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ArticleBurberry and GSK extend living wage
Burberry and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have extended their commitment to pay the living wage to include their sub-contracted and third-party workforces at sites across the UK.They had previously committed to pay the livign wage to all directly employed staff.In addition, painting and decorating firm A Connolly has been accredited as a ...
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Workplace savings in numbers
50% of the UK female population is now saving adequately for retirement, representing a 10 percentage point rise year on year (Scottish Widows Women and retirement report, November 20143 December 2014: The date when individual savings account (Isa) tax advantages were extended to partners from April 2015, as announced in ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail, Mars and BT pledge to end mental health discrimination
Royal Mail, Zurich, Mars and BT are among 14 employers that have pledged to improve awareness of mental health issues in the workplace, according to a report by Business in the Community (BITC).Its Mental health: We’re ready to talk - One year on report, which has been published to coincide ...
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ArticlePhil Anderson Financial Services receives living wage accreditation
Phil Anderson Financial Services has received living wage accreditation for committing to pay all staff the national living wage.The Aberdeen-based financial services firm has increased the amount it pays some workers to coincide with the living wage, ensuring all employees are now paid above this level.This means it will voluntarily ...
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ArticleHalf of managers are stressed all or most of the time
Almost half (48%) of senior managers say they are stressed all or most of the time, according to research by Axa PPP Healthcare.Its study of 1,000 senior managers, managing directors, business owners and chief executive officers, and 1,000 other employees also found that 23% of employee respondents feel stressed all ...
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27, Using staff surveys to create a benefits package
If you read nothing else, read this…Surveys can provide valuable insight into what employees think of benefits packages.Employers need to set clear objectives of what they want survey results to achieve.Staff need to be kept up to date with results of surveys.Gathering employees’ views on benefits can offer valuable information ...
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Next pledges 5% pay rise for employees
Retailer Next’s chief executive Lord Wolfson has pledged to give shopfloor staff a pay rise of at least 5%, offering to share his bonus among employees should there be a funding shortfall.Next is to fund a pay increase for its 20,000 store staff by October 2015 from rising sales and ...
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ArticleWindsor Castle staff in favour of industrial action over pay
Windsor Castle employees have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over pay.Some 62 of the castle’s 76 wardens took part in the ballot, of which 84% voted for industrial action. The dispute focuses on the role of wardens, who are often carry out duties alongside their role, ...
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Article19% want next government to take action on wellbeing
Just under a fifth (19%) of UK employers and employees want the next government to take more action on staff wellbeing, according to research by industry body Group Risk Development (Grid).Its study, which surveyed 500 UK busnesses with between five and 1,000 employees, as well as 1,000 UK workers, also ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk from 9-16 April 2015:1. New exemptions introduced for auto-enrolment2. McDonald’s employee spends birthday in style3. Carlsberg UK relaunches flexible benefits scheme4. How to review a pensions governance policy5. Aviva completes acquisition of Friends Life6. Employee Benefits Wired launches on 28 April7. MetLife launches wellness ...
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Article87% of staff say employers should pay living wage if affordable
Some 87% of respondents believe that organisations which can afford to pay the national living wage should do so, according to research by Nationwide Building Society.The living wage, which is currently set at £7.85, or £9.15 in London, is higher than the current national minimum wage of £6.50 per hour ...
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Article?Southeastern rewards staff with retail vouchers
Train operator Southeastern has rewarded its 4,044 employees with shopping vouchers for their professionalism through the disruption to services during improvement works to London Bridge station.Staff were given £25-worth of retail vouchers to spend at stores, such as including Boots, Mothercare and Sainsbury’s, as a one-off token of appreciation as ...
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ArticleFemale staff twice as likely to request childcare benefits
Female workers are twice as likely to ask their employer for childcare benefits than their male counterparts, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).Its study of 2,423 UK employees also found that, when asked to select their two top workplace benefits, medical insurance was valued highly by 32% of women, but ...
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ArticleTata Steel staff to be balloted on pensions strike action
Employees at Tata Steel are to be balloted on industrial action over the steel-making firm’s proposed closure of its defined benefit pension scheme.Trades unins Unite, Community, GMB and the Union of Construction, Allied Traders and Technicians (UCATT) intend to open the ballot for member of the British Steel Pension Scheme ...
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ArticleMetLife launches wellness programme for staff
Employee benefits provider MetLife has launched a wellness programme for its 400 UK staff.The scheme. which has been developed based on staff feedback, will be launched with a dedicated wellness week from 13-17 April.Through the programme, which is provided by Axa PPP Healthcare, staff will be offered individual health consultations ...
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Article39% offer staff paid time off to volunteer
More than a third (39%) of respondents offer staff paid time off to volunteer, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its From big society to the big organisation: the role of organisations in supporting employee volunteering report, which surveyed 868 employers with more than 250 ...
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Article09 Events- Employee Benefits launches post-election event
Employee Benefits will host a brand-new event covering everything employers need to know about the impact of the election and the new government’s policies on benefits.The half-day event, which will take place in London, on Monday 15 June, will comprise a series of panel discussions from industry experts on key ...
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ArticleSundial Group commits to living wage
Sundial Group has received living wage accreditation for three of its businesses and is committed to receiving accreditation for its two further venues.The group’s Barnett Hill hotel and conference centre (pictured), team building firm Teamscapes and venue finding agency, SOS have all received living wage accreditation.This means they will pay ...
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ArticleJust 1% plan to spend entire pension pot on luxuries
Just 1% of staff aged 50-75 plan to spend all their pension pot on luxuries, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).The study, which surveyed 1,200 UK adults aged between 50 and 75 years, also found that just over a quarter (27%) of respondents intend to spend some of their retirement ...