All articles by Marianne – Page 6
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ArticleWest Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service gains living wage accreditation
The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation has been accredited for its commitment to paying all its staff at least the national living wage of £8.25 an hour.The living wage is a voluntary rate calculated according ...
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Article75% offer flexible working policies
Three-quarters (75%) of employer respondents offer a flexible working policy to their employees, according to research by Vodafone.Its The Flexible: friend or foe? report, which surveyed 4,000 staff and 4,000 employers across Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, the UK and the US, also found ...
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ArticleGain insight into long-term financial wellbeing support at Employee Benefits Connect
Delegates that attend Employee Benefits Connect 2016 can gain insight into the importance of supporting financial wellbeing over the course of employees' professional careers.In a session entitled 'Educating your workforce from hire to retire', Jeanette Makings (pictured), head of financial education at Close Brothers Asset Management, will discuss the role ...
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ArticleRift Group launches employee engagement platform
Tax prediction services provider Rift Group has launched an employee engagement, reward and recognition platform for its 150 members of staff.The platform was launched in December 2015 so that employees could take advantage of retail discounts ahead of Christmas.The organisation introduced childcare and bikes-for-work vouchers for employees on 1 January, ...
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Article35% of female staff would leave their employer due to poor work-life balance
Just over a third (35%) of female respondents would leave their current employer because of poor work-life balance, according to research by recruitment firm Ambition UK.Its study, Why do women in business leave?, which surveyed 486 female employees in professional and financial services, also found that almost half (49%) of ...
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ArticleHuddersfield station promotes Felix the cat
Something for the weekend…A cat named Felix has been promoted to senior pest controller at Huddersfield station after five years of pest control service.Felix first joined the railway station in 2011 when she was just nine weeks old.In recognition of her senior post, Felix now has her own high-visibility jacket ...
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ArticleLendlease launches mental health awareness training for staff
Property and infrastructure organisation Lendlease has introduced a mental health awareness training programme for all new employees.The programme, which is accredited by Mental Health First Aid England, is aimed at helping participants to look after their mental health, relate to others and support those coping with mental ill health.The first ...
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Article30% do not know who to talk to about mental health support
Almost a third (30%) of respondents do not know who to talk to or where to turn for support with mental health issues, according to research by Westfield Health.Its survey of 1,825 employees also found that 38% of respondents find it difficult to talk to anyone about their mental health.The ...
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ArticleCox Enterprises donates $200,000 to cancer charities as part of staff wellbeing programme
US communications, media and automotive services firm Cox Enterprises has donated a total of $200,000 to two charities as part of its employee health and wellbeing programme.The donation was made to two charities focusing on cancer awareness and support, The Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta Affiliate and the Movember Foundation, ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Amey
A look at the benefits offered by Amey:PensionsGroup personal pension scheme for all employees.Pension contributions offered via salary sacrifice. Employer contribution of 1% to 14% based on grade.Healthcare and wellbeingEmployee-funded private medical insurance (PMI) for all employees.Subsidised gym membership.Health cash plan.Dental insurance.Statutory eyecare vouchers scheme.Bikes-for-work scheme.Group riskCritical illness insurance.Personal accident ...
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Case StudiesAmey develops its benefits offering as it continues to grow
Public services provider Amey connects its employee benefits strategy with its culture and values in order to motivate and engage staff, as well as educate them about the organisation.Staff appreciationIts employee recognition scheme, provided by Red Letter Days for Business, helps drive awareness of the organisation’s values and objectives: achieving ...
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ArticleCarat launches wellness month for employees
Media firm Carat has launched a wellness month for its London-based employees.Some 350 employees have the opportunity to take part in 50 varied activities over the course of the month, which aims to help staff prioritise their health and wellbeing.The activities include trapeze lessons, rave-ercise classes, reflexology, a business-wide table ...
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ArticleTesco to increase staff pay by up to 3%
Tesco is to increase the pay of its UK store-based staff by up to 3% as part of a two-year pay deal.The retailer will pay its established store workers a base pay rate of up to £7.62 an hour from 3 July 2016.The increase from the current hourly rate of ...
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Article39% say financial struggles affect their performance at work
More than a third (39%) of respondents say their financial struggles prevent them from performing at their best at work, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its 2015 global benefits attitudes study, which surveyed 29,629 employees in 19 countries, including 1,895 in the UK, also found that almost three-quarters (71%) ...
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ArticleBoots UK increases base pay for hourly paid staff
Pharmacy retailer Boots UK is increasing the starting rate of pay for customer assistant staff outside of London by 7%, and that of customer assistants in London by 3%.Customer assistants based in London currently receive a base rate of £8.77, which will increase to £9.07 in April 2016, and those ...
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The Hub: People moves: Gujar has moved to TNS
Market research firm TNS has appointed Para Gujar as global reward manager. Gujar has previously worked at City and Guilds as reward business partner (October 2014 until January 2016) and group reward specialist between July 2013 and September 2014. Gujar also held the role of senior consultant at EY between ...
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ArticleThe Hub: People moves: Duncan moves to The Mansfield Group
After over 20 years’ of generalist HR experience, Ashleigh Duncan has moved to The Mansfield Group, which is part of Bidvest Logistics. Her responsibilities include managing employee absence and performance, updating contract and updating HR policies. Before being hired by the Mansfield Group, Duncan worked at UPS ...
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Article9: The Hub: People moves: Genpact hires Waysome
Leroy Waysome has moved to digitally powered business process management and services firm Genpact as payroll and benefits manager.Waysome's previous roles include HR operations manager at Investec Bank UK, payroll and benefits manager at Toronto Dominion Securities, benefits consultant at Nomura International, and assistant pension and benefits manager at the ...
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Article6: EAT reserves judgement in childcare voucher discrimination case (lead story)
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has reserved judgment on whether suspending an employee’s membership of a childcare voucher scheme during their maternity leave is discriminatory.In the case of Peninsula Business Services vs Donaldson, Peninsular’s childcare voucher scheme requires employees to suspend their membership during various types of leave, including maternity ...
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Benefits for a multi-generational workforce: in numbers
A round up of the most recent and forward-thinking statistics and case studies focusing on benefits for multi-generational workforces. 30% of employer respondents offer age-related wellness programmes (Source: Mercer’s Age-friendly employer research, October 2015) http://bit.ly/1lyF7ud29% of the UK workforce is part of Generation Y (1981-1995), 35% are Generation X (1961-1980), ...