation Lorica has re-entered the employee benefits market to offer financial wellbeing and pension support services to employers.The organisation, which sold its employee benefits business to consultancy Aon in 2014, launched its new benefits proposition on 1 June 2017. Lorica continued to operate as a wealth management ...
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ArticleGovernment to invest in battery technology and autonomous vehicle development
The government will invest £246 million into the research and development of battery technology and £25 million into connected and autonomous vehicle development.The four-year £246 million investment, known as the Faraday Challenge, will form a key part of the government’s industrial strategy, which aims to tackle long-term challenges in the ...
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ArticleBBC to hold consultation meetings with staff to address gender pay gap
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) will hold consultation meetings with staff over the next two months in order to accelerate efforts to close its gender pay gap.Tony Hall, director general at the BBC, confirmed that the media organisation would hold wider consultation meetings with employees to support changes designed to ...
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ArticleMedian base salaries for FTSE 100 chief executive officers increase by 2%
The median increase to base salaries for FTSE 100 chief executive officers in 2016-2017 is 2%, according to research by Fit Remuneration Consultants.Its FTSE 100 directors’ remuneration report, which is based on data collected from FTSE 100 organisations’ annual reports and accounts with a year end up to and including ...
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Article17% receive employer-supported education on the impact of sleep on wellbeing
Less than one-fifth (17%) of employee respondents state that their employer proactively educates staff on the impact of sleep on general wellbeing, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its survey of 1,123 full and part-time UK employees aged between 18 and 64 years old also found that 66% of respondents ...
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ArticleCapital Law gains living wage accreditation
Commercial legal services organisation Capital Law has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation and Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales.The organisation, which is the 100th accredited living wage employer based in Wales, has committed to paying all of its 130 employees at least the voluntary ...
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ArticleSecondary school headteachers have largest gap between perceived and actual pay
Secondary school headteachers are perceived to earn £50,000 a year, compared to their actual average annual salary of £76,192, according to research by Oxford Open Learning.Its survey of 2,043 adults also found that train drivers, excluding London Underground drivers, are perceived to earn £32,000 a year, which is 32% less ...