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Article50% will use workplace pension for retirement income
Half (50%) of respondents who are approaching retirement in the next 10 years plan to use their workplace pension for their retirement income, according to research by Age Partnership.Its Is the UK retirement ready? report, which surveyed 2,000 UK adults who are either retired, approaching retirement in the next 10 ...
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ArticleHermes Investment Management reports a 30.2% mean gender pay gap
Asset management organisation Hermes Investment Management has reported a 30.2% 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 ...
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ArticleAllen and Overy reports a 19.8% mean gender pay gap
Image credit: Allen and OveryInternational law firm Allen and Overy has reported a 19.8% 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 ...
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OpinionSarah Thompson: Employers must prepare for no grace period post GDPR implementation
Everyone knows what is at stake regarding fines relating to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) non-compliance; up to €20 million or 4% of global annual turnover, whichever is greater, but what will really happen on 26 May 2018 if organisations are not compliant?There have been comparisons between the GDPR and ...
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ArticleBT Group reports a 7% mean gender pay gap
Telecommunications organisation BT Group has reported a 7% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017 across its seven legal entities.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data for 84,945 employees, including executive directors, in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations ...
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ArticleTarget to increase minimum hourly pay to $12
Image credit: TargetUS-based retail organisation Target is to increase its minimum hourly wage from $11 (£7.94) to $12 (£8.66).The pay rise is due to be awarded to existing staff members from spring 2018 as part of the organisation’s wider multi-year strategy. The strategy also includes store expansions and new service ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 43% feel more appreciated when offered additional annual leave
EXCLUSIVE: More than two-fifths (43%) of respondents select additional annual leave as the work-related benefit that would make them feel most appreciated at work, according to research by Xexec.Its survey of 1,720 employees also found that 47% of respondents want to receive rewards spontaneously, compared to 38% who would like ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership to give 5% bonus to staff
The John Lewis Partnership is to pay 85,500 employees across John Lewis and Waitrose a bonus worth 5% of their salary, totalling £74 million.The bonuses have been awarded after the organisation announced its profit before tax, bonuses and exceptional payments of £289.2 million in the year ending 27 January 2018. ...
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ArticleMake Collective offers bonuses to employees who cycle to work
New Zealand-based advertising and creative agency Make Collective offers its six employees a financial year-end bonus if they cycle to and from work.The initiative, which launched in February 2018, awards employees $5 (£2.63) a day if they cycle on their commute. Employees that maintain cycling to and from work for ...
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ArticleMarriott Hotels and Wagamama named on minimum wage non-compliance list
Asian restaurant chain Wagamama and international hotel group Marriott Hotels (pictured) are among the 179 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.Wagamama, which topped the government’s 14th list of organisations that ...
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ArticleVirgin seeks personal assistant to move to Necker Island
Something for the weekend: Employees looking to swap dreary British weather for a nine-to-five that incorporates more sun, sea and sand should check out the latest recruitment drive from international investment group Virgin, which is looking for a new personal assistant to work on Necker Island, a private island in ...
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ArticlePoll: 77% think employers should offer incentives for staff to adopt healthy habits
Employee Benefits poll: More than three-quarters (77%) of respondents think that employers should offer incentives for all employees to adopt healthy behaviours.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 61 responses, also found that 13% of respondents feel that employers should provide incentives for some staff in order to encourage ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 1-7 March 2018
The 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 1 and 7 March 2018 were: Morrisons to face legal action over equal payBjorn Borg holds compulsory exercise hour for Swedish employeesEmployee Benefits Connect 2018 speaker slidesCourt of Appeal rules in favour of Air Products in long-term incentive plan age discrimination caseNational ...
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Poll: Will driverless cars ever have a place in a company car strategy?
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ArticleCrest Healthcare pleads guilty to auto-enrolment non-compliance
Crest Healthcare and its managing director, Sheila Aluko, have pleaded guilty to not complying with auto-enrolment duties and to providing false information to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) about a workplace pension scheme.The healthcare organisation and Aluko each pleaded guilty to one charge of knowingly or recklessly providing false or misleading ...
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ArticleNext to face legal action over equal pay
Retailer Next is to face legal action over equal pay from current and former female store-based employees who claim they are paid less than male staff working in the organisation's warehouses.The equal pay claims regard the disparity in earnings between female employees working across Next’s UK stores compared to the ...
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ArticleMajestic Wine UK reports a 4.2% mean gender pay gap in favour of women
Retailer Majestic Wine UK has reported a 4.2% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay, with female employees earning more than male employees across its three legal entities.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of ...
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AnalysisInfographic: What are the advantages of providing eyecare benefits to staff?
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AnalysisHow can optical benefits help to detect and manage certain health conditions?
Need to know:Thorough eyesight examinations, that are more extensive than statutory requirements cover, can detect the early symptoms of chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure.An optical benefits plan can sit well alongside other employee benefits, such as an online GP service, private medical insurance (PMI) and early ...
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Case StudiesAdmiral provides enhanced optical benefits to support employee health
Insurer Admiral provides enhanced optical benefits to its 6,521 UK staff to ensure employees maintain good overall health.As part of its wider health and wellbeing strategy, Admiral introduced its eyecare benefit, provided by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, in April 2017. The benefit is designed to fulfil the organisation’s statutory requirements by ...