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ArticleGroupe Renault promotes Roger
Car manufacturing organisation Groupe Renault has promoted François Roger to human resources senior vice president.He joined the organisation on 1 June 2018, and previously acted as deputy director, human resources. As part of his new role, he will also join the Renault Management Committee.Roger has more than 20 years' of ...
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ArticleSavers access £17.5 billion through pension freedoms
Retirement savers have accessed approximately £17.5 billion through pension freedoms since reforms were introduced in April 2015, according to data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).Its report, Flexible payments from pensions: July 2018, also found that the number of individuals who have received flexible payments from their pensions between the ...
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ArticleReward and recognition identified as top engagement driver for MENA employees
Reward and recognition is the strongest engagement driver for employees based in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to research by global professional services firm Aon.Its 2018 Trends in Middle East and North Africa employee engagement report, which surveyed 258,662 employees across 211 MENA-based organisations working in 28 ...
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ArticleSun Rehabilitation to acquire Workspace Health
Occupational health organisation Sun Rehabilitation is to acquire office erognomic business Workspace Health.Workspace Health is a specialist display screen equipment (DSE) and office ergonomics organisation that helps businesses with DSE compliance and the creation of active working strategies, which are designed to improve the overall wellbeing and health of employees.Following ...
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ArticleThe Disneyland Resort awards two-year pay deal to 9,700 staff
The Disneyland Resort, California has awarded a two-year pay deal to 9,700 employees covered by the Master Services Council trade union coalition, increasing minimum wage rates by 40%.The deal, effective from July 2018, will initially increase minimum rates from $11 to $13.25 for hourly-paid Master Services Council members. This is ...
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ArticleSamuel Smith Old Brewery fined £27,990 for pensions non-compliance
Image credit: Samuel Smith Old BreweryYorkshire-based Samuel Smith Old Brewery and its chairman have been ordered to pay £27,990 for failing to provide financial information pertinent to a pensions investigation conducted by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).TPR issued a notice on 12 January 2018 to the brewery and its chairman, Humphrey ...
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ArticleChiswick Park Enjoy-Work hosts family fun day at on-site beach
Property management organisation Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work, which manages West London business campus Chiswick Park, hosted a family fun day for up to 9,000 employees, at its specially created on-site beach.Held on Friday 27 July 2018, the family fun day concluded Chiswick Park's two-week 'Life's a beach' event. This started on ...
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Article46% offer parental leave in excess of local legal requirements
Almost half (46%) of top employers worldwide offer parental leave in excess of local legal requirements, according to research by the Top Employers Institute.The report, HR trends 2018: priorities and practices of the world's leading employers, analysed the priorities and practices of 1,300 global employers which have been audited and ...
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ArticleNew Zealand increases pay for 5,000 mental health employees
The New Zealand government has confirmed a pay increase for 5,000 mental health and addiction support employees, which could see eligible staff earn up to $200 (£103.67) more per week.New Zealand's health minister, Dr David Clark, confirmed the pay rise in an announcement last week (25 July 2018). It has ...
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ArticleSynechron hires Screene
Global financial services consultancy and technology provider Synechron has appointed Samantha Screene as associate director of HR.Screene, who has more than 20 years of industry experience across sectors such as retail, insurance, pharmaceuticals, defence, telecoms and the NHS, will be based at Synechron's London office.In her new position, Screene will ...
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ArticleTPR launches consultation on draft policy for master trust supervision
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched a consultation into the draft policy that will supervise and regulate master trust pension schemes once master trust authorisation is introduced from October 2018.As of October, master trust schemes will have six months to apply to TPR to be able to continue operating in ...
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ArticleGoogle and Hallmark Cards rank among America's best employers for women 2018
Google (pictured), Hallmark Cards, Harvard University and Principle Financial Group are among the organisations recognised on the America's best employers for women 2018 list, compiled by business media organisation Forbes and market research firm Statista.To compile the final list, which comprises 300 US-based organisations, more than 40,000 employees of organisations ...
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ArticleSupreme Court of California rules in favour of Starbucks employee in compensation case
The Supreme Court of California has ruled that a Starbucks employee, and a corresponding class of non-managerial staff, must be paid for store-closing tasks that are performed after employees have formally clocked out.The case, Troester v Starbucks, regards Douglas Troester, a former shift supervisor who worked at coffee retail chain ...
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ArticleSilicon Valley bans Facebook from giving staff free food
Something for the weekend: Silicon Valley, the US home to technology giants Google and LinkedIn, has banned social media organisation Facebook from providing free food on-site for its 2,000 employees.City officials have implemented the unusual mandate, which aims to generate business for local restaurants, in preparation for when the organisation's ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 19-25 July 2018
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 19 and 25 July 2018 were: WeWork refuses to serve meat to 6,000 global employeesThe Pensions Regulator to conduct new round of spot checks for auto-enrolment non-complianceEXCLUSIVE: City and Guilds Group launches online financial educationBarclays, Herbert Smith Freehills and Vodafone recognised ...
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Article65% of UK employees believe they are underpaid
Under two-thirds (65%) of employees think they are underpaid, but this rises to 94% among employees based in Aberdeen, according to research by recruitment website CV Library.Its survey of 1,200 UK employees also found that 76% of respondents in Edinburgh believe they are underpaid, compared with 71% of those working ...
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ArticleDirect Line Group extends family-friendly benefits for 10,000 staff
Insurance organisation Direct Line Group has today (Thursday 26 July 2018) extended its family-friendly benefits for 10,000 UK-based employees.The organisation's maternity and adoption benefit will now enable eligible employees to take up to 20 weeks of fully paid leave, as well as an additional 12-week phased return-to-work period, also fully ...
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ArticleB Braun Medical holds learning and personal development week
Sheffield-based healthcare organisation B Braun Medical has hosted a learning and personal development week for its 1,400 employees.The Learnfest Week, which was held between 11 and 15 June 2018, was designed to encourage employees towards lifelong learning opportunities, support personal development and drive improvements in productivity.Over the course of the ...
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AnalysisLife on assignment: Expatriates in numbers
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Article9% of employers provide more than the two-week statutory paternity leave entitlement
Less than one in 10 (9%) of employer respondents improve on the two-week statutory paternity leave entitlement for their employees, according to research by benchmarking service and independent information platform Incomes Data Research (IDR).The Maternity and paternity pay 2018 report surveyed 119 organisations with a collective total of 458,000 employees. ...