All articles by kscott – Page 18
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ArticleLondon-based family offers £60,000 salary for tutor to join them on 12-month gap year
Something for the weekend: A London-based French family are offering a £60,000 salary for a tutor to home-school their two sons during a 12-month family gap year that will see them travel across Asia, Australia, Europe and North America.The job posting, advertised on the online platform of agency Tutor House, ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 20-26 June 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 20 and 26 June 2019 were: Barclays, Centrica and Financial Ombudsman Service recognised as family-friendly employersNorwegian island wants to cut traditional business hours and become 'time-free'EXCLUSIVE: Upgrade Pack trials four-day working weekBabcock employees at RAF Valley awarded a 5% pay riseFour-fifths ...
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ArticleAioi Nissay Dowa Europe and Greggs recognised at North East England HR awards
Car insurance organisation Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe, bakery chain Greggs (pictured) and insurance agency Tesco Underwriting were among the employers recognised at the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) North East of England HR and Development Awards 2019.Held on Thursday 20 June 2019 and now in its 13th year, ...
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ArticleUniversity of South Wales gains living wage accreditation
Image credit: USWThe University of South Wales (USW) has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation, becoming the 200th organisation to pay the voluntary living wage in Wales.USW has committed to paying its permanent employees, as well as any third-party contractors, at least the voluntary ...
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OpinionMarc Long: Are there hidden dangers when staff tip each other?
Peer-to-peer reward technology provides employees with a budget to tip each other small amounts of money each month, to reflect what they consider to be good work.On the face of it, a scheme that allows co-workers to ‘tip’ colleagues they think are doing a good job is a positive one. ...
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ArticlePamplin joins Deloitte
Sharron Pamplin has joined professional services firm Deloitte, as its new partner for human resources.Pamplin has 30 years of leadership experience across consulting, business and HR roles. During her career, she has tackled business transformation projects, as well as talent and reward programmes for both public and private sector organisations ...
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ArticleBenchmark best practice in exclusive healthcare benefits research
What factors influence decision-making around healthcare benefits? What benefits and strategies do different organisations offer to support employees’ mental health? How do employers calculate the return-on-investment for health-related benefits?Employee Benefits is offering readers the opportunity to take part in the exclusive Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2019, which is designed ...
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ArticleWagada wins regional workplace wellbeing award
St Albans-based digital marketing agency Wagada has won the Workplace wellbeing award at the Inspiring Herfordshire 2019 Awards, organised by the Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce.The awards event, which was initially launched in 2012, celebrates the achievements and contributions of local businesses and individuals to the growth of Hertfordshire.Wagada, which employs ...
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ArticleCisco and Etsy among 2019’s best North American organisations for engagement
Technology organisation Cisco (pictured), e-commerce website Etsy and global food manufacturer Mars are among the organisations recognised at the 2019 North American Employee Engagement Awards, organised by The Employee Engagement Awards (EE Awards).The annual event is designed to celebrate organisations based in North America that put employee engagement at the ...
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ArticleHalf feel employers should support staff more in achieving work-life balance
Just under half (49%) of respondents feel that their employers should support them more in achieving a healthy work-life balance, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.Its survey of 2,000 UK employees also found that 31% are kept awake at night because of workplace stress, while 26% stated that long ...
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ArticleBarclays, Centrica and Financial Ombudsman Service recognised as family-friendly employers
Banking organisation Barclays (pictured), energy business Centrica and the Financial Ombudsman Service are among the employers recognised at the Working Families Best Practice Awards 2019.Now in their 10th year, the Working Families Best Practice Awards, organised by work-life balance charity Working Families, recognises employers across 12 different categories, celebrating organisations ...
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ArticleRadioactive PR improves work-life balance with four-day working week
Gloucestershire-based PR agency Radioactive PR has improved work-life balance and halved employee sick days for its 15 employees since introducing a four-day working week in June 2018.The organisation initially launched its new shorter schedule as a six-week trial last June, and made the arrangement permanent after positive staff and client ...
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ArticleMedical couriers at The Doctors Laboratory vote in favour of pay deal
Medical couriers employed by pathology services provider The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and who are members of the trade union the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), have voted in favour of a new pay deal, applicable for couriers who are classified either as workers or as employees.TDL employs couriers ...
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ArticleBarking and Dagenham Council signs domestic abuse charter
Local authority Barking and Dagenham Council has signed the Work to Stop Domestic Abuse Charter, and has announced that it will be providing its 2,500 employees with up to 10 days of paid leave to seek help if they are experiencing domestic violence.The charter, operated by trade union GMB, aims ...
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ArticlePoll: 45% think using annual leave to recognise long service encourages engagement
Employee Benefits poll: More than four in 10 (45%) of Employee Benefits readers believe that annual leave should be used to recognise long service because it encourages employee engagement.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 154 responses, also found that 25% simply agreed that length of service could be ...
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ArticleNorwegian island wants to cut traditional business hours and become ‘time-free’
Something for the weekend: Although many organisations are starting to embrace flexible and agile working arrangements, a small Norwegian island is going a step further by requesting to be a time-free zone, cutting traditional working hours in order to take advantage of the summer months.Residents and employees living on Sommaroey, ...
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Poll: What is the best way to tailor benefits and reward for a multigenerational workforce?
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OpinionLouise Lawrence: Support for employees with mental health issues
In circumstances where 67% of employees with mental health issues do not tell their employer due to concerns about the reaction, as reported by Time to Change in October 2012, what are the red flags which signal that an employee may be suffering, and what steps can organisations take to ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 13-19 June 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 13 and 19 June 2019 were: Court of Appeal rules in favour of NHS staff in holiday pay disputeVineyard worker tops the list of most desirable jobs in the UKHalf believe benefits are not meeting the needs of multigenerational workforceOxford-based BMW ...
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ArticleScottish government awards 3% pay increase
The Scottish government has announced that it will award its employees a minimum consolidated pay increase of 3% for 2019.Some employees will receive a higher pay award due to progression payments, while staff earning the maximum available wage will gain an additional 1% non-consolidated payment.The pay deal was agreed with ...