All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 2

  • ScotRail pay rise
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    More than 300 ScotRail staff accept pay rise

    2024-09-16T11:05:00Z

    More than 300 workers employed by ScotRail have accepted a 4.5% pay rise offer following ongoing negotiations. The employees are general workers such as train cleaners, engineers, ticket agents, hospitality assistants and conductors, and staff who are part of the engineering grades. They provide maintenance, overhaul and ...

  • 12 September 2024
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    The top 10 most read articles between 6 - 12 September 2024

    2024-09-13T08:02:00Z

    The top 10 most read articles between 6 - 12 September 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Bank of London and the Middle East launches enhanced and flexible maternity leave Exclusive: Travis Perkins and Rio Tinto to discuss culture of recognition and reward at Employee Benefits Live ...

  • median pay July 2024
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    Median pay award falls to 4% for three months to July

    2024-09-12T11:16:00Z

    The median pay award across the economy fell to 4% in the three months to July 2024, down from 4.8% in June, according to research by Incomes Data Research (IDR). Its latest analysis, which is based on a sample of 39 awards between 1 May and 31 ...

  • Menopause Friendly Employer Awards
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    Lancashire County Council and BAE Systems win at Menopause Friendly Employer Awards

    2024-09-12T11:06:15Z

    Credit: Laura AshmanLancashire County Council, BAE Systems and Thames Valley Police were some of the employers recognised at the Menopause Friendly Employer Awards 2024.The awards took place for the third consecutive year on Wednesday 11 September at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. It was hosted by TV and radio presenter ...

  • Parfetts share bonus
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    Parfetts awards employees 12% profit share bonus

    2024-09-12T10:54:00Z

    Wholesaler Parfetts has awarded its employees a 12% profit share bonus following a record year for turnover. The employee-owned business operates depots in Aintree, Anfield, Birmingham, Halifax, Middlesbrough, Sheffield, Sommercoates and Stockport. All qualifying employees will receive the bonus in October. It is an increase from the ...

  • Welsh public sector workers
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    Welsh public sector staff receive pay rise between 5% and 6%

    2024-09-11T11:03:00Z

    NHS staff, teachers and public sector workers in Wales will receive pay rises of between 5% and 6% in 2024-2025. The pay awards will impact hundreds of thousands of public sector workers across Wales. The Welsh government accepted the pay recommendations from independent pay review bodies in ...

  • Travis Perkins and Rio Tinto
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    Exclusive: Travis Perkins and Rio Tinto to discuss culture of recognition and reward at Employee Benefits Live 2024

    2024-09-10T09:37:00Z

    Representatives from the British Council, Rio Tinto and Travis Perkins will present a session on the culture of recognition and reward on the second day of Employee Benefits Live 2024. The panel will take place Wednesday 9 October at 11.05am in Theatre Four and is titled: ‘Boosting ...

  • inclusive Christmas
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    How to take an inclusive approach to festive celebrations

    2024-09-10T05:00:00Z

    To support a diverse workforce during the festive season, employers should foster an accepting environment that includes everyone. Providing choice regarding annual leave is key to ensuring all employees’ beliefs and cultural holidays are recognised. Gifts should not be restrictive towards any lifestyles or abilities. ...

  • King inclusive Christmas festivities
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    King takes thoughtful and inclusive approach to Christmas festivities

    2024-09-10T05:00:00Z

    Interactive entertainment organisation King ensures it is inclusive in the way it celebrates Christmas by recognising that not everyone may celebrate the holiday in the same way, or at all. Part of Activision Blizzard, which forms part of the wider Microsoft family, it has 2,000 employees across ...

  • Police Now certification
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    Police Now receives Great Place to Work certification

    2024-09-05T10:42:00Z

    Police Now has received Great Place to Work certification as part of its commitment to ensuring the wellbeing of its more than 100 employees is a top organisational priority. Police Now recruits, trains and supports individuals to become leaders in society and on the policing frontline. Great ...

  • PRS for Music wage
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    PRS for Music recognised as living wage employer

    2024-09-04T10:48:00Z

    Image credit: Andi Smallwood Music collective management organisation PRS for Music has been recognised as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation. The employer, which is headquartered in London and has more than 500 employees, has committed to paying every PRS for Music employee a ...

  • Best Places to Work Financial Services
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    Coventry Building Society and Unum named Best Places to Work in Financial Services

    2024-09-03T11:08:00Z

    Coventry Building Society, benefits provider Unum and insurance firm Admiral Group have been named as some of the best places to work in financial services and insurance in 2024. The list was created by global workplace culture firm Great Place To Work UK by analysing the responses ...

  • Zellis Group Benify
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    Zellis Group to acquire Benify from Vitruvian Partners

    2024-09-03T09:53:00Z

    HR, payroll, and benefits administration software firm Zellis Group has reached an agreement to acquire employee benefits administration software provider Benify from Vitruvian Partners. The transaction will see Benify be combined with Benefex, Zellis Group’s benefits administration and employee engagement software business, while Vitruvian Partners will become ...

  • Malmaison Dundee gift card
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    Malmaison Dundee introduces gift card to reward employees

    2024-08-29T11:16:00Z

    Boutique hotel Malmaison Dundee has introduced the Dundee Loves Local Gift Card to recognise and reward its employees. Malmaison staff will receive the Dundee Loves Local Gift Card as a reward through its employee of the month initiative. The card will also be used on an ad-hoc ...

  • Akkodis gold employer recognition
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    Akkodis receives gold employer recognition award due to flexible working

    2024-08-27T10:57:00Z

    Akkodis, a global smart industry firm and part of the Adecco Group, has received the gold employer recognition scheme award due to its flexible working offering for its employees. Distributed by the Ministry of Defence, the gold award is the highest recognition given to employers who demonstrate ...

  • Allpay employee reward
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    Allpay introduces Hereford Gift Card as staff reward

    2024-08-23T11:20:00Z

    Payments specialist firm Allpay has introduced the Hereford Gift Card as a permanent employee reward after a successful pilot and positive feedback. The firm’s 300 employees can choose the Hereford Gift Card as a reward in exchange for points within its reward and recognition platform, which can ...

  • Best Workplaces for Millennials
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    Cisco, Hilton and KnowBe4 among the Best Workplaces for Millennials 2024

    2024-08-21T10:56:00Z

    Credit: rafapress / Shutterstock.com Software firm Cisco, hotel chain Hilton and security awareness training platform KnowBe4 have been named as some of the Best Workplaces for Millennials 2024 by global workplace culture firm Great Place To Work. Its certification is used as a global benchmark for identifying ...

  • livingwagerate
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    Ringwood Town Council accredited as living wage employer

    2024-08-20T10:21:00Z

    Ringwood Town Council in Hampshire has been accredited as a living wage employer as part of its commitment to fair pay for its employees. Every worker aged 18 and over at the council will now receive a minimum hourly wage of £12 as part of the accreditation. ...

  • PCP
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    Pioneering Care Partnership becomes living wage employer

    2024-08-19T10:41:19Z

    Health and wellbeing charity Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) has received living wage employer accreditation as part of its commitment to support its workforce.As part of the accreditation, each PCP employee will receive a minimum hourly wage of £12, which is the real living wage rate for workers across the UK. ...

  • Care UK discount service
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    Care UK provides free access to discount service for 10,500 employees

    2024-08-16T10:15:00Z

    Care home organisation Care UK has introduced free access to a discount service for its more than 10,500 employees across its 155 homes and support centre functions. As part of a partnership with Blue Light Card, which is a discount platform for employees who work in emergency ...