All articles by kscott – Page 11
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Hero acquires mental health organisation The Balanced You
EXCLUSIVE: Health and technology business Hero has acquired mental health services organisation The Balanced You, in its third acquisition within the past 12 months.The Balanced You, founded four years ago, provides a range of mental health and wellbeing services, including specialist one-to-one counselling, mindfulness sessions, wellbeing retreats, reiki and hypnotherapy.Hero ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 8-14 August 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 8 and 14 August 2019 were: Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall search for senior HR adviserCourt of Appeal dismisses holiday pay case in support of teacherHSBC completes pension longevity swap transaction worth £7 billionGatwick Airport to introduce bus service ...
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ArticleTeam building organisation seeks aural artist to create soothing sounds
Something for the weekend: Corporate team building business TeamTactics.co.uk is recruiting an ASMR artist, to deliver soothing sounds to stressed-out office workers for £30 an hour.The role will see a zen-focused member of the public sign up to conduct hour-long group sessions for employees, delivering aural triggers that aim to ...
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ArticleThe Stand Comedy Club commits to Fair Fringe charter to improve pay for 120 staff
Image credit: The Stand Comedy ClubThe Stand Comedy Club has signed the Fair Fringe charter, pledging to improve pay and working conditions for its 120 employees that work during the popular annual music and arts showcase, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.The Fair Fringe charter, part of the Fair Fringe campaign launched ...
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ArticleEmployees cite convenient location and flexibility as top workplace benefits
Employees value having a convenient office location (75%) and flexible working hours (71%) as their top workplace benefits, according to research by YouGov.Its Success in the modern workplace report, which surveyed 2,027 employees, 1,029 employers and 976 retirees aged 50 or over, further found that 62% of employees value the ...
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ArticleHitachi completes bulk annuity transaction covering 120 pension scheme members
IT services organisation Hitachi has completed a pensions bulk annuity transaction with insurer Legal and General Assurance Society, protecting approximately 120 pension scheme members.The agreement provides insurance cover for 120 members of the Hitachi Data Systems Retirement Benefits Plan, who have retired since 2013 or are deferred pensioners.This is the ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by TGI Friday’s
The benefits offered by TGI Friday’s:PensionsA defined contribution (DC) pension scheme via the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest): staff save 5% of their salary and TGI Friday’s contributes 3%.Managers and directors of operations can opt to save into a group personal pension (GPP), provided by Standard Life, which enables them ...
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Case StudiesTGI Friday's uses layered recognition strategies to improve staff retention and wellbeing
American-themed casual dining chain TGI Friday's uses a sophisticated, multi-layered approach to recognition to bolster retention and improve the wellbeing of its 5,250 UK-based employees, who operate across 88 national restaurants as well as a main support centre.Jacqui McManus, culture and people development director at TGI Friday's, explains: “That’s really ...
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ArticleTotal pay has increased by 1.8% in real terms since June 2018
Total pay for employees in the UK, including bonuses, increased by 1.8% in real terms during the reporting period between April to June 2018 and April to June 2019, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The Average weekly earnings in Great Britain: August 2019 report also found ...
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ArticleGovernor of Oregon signs paid family medical leave bill into law
The governor of Oregon, Kate Brown (pictured), has this month signed a new paid family medical leave bill into law, enabling Oregon-based employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for a new baby.The bill, which was passed in legislature with bipartisan support, was formally signed ...
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ArticleAbbey House Hotel and Gardens provides mental health training for senior managers
Cumbria-based Abbey House Hotel and Gardens has trained three of its senior managers in mental health first aid, to support both the physical and mental wellbeing of its 100-strong workforce.The training, delivered by Dalton-based organisation SOA Safety, was completed in July 2019 for the hotel's head chef, marketing manager and ...
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OpinionDaniel Parker: LGBT employment equality - the journey so far
With a particularly significant Pride Month having taken place this June, marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, one might be forgiven for looking to the past and taking stock, with a critical eye, of decades of change for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in the ...
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ArticleMunger, Tolles and Olson extends paid parental leave to 18 weeks
US-based law firm Munger, Tolles and Olson has extended the paid parental leave provision for its 200 attorneys, enabling both male and female legal professionals to take up to 18 weeks of paid leave.The enhanced policy, which was announced on 25 July 2019, is effective from 1 August 2019. In ...
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ArticleA third of employers predict pay increases of between 2% and 2.99% by June 2020
Just over one-third (35%) of employer respondents expect to implement a basic pay increase of between 2% and 2.99% in the year to June 2020, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Adecco Group.Its Labour market outlook: Summer 2019 report, which polled 2,104 ...
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ArticleBradbury Group sees 70 staff utilise on-site gym since June 2019
Manufacturing organisation Bradbury Group opened an on-site gym for 162 staff based at its headquarters in Scunthorpe in June 2019, and has since seen 70 employees use the facilities, amounting to an uptake rate of 43% within the first two months of operation.The on-site gym was built to help boost ...
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ArticleThink tank proposes increases to wages and annual leave to boost UK’s productivity
Image credit: NEFBritish think tank the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has proposed that minimum wages and statutory paid holiday entitlement be increased in order to improve the UK’s productivity.The Time for demand: Boosting productivity with public investment, minimum wages and paid holiday report, published in August 2019, suggested that bolstering ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: University of Lincoln to discuss saving habits at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Natasha McLaren (pictured), pensions and benefits manager at the University of Lincoln, will discuss how employers can encourage younger staff to develop and build savings habits at Employee Benefits Live 2019.Her session, titled ‘Engaging a new generation of workers’, will be delivered in conjunction with Emma Codd, global special ...
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ArticleCadbury UK completes pensioner buy-in transaction worth £520 million
Confectionery organisation Cadbury UK has completed a pensioner buy-in transaction for its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme, totalling £520 million.The transaction, completed with Rothesay Life, insures the pension liabilities for approximately 1,900 pensioner members of the Cadbury Mondelez Pension Fund; the bulk annuity will be held as an asset of ...
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ArticleGatwick Airport to introduce bus service for 20,000 on-site employees
West Sussex-based Gatwick Airport has announced that it will be introducing a new shared bus service for the 20,000 individuals working on-site, 2,500 of whom are employed directly by the airport itself, to provide a more cost-effective, stress-free and sustainable commute.The new bus service, provided by Zeelo, has been designed ...
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ArticleFifth Third Bancorp to increase minimum wage to $18 an hour
Ohio-based financial services organisation Fifth Third Bancorp will increase its minimum hourly wage to $18 (£14.86) an hour from 28 October 2019.The pay increase, which is not applicable for employees who work on a commissioned basis, is expected to benefit approximately 4,900 staff members, primarily employed in the organisation’s retail ...