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Article47% are motivated by pay and remuneration
Just under half (47%) of respondents are motivated and engaged by pay and remuneration, according to research by HR management software provider ADP.The workforce view in Europe 2018, a report that surveyed 9,908 employees across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK, also found that 22% ...
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OpinionPaul Burrin: Is AI and the human workforce a match made in heaven?
Too often, the conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) and the human workforce is about the threat to jobs. The truth, however, is that most roles will evolve to incorporate and coexist with AI.AI has the potential to take on mundane, repetitive tasks, freeing up employees' time to focus on doing ...
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ArticleING Financial Markets expands global wellbeing programme
ING Financial Markets, part of global banking organisation ING, has expanded its global wellbeing programme, enabling employees to create and set personalised wellbeing plans and goals.The Wellbeing Quotient (WQ) programme, which launched for 350 ING Financial Markets’ sales employees across 30 countries in March 2017, was initially designed to help ...
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OpinionNicola Butterworth: Employees' conduct is not a guaranteed agreement to new contractual terms
In the age of austerity, compounded by technological advances and the uncertainty of Brexit, many UK businesses continue to face tough challenges. With the biggest organisations announcing profit warnings, and other organisations struggling to make ends meet, faced with the need to cut operating costs, one option open to employers ...
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 0.1% in real terms since April 2017
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, including bonuses, increased by 0.1% in real terms between February to April 2017 and February to April 2018, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: June 2018 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonus payments, increased ...
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ArticleRyanair recognises cabin crew trade union for collective pay bargaining
Ryanair has signed a voluntary trade union recognition agreement with Unite to enable collective pay bargaining.The agreement, announced on Monday 11 June 2018, recognises Unite as the trade union representation for approximately 650 directly employed cabin crew staff, operating out of Ryanair’s UK airport bases at Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, East ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Unum extends online financial education to 130 Ireland-based staff
EXCLUSIVE: Employee benefits provider Unum has extended its online financial education programme to 130 employees based at its Carlow operating site in Ireland.The programme, provided by Nudge, was introduced at Unum Ireland on 21 May 2018 as part of the organisation’s overall global strategy. This seeks to create an organisational ...
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ArticleSkyscanner wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2018
Skyscanner won the coveted Grand Prix award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2018.The global travel search website was lauded for its innovative and fresh employee benefits strategy and its approach to getting employees to support business strategy.Skyscanner was recognised in two additional categories, winning the awards for Best staff travel ...
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ArticleGovernment sets out new regulations for large employers to publish pay ratios
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has set out new regulations requiring UK listed organisations with more than 250 UK-based employees to annually publish and justify the pay difference between their chief executives and employees.The pay ratio reporting regulations are part of a package of reform measures ...
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OpinionDavid Webb: What can employers do to support World Cup football fans at work?
Who would be a football manager? Well, like it or not, a lot of employees are planning to be one over the next few weeks during the World Cup, from 14 June to 15 July 2018.That includes employees being organised enough to ask their boss in good time for time ...
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ArticlePepsiCo launches paid return-to-work programme
Multinational food and beverage organisation PepsiCo has launched a paid return-to-work programme to help individuals re-enter the workforce after taking a career break.Ready to Return is a 10 to 12-week paid programme targeted at men and women who have been on a career break for two years or more.The programme, ...
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ArticleWho will win at the Employee Benefits Awards 2018?
The winners of the 16th annual Employee Benefits Awards, sponsored by Aon, will be unveiled today (Friday 8 June 2018).Anglian Water, BT, Deloitte, Holiday Extras, Lloyds Banking Group, Skyscanner and University of Lincoln are among the employers shortlisted for recognition at the Employee Benefits Awards 2018.There are 21 awards in ...
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ArticleFTSE 350 defined benefit pension deficit falls to £34bn
The accounting deficit for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes at the UK’s top 350 organisations has decreased by £16 billion in a single month, reaching £34 billion as of May 2018, according to research by Mercer.Its research, which analyses pension deficits calculated using the approach FTSE 350 organisations have to ...
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ArticleWorkchain pleads guilty to opting employees out of workplace pension
Recruitment organisation Workchain, as well as its two directors and five senior staff members, have pleaded guilty to illegally opting employees out of the organisation's workplace pension.Derby-based Workchain, its directors Phil Tong and Adam Hinkley, and a further five senior staff members pleaded guilty at Derby Magistrates’ Court today (Thursday ...
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ArticleBuckingham Palace seeks pastry chef for royal kitchens
Something for the weekend: If whipping up batches of mille feuille sounds like a piece of cake, then Buckingham Palace’s latest job opening for a live-in pastry chef could be the ideal career move for a dab hand in the kitchen.Working as part of the Master of the Household’s department ...
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ArticlePoll: 76% think employers should support staff with rental deposits and housing costs
Employee Benefits poll: More than three-quarters (76%) of respondents think that employers should support employees to afford rental deposits and housing costs.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 83 responses, also found that 22% of respondents do not believe employers should help staff with rental deposits and housing costs, ...
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Poll: Should working carers have distinct employment rights in addition to those of employees?
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 31 May-6 June 2018
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 31 May and 6 June 2018 were:Employee benefits professional of the year shortlist announcedEXCLUSIVE: Countrywide changes employee share scheme for 8,300 staffAround 400,000 construction staff to receive two-year pay dealAmazon delivery organisations to face legal action over couriers' employment statusGoogle engineer ...
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ArticleTransport for London and Apple recognised for best work-life balance
Local government body Transport for London and technology organisation Apple are among the organisations that have been recognised for having the best work-life balance in the UK, according to research by recruitment website Indeed.Its Top-rated UK workplaces: best work-life balance list ranks organisations for work-life balance based on thousands of ...
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ArticleEmployees saved £90.3bn into workplace pensions in 2017
Eligible employees saved a total of £90.3 billion into workplace pensions in 2017, an increase of £4.3 billion on the total amount saved in 2016, according to research by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).Workplace pension participation and savings trends of eligible employees official statistics: 2007 to 2017, published ...