All articles by kscott – Page 73
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ArticleChannel 4 reports a 28.6% mean gender pay gap
Media broadcasting organisation Channel 4 has reported a 28.6% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 31 March 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 public sector submission deadline of 30 ...
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ArticleGovernment committee proposes giving fathers 12 weeks' paid paternity leave
The Women and Equalities Committee has recommended the introduction of 12 weeks' paid paternity leave and that statutory paternity pay should be set at 90% of fathers’ pay.The recommendation forms part of the Committee’s Fathers and the workplace report, published on Tuesday 20 March 2018, which sets out proposals on ...
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OpinionVlatka Hlupic: New learning shared among employees can increase creativity and innovation
Employers can build personal learning and development opportunities into a total reward strategy in order to impact employee motivation.Opportunities for learning, development and personal growth form a major part of the shift in individual mindsets that would lead to higher levels of motivation, engagement and performance. This is particularly important ...
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Case StudiesAllianz Worldwide Partners holds annual week to support employees’ personal learning
Automotive and travel insurance organisation Allianz Worldwide Partners hosts an annual Learning at Work Week for its 500 UK employees to help staff develop new skills, as well as try out new hobbies.Its Learning at Work Week, held in May each year, forms part of Allianz Worldwide Partners’ employee engagement, ...
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AnalysisHow can employers build personal learning and development into a reward strategy?
Need to know:Learning and development opportunities that focus on employees’ personal interests and goals can support employers' employee engagement, recruitment and retention strategies because employees can see they are being invested in as individuals.Employers can offer access to personal learning and development, such as language classes or a cookery course, ...
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OpinionLuke Menzies: Are organisations playing by the gender pay gap reporting rules?
As employers’ 2017 gender pay gap statistics slowly drip in to the government’s website, I and my fellow gender pay gap nerds are reading the reports with interest. With only around 1,600 reports in so far and approximately 8,000 left to go, with only a few days until the deadline, ...
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ArticleAshurst to revamp bonus structure to include all staff
Multinational law firm Ashurst is revamping its bonus structure to enable all staff to be eligible for bonus payments.The firm’s existing bonus structure only awards its lawyers and non-legal business services staff who are at manager level or above, however the new changes will allow all global employees, including secretaries ...
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ArticleStephenson Harwood reports a 24.7% mean gender pay gap
Law firm Stephenson Harwood has reported a 24.7% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 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 ...
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ArticleUnited Utilities employees strike in dispute over pensions
Employees at water service organisation United Utilities who are members of Prospect, Unison and Unite trade unions are undertaking two days of strike action in a dispute over pensions.Approximately 1,500 employees will take part in the industrial action, which is taking place today (Friday 16 March 2018) and on Monday ...
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Article70% call EAP for mental health problems
Nearly three-quarters (70%) of employees have called their organisation's employee assistance programme (EAP) for help with mental health problems, according to research by Unum.Unum's analysis of the 12,610 calls made to its EAP service, provided in conjunction with Lifeworks, between 1 December 2016 and 30 November 2017 also found that ...
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ArticleHSBC Bank reports a mean gender pay gap of 59% for 2017
Banking and financial organisation HSBC Bank has reported a 59% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay across 23,507 employees for 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data across seven legal entities in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private ...
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ArticleClaire Foy paid less than Matt Smith for starring in The Crown
Something for the weekend: British actress Claire Foy may have to consider raiding the Crown Jewels for a payday bonus after it was reported that she was paid less than her male co-star Matt Smith for playing leading monarch Queen Elizabeth in the hit Netflix drama The Crown.According to Hollywood ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 8-14 March 2018
The 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 8 and 14 March 2018 were: Government agrees six-month childcare voucher extensionNext to face legal action over equal payVirgin seeks personal assistant to move to Necker IslandJohn Lewis Partnership to give 5% bonus to staffMarriott Hotels and Wagamamma named on minimum wage ...
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ArticleCyber security professionals earn 17% more in Germany than in the UK
Employees who work in the cyber security sector can earn 17% more if they are based in Germany compared to if they work in the UK, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its Data services high tech compensation survey, which captures remuneration data from over 1,800 participants across Europe who ...
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ArticleGuardian News and Media reports an 11.3% mean gender pay gap
Media organisation Guardian News and Media has reported an 11.3% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data across 1,557 UK employees in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private ...
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ArticleITN reports a 19.6% mean gender pay gap
Media organisation ITN has reported a 19.6% 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 regulations ...
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ArticleGovernment agrees six-month childcare voucher extension
The government has agreed to delay the closure of the workplace childcare voucher system for six months.Damian Hinds (pictured), the Secretary of State for Education and member of Parliament (MP) for East Hampshire, confirmed at the House of Commons yesterday (Tuesday 13 March 2018) that the April deadline for the ...
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ArticleEnergyAustralia invests $1.2m to close gender pay gap
Energy retail organisation EnergyAustralia is investing $1.2 million (£678,309.21) in pay increases in order to close its 2% gender pay gap.Effective from April 2018, the organisation will be awarding approximately 350 female employees with a one-off pay adjustment payment of $3,500 (£1,978.40) as part of its annual salary review process. ...
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ArticleWestminster Abbey reports a 2% mean gender pay gap
Westminster Abbey has reported a 2% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay.The religious establishment 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 regulations ...
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OpinionSarah Kaiser: Gender pay gap reporting has to be a whole business focus
With annual milestones such as International Women’s Day, Girls in ICT Day and Ada Lovelace Day now featuring as regular diary fixtures, one thing is clear; we are getting much better at celebrating the achievements of women, as well as proactively increasing the profiles of girls and women in underrepresented ...