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ArticleLondon has the UK’s largest gender pay gap at 30.4%
London has been found to have the largest gender pay gap in the UK, with women earning 30.4% less than men, according to research by Paymentsense.Analysis of 2018 data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) further found that this equates to female staff earning £8,303 less than their male ...
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ArticleBabcock Airport staff at Heathrow vote to accept two-year pay deal
Staff employed by engineering services business Babcock Airport, based at Heathrow, have voted to accept a two-year pay deal, averting potential strike action.The pay deal, which is the result of eight of months of negotiations between trade union Unite, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) and Babcock Airport, includes ...
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ArticleZappos.com launches music-based wellbeing programme
Online retailer and customer service business Zappos.com has launched a new music-based wellbeing programme for its Las Vegas-based employees, encouraging staff to learn an instrument as a means to reduce stress.The new programme, Strum for the Sole, was implemented on 27 August 2019 in partnership with music brand Fender. The ...
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ArticleTaylor Swift is highest-paid woman in music with more than double Beyoncé's income
Something for the weekend: American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift definitely does not have a Blank Space in her bank account, as Forbes has ranked the 29-year-old as the world’s highest-paid woman in music.Swift tops the 2019 list, ‘The World’s Highest-Paid Women in Music’, with earnings amounting to a cool ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 22-28 August 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 22 and 28 August 2019 were: Tesco becomes first CIPD-accredited People Development PartnerTPR used auto-enrolment enforcement powers 23,409 times in Q2Friends superfan could earn $1,000 for watching 60 episodes as show turns 25Compass staff at Blackpool NHS hospitals conduct two-day strike ...
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ArticleThree-fifths of staff at Slug and Lettuce, Walkabout and more enrol in flexible pay
More than three-fifths (63%) of hourly-paid staff at pub group Stonegate Pubs, which operates 772 UK venues under brands that include Be At One, Slug and Lettuce and Walkabout, have enrolled to use a new flexible pay benefit since its launch in April 2019.The financial benefit, provided by Wagestream in ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds believe choosing their working hours would boost productivity
Almost two-thirds (65%) of employees who do not currently have access to flexible working arrangements feel they would be more motivated and productive if they could choose their own hours, according to research by co-working organisation The Brew by rent24.The survey of 1,000 professionals also found that 65% believe that ...
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ArticleQBE New Zealand equalises and enhances paid parental leave for 210 staff
Insurance organisation QBE New Zealand has equalised its parental leave policy, enabling all new parents to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave within the first 24 months of their child’s birth.The enhanced paid parental leave initiative, called Share the Care, was announced in August 2019 and will be ...
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ArticleThree-quarters of UK employees are in favour of a four-day working week
Three-quarters (75%) of UK employees are in favour of a four-day working week, even if they it would mean fitting full-time hours from a five-day week into a shorter timeframe, according to research by financial comparison website KnowYourMoney.co.uk.Its survey of 2,000 UK adults in either full or part-time work also ...
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ArticleCompass staff at Blackpool NHS hospitals conduct two-day strike in pay dispute
Image credit: UnisonApproximately 300 members of staff employed by private health contractor Compass, working at NHS hospitals in Blackpool, are undertaking two days of strike action in an ongoing pay dispute.Cleaners, caterers, porters, receptionists and security staff who are employed by Compass at Blackpool NHS Teaching Hospitals, St Helens Hospital ...
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ArticleThe National Gallery awards 3% pay increase to 250 employees
London art museum The National Gallery, which employs approximately 250 members of staff, has awarded a 3% increase to the basic pay of eligible employees.The pay increases will be applied for employees’ September pay, and will be backdated to 1 April 2019.As part of the pay deal, negotiated with trade ...
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OpinionFerdy Lovett: Key issues for employers when transferring to a DC master trust
For some time now, the governance spotlight has been focusing on defined contribution (DC) pension benefits. Some employers find it expensive and time-consuming to meet the regulatory expectations placed on their occupational DC scheme or DC section of a hybrid scheme. As a consequence, there has been a sharp increase ...
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ArticleTPR used auto-enrolment enforcement powers 23,409 times in Q2
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has used its enforcement powers to tackle pensions auto-enrolment non-compliance 23,409 times between April and June 2019, closing a total of 15,726 cases, according to research by TPR.The Compliance and enforcement quarterly bulletin: April-June 2019, which provides information on the powers TPR has used, as well ...
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ArticleTesco becomes first CIPD-accredited People Development Partner
Retailer Tesco is the first business to be accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) as part of its new People Development Partner initiative.The scheme, launched in August 2019, recognises employers that commit to continually raising the level of expertise and influence that their people team has, ...
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ArticleING Australia equalises paid parental leave for 1,000 employees
Banking organisation ING Australia has equalised its paid parental leave benefit for approximately 1,000 employees, entitling both male and female staff to take up to 14 weeks of paid leave.The policy, implemented in August 2019, has removed references to primary and secondary caregivers, instead allowing both male and female employees ...
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ArticlePoll: 33% feel Good Work Standard will lead to staff being better paid
Employee Benefits poll: A third (33%) of Employee Benefits readers believe that the Good Work Standard, an employment benchmark introduced by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (pictured), will lead to more employees being paid the voluntary London living wage rate, currently set at £10.55 an hour.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 15-21 August 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 15 and 21 August 2019 were: Merseyside-based Matalan warehouse staff strike in pay disputeLondon Ambulance Service NHS Trust increases pay for ambulance crew and traineesEXCLUSIVE: Hero acquires mental health organisation The Balanced YouFour-fifths of UK employees state poor mental wellbeing impacts ...
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ArticleFriends superfan could earn $1,000 for watching 60 episodes as show turns 25
Something for the weekend: Telecommunications organisation FrontierBundles.com is offering the perfect side hustle for fans of the iconic TV show Friends. A lucky viewer who loves Joey, Rachel, Monica, Ross, Phoebe and Chandler could receive $1,000 (£823.20) for watching 25 hours’ worth of episodes, in celebration of the show’s 25th ...
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ArticleJones Day faces legal action in parental leave gender discrimination case
US-based global law firm Jones Day is to face legal action from two of its former associates. The married ex-colleagues have accused the organisation of gender discrimination within its paid parental leave policy, because the father did not qualify for the paid disability leave offered to birth mothers.The lawsuit is ...