All articles by kscott – Page 48
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OpinionChristine Brotherton: Should employers encourage a four-day week to increase productivity?
It was a world first when Perpetual Guardian announced in February 2018 that we were undertaking an organisation-wide trial, whereby all staff would be asked to do 100% of their work, for 100% of their normal pay, but only over 80% of the standard work week; that is, if they ...
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OpinionFrances O’Grady: Should employers encourage a four-day week to increase productivity?
It is the Trades Union Congress' (TUC) 150th anniversary, and we have marked the occasion by publishing a report, in September 2018, on the future of work.The government estimates that new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics could boost UK gross domestic product (GDP) by at least £200 billion ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Google uses data to inform mental health approach for 52,000 global staff
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Technology organisation Google uses industry data and employee feedback to help inform its approach to mental health supports, and ensure its health and wellbeing provision is tailored to employee need.In the opening keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2018, titled ‘Putting health and wellbeing at the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employers need to be aware that “transitioning is a journey”
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Employers need to be aware that gender “transitioning is a journey; it doesn’t necessarily have a prescribed end” when considering strategies around diversity and inclusion and employee wellbeing.In a session titled ‘Gender dysphoria: the individual, the workplace and the healthcare provider’, Pete Mercer, head of public ...
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OpinionHannah Ball: Employers need to consider national minimum wage in conjunction with TUPE employees
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has changed the way it enforces the national minimum wage following a transfer of employees under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE).Since 2 July 2018, all national minimum wage liabilities are being enforced against the new employer, whereas previously the old ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Google uses data to inform mental health approach for 52,000 global staff
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Technology organisation Google uses industry data and employee feedback to help inform its approach to mental health supports and ensure its health and wellbeing provision is tailored to employee need.In the opening keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2018, titled ‘Putting health and wellbeing at the ...
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ArticleTotal E&P awards 15% pay increase
Oil and gas organisation Total E&P has agreed a 15% basic pay increase with the trade union Unite, in response to proposed strike action at its Alwyn, Dunbar and Elgin rigs.The agreed pay deal also features a retention bonus, to compensate Total E&P employees for the use of 3:3 rotas.Unite ...
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ArticleA fifth believe the pensions dashboard would most encourage them to save for retirement
A fifth (21%) of respondents believe that the pensions dashboard is the online technology that would most encourage retirement saving, according to research by pensions consultants Lane Clark and Peacock (LCP) and YouGov.Its survey of 2,008 UK adults also found that 57% of overall respondents would not trust retirement planning ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employee Benefits Live addresses "a key issue around diversity and inclusion"
EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Armes, UK head of talent acquisition at Roche, Elizabeth Prochaska, legal director at the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and Gina Martin, writer and upskirting campaigner, are to take part in a panel discussion around international sexual harassment and assault campaign #MeToo at Employee Benefits Live 2018.The session, ...
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OpinionNicola Butterworth: Agency Workers Regulations may apply to more businesses than employers think
Perhaps the most surprising element of the decision in the recent case of Brooknight Guarding Limited v Matei, published in August 2018, was that the organisation argued it was not a temporary work agency for the purposes of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR). On the stark facts of the ...
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OpinionDr Shainaz Firfiray: How can employers promote employee motivation?
Motivating employees is a topic of critical importance to organisations; a motivated workforce is more productive compared to a disengaged group of employees. Meanwhile, a lack of motivation can negatively impact competitiveness, because disengaged employees can transmit skeptical attitudes across an organisation.There are a few measures organisations can take to ...
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ArticleDominic Chappell loses appeal against BHS conviction
Dominic Chappell, the majority shareholder of Retail Acquisitions, the organisation that bought BHS for £1, has lost his appeal against his conviction and sentence for failing to provide information to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) during the sale of BHS.Chappell was originally convicted on 11 January 2018 by district judge William ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Thames Valley Police launches voluntary benefits portal for 8,000 staff
EXCLUSIVE: Thames Valley Police, which has 8,000 employees covering 2,200 square miles and three counties, has introduced a voluntary benefits portal to help support staff both in and out of the workplace.The new benefit, provided by Xexec, was implemented on 22 August 2018 in order to augment the force’s existing ...
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OpinionProfessor Vlatka Hlupic: Mindset and organisational culture can influence job-hopper retention
Job-hopping could be a choice, or it might be a necessity. In some cases, people change jobs because they are seeking new challenges, greater growth or extra income. Far too often, however, individuals switch employment because of bad management or poor retention efforts.Many job-hoppers could, therefore, be retained with proactive ...
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ArticleHutchinson takes on interim role at Bill's Restaurants
Bridget Hutchinson has stepped into a role at Bill's Restaurants as its interim people director until January 2019.Hutchinson, who has experience in the retail and hospitality industries, specialises in HR consulting, talent acquisition, employer branding, HR shared services and executive search.Previously, she has worked as interim people director at Prezzo, ...
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OpinionTessa Robinson: Paid parental bereavement leave continues legislative journey
On 8 June 2018, The Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) published its response to the government's consultation on parental bereavement leave. The response will help inform the government as it considers whether grieving parents should be granted the legal right to paid bereavement leave.In March 2018, The Department for Business, Energy ...
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ArticleNeptune Energy Group hires Chilcott
Independent oil and gas exploration and production organisation Neptune Energy Group has hired Amanda Chilcott as group human resources director.Chilcott, who has more than 20 years of international HR experience, specialises in reward management, employee relations, talent and organisational effectiveness.Previously, Chilcott worked as HR director, power solutions at Aggreko, European ...
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ArticleCivica appoints Chell
UK-based IT organisation Civica has appointed Julie Chell as its chief people officer.In her new role, Chell's main focus will be driving Civica's global people and organisational strategy while the business continues to grow; this includes concentrating on increasing the organisation's diverse talent and skills base.Chell, who has more than ...
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ArticleFircroft appoints Williams
Technical engineering recruitment organisation Fircroft has appointed Leonie Williams as its board director for human resources.In this newly created role, Williams will support the organisation's vision of providing best-in-class workforce solutions to the global technology engineering industries. She will also focus on delivering a common goal and organisation mission through ...
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ArticleHalf of employers believe a financial wellbeing strategy is key to employee wellbeing
Half (50%) of employer respondents view implementing a financial wellbeing strategy as key to improving employee wellbeing, according to research by Neyber.Its 2018 edition: The DNA of financial wellbeing, our borrowing needs report, which surveyed 10,000 UK employees and 580 employers, also found that 30% of employer respondents opted to ...