All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 18
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ArticleBarratt Developments UK reports 8.8% mean gender pay gap
Housebuilding organisation Barratt Developments UK has published its 2022 gender pay gap report, showing its mean gender pay gap to have widened from 6.2% in 2021 to 8.8%.The business' median gender pay gap also widened, from -0.4% last year to 6.3% in 2022. The mean bonus pay gap increased from ...
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ArticleJacob’s Cream Crackers gives factory staff 6.5% pay rise
Credit: Claudio Divizia / Shutterstock.comMore than 750 factory employees for Jacob's Cream Crackers, owned by Pladis, secured an improved pay deal after 11 weeks of strike action.The employees, who also make Mini Cheddars, Clubs and Twiglets at the site in Aintree, the primary facility for the business' products in the ...
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ArticleBillionaire boss hires out Disney World exclusively for 10,000 staff
Credit: Viaval Tours / Shutterstock.comSomething for the weekend: Ken Griffin, founder of hedge fund and trading business Citadel and Citadel Securities, has thanked 10,000 employees by flying them out to Walt Disney World in Florida for three days, as well as hiring famous musicians to play at the business’ corporate ...
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Article72% think more recognition would improve workplace wellbeing
Close to three-quarters (72%) of employees said their workplace wellbeing would improve if they were thanked and recognised more frequently for their hard work, according to research by Reward Gateway.The 2023 employee engagement trends report spoke to 1,015 employees and 250 HR managers in the UK. It found that 32% ...
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ArticleHachette UK gives staff cost-of-living payment and increases holiday
Publishing business Hachette UK has increased starting salaries and holiday benefits, and awarded staff a performance-related bonus and a cost-of-living payment.Due to come into effect in January, UK and Ireland publishing and distribution employees have been given a non-consolidated £1,000 cost-of-living payment. Senior team members will not be eligible for ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid has leadership training
I am deeply worried. It might seem a strange thing to get upset about, but I have been put forward for our ‘special’ effective leadership training. There are only two ways to get on the programme: one is to be assessed as high potential, the other is if you are ...
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ArticleOve Arup reports 14.6% mean gender pay gap
Engineering, architecture and advisory services firm Ove Arup has published its UK 2022 pay gap report, which revealed that its latest mean gender pay gap was 14.6%, a slight rise from 2021.The organisation's median gender pay gap also increased slightly, from 15.7% in 2021 to 15.8% this year, but has ...
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ArticleDepartment of Work and Pensions reports 5.9% mean gender pay gap
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has reported a mean gender pay gap for 2022 of 5.9%.The government department’s mean gender pay gap, increased by a 1.7 percentage point from 2021, while its median gender pay gap for 2022 is 0. The overall mean and median hourly difference in ...
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Article47% of businesses plan bonuses for Christmas 2022
Almost half (47%) of businesses said they planned to provide staff with year-end bonuses for Christmas 2022, according to research by Just Eat for Business.The Corporate Christmas Rewards Study surveyed 200 decision-makers at UK organisations, and found that 81% planned to host a party to mark the festive season and ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: An own goal or winning formula?
Last Sunday saw the Fifa World Cup 2022 kick off in Qatar. With many matches scheduled to take place during the working day, this year’s tournament poses something of a challenge for employers.According to research published by bookmaker Paddy Power last week, 47% of the 2,002 football fans surveyed said ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 18 - 24 November 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 18 and 24 November 2022 were: Tesco launches salary advance scheme for staffVirgin Money gives staff 10% pay riseCompass Group rolls out salary advance scheme for employeesMitie introduces £10 million staff support packageLevy UK to pay real living wage from 2023Staff at ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2023 opens for entries
Entries for the Employee Benefits Awards 2023 are now open, with the event set to take place on Friday 23 June 2023 at the HAC London.The Employee Benefits Awards is the event of the year for the reward, benefits and HR community. It recognises excellence and celebrates the organisations, teams ...
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Case StudiesBrambles engages and motivates employees with holistic approach to benefits
During what have been turbulent times for many, Brambles has ensured that it engages and motivates employees through its benefits proposition, while also fully supporting all areas of wellbeing.Recognising the strain that working through the pandemic has had on some employees, Brambles continuously informs staff about their benefits so that ...
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ArticleMitie introduces £10 million staff support package
Facilities management and professional services business Mitie has launched a £10 million winter support package to help its workforce with the rising costs of living.The employer stated that it is focusing its support on its lowest-paid employees, with 40,000 set to benefit.As of this month, Mitie has launched a new ...
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ArticleBaker McKenzie awards US staff bonuses up to $115,000
Global law firm Baker McKenzie is to pay its US associates end-of-year bonuses of up to $115,000 (£96,530) depending on seniority.The bonuses will start at $20,000 (£16,788) for those in the class of 2021 and increase up to $115,000 for its most senior associates. This is in line matches its ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Should Elon Musk retain home working at Twitter?
Elon Musk has certainly made an impression – and headlines – during his first few weeks as owner of Twitter. After letting approximately half of the workforce go, this week he announced that employees must return to the office to work if they are able to do so. Those who ...
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ArticleScaler gives workforce 10 days of paid gratitude leave
India-based technology upskilling startup Scaler has given its 2,200 employees 10 days of paid time off at the end of the year.The business introduced what it called ‘gratitude leave’ in order to allow staff a break from 21 December through 1 January, rewarding their hard work throughout the year, which ...
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ArticleAssociation of Accounting Technicians reports -0.2% mean gender pay gap
The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has decreased its mean gender pay gap for 2022 from 3.5% to -0.2%, due to an increase in the number of women in senior roles.The association’s latest gender pay gap report and second ethnicity pay gap report were based on hourly rates of pay ...
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ArticleAnchor accredited as living wage employer
Housing and elder care provider Anchor has received real living wage employer accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.As of 22 September, the UK living wage rate for those outside of London increased to £10.90 per hour, while those based in London receive £11.95 per hour.The business, which employs more than ...
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ArticleTangerine Group rewards staff with profit share bonus
Animal health and nutritional brand business Tangerine Group has rewarded 57 of its employees with more than two years of service with an annual profit share bonus.The staff have shared a £400,000 bonus pot, with those who have been with the organisation the longest receiving up to £10,000 in their ...