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ArticleThe top most read stories: 10 September - 16 September
Zurich UK introduces flexible-working policy for 4,500 employeesEXCLUSIVE: Ford to discuss reinventing post-pandemic pensions at EB Reset 2020Employee Benefits Healthcare Research 2020EXCLUSIVE: 46% of employers have increased health and wellbeing focusThree social care agencies ordered to pay homecare workers £100,000 in back pay50 Cent and Jay Mazini reward Burger ...
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Support and communication: Resilience in numbers
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ArticleGolden retriever appointed chief comfort officer to support wellbeing of front-line staff
Something for the weekend: A three-year-old golden retriever has been appointed as a chief comfort officer to support the wellbeing of front-line workers at HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake.The dog conveniently named 'Joy' took on the role to bring joy and love to all front-line employees going through emotional hardship ...
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ArticleAccenture, Allianz and L’Oreal named best global employers for diversity and inclusion
Accenture (pictured), Blackrock, Allianz and L'Oreal have been included in the Top 100 most diverse and inclusive global organisations, ranked by the diversity and inclusion index (D&I index).American global investment management organisation Blackrock based in New York topped the list with an overall score of 81%, global professional services business ...
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ArticleThe Pensions Regulator updates Covid-19 guidance for employers
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has updated its Covid-19 (Coronavirus) guidance explaining what is to be expected of pension scheme providersThe guidance explains that from 1 January 2021, defined contribution (DC) schemes and providers will resume reporting late contributions no later than 90 days to ensure schemes have enough time to ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 38% of employers do not know the cost of healthcare benefits
EXCLUSIVE: More than a third (38%) of respondents do not know how much providing healthcare is estimated to cost their organisation, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits Healthcare research 2020, which surveyed 200 HR decision-makers found that this proportion has decreased slightly since 2019, having stood at 41%.Among ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Baxters to discuss non-cash benefits at Employee Benefits Reset 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Clyde Marwick, group HR director at food organisation Baxters, will discuss the perks of offering employees non-cash benefits at Employee Benefits Reset 2020.The strategy session titled ‘How non-cash reward is delivering value now more than ever' will take place at 10am on Thursday 8 October in the first ever ...
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ArticleOyo introduces flexible-working policy
Hospitality business Oyo has introduced a flexible-working policy to support the wellbeing of its employees. Its new policy, called Work From Anywhere, will give UK employees the choice to work from home, its offices in London, or choose an alternative arrangement. All employees who choose to remotely will receive £100 ...
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ArticleSquire Patton Boggs returns associates to full pay
Law firm Squire Patton Boggs will return its employees to full pay following the pay cuts that were put in place due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, effective from October 2020.The organisation, which has offices globally including the US, UK and Europe, will restore the salaries of support staff and ...
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OpinionMelanie Stancliffe: The legal landscape of reclassifying workers provides extensive implications
Were it not for the right-sizing of businesses, all eyes would be focussed on the impending Supreme Court’s decision whether Uber’s drivers should still have been classed as workers. The Uber decisions have changed the legal landscape and afforded protection to many off-payroll workers, which the businesses engaging them had ...
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ArticleTop Juice pays back $32,435 in back wages
Australian beverages organisation Top Juice has paid $32,435 (£18,428) in unpaid wages to employees, following on from an investigation by The Fair Work Ombudsman.The employer failed to pay the wages of 18 employees across 16 outlets across eastern Australia. The Fair Work Ombudsman inspectors found that seven of the 16 ...
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ArticleThree social care agencies ordered to pay homecare workers £100,000 in back pay
Social care agencies Kammil Education, Diligent Care Services and Premier Carewaiting have been ordered to pay homecare workers over £100,000 in back wages, after they were found to be breaching wage rules by an employment tribunal.In 2016, the 10 care workers, who were represented by trade union Unison, argued that ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 46% of employers have increased health and wellbeing focus due to Covid-19
Almost half (46%) of employers have increased their organisation's focus on employee health and wellbeing due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits Healthcare research 2020, which surveyed 200 HR decision-makers, also found that 46% were confident that they already had a comprehensive health ...
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ArticleMitie awards 25,000 employees extra day of annual leave
Outsourcing organisation Mitie has awarded its 25,000 employees an extra day of holiday to reward them for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.This extra day of annual leave for front-line employees is in addition to the access to health and wellbeing support it is offering its employees during ...
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ArticleArcadia agrees to full notice pay for staff facing redundancy
Retailer Arcadia has agreed to pay the full salaries of more than 40 head office employees who face redundancy.The at-risk employees, who are based within the organisation's subsidiaries Dorothy Perkins and Topman, were facing a reduced redundancy pay package because they are currently furlough. However, this was vetoed after the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Zurich UK to discuss embracing flexible-working at EB Reset 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Emma Francis, diversity and inclusion lead at insurance organisation Zurich UK will discuss how businesses, have and can, further adapt to flexible working among their workforce at Employee Benefits Reset 2020.The strategy session titled ‘Embracing flexible working’ will take place at 2.30pm on Monday 5 October in the first ...
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ArticleDepartment for Work and Pensions launches consultation on long-term asset planning
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched consultation encouraging pension schemes to invest more in a wide range of long-term assets.These products encouraged by the government will include venture capital and green infrastructure. The seven-week consultation published 11 September 2020, is an addition to the government's response in ...
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ArticleScottish government introduces mental health support package for school staff
The Scottish government has introduced a new funding package to support the mental health of employees working at schools due to the pressures of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, effective October 2020.The mental health support, provided by Barnardo’s Scotland, and charity Place2Be, will provide online one-to-one counselling sessions, as well as ...
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Case StudiesNHS Property Services adopts flexible-working policy to manage change
When lockdown restrictions were imposed during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic in March 2020, employers like NHS Property Services (NHSPS) were faced with having to make significant changes to their businesses.With 1,000 of its 5,000 of its employees working primarily in office-based roles, NHSPS initially found it challenging to address the ...