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Case StudiesX4 Group uses seasonal holiday incentives to motivate and engage employees
Recruitment organisation X4 Group combats the potentially negative impact of the initial months by giving its 125 UK-based sales employees the exciting prospect of a holiday to work toward.In a scheme originally launched in January 2012, X4 Group funds three holidays over the course of the year: a ‘high rollers’ ...
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ArticleBroadstone Group acquires CS Financial Solutions
UK-based employee benefits and pensions consultancy Broadstone Group has acquired specialist employee benefits consulting firm CS Financial Solutions (CSFS), including its CS Trustees arm.The acquisition enables Broadstone Group, which also operates an independent trustee business, to strengthen and extend its current offering in the employee benefits consulting sector to support ...
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ArticleHistoric Royal Palaces staff continue strike action in pensions dispute
Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) staff, including Beefeaters, who are members of the trade union GMB, are undertaking strike action today (Wednesday 6 February 2019) in an ongoing dispute over pensions.GMB members will participate in a walkout at both the Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace sites between 11am and ...
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ArticlePHMG to launch mental health support app for 400 global employees
Audio branding organisation PHMG has announced that it will be launching a mental health support app and online platform for its 400 global employees tomorrow (Thursday 7 February 2019) to align with Time to Talk Day.The new app and platform, provided by Tootoot, aims to encourage conversations around mental health ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of employers find that offering diverse benefits is a major challenge
Two-thirds (66%) of employers find that providing benefits that suit the needs of a diverse workforce is a major challenge, according to research by global insurance brokerage, risk management and consultancy firm Gallagher.Its Benefits strategy and benchmarking survey, which polled 172 UK employers, also found that 45% of HR professionals ...
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OpinionJane Crosby: Why employers need to care about employees’ work-life balance
Given Britain’s ageing population, employees are under increasing pressure to balance their working lives with looking after elderly relatives.Employers have an obligation to consider flexible working for employees with caring responsibilities. The change in normal working hours can be to the number of hours worked, or to the start and ...
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ArticleThe Chartered Insurance Institute reports a 1% mean ethnicity pay gap
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has voluntarily disclosed the ethnicity pay gap across its 243 employees, reporting a 1% mean ethnicity pay gap for hourly pay in 2018.The professional body published the information on 30 January 2019, as part of a new report aiming to encourage dialogue around diversity and ...
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ArticleAverage advertised salaries have increased by 3.9% since December 2017
The average advertised salary in the UK increased by 3.9% between December 2017 and December 2018, according to research by job search engine Adzuna.The UK job market report: January 2019 is based on online vacancy data from across 500 sources. It also found that the average advertised salary in the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Learn how leadership impacts engagement at Employee Benefits Connect
EXCLUSIVE: Michelin star chef Michael Caines MBE (pictured) will share his experience of using leadership to drive employee engagement and motivation, during his keynote address at Employee Benefits Connect 2019.The session, titled 'The secret sauce of winning leadership', will close the five-stream conference programme on Wednesday 27 February 2019.Caines will ...
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ArticleAlmost two-fifths of working parents do not have access to flexible arrangements
Almost two-fifths (37%) of working parents in the UK state that flexible working is not available in their workplace, despite all employees having the statutory right to request flexible working arrangements, according to research by Bright Horizons and Working Families.The 2019 Modern families index report surveyed 2,750 working parents and ...
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ArticleHalf feel too guilty to take time off when they are unwell
More than half (53%) of respondents state that they feel too guilty to take time off when they are genuinely ill, according to research by online job site CV Library.Its survey of 1,100 employees also found that 51% of respondents do not want to take time off when they are ...
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ArticleHermes offers 15,000 self-employed couriers holiday pay and guaranteed rates
Parcel delivery organisation Hermes has agreed a collective bargaining agreement with the trade union GMB for its 15,000 self-employed couriers, giving them the option to earn holiday pay and have a guaranteed rate of pay.The agreement, which has been designed to support the rights of self-employed individuals providing courier services ...
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ArticleAsda reports a 12.4% mean gender pay gap for 2018
Supermarket retailer Asda has reported a 12.4% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay in 2018; this is 0.1% less than the 12.5% gap it reported for 2017.The organisation, which has 147,000 employees in the UK, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay ...
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ArticleHalf of occupational DC trust-based pension schemes use default investment strategy
Just over half (52%) of occupational defined contribution (DC), trust-based pension schemes in the UK use a default investment strategy, according to research by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).Its DC trust: Presentation of scheme return data 2018-2019 report, now in its ninth edition, provides information from 31,910 current schemes from the ...
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ArticleHarrods, QVC and Travis Perkins recognised as 2019's top employers
Image credit: LumosiaLuxury retailer Harrods, energy supply organisation Ovo Energy, retailer QVC, financial business Santander and building and construction supplier Travis Perkins are among the 90 organisations that have been certified as 2019's top employers in the UK by independent HR certification organisation the Top Employers Institute.To gain certification, organisations ...
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ArticleChief executive offers £40,000 to jet fashion designer around the world
Something for the weekend: A UK-based chief executive officer is offering a lucrative £40,000 pay slip, 28 days of annual leave and full sick pay in order to hire an experienced fashion designer to travel the world with her for the next 12 months.The job, posted on online fashion manufacturing ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 24-30 January 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 24 and 30 January 2019 were: PKF Cooper Parry named 2018's Employee engagement company of the yearSongs by The Beatles most likely to help employees beat the January bluesEXCLUSIVE: Siemens to discuss future-focused reward at Employee Benefits Connect Government to consult ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal upholds that Asda store and distribution staff are comparable
The Court of Appeal has today (Thursday 31 January 2019) upheld that store-based employees, who are majority female, at retailer Asda have comparable job roles to their predominantly male counterparts working at the supermarket's distribution centres.This judgment is the latest result in the ongoing equal pay case against Asda, led ...
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ArticleB Braun Medical offers employer-paid nutrition course for Sheffield-based employees
Healthcare organisation B Braun Medical has introduced an employer-paid, 12-week nutrition course for its 1,200 Sheffield-based workforce.The programme, which launched in December 2018, has been implemented to help employees get a healthy start to the new year, and is the latest addition to the organisation's comprehensive health and wellbeing programme, ...
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ArticleThree-quarters of employees want a more tailored benefits package
Approximately three-quarters (73%) of employees want a more tailored benefits package, according to research by build-to-rent organisation Get Living.Its survey of 2,000 UK employees also found that 48% of respondents would leave their current job for one with better perks, while 7% are willing to take a pay cut in ...