All articles by Marianne – Page 25
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ArticleCEO rewards staff with £17m bonus
Something for the weekend…The chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of Yemeksepeti, a Turkish food delivery firm, has rewarded 140 of its 370 employees with a shared bonus of more than £17 million.CEO Nevzat Aydin gave staff the bonus after selling Yemeksepeti to German food delivery service Delivery Hero for ...
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Article10: Interactive: People Moves: Smithson now group head of HR at Hill
Clare Smithson has joined housebuilding organisation Hill as group head of human resources (HR).In this role, she will implement Hills’ new HR strategy, as well as developing its existing framework for employee recognition, reward and training.
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Article10: Interactive: People Moves: DX Network Services appoints Harris payroll and benefits manager
Logistics and delivery firm DX Network Services has appointed Angela Harris as payroll and benefits manager.Harris’ previous roles include total rewards manager, Europe at Baker Hughes, reward manger at Boots, and senior compensation and benefits officer at DHL International (UK).
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Article10: Interactive: People Moves: Emma Gaffney now at Benfield Motor Group
Emma Gaffney has moved to Benfield Motor Group to take up the role of reward consultant (interim).Gaffney previously worked at Sage UK between 1999 and April this year, where her positions ranged from reward manager, to reward consultant, reward adviser, HR systems and benefits adviser, training administrator and HR administrator.
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Article10: Interactive: People Moves: Wolseley promotes McCawley
Neil McCawley has been promoted to group head of reward at construction firm Wolseley.He previously held the position of UK head of reward, benefits and policy.Prior to joining Wolseley, McCawley’s roles included include pay and benefits manager at One Stop, and senior HR project manager at Barclays Bank.
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Article10: Interactive: People Moves: Honda appoints Caroline Gourlay
Caroline Gourlay has moved to Honda of the UK Manufacturing to become senior reward manager.Gourlay previously worked at Hitachi as a reward consultant, and Trader Media Group in a variety of roles. She was project manager (reward), a manager in the HR shared service centre and compensation, benefits and management ...
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Article10: Interactive: People Moves: Ashley-Jones moves to Wells Fargo
Gareth Ashley-Jones has taken up the role of Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) benefits manager at banking firm Wells Fargo.He is responsible for all aspects of the organisation’s pension, benefit and wellbeing programmes including governance, plan design, management and budgeting.Ashley-Jones was previously director of AJ Consultancy Services, benefits director ...
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ArticleHertfordshire County Council introduces health screening
EXCLUSIVE: Hertfordshire County Council has introduced salary sacrifice health screening for its 8,500 employees.The scheme was launched in June 2015 and is available through the council’s current reward package, Herts Rewards.Offered as a voluntary employee benefit through Bluecrest Wellness, the health screening will enable employees to access a range of ...
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ArticleUber faces legal action over workers’ rights
App-based taxi firm Uber is facing legal action from the National Union of General and Municipal Workers (GMB) over claims that it has breached its legal duty to provide staff with basic rights around pay, holiday, health and safety, and discipline and grievances.GMB has appointed law firm Leigh Day to ...
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Article10: Interactive: Most talked about news (Ikea UK to introduce the living wage)
The retailer has committed to paying all staff at least £7.85 an hour, and a minimum of £9.15 an hour in London.The pay increase is expected to impact 50% of Ikea UK’s 9,000 employees.Ikea’s living wage pledge is part of a wider initiative to ensure that staff receive the right ...
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ArticleAon, Elian and Pluris to exhibit at Employee Benefits Live
Aon, Elian, Jelf Employee Benefits and Pluris are among the organisations that will be exhibiting at Employee Benefits Live 2015.Aon is the headline sponsor of the two-day event, which will take place at Olympia National, London, on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 September 2015.Other exhibitors will include Lemonade Reward and ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live is fast approaching
Employee Benefits Live will be returning to Olympia National in Kensington, London, on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 September 2015.The 17th annual exhibition and conference will provide a platform for compensation, reward, benefits and HR professionals to come together to network and to share ideas and best practice. As the ...
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ArticleClothes2Order introduces emergency loans for staff
Clothes2Order has introduced emergency loans for its 90 members of staff as part of a new employee benefits package.Cash advances of up to a month’s wages are being offered, and repayments will be made from employees’ salaries over a six-month period.The clothing supplier is implementing the loan scheme to help ...
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ArticleBNP Paribas and Sky to speak at Employee Benefits Live
Asda, BNP Paribas (pictured), BP, Innocent Drinks, L’Oreal and Sky are among the organisations that will be speaking at Employee Benefits Live 2015.The 12-stream conference, which will run across both days of the event, will cover topics such as:Strategies for boosting staff engagement in a cost-effective manner.Wearable technology and the ...
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ArticleSpecsavers introduces retail incentive scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Specsavers has implemented an epoints system to reward and motivate its 17,500 employees.The optical retailer has introduced the multi-retailer consumer loyalty scheme from epoints Rewards, through which its employees can choose to buy products from retailers such as Thorntons, Amazon, Marks and Spencer, Odeon, T.G.I. Fridays and Pizza Hut.Specsavers ...
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ArticleSports Direct staff to receive £155 million in bonuses
Some 2,000 managers and permanent staff at Sports Direct are to receive £155 million in bonuses, worth approximately £77,000 each in a staggered payout, after beating set targets.Bonuses for the 2,000 staff relate to a performance share scheme introduced by Sports Direct in 2011.The payout was triggered when the group ...
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ArticleWhat is the world’s best office view?
Something for the weekend…From a Star Trek-shaped office to a tree-shaped office, employers spend a great deal of time working out how the interior of an office looks and how that affects their employees. But what about the exterior?Perhaps the view from places of work could be the missing ingredient ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 9-16 July:1. How the Budget affects employee benefits2. EAT introduces 18-month limit on holiday pay carry over3. Workplace benefits of the future4. Consultation launches on gender pay gap reporting5. Government to actively monitor salary sacrifice6. What opportunities does pensions auto-re-enrolment bring ...
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ArticleWillis Employee Benefits acquires PMI Health Group
Willis Employee Benefits, provider of global risk advisory, re/insurance broking, and human capital and benefits, has acquired PMI Health Group.The deal aims to increase Willis’ presence in the UK employee benefits and healthcare market, and expand its product offering and skills base.Through the acquisition, Willis Employee Benefits (pictured) will be ...
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ArticleBBC employees paid £54,000 on average last year
Staff at the BBC were paid £54,000 on average last year, according to the BBC’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2014/15.The report also revealed that, of the broadcasting organisation’s 18,974-strong workforce, the wage bill for those earning more than £1 million increased by 22%.Tony Hall, director-general of the BBC also ...