All articles by kscott – Page 54

  • Kate-Smith
    Article

    31% of women do not know how much they have saved into their pension

    2018-08-09T09:29:24Z

    Less than a third (31%) of female respondents do not how much they have saved into their pension, compared to 21% of men, according to research by Aegon.Its Retirement confidence survey, which polled 946 UK non-retired individuals, further revealed that 15% of women have no pension arrangements in place.The research ...

  • Joe and Dr Tom
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: Digital wellbeing provider Hero acquires Colour-Fit

    2018-08-09T09:13:15Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Digital wellness organisation Hero has acquired professional sports nutrition business Colour-Fit in order to enhance its service offering to corporate clients.Colour-Fit, which provides recipes, meal plans, physical programmes and general nutritional information, will operate as a standalone business within Hero. The organisation currently works with more than 50 national ...

  • Bottle
    Article

    PR organisation Bottle pays to take staff to music festival

    2018-08-08T10:43:29Z

    Oxford-based public relations organisation Bottle has taken its employees on a four-day, employer-funded trip to a music festival to boost employee engagement and creativity.The organisation paid to take its 24 staff to Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire between 2 and 5 August 2018. Bottle covered the cost of employees’ festival tickets, ...

  • Metrolink
    Article

    Greater Manchester-based Metrolink tram drivers accept three-year pay deal

    2018-08-08T10:00:04Z

    Tram drivers who work for Metrolink in Greater Manchester and who are members of trade union Unite have voted to accept a three-year pay deal.The deal will see affected tram drivers receive a 3.7% pay rise this year, backdated to January 2018. From January 2019, Manchester-based drivers will gain a ...

  • Adam Marshall staff mental health
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    20% provide counselling to support staff mental health

    2018-08-08T09:34:56Z

    A fifth (20%) of employer respondents organise counselling for their employees in order to support staff mental health, according to research by insurance organisation Aviva and the British Chambers of Commerce.Their survey of 1,020 UK organisations also found that 35% of respondents provide flexible working options to help support employees ...

  • Alison-Loveday
    Opinion

    Alison Loveday: Understanding employer responsibilities during a heatwave

    2018-08-03T13:00:03Z

    As employees across the country continue to sweat it out during one of the longest heatwaves the UK has seen, many are calling for a relaxation in working conditions.Turn on the TV or open up a social media site and you are bombarded with mixed messages about what to do ...

  • NHS staff
    Article

    NHS staff participate in demonstration over pay dispute

    2018-08-03T10:59:43Z

    NHS frontline staff, ambulance professionals and support staff who are members of the trade union GMB are today (Friday 3 August 2018) participating in a lunchtime demonstration in a dispute over pay.GMB members, as well as employees across other NHS employers, are conducting the demonstration between 12.30pm and 2pm outside ...

  • Ford
    Article

    Ford uses body tracking technology to create personalised workstations for employees

    2018-08-03T10:50:32Z

    Image credit: Ford Valencia Engine Assembly PlantCar manufacturing organisation Ford is using advanced body tracking technology to ergonomically design personalised workstations for its auto-assembly line staff.The technology, typically seen alongside games consoles, is being used at Ford’s Valencia Engine Assembly Plant in Spain to help design less physically stressful workstations ...

  • Garage door
    Article

    Californian garage door supplier to pay $55,764 in back pay for minimum wage non-compliance

    2018-08-03T09:46:27Z

    California-based garage door manufacturing and supply organisation Ziegler is to pay $55,764 (£42,911.79) in back pay to 43 employees for violating minimum wage and overtime regulations.An investigation conducted by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD), a branch of the US Department of Labor, found that Ziegler had violated provisions set ...

  • ali-tayyebi pension deficit
    Article

    FTSE 350 defined benefit pension deficit increases to £32bn

    2018-08-03T09:26:14Z

    The accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pensions at the UK’s top 350 organisations has increased from £29 billion at the end of June 2018 to £32 billion as of 31 July 2018, according to research by Mercer.The Pensions risk survey, which analyses the pension deficit calculated using the approach ...

  • Nutella Ferrero Group
    Article

    Ferrero Group branch offers paid training course to facilitate chocolate taste testing

    2018-08-02T15:27:53Z

    Something for the weekend: Soremartec Italia, the well-known branch of Italian food organisation Ferrero Group, which Nutella, Kinder Bueno and Ferrero Rocher, is offering a paid training course to educate potential employees on how to taste test chocolate.Advertised on Italian recruitment site Openjobmetis, the Italian chocolate specialist, based in Alba, ...

  • wellbeing benefits
    Article

    Poll: 76% believe there has been an increase in demand for wellbeing benefits

    2018-08-02T14:58:49Z

    Employee Benefits poll: More than three-quarters (76%) of respondents believe there has been an increase in employee demand for wellbeing benefits at their organisation.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 49 responses, also found that 12% of respondents do not think employee appetites for wellbeing benefits have increased, while ...

  • 26 July-1 August 2018
    Article

    Top 10 most read stories: 26 July-1 August 2018

    2018-08-02T14:50:49Z

    The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 26 July and 1 August 2018 were: Direct Line Group extends family-friendly benefits for 10,000 staffSilicon Valley bans Facebook from giving staff free foodSamuel Smith Old Brewery fined £27,990 for pensions non-complianceSupreme Court of California rules in favour of Starbucks employee ...

  • Michael-Cope
    Article

    Cope joins National Physical Laboratory

    2018-08-02T13:00:19Z

    National measurement standards organisation the National Physical Laboratory has hired Michael Cope as its new reward manager.Cope has expertise in developing total reward strategies to support and drive organisational objectives and values, and in aligning reward and performance to generate a return on investment around pay, bonuses and recognition.Previously, Cope ...

  • Government
    Article

    Committee recommends organisations with 50 employees report gender pay gap

    2018-08-02T10:18:33Z

    The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has recommended that the qualifying threshold for gender pay gap reporting be widened from organisations with 250 or more employees to include businesses with 50 or more staff, in time for April 2020’s reporting deadline.The recommendation forms part of the committee’s Gender pay ...

  • Article

    Poll: What is the top engagement driver at your organisation?

    2018-08-02T09:24:23Z

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  • Pound coins
    Article

    50% to increase pay by more than 2% in 2018

    2018-08-02T08:30:48Z

    Half (50%) of employer respondents are planning to increase pay for their employees by more than 2% in the next year, according to research by business organisation British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and online recruitment firm Indeed.The survey of 1,020 organisations also found that 32% will provide pay increases of ...

  • pensions
    Article

    21% of 18 to 35-year-olds do not know how their pension works

    2018-08-02T08:20:21Z

    More than one-fifth (21%) of respondents aged between 18 and 35 do not understand how their pension works, according to research by Printerland.co.uk.Its survey of 2,000 18 to 35-year-olds also found that 45% of respondents do not know how much money they will have saved into their pension pot by ...

  • Macuil's Tire and Service Center
    Article

    Macuil's Tire and Service Center ordered to pay $76,648 in back pay

    2018-08-02T08:12:25Z

    The US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas has ordered US-based automotive repair organisation Macuil's Tire and Service Center and its owner to pay $76,648 (£58,452.53) in back pay after failing to compensate 12 employees for overtime.The legal action is the result of an investigation conducted by the ...

  • University College Cork
    Article

    University College Cork gains employee wellbeing accreditation

    2018-08-01T10:38:48Z

    Image credit: UCCUniversity College Cork (UCC) has been awarded Ireland’s national workplace wellbeing accreditation, the KeepWell Mark, in recognition of a commitment to employee wellbeing for its 3,000 staff.The KeepWell Mark is delivered by Irish business lobby group Ibec. Employers are benchmarked against eight recognised standards across workplace health, safety ...