All articles by kscott – Page 19
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ArticleFour-fifths of SME employers do not have a health and wellbeing strategy
More than four-fifths (82%) of small to medium enterprise (SME) employers do not have a health and wellbeing strategy, according to research by Axa PPP Healthcare.Its survey of 200 organisations with up to 250 staff, and of 1,500 employees working at businesses of the same size, also found that 39% ...
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ArticleEstonia offers longest duration of paid leave for mothers
Of the 41 countries across the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union (EU), Estonia offers the best maternity leave package, providing 85 weeks of leave at full pay, according to research by charity Unicef.The report, Are the world’s richest countries family-friendly? Policy in the OECD ...
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ArticleBabcock employees at RAF Valley awarded a 5% pay rise
Around 350 staff employed by engineering and infrastructure organisation Babcock at the Royal Air Force Valley (RAF Valley) station in Anglesey, Wales have been awarded a 5% pay increase for 2019.Under the one-year pay deal, negotiated with trade union Unite, Babcock employees who are responsible for the maintenance support and ...
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ArticleLayne-Smith to join London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Ali Layne-Smith is to join the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust as its new director of people and culture.Layne-Smith, who will commence her new role in September 2019, will lead a team of 65 members of staff, tackling areas such as talent, workforce analytics and engagement, diversity and inclusion, employee ...
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ArticleSodexo staff at St Mary’s Hospital host protest in pay dispute
Porters and cleaners based at St Mary’s Hospital and employed by food services and facilities management organisation Sodexo are hosting a protest picnic today (Wednesday 19 June 2019) in relation to an ongoing pay dispute.The Paddington-based staff, who are members of the trade union GMB, will hold the protest picnic ...
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ArticleOxford-based BMW staff vote to accept three-year pay deal
Staff employed at car manufacturer BMW, working at its plant in Cowley, Oxford, have voted to accept a three-year pay deal.The deal was negotiated with trade union Unite, and 81% of balloted members voted in favour of the pay agreement.Cowley-based staff, who build cars such as the Mini, will receive ...
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OpinionRuth Christy: Changes to the statement of employment particulars
Some of the finer details of the new rules for written statements of employment particulars have gone under the radar.Under the Good Work Plan, published in December 2018, from 6 April 2020 every new employee and worker will have the right to the current statement of written particulars from day ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Three-fifths of SMEs say appreciation is part of organisational culture
EXCLUSIVE: Almost three-fifths (58%) of employer respondents with between 10 and 49 members of staff state that showing appreciation is a natural part of their culture, compared to 20% of those that employ 250 to 500 staff, according to research by Reward Gateway.In a survey of 150 HR professionals, 250 ...
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ArticleDubai International Financial Centre introduces paternity leave
The Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) has enacted a new employment law, providing around 24,000 financial services employees with access to five days of statutory paternity leave.The DIFC is a financial ecosystem consisting of professionals employed across more than 2,000 organisations. Considered the leading financial hub for the Middle East, ...
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ArticleWest End staff to receive pay increases and flexible working opportunities
Creative practitioners working in London’s West End who are members of the trade union Equity, have voted to accept an agreement in order to receive pay increases and more flexible working opportunities.The majority (98%) of Equity members who work in the West End voted in favour of the new West ...
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AnalysisTop tips on getting senior level buy-in for financial wellbeing initiatives
Need to know:Employers can create targeted financial wellbeing interventions specifically for senior leaders to enable them to experience the benefits first-hand.Data, such as absence rates and engagement scores, can offer tangible evidence to help present the business case.Linking mental health and financial wellbeing can help draw senior leaders’ attention to ...
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Case StudiesSunLife shares employee stories to ensure leadership buy-in for financial wellbeing
At insurers SunLife, which has 110 employees, financial wellbeing is one pillar of a broader health and wellbeing strategy that includes emotional and community wellness.To tackle financial wellbeing, the organisation sought to introduce an education programme that covered a variety of subjects, beyond the basics of pensions and retirement, to ...
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OpinionSian Evans: Why financial wellbeing should be part of an employer's duty of care for staff
Employers have many duties towards staff, but there is one that is rarely mentioned: a duty of care towards employees' financial wellbeing.Why is financial wellbeing potentially awkward to discuss? Perhaps employers feel that offering financial assistance represents too much involvement in an individual's life. Or maybe employees feel that if ...
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ArticleHereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service increases pay for 380 on-call firefighters
The Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service has increased pay for 380 on-call firefighters, backdated to 1 April 2019.The pay rise was initially proposed by the Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service senior management board, supported by the Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority, in recognition of the fact ...
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ArticleHalf believe benefits are not meeting the needs of multigenerational workforce
Half (50%) of employers do not think their benefits offering is meeting the needs of all generations within their workforce, with 89% believing that they will need to change their package to suit future generations entering the workforce, according to research by Aon.The Benefits and trends survey 2019, which polled ...
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ArticleTarget enhances family-friendly benefits for 350,000 employees
US-based retailer Target has enhanced the suite of family-friendly benefits offered to its 350,000 employees, including implementing a new paid family leave policy.The organisation has introduced the benefit enhancements in order to support its multigenerational workforce with their caring responsibilities, whether this is for children, spouses and domestic partners or ...
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ArticleThe Bahamas Telecommunications Company enhances parental leave
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has enhanced its paid parental leave polices for mothers, fathers and those who become parents through adoption or surrogacy.The organisation has extended paid maternity leave by three weeks, offering female employees up to 16 weeks of fully paid leave. Paid paternity leave has increased by ...
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ArticleRicher Sounds and SSE support new campaign to tackle low pay
Retail organisation Richer Sounds, energy business SSE and investment firm Standard Life Aberdeen have been accredited as living hours employers as part of a new initiative by the Living Wage Foundation.The Living Hours campaign, which launched this week, has been designed to tackle insecurity around employee pay and hours, and ...
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ArticleCIPD pilots return-to-work programme to support parents in Yorkshire and the Humber
The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) has announced that it will pilot a new return-to-work programme to support parents living in Yorkshire and the Humber who wish to re-enter the workplace.The CIPD Parent Returner Programme, funded by the Government Equalities Office (GEO), has been designed to support parents ...
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ArticleCheshire-based Encirc employees agree two-year pay deal
Around 475 staff employed at glass manufacturing organisation Encirc Limited, based at its operating site in Elton, Cheshire and who are members of the trade union Unite, have voted to accept a two-year pay deal.Unite members working from Encirc’s Cheshire site voted 78% in favour of the proposed deal. As ...