All articles by kscott – Page 71

  • pregnant woman
    Article

    Japanese childcare centre reprimands employee for becoming pregnant out of turn

    2018-04-05T14:56:41Z

    Something for the weekend: A private childcare centre in Japan has reprimanded a female employee for becoming pregnant when it was not her allocated time to start a family.According to a letter sent by the employee’s husband to Japanese daily newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, the Aichi Prefecture-based childcare centre has devised ...

  • Top-10-29-march-4-april-2018
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    Top 10 most read stories: 29 March-4 April 2018

    2018-04-05T13:03:14Z

    The 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 March and 4 April 2018 were: Royal Mail to proceed with pay and collective DC pension scheme dealThe tax and legislation changes impacting reward from April 2018Direct Line Group to introduce new minimum salary and award free sharesSunderland Association Football Club ...

  • Government
    Article

    Government publishes report into pension freedoms

    2018-04-05T10:58:47Z

    The Work and Pensions Committee has recommended that default pensions decumulation routes should be introduced in order to mirror the accumulation successes achieved by auto-enrolment.The recommendation has been published as part of the Pension freedoms: ninth report of session 2017-19 report, which proposes measures that aim to facilitate a pension ...

  • Elizabeth-Truss
    Article

    Government confirms childcare voucher scheme will close in October

    2018-04-05T10:20:04Z

    The government has confirmed that the closure of the workplace childcare voucher scheme will be delayed until 4 October 2018.The new closure date was announced as part of The Income Tax (Limited Exemptions for Qualifying Childcare Vouchers and other Childcare) (Relevant Day) Regulations 2018 on 29 March 2018. The new ...

  • Karen Millen
    Article

    Karen Millen reports a 50% mean gender pay gap

    2018-04-05T09:39:52Z

    Fashion brand Karen Millen has reported a 50% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay.The organisation reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and in time for the private sector submission deadline of 4 April 2018.The gender pay gap reporting ...

  • Apple
    Article

    Apple reports a 5% mean gender pay gap

    2018-04-04T10:58:33Z

    Technology organisation Apple has reported a 5% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data across three UK legal entities in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and in time for the private sector ...

  • Terryberry
    Article

    Terryberry acquires CottrillsReward

    2018-04-04T10:09:55Z

    Global recognition provider Terryberry has acquired UK-based reward and recognition organisation CottrillsReward.Following the merger, the business will be known as TerryberryReward in the UK and will provide organisations with reward and recognition programmes that are designed to engage and stimulate employees to achieve business objectives. This includes initiatives such as ...

  • ryanair
    Article

    Ryanair reports a 67% mean gender pay gap

    2018-04-04T09:29:08Z

    Airline organisation Ryanair has reported a 67% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April 2018.The gender ...

  • Lucy Lewis
    Opinion

    Lucy Lewis: Is shared parental leave as effective as it could be?

    2018-04-03T13:18:24Z

    According to statistics from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), published in February 2018, around 285,000 couples every year qualify for shared parental leave, but take-up could be as low as 2%.Shared parental leave (SPL) was first introduced in 2015, billed as being part of the government’s ...

  • computer Workchain
    Article

    TPR prosecutes Workchain for opting employees out of workplace pension

    2018-04-03T11:18:58Z

    The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is to prosecute recruitment organisation Workchain, its directors and some senior staff members for illegally opting employees out of the business’ workplace pension.TPR has accused Workchain, its directors Phil Tong and Adam Hinkley, and a further five employees, of logging in to the organisation’s online pension ...

  • Sunderland-AFC
    Article

    Sunderland Association Football Club reports an 85.1% mean gender pay gap

    2018-04-03T10:50:19Z

    Sports organisation Sunderland Association Football Club (Sunderland AFC) has reported an 85.1% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April 2018.The ...

  • HM-Revenue-Customs
    Article

    The tax and legislation changes impacting reward from April 2018

    2018-04-03T10:26:40Z

    With the arrival of the new tax year, a number of measures impacting pay and benefits are scheduled to come into effect. Below is a round up of these measures, along with other tax and legislation changes, that employers need to be aware of from April 2018:National minimum wage and ...

  • Royal Mail
    Article

    Royal Mail to proceed with pay and collective DC pension scheme deal

    2018-04-03T09:36:44Z

    Postal organisation Royal Mail is to proceed with its new pay and pensions structure after approximately 110,000 employees, who are members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) trade union, voted in favour of the agreement.The deal, which was initially proposed in February 2018 after CWU members voted for industrial action ...

  • Top-10-22-28-March-2018
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    Top 10 most read stories: 22-28 March 2018

    2018-03-29T14:53:44Z

    The 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 22 and 28 March 2018 were: NHS Employers offers staff three-year pay dealEquality and Human Rights Commission publishes final gender pay gap reporting enforcement actionAsos and BBC named UK's Top Companies for 2018EXCLUSIVE: 22% blame high employee absence rates on lack of ...

  • Simon-Linares
    Article

    Direct Line Group to introduce new minimum salary and award free shares

    2018-03-29T11:10:31Z

    Insurance organisation Direct Line Group is to introduce a new minimum salary for its 11,000 UK employees from 1 April 2018, as well as award a £500 free share to certain staff members.The new minimum salary will be set at £17,000 a year for employees contracted to work 35 hours ...

  • Carin Hammer Blakebrough
    Article

    Ikea reports a 6.9% mean gender pay gap for retail employees

    2018-03-29T10:44:57Z

    Homewear retail organisation Ikea has reported a 6.9% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay across 10,000 retail employees, and a 10.6% mean gender pay gap in favour of women across its 900 distribution employees.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender ...

  • Neil Carberry
    Article

    47% believe pension freedoms have increased employee engagement

    2018-03-29T10:03:38Z

    Under half (47%) of employer respondents believe that pension freedoms have led to employees being more engaged with their workplace pension, according to research by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Aegon.Its survey of 189 employers also found that 59% of respondents feel that employees diverting money away from ...

  • FinTru
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: FinTrU hosts health and wellbeing month to promote new benefits

    2018-03-29T09:22:08Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Financial services outsourcing organisation FinTrU has held a health and wellbeing month in order to promote its new employee benefits package to its 234 Belfast-based staff.The health and wellbeing month, called Febulous Challenge, was held in February 2018 to help promote the group risk and health and wellbeing benefits ...

  • Money-coins
    Article

    Mercer reports a 32.3% mean gender pay gap

    2018-03-28T10:32:28Z

    Global consulting organisation Mercer has reported a 32.3% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April 2018.The gender pay gap reporting ...

  • money, notes
    Article

    Willis Towers Watson reports a 38.9% mean gender pay gap

    2018-03-28T09:56:18Z

    Global advisory and broking organisation Willis Towers Watson has reported a 38.9% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data across its two UK legal entities in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead ...