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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: January-February 2017
The top 10 most-read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 17 January and 6 February 2017 were: EXCLUSIVE: Average gender pay gap for benefits professionals is £24,100Employee Benefits' Salary survey 2017 found that male respondents earn an average basic annual salary of £78,600, compared to female respondents’ average basic salary of £54,500. ...
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ArticleSimplyhealth promotes Williams
Corinne Williams has been promoted to director, HR and engagement at health organisation Simplyhealth.Williams' previous roles at the organisation include head of human resources, and HR business solutions manager. Prior to joining Simplyhealth, Williams was HR business partner at Vodafone.
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ArticleTonnon starts at Insight
Stefan Tonnon has been appointed vice-president, human resources, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at global intelligent technology organisation Insight.Tonnon was previously senior director, human resources, EMEA at Riverbed technology, and has also worked for organisations such as Curvature, Progress Software, and Infor Global Solutions.In his new role, Tonnon will ...
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ArticleDownard joins Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Lorraine Downard has joined the commercial branch of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh as HR manager.In this role, Downard will motivate and build the team across the organisation’s key sites in order to help facilitate sustained future growth.Previously, Downard has worked for Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, Marriott, ...
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ArticleIotec appoints Beney
Intent marketing organisation Iotec has appointed Claire Beney human resources director.In the newly created role, Beney will deliver people initiatives and strategies that encourage a positive and professional culture, fully utilising her 10 years of experience within the industry.Beney was formerly director of human resources at The Moment Content Company ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2017 shortlist unveiled
The shortlist for the Employee Benefits Awards 2017 has now been revealed. The full shortlist can be viewed here.Thank you to all of the organisations that entered this year’s awards and congratulations to those that have been shortlisted. A special thank you also goes to our expert judging panel.The winners ...
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Article63% of gig economy workers believe government should regulate to enable access to benefits
Almost two thirds (63%) of respondents who work in the gig economy think the government should regulate the gig economy to guarantee them basic employment rights and benefits such as holiday pay, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its To gig or not to gig: ...
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ArticlePets at Home to launch new leave benefits for staff
Pet-focused retail organisation Pets at Home is to launch a new suite of leave benefits for its 8,200 employees, including a day’s paid leave for when an employee or an employee’s child moves home or when introducing a new pet into the family.The new leave arrangements, which will be available ...
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Article12% rank health cash plans as their most valued benefit
Just over one in 10 (12%) respondents rank health cash plans as their most valued employee benefit, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its 2017 Willis Towers Watson employee benefits and wellbeing index, which surveyed 1,123 UK full and part-time employees aged between 18 and 64 years old, also found ...
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ArticleMissing comma enables dairy delivery drivers to claim overtime pay
A missing comma in Maine’s overtime law exemption document has entitled US food organisation Oakhurst Dairy's delivery drivers to overtime pay.In the case of O’Connor et al. v Oakhurst Dairy et al., which was heard by the United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit, Oakhurst Dairy delivery drivers ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 9 and 15 March 2017 were: Asda offers pay increase under new contractHow the Spring Budget 2017 will affect employee benefitsVirgin Money reports a 36% mean gender pay gapTesco to back pay staff after salary sacrifice-linked living wage errorDanone launches global ...
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ArticlePensions dashboard working group to help set minimum data standards
The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has created its Pensions Dashboard Working Group, which will help to set the minimum data standards for the pensions dashboard.The Pensions Dashboard Working Group will work with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to set minimum data standards for the pensions dashboard, ensuring that these standards ...
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ArticleUS women’s ice hockey team refuses to compete over pay dispute
The US Women’s National Hockey Team has refused to participate in the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship games in a bid to further negotiations around fair wages and support for the team’s players.The women’s hockey team was due to arrive at a Michigan-based training camp on 21 March ...
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Article29% believe more support for working parents would help to close the gender pay gap
More than a quarter (29%) of employee respondents believe that, alongside the upcoming gender pay gap reporting requirements, more support for working parents would help to close the gender pay gap, according to research by CV Library.Its survey of 1,000 UK employees also found that 57% of respondents feel that ...
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OpinionMalcolm Hurlston: Employee endorsement of share plans is invaluable
Life is a busy place and our attention is at a premium as we are assailed by nudges prompts and messages, virtual and real. It is the same for employees only more so: share plans account for a fraction of what interests them.Yet from an organisation's point of view, other ...
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Article9: ppl moves: Marco Polo Hotels appoints Tam
Marco Polo Hotels has appointed Rosemary Tam as its group director of human resources.Previously, Tam worked as head of human resources and administration at Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company; director of human resources at W Hong Kong; and as director of human resources at Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts.
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 0.7% in real terms
Total pay, including bonuses, increased by 0.7% in real terms in Great Britain between November 2015-January 2016 and November 2016-January 2017, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: March 2017 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonuses, increased by 0.8% in real terms between the ...
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ArticleHave your say on the future of employee benefits strategy
What does your organisation view as the biggest issue that could affect the future of employee benefits? Do you see funding methods for employee benefits changing? What impact will the upcoming limitations on the range of benefits that attract tax and national insurance advantages when offered through salary arrangements have ...
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Article58% of marketing professionals rank flexi-time in their top three benefits
More than half (58%) of marketing professional respondents cite flexi-time as one of the top three benefits they would like to have access to, according to research by Reboot Online Marketing.Its survey of 1,200 marketing professionals also found that 25% of respondents would accept one job over another because it ...
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ArticleUber agrees $20m settlement for misleading driver earnings claim
Uber has agreed to pay $20 million (£16,252,235) to settle a claim that it misled prospective drivers by exaggerating how much they could earn in certain cities.The claim, which was brought forward by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), alleges that Uber exaggerated the hourly and yearly income drivers could ...