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ArticleSouth Staffordshire College and Cornwall Council shortlisted for Best public sector benefits
South Staffordshire College and Cornwall Council have been shortlisted in the category Best public sector benefits at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024.This award, which was introduced in 2023, is aimed at public sector organisations that cover public goods or government services, such as law enforcement, the military, infrastructure, public transport, ...
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AnalysisDoes a green benefits strategy motivate employees?
Green benefits can include bikes-for-work schemes, discounts on solar panels and rewards for using energy saving items.Employers can create a green agenda to motivate employees to choose more sustainable consumer options.Highlighting green benefits choices as part of an employee value proposition can increase attraction and retention.Research by The Electric Car ...
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Case StudiesRoadchef uses green benefits to empower staff to make a difference
Roadchef aims to encourage all of its employees to make a difference to the environment both locally and globally through its green benefits.The organisation operates at 30 motorway locations across the UK and has around 3,500 employees.It provides its employees with access to a corporate sustainability action platform, provided by ...
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Case StudiesRightmove provides benefits to support staff in making greener choices
Real estate property website Rightmove offers a number of benefits to help employees make greener choices both in the workplace and at home.The organisation, which has around 800 UK employees, upgraded its bikes-for-work scheme last year by doubling the allowance to £3,000. This was in response to employee feedback, which ...
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ArticleLego ties salaried employees’ bonus payments to annual emissions
Lego is to tie a portion of its salaried employees’ bonus payments to annual emissions from this year.The organisation will then expand this over time to cover scope three emissions as part of its goal to become a more sustainable business.The move is part of its new carbon key performance ...
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ArticleLinklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer increase trainee lawyer salaries
Law firms Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have increased salaries for their London-based trainee lawyers.Newly qualified lawyers at Linklaters will see their pay increase from £125,000 to £150,000. Trainee salaries have increased from £50,000 to £56,000 for year one trainees and from £55,000 to £61,000 for year two trainees, while ...
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ArticleCisco and Hilton among UK’s Best Workplaces for Development 2024
Cisco, logistics business DHL Express and hotel chain Hilton have been named as some of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development in 2024.For the first time, workplace culture organisation Great Place To Work analysed more than 230,000 employees' responses to identify areas that have the greatest impact on a positive ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read articles between 10 - 16 May 2024
The top 10 most read articles between 10 - 16 May 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Lidl GB to increase pay for UK hourly-paid employeesVeolia, Aldermore and Vitality named on Sunday Times' Best Places to Work list 2024 Mitie celebrates employees’ achievements at 2024 recognition awardsPersonal Group introduces paid carer’s leaveOxfordshire ...
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ArticleMitie celebrates employees’ achievements at 2024 recognition awards
Facilities management and transformation firm Mitie has celebrated its employees’ achievements over the past year through its 2024 recognition awards.More than 75 employees were recognised at the event, which was held at the Shard. Through its Mitie Stars employee recognition programme, which is designed to recognise individuals who deliver its ...
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ArticleOxfordshire County Council and TSB shortlisted for Best motivation or recognition scheme
Oxfordshire County Council and banking organisation TSB have been shortlisted in the category Best motivation or recognition scheme at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024.This award was created to recognise a successful motivation strategy that uses either incentives or motivational rewards to help drive employee performance, engagement or retention.The full category ...
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ArticleLidl GB to increase pay for UK hourly-paid employees
Supermarket chain Lidl GB is to increase pay for its UK hourly-paid employees from 1 June.The organisation, which has more than 32,000 employees in Britain, will increase pay from £12 an hour to a minimum of £12.40 for staff based outside of London. Employees based in London will see their ...
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OpinionSamantha Dickinson: How to build and support a healthy workforce
Stress is an inevitable part of life. In the workplace it can build resilience, pushing individuals to adapt and perform under pressure, which leads to personal growth. However, when stress becomes overwhelming it leads to decreased productivity, burnout and debilitating health problems. Recognising and managing employee stress levels is crucial ...
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ArticleActivate Group receives living wage employer accreditation
Accident management specialist firm Activate Group has received real living wage employer accreditation as part of its commitment to show appreciation and respect for its workforce.As of this month, Activate Group has committed to pay the real living wage rate of £12 per hour, resulting in its 220 UK team ...
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ArticleDepartment for Education to offer teachers up to £6,000 incentive
The Department for Education is to offer up to £6,000 to teachers working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, as well as early years education, from September.The incentive is part of the government’s drive to support schools and colleges to recruit and retain early years, further education and ...
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ArticleTikTok video reveals corporate job with shockingly long working hours
Something for the weekend: Some jobs will require employees to be on call some of the time, which they are generally aware of before starting the role. However, there are some employers that push this a bit too far.Devin Raimo, who goes by @devinraimo on TikTok, explained in her now ...
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ArticleBNP Paribas Real Estate reports 23% mean hourly ethnicity pay gap
Credit: JeanLucIchard / Shutterstock.comBNP Paribas Real Estate has reported a 23% mean hourly ethnicity pay gap for the 2022/2023 year, in its first combined gender and ethnicity pay gap report.The firm’s mean hourly pay rate for white employees was £30.08, while for other ethnic groups it was £23.18. Its median ...
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ArticleSalesforce reports 22.25% mean hourly gender pay gap for 2023
Cloud-based software firm Salesforce has reported a 22.25% mean hourly gender pay gap for 2023, up from 10.29% the previous year.The employer’s median hourly gender pay gap for 2023 was 23.08%, down from 29.74% the prior year.Its top pay quartile as of 2023 consisted of 73% of men and 27% ...
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ArticleThe Industry Club becomes 100% employee-owned
The Industry Club, a recruitment firm for the marketing and media sector, has transitioned to a 100% employee-owned business.The team of 10 will now co-own the organisation through an employee ownership trust. Melissa Smith, managing director and founder, will remain in the business and be part of the team until ...
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ArticleSlaughter and May reports 9.5% mean ethnicity hourly pay gap
Law firm Slaughter and May has reported a 9.5% mean ethnicity hourly pay gap for 2023, down from 11.9% in 2022.The employer’s median ethnicity hourly pay gap for 2023 was 14.3%, up from 11.1% in 2022. A total of 94% of its employees shared their ethnicity details.Its mean ethnicity bonus ...
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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid runs manager training on incentives
I don't want to sound like a shirker, but it really is not my job to manage the incentive programme. Yes, bonuses fall under total reward, but there is a separate incentives team headed up by Iris who purportedly do all that. And they do. Well as far as managing ...