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ArticleAdvertised salaries for legal jobs increased by 13.1%
The average advertised salary for jobs within the legal sector has increased by 13.1% between June 2017 and June 2018, according to research by recruitment website CV Library.Its research, which compared job market data from June 2018 to the same data from June 2017, also found that advertised salaries for ...
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Article6% of employers provide debt consolidation as part of benefits package
Less than one in 10 (6%) of respondents state that their employer provides debt consolidation via workplace lending and counselling services as part of their employee benefits package, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.It surveyed 2,000 UK employees working in private sector organisations with more than 500 staff, and ...
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ArticleSheffield Supertram drivers and conductors strike in pay dispute
Around 200 drivers and conductors who work for South Yorkshire Supertram on the Sheffield Supertram network, and who are members of the trade union Unite, are undertaking strike action today (Monday 9 July 2018) in a dispute over pay.Unite members working at South Yorkshire Supertram voted 91% in favour of ...
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ArticleGowling WLG launches blockchain-based peer-to-peer recognition scheme
International law firm Gowling WLG has introduced a new blockchain-based peer-to-peer recognition scheme for 1,178 UK employees working at its London and Birmingham offices.The Gowling WLG Reward Token scheme (GRT), launched on 2 July 2018, was designed internally to educate employees about blockchain technology and help staff to earn and ...
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Article60% prefer employers that support health and wellbeing when aged over 65
Almost two-thirds (60%) of respondents would be more inclined to work for an employer that supports their health and wellbeing with benefits and initiatives working past the age of 65, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.The survey of 1,004 UK employees also found 35% of respondents planning to ...
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ArticleTorus Housing awards 3.1% pay rise for 700 staff
Housing group organisation Torus Housing has awarded a 3.1% pay increase to 700 employees.The pay rise, which has been agreed with trade union Unison, will be effective from July 2018 and will be backdated to April 2018.The pay increase follows a previous pay offer of a 2% pay rise, which ...
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ArticleCard Factory and Home Bargains named on minimum wage non-compliance list
Retailers Card Factory and Home Bargains are among the 239 employers named by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for failure to pay employees the national minimum wage and the national living wage.Sportswift, trading as Card Factory, topped the government's list of organisations that have underpaid staff ...
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ArticlePoll: 29% believe financial benefits motivate employees most
Employee Benefits poll: More than a quarter (29%) of respondents believe that financial benefits, such as employee share schemes, motivate employees the most.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 143 responses, also found that 25% of respondents think that holiday purchase is the employee benefit that most motivates staff, ...
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ArticleWorld Life Experience pays volunteers to travel the world for a year
Something for the weekend: Looking to escape the nine-to-five office grind? Social responsibility organisation World Life Experience is paying 11 individuals to travel across 23 cities worldwide in an all-expenses paid, year-long trip to do volunteer work at non-governmental organisations (NGOs).Successful applicants undertaking the one-year trip, which has been designed ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 28 June-4 July 2018
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 28 June and 4 July 2018 were: Co-op launches payroll loan benefit for 63,000 staffRandstad launches employee engagement platform for 1,400 staffDeliveroo pays compensation to settle riders' employment status claimsTop 10 most read stories: 21-27 June 2018TGI Friday's subject to demonstrations ...
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ArticleFTSE 350 defined benefit pension deficit falls to £29bn
The defined benefit (DB) pension deficit at the UK’s top 350 organisations has decreased from £72 billion at the start of 2018, to £29 billion on 29 June 2018, according to research by Mercer.The research, which analyses the pension deficit calculated using the approach FTSE 350 organisations have to adopt ...
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ArticleAdmiral Group, Hilton and The Sovini Group recognised as UK’s Best workplaces for women 2018
Admiral Group, Hilton, Pets at Home, The Sovini Group and TSB Bank are among the organisations recognised on the UK’s Best workplaces for women 2018 list, compiled by Great Place to Work.The list, which has been launched for the first time this year, recognises organisations that go beyond statutory requirements ...
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ArticleBBC reduces gender pay gap and publishes culture review
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has reduced its mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay from 10.7% to 8.4% over the course of the last year.The updated gender pay gap figures, which have been published in alignment with the organisation’s review on workplace culture and systems around the progression ...
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ArticleEuro Contracts Services director disqualified for failing to pay national minimum wage
The Secretary of State has accepted a disqualification undertaking from the director of manual labour supply service Euro Contracts Services, for failing to ensure that the organisation paid farm workers the national minimum wage.The disqualification undertaking was accepted by the Secretary of State on 1 May 2018, and became effective ...
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ArticleCo-op launches payroll loan benefit for 63,000 staff
Retail organisation Co-op has launched a payroll loan benefit for 63,000 UK employees to help staff mitigate the potential financial stress caused by high-cost borrowing and personal debt.The benefit, provided by Neyber, was introduced in June 2018 to provide eligible employees with access to a loan scheme where repayments are ...
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ArticleTGI Friday’s subject to demonstrations over tip policy dispute
American chain restaurant TGI Friday’s will be subject to more than 30 nationwide demonstrations today (Wednesday 4 July 2018) in a dispute over the organisation’s tip policy.The demonstrations, which have been organised by trade union Unite, will take place at three London restaurants, as well as sites in the north-west, ...
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OpinionMatthew Smith: What does the Pimlico Plumbers case mean for employers?
After almost seven years of litigation, the Supreme Court has upheld the decisions of the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal that Gary Smith was a 'worker' and not 'self-employed' in the high-profile case Pimlico Plumbers Ltd v Smith. The Supreme Court found that the 'dominant feature' ...
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ArticleRandstad launches employee engagement platform for 1,400 staff
Specialist recruitment organisation Randstad has launched a new employee engagement platform for its 1,400 UK-based staff.The platform, called ‘your hub’, was launched on 28 June 2018 in conjunction with provider Personal Group. It has been designed to help Randstad improve staff retention and recruitment.'Your hub' allows employees to access health ...
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ArticleTake part in exclusive healthcare benefits research
What benefits and strategies do you offer to support employees’ mental health? What do you feel you have a duty of care to encourage employees to do around their health and wellbeing?Have your say in the exclusive Employee Benefits healthcare research 2018, which is designed to help you benchmark your ...