All articles by LouronPratt – Page 44
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ArticleBritish Airways will not place salary cap on furlough payments for 30,000 employees
UK airline British Airways will pay 30,000 employees 80% of their current salary as part of the government's furlough Covid-19 (Coronavirus) job retention scheme, without capping the total monthly payments.Unite the union, GMB union and British Airlines Pilots Association (Balpa), reached the agreement with the airline that will see 30,000 ...
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ArticleAML Group opens online pub for after work drinks
Something for the weekend: Advertising agency AML Group has opened an online pub, inviting employees to join them at the virtual bar.The new pub on the scene, called AML Arms, means that employees can pop by for a drink or two after a hard day working in their home office. ...
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Poll: What are you doing to support employees’ mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic?
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ArticleHalf of employers believe Covid-19 will help see value in flexible working
Employee Benefits poll: Just under half (48%) of employers believe that the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic will make more employers see the value of flexibility.A poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 69 responses, found that the vast majority of employees feel that Coronavirus will impact employers' thoughts on flexible working in ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 26 March - 1 April 2020
The top 10 most read stories between 26 March and 1 April 2020 were: Government to allow employees to carry over annual leave for two yearsUK businesses come together to offer perks to front-line NHS employeesKing George and Queens Hospitals pay outsourced NHS staff living wageAldi rewards store and distribution ...
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ArticleStarbucks extends temporary Covid-19 benefits in US
American coffee company Starbucks has extended all of its temporary Covid-19 (Coronavirus) employee benefits including catastrophe pay and extra service pay until 3 May 2020.Employees that feel healthy and comfortable to work will receive a $3 (£2.42) per hour bonus alongside their pay. Alternatively, employees who are ill or feel ...
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ArticleMarks and Spencer rewards front-line employees with 15% bonus
British retailer Marks and Spencer will give front-line employees a 15% bonus to reward them for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Front-line employees who have caring commitments or who are feeling more vulnerable are able to step away from their role at this time and will be able ...
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ArticleMichael Legge: Should employers pay staff for periods of isolation due to Coronavirus?
Responsible employers will want to do right by their staff, while protecting the business from potential disruption. Under the Health and Safety Act 1974, businesses have a duty to provide a safe workplace, so they must consider the best means to protect employees while maintaining continuity.Where it is possible for ...
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ArticleLora Murphy: Should employers pay staff for periods of isolation due to Coronavirus?
2020 will be marked in history as the year in which a pandemic, commonly referred to as Coronavirus or Covid-19, tested the modern world on both a social and an economical level.This is a period of uncertainty for employers and employees alike, and everyone wants answers in relation to how ...
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ArticleJoanne Moseley: Should employers pay staff for periods of isolation due to Coronavirus?
The answer to this is more complicated than you might expect and depends on the reason why someone is self-isolating.If an employee has symptoms, they must self-isolate for seven days. If they do not, but live with someone who has, they have to self-isolate for 14 days. In both cases, ...
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ArticleVictoria von Wachter: Should employers pay staff for periods of isolation due to Coronavirus?
In short, the answer is generally yes. The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 contain a declaration by the secretary of state that the incidence or transmission of coronavirus constitutes a serious and imminent threat to public health.The Health Protection Regulations 2020 state that where a person self-isolates because they have ...
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ArticleMorrisons wins appeal at Supreme Court over payroll data breach
Supermarket retailer Morrisons has won a Supreme Court appeal over whether it is liable for the criminal act of an employee who leaked payroll data of around 100,000 members of staff.Morrisons brought a Supreme Court challenge in an attempt to overturn a ruling which gave the go-ahead for compensation claims ...
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ArticlePIB Group enhances parental leave for 1,300 employees
Insurance organisation PIB Group (PIB) has enhanced its paid parental leave benefits to support new parents, effective immediately.The amended policy will see all of its 1,300 employees entitled to 12 weeks' full pay. New mothers will benefit from 12 weeks full pay during maternity leave before they receive statutory maternity ...
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ArticleAmey employees to receive full pay during self-isolation
Outsourcing organisation Amey will pay all of its employees who are instructed to self-isolate due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic in full.Following negotiations with Unite and GMB, Amey announced yesterday (March 31 2020) that employees would receive full pay for seven days, 14 days or 12 weeks, depending on how ...
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ArticleVerizon increases pay for essential on-site employees
Telecommunications organisation Verizon is enhancing pay to ensure that its on-site employees are financially supported during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, effective immediately.Employees that are unable to work from home, due to their customer-facing roles, will receive pay enhancements as part of the organisation's'essential on-sire services pay' programme. Eligible employees, such ...
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OpinionAndrew Osborne and Naomi Hanrahan-Soar: Government provides details on points-based immigration system
The Government released a policy statement on 19 February 2020, giving an outline of its plans for a points-based immigration system for highly skilled and skilled workers. The first phase of this will open in the autumn, with applicants being granted visas starting from 1 January 2021, and will apply ...
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ArticleGovernment to allow employees to carry over annual leave for two years
Employees who are unable to take all of their statutory annual leave entitlement in the current year will be able to carry it over into the next two years.The amendment to the Working Time Regulations, which was announced on 27 March 2020, has been put in place to support employees ...
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ArticleKing George and Queens Hospitals pay outsourced NHS staff living wage
NHS outsourced workers at Kings George and Queens Hospitals in East London will receive the London living wage, effective from April 2020. The pay increase, negotiated by GMB Union, will benefit 600 outsourced staff at Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trusts, who will see their hourly pay rise from £8.21 ...
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ArticleTPR allow trustees to freeze pension transfers for three months
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has made changes to regulations to support employers and trustees as they work to meet the challenges of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Trustees of defined benefit (DB) schemes will be able to suspend cash equivalent transfer value activity for up to three months.According to the regulator, if ...
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ArticleFC Barcelona players defer pay to support all non-sporting staff
The professional team members at FC Barcelona, including the football first team and most of the basketball team, will reduce their pay to support non-sporting staff during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The agreement was made by the FC Barcelona board of directors. They confirmed that the football first team will reduce ...