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Article47% cite pay and remuneration as their biggest motivator at work
Almost half (47%) of European respondents cite pay and remuneration as their biggest motivator at work, according to research by HR management software and services organisation ADP.The workforce view in Europe 2017 report, which surveyed 9,920 working adults across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK, ...
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ArticleUniversity of Lincoln promotes Hodson
Ian Hodson has been promoted to head of reward at the University of Lincoln.In his new role, Hodson will oversee senior reward, payroll, pensions and employee benefits, as well as role evaluation and HR systems.Previously, Hodson was reward and benefits manager at the University of Lincoln.Prior to joining the university, ...
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ArticleHill joins Standard Chartered Bank
Jeremy Hill has joined Standard Chartered Bank as head of pension and benefits.Specialising in international benefits, Hill previously worked at consultancy Willis Towers Watson as director, global services and solutions. He has also held positions at Mercer, as well as serving at the International Employee Benefits Association.
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ArticleKensey takes on new role at Nomad Foods Europe
Tim Kensey has taken up a new position at Nomad Foods Europe as HR director, corporate.In this role, Kensey is responsible for key corporate commercial functions, employee engagement, culture and talent management.Previously, Kensey worked as HR director, UK and continental Europe at Nomad Foods Europe; HR director, European markets at ...
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ArticleMatchesfashion.com hires Coppin
Heidi Coppin has joined Matchesfashion.com as chief HR officer.Coppin’s previous roles include people director at Not On The High Street and global vice-president of human resources at Net-A-Porter.She has also held senior roles at Asos, Unilever, Warner Music and Anheuser-Busch over the course of her career.
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ArticleManning takes on reward at My Home Move
Keith Manning has taken on an interim position at My Home Move as reward manager.Manning was previously reward manager (interim) at Canada Life. He has also worked as reward manager at New Look, payroll and benefits advisor (interim) at Tullow Oil, and compensation and benefits manager at British Sugar.
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ArticleGalli leads global HR at Golin
Carrie Galli is now executive director of human resources at PR and communications agency Golin.Based in Chicago, Galli leads global HR, performing general HR duties, recruitment, spearheading diversity and inclusion, and learning and development initiatives.Galli joins from Edelman, where she was senior vice president of global learning and development. Prior ...
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ArticleArgos to provide back pay to 37,000 employees
Retail organisation Argos is to provide back pay to 37,000 current and former store employees after they were found to have been paid below the statutory national living wage rate prior to December 2016.The 37,000 affected employees will receive a back-dated payment on 28 February 2017 to cover the unpaid ...
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ArticleTake part in exclusive employee benefits strategy research
Is your organisation developing a benefits strategy that can adapt to future workplace challenges? Will the upcoming limitations on the range of benefits that attract tax advantages when offered through salary arrangements affect your organisation's benefits proposition? Is your organisation taking advantage of the latest developments in benefits technology?Take part ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Learn about the impact of financial wellbeing on long-term business growth at Employee Benefits Connect 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Gain insight into the impact of financial wellbeing on long-term business growth and productivity at Employee Benefits Connect 2017.Jeanette Makings (pictured), head of financial education at Close Brothers, will lead a session titled ‘Integrated financial wellbeing: the missing piece in future wellness strategies’ as part of the driving performance ...
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Article52% feel leadership buy-in is biggest obstacle to strengthening organisation culture
More than half (52%) of HR professional respondents feel that leadership buy-in is the biggest obstacle to strengthening an organisation’s culture, according to research by CultureIQ and HR.com.Its Employee culture: a closer look report, which surveyed 579 HR professionals, also found that 83% of respondents believe that c-suite executive leadership ...
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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 February 2017 were: Court of Appeal rules against Pimlico Plumbers in worker-status caseAsda, Novartis and PepsiCo among the UK's Top Employers for 2017BrewDog introduces global paid puppy leaveCourt rules that woman can receive co-habiting partner's workplace pensionFacebook extends ...
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ArticleChessington World of Adventures recruits for toddlers to join staff
Something for the weekend: Although the government’s recent Fuller working lives report is encouraging organisations to hire more older employees over the age of 50, Chessington World of Adventures is hunting at the other end of the age spectrum.The theme park is searching for a VIP, or very important pre-schooler, ...
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ArticleTata Steel employees vote to accept pensions proposal
Tata Steel UK employees who are members of the GMB, Unite and Community trade unions have voted in favour of the organisation’s latest pension proposal, which will see the closure of the British Steel pension scheme (BSPS) to future accrual.Consultative ballots on the proposal closed yesterday (Wednesday 15 February 2017), ...
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ArticleDebenhams tops government's minimum wage non-compliance list
Retail organisation Debenhams has topped the government’s list of organisations that have underpaid staff the minimum wage after failing to pay £134,894.83 to 11,858 employees.The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published the names of 360 UK organisations that have failed to comply with the national minimum wage and ...
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 1.4%
Total pay, including bonuses, increased by 1.4% in Great Britain between October-December 2015 and October-December 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: February 2017 report also found that in nominal terms, which have not been adjusted for price inflation, average regular pay for employees in ...
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ArticleThe month in numbers: January 2017
A look at some of the facts and figures relating to employee benefits in January 2017:£8.53 is the minimum hourly rate of pay retailer Aldi is to introduce for UK staff from 1 February 2017 bit.ly/2if4xPw 47% of employee respondents admit that a small pay rise is the one thing ...
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OpinionKevin Gude: Salary sacrifice changes risk turning certain health benefits into luxuries
The forthcoming changes to salary sacrifice rules, in particular, the effect on health screening and other medical benefits, reflect a carelessly fragmented attitude towards the nation’s wellbeing and fitness. As the NHS struggles to meet the needs of an ageing, increasingly long-living but unfit population, the Treasury is withdrawing its ...
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Case StudiesBolton Young Persons Housing Scheme offers benefits to boost employee wellbeing
Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme (BYPHS), a charity that helps homeless young people, has developed a comprehensive set of low-cost, employer-paid health and wellbeing benefits to ensure that the charity’s 52 employees are physically and mentally fit to cope with potentially harrowing and emotional caseloads.A holistic therapist visits the charity’s ...
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ArticleHow can employers support the health and wellbeing needs of employees on a lower income?
Need to know:An organisation’s culture can promote healthy lifestyles that do not have to cost staff a lot to maintain.Signposting healthy options and recipe cards in a staff canteen can help employees improve their diet, counteracting productivity slumps due to a lack of nutrients.Health cash plans and virtual GP services ...