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ArticleHilton and Mars UK recognised among UK’s Best workplaces for women 2019
Admiral Group, Adobe, EY, Gap, Hilton (pictured), Goodman Masson and McCarthy Recruitment are among the organisations recognised in the UK’s Best workplaces for women 2019 report, compiled by Great Place to Work.The report, now in its second year, recognises organisations that go beyond statutory requirements to ensure that women are ...
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ArticleGovernment to consult on gender pay gap metrics as part of gender equality roadmap
The government will review gender pay gap reporting metrics, evaluate shared parental leave and consult on providing dedicated employment rights for carers as part of its work to tackle gender inequalities.The Government Equalities Office (GEO) and member of Parliament Penny Mordaunt (pictured), the minister for women and equalities, published the ...
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ArticleMaryland seeks official cookie taster
Something for the weekend: Biscuit-loving job seekers have the ideal opportunity to apply for their dream job this week, as cookie manufacturer Maryland is hiring for an official cookie taster.The delicious-sounding job, advertised via website Airtasker, will pay the chosen chocolate chip cookie fan £350 to attend a day at ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 27 June-3 July 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 27 June and 3 July 2019 were: Supreme Court refuses government's appeal in judges' pensions discrimination courtLondon-based family offers £60,000 salary for tutor to join them on 12-month gap yearJunior NHS doctors vote to accept four-year contract improvementsStagecoach wins international awards ...
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ArticleBBC spent £158.6m for on-air talent in 2018-2019
Public television organisation the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) spent just over £158.6 million for on-air job roles in the 2018-2019 financial year; equating to 10% of the organisation’s total internal creative content spend.Its Group annual report and accounts 2018-2019, published in July 2019, also detailed individuals at the BBC who ...
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ArticleSodexo staff at Charing Cross Hospital hold protest picnic in pay dispute
Cleaners and porters employed by food services and facilities management organisation Sodexo, who are based at Charing Cross Hospital in London, are hosting a protest picnic today (Thursday 4 July 2019) in an ongoing pay dispute.The picnic, organised by the trade union GMB, will see Sodexo’s porters, cleaners and domestic ...
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ArticleSmiths Group completes pensioner buy-in transaction worth £176m
Engineering organisation Smiths Group has completed a bulk annuity buy-in transaction with insurer Canada Life.The policy insures the pension liabilities, worth around £176 million, for more than 2,000 legacy pensioners and dependents of the Smiths Industries Pension Scheme.The buy-in arrangement has been designed to de-risk the pension scheme’s liabilities; to ...
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ArticleBBC reports a 6.8% mean gender pay gap for 2019
Media organisation the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has reported a 6.8% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at March 2019; this is a decrease from the 10.7% mean gender pay gap it reported in 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data for BBC Public Service ...
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ArticleGovernor of Maryland awards 3% pay increase to state employees
The governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan, has awarded a 3% pay increase to the majority of state employees, effective from 1 July 2019.The pay award was confirmed in Maryland’s fiscal year 2020 budget, after being negotiated between Hogan’s office and exclusive bargaining representatives for state employees.“Due to our administration’s prudent ...
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OpinionJemima Coleman: Diversity in the legal sector needs to improve to reflect society as a whole
Across the UK, more than half of all practising solicitors are women, while black, Asian and minority ethnic (Bame) individuals account for 21% of lawyers in law firms, according to August 2017 data from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. These figures compare favourably to the UK as a whole, where women ...
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ArticleHalf of employers predict pay rises of between 2% and 3% for 2019
Just under half (48%) of respondents predict they will deliver pay rises of between 2% and 3% for 2019, while 32% anticipate they will have a pay review budget of between 1% and 2%, according to research by management consultancy Paydata.Its UK reward management survey, spring 2019 report, which polled ...
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ArticleStandard Life Aberdeen commits to supporting staff experiencing endometriosis
Investment management organisation Standard Life Aberdeen has been accredited as the UK’s first endometriosis friendly employer, committing to provide support for employees experiencing the condition.The new accreditation scheme, launched by national charity Endometriosis UK in June 2019, offers guidance to employers on how to support staff diagnosed with endometriosis. As ...
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ArticleSainsbury’s Argos named Best place to work at logistics awards event
Image credit: Serge Cornu/ShutterstockRetailer Sainsbury’s Argos has been named the Best place to work at the annual Talent in Logistics Awards, in recognition of its high employee engagement.The awards, organised by Talent in Logistics, a support business for the transport, logistics and warehouse sector in the UK, aim to recognise ...
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Case StudiesCGI UK uses share purchase scheme to engage employees
Information technology organisation CGI UK uses an employee share purchase scheme to engage and motivate its 6,000 UK-based employees, creating an organisational culture of ownership and belonging.The share plan has been a facet of the global benefits package since the organisation was founded around 42 years ago, and was introduced ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by CGI UK
The benefits offered by CGI UK:Pensions, pay and group riskA contract-based group personal pension (GPP), defined contribution (DC) scheme is used for auto-enrolment when employees reach two months of service. Minimum contributions are 9%, with at least 3% contributed by employees and 6% provided by CGI UK. This increases depending ...
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ArticleMore than a third believe they perform better when working from home
More than a third (38%) of respondents believe that they perform better when they work from home, according to research by cleaning organisation Cleanology.Its survey of 1,056 individuals also found that 34% of respondents have noted an increase in presenteeism, with 64% feeling more pressure to attend work when they ...
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ArticleSoftware AG hires Dr Elke Frank
Enterprise software organisation Software AG has hired Dr Elke Frank as its new chief human resources officer, effective from 1 August 2019.Frank, who has more than 20 years of international experience in HR leadership roles, will also join Software AG's executive board when she starts at the organisation this summer.As ...
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ArticleNew Jersey raises minimum wage to $10 an hour
New Jersey has today (1 July 2019) increased its minimum wage to $10 (£7.91) an hour, aligning with legislation that aims to deliver a minimum wage of $15 (£11.87) an hour by 1 January 2024.Today’s pay increase, which was signed into legislation by Governor Phil Murphy in February 2019, raises ...
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ArticleSupreme Court refuses government’s appeal in judges’ pensions discrimination case
The Supreme Court yesterday (Thursday 27 June 2019) refused permission for the government to appeal in the ongoing age discrimination case regarding judges’ pensions.In January 2017, the London Central Employment Tribunal ruled that the Ministry of Justice and Lord Chancellor had discriminated against judges with regards to changes to the ...
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ArticleStagecoach wins international awards for employee experience app
Transport organisation Stagecoach has won two international awards for its implementation of an employee experience app for around 20,000 bus and rail employees.The app, provided by Blink, was initially launched in November 2018 to help improve the organisation’s employee engagement. Since then, the app has been rolled out to staff ...