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ArticleActivision Blizzard incentivises staff to share reproductive health data
Something for the weekend: Video game organisation Activision Blizzard is paying female employees $1 a day to track their reproductive health via an app, with the US-based organisation receiving anonymised and aggregated data on employees’ fertility.According to The Washington Post, Activision Blizzard has partnered with family planning and wellness app ...
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ArticleAramark staff conclude strike action in dispute over pay
Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) working for food, facilities and uniform services organisation Aramark concluded three-day strike action yesterday (Wednesday 10 April 2019) in a dispute over pay.Contracted catering staff based at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) formed a picket line at ...
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ArticleMore than nine in 10 leaders believe they need to use benefits better to retain staff
The majority (94%) of employers believe that their organisation needs to better use benefits as a strategic lever to improve employee retention, according to research by Capita Employee Benefits.The digital opportunity: Re-imagining the employee experience in benefits, a report which surveyed 200 HR and benefits professionals, 500 business leaders, including ...
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ArticleGMB hosts protests against ISS in wage and sick pay dispute
Trade union GMB and its members are participating in a series of protests today (Thursday 11 April 2019) against support service organisation ISS in a dispute over wages and sick pay.The protests will be occurring across three sites in South London: from 9.00am at the Princess Royal Hospital in Orpington ...
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ArticleAsda proposes new contract for hourly-paid retail staff
Supermarket retailer Asda has proposed a new contract for its hourly-paid retail employees in England, Scotland and Wales, offering to increase pay to £9 an hour but cut paid breaks.Asda has proposed the new employment contract in order to provide a standardised offering across all its retail employees in the ...
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ArticleKerry Godliman to host Employee Benefits Awards 2019
Comedian and actor Kerry Godliman will host the Employee Benefits Awards 2019 on Friday 7 June 2019.Godliman is well known for her stand-up comedy performances, including appearances on Live at the Apollo. She is also a regular figure on television panel shows such as Mock the Week and 8 Out ...
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ArticleDHL FastTrack employees vote to accept two-year pay deal
Members of the trade union GMB who work at courier organisation DHL FastTrack have voted to accept a two-year pay deal.The deal will award GMB members at DHL FastTrack a 10% pay increase, spread over a two-year period.The deal also reduces working hours to an average of 45 hours per ...
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ArticleBritish Transport Police adds cycle scheme to benefits offering for 5,000 employees
The British Transport Police (BTP) has introduced a new cycle-to-work scheme for 5,000 employees.The new benefit, provided by Green Commute Initiative, was implemented in April 2019 to offer employees a greater choice of bikes; traditionally, cycle-to-work schemes allow employees to select a bike up to the value of £1,000, but ...
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ArticleO2 extends paid paternity leave to 14 weeks for 6,500 staff members
Telecommunications organisation O2 has extended its paid paternity leave to 14 weeks for all 6,500 of its permanent employees.The new policy, effective from 1 April 2019, enables all permanent employees at O2 to take 14 weeks of leave at full pay, applicable for both heterosexual and same-sex couples, as well ...
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OpinionLiza Andersin: Why employee wellness should be a priority
Employee wellness should be a core focus for any employee management strategy. In the age of flexible and ever-changing employment options, it is becoming ever more apparent that organisations need to demonstrate a point of difference, and not just via a pay packet.Unfortunately, many businesses approach employee wellness from a ...
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ArticleMore than four-fifths have witnessed presenteeism at their organisation
More than four-fifths (83%) of employers have observed presenteeism, such as when employees come to work while ill, at their organisation; a further 25% state this has increased over the last year, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Simplyhealth.Its annual Health and wellbeing ...
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ArticleLeicester City Council launches cycle scheme for 8,000 staff members
Leicester City Council has launched a new cycle-to-work scheme for its 8,000 employees in order to align with business goals around sustainability.The new benefit, provided by Green Commute Initiative, was implemented on 1 April 2019. It enables employees to purchase a bike or e-bike up to the value of £5,000 ...
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ArticleStarbucks extends education benefit to 5,000 UK employees
US-based coffee organisation Starbucks has extended its education benefit, offering to pay the tuition fees for online university degrees for its 5,000 UK employees.The Starbucks Degree Achievement Plan (SDAP) will enable UK-based staff to undertake a university degree programme with Arizona State University (ASU) via an online portal, with Starbucks ...
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ArticleAverage advertised UK salary rises to £35,058 per year
The average advertised salary for an employee in the UK is £35,058 a year, as at February 2019, according to research by job search engine Adzuna.Its monthly UK job market report, which utilises online vacancy data from over 1,000 sources, confirmed that the average advertised salary for UK employees has ...
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ArticleStewart Milne Group reports 13.3% mean gender pay gap for 2018
House building and timber frame manufacturing organisation Stewart Milne Group has reported a 13.3% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2018; this is a 4.8% decrease from the 18.1% mean gender pay gap the organisation reported for 2017.The organisation reported its gender pay gap ...
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ArticleStaff at three West Midlands colleges strike in dispute over pay
University and College Union (UCU) members based at City of Wolverhampton College, Coventry College (pictured) and Warwickshire College Group are undertaking strike action this week in a dispute over pay.Staff who are members of UCU and who work at the City of Wolverhampton College are conducting strike action today (Monday ...
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ArticleSpire Healthcare appoints Thomas
Independent hospital group Spire Healthcare has appointed Shelley Thomas as its new group HR director.In this role, Thomas will be responsible for developing a standardised people framework for the organisation's 11,500 UK employees, incorporating local decision-making and flexibility to accommodate Spire Healthcare's 39 hospitals and 11 clinics.Thomas has expertise in ...
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ArticleCommerzbank AG completes £1.2bn pensions buy-in
International commercial bank Commerzbank AG has completed a full pensions buy-in transaction with the Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), totalling £1.2 billion.The policy has been completed to insure the pension liabilities of the Dresdner Kleinwort Pension Plan, which Commerzbank AG is responsible for following its acquisition of Dresdner Bank in December ...
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ArticleDLA Piper reports a 17.8% mean gender pay gap for 2018
International law firm DLA Piper has reported a 17.8% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2018, inclusive of its fee-earner and business services populations.The firm reported its gender pay gap data in line with reporting regulations and in time for the private sector submission ...
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ArticleThe Walt Disney Company faces equal pay lawsuit in California
The Walt Disney Company is to face a putative class action lawsuit on the issue of equal pay, with plaintiffs alleging that the organisation’s gender pay gap is ingrained in its culture.Rasmussen v The Walt Disney Company et al is being brought by law firm Andrus Anderson on behalf of ...