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Virgin Media O2 reports 9.7% mean ethnicity hourly pay gap
Media and telecommunications organisation Virgin Media O2 has reported a 9.7% mean ethnicity hourly pay gap for 2023.The organisation’s 2023 median ethnicity hourly pay gap was 13.3%. Meanwhile, its mean ethnicity bonus gap was 41.3%, equivalent to a £3,315 gap, and its median gap was 39.4%, equivalent to a £1,439 ...
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Personnel Today Awards 2024 now open for entries
The 2024 Personnel Today Awards is now open for entries, as the annual celebration of the very best in HR, and learning and development gets underway.Employers have until 11:55pm on Friday 7 June 2024 to craft their submissions for their chance of winning a coveted trophy at a glittering black-tie ...
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Parfitt Cresswell establishes employee ownership trust
Law firm Parfitt Cresswell has become employee-owned after transferring a significant interest in the business to an employee ownership trust.Through the employee ownership trust, staff can attain an indirect beneficial interest in the business and can share in its success through the use of tax-free bonuses up to £3,600 per ...
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Severn Trent Water reports 7.2% mean ethnicity pay gap for 2023
Water management organisation Severn Trent Water has reported a 7.2% mean ethnicity pay gap for 2023, up from 5.7% in 2022.The organisation’s median ethnicity pay gap for 2023 was 6.3%, up from 4.1% in 2022. Meanwhile, its mean ethnicity bonus gap was 50.7%, up slightly from 50.4% the previous year, ...
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Nestle UK reports 7% mean hourly gender pay gap
Credit: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.comFood and drink business Nestle UK has reported a 7% mean hourly pay gap in favour of women for 2023, an increase from its 4% gap in favour of women in 2022.The employer’s 2023 median hourly gender pay gap was 1% in favour of women, a ...
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Centrica reports 2% mean ethnicity pay gap
Energy supplier Centrica has reported a 2% mean ethnicity pay gap for 2023, down from 3% in 2022.The organisation’s median ethnicity pay gap for 2023 was 11%, down from 12% the previous year. Meanwhile, its mean ethnicity bonus pay gap was 4%, up from 0 the year before, and its ...
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Aldi increases pay for store assistants and deputy store managers
Supermarket chain Aldi is to increase hourly pay for store assistants and deputy store managers from 1 June.The organisation, which has more than 1,000 stores, 11 regional distribution centres and 45,000 employees across Britain, will increase its national minimum pay rate from £12 per hour to £12.40 outside the M25, ...
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BAE Systems reports 7.7% mean gender pay gap for 2023
Arms, security and aerospace firm BAE Systems has reported a 7.7% mean gender pay gap for 2023, down from 8.6% in 2022.BAE Systems’ median gender pay gap was 8.7%, down from 8.3% the previous year. Both figures are lower than the organisation’s first reported ones in 2017, at 11.2% and ...
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Cadent reports 7.89% mean gender pay gap for 2023
Gas distribution network Cadent has reported a 7.89% mean gender pay gap for 2023, down from 9.51% in 2022.The organisation, which has more than 6,000 employees, also reported a 16.58% median gender pay gap, a 38.56% mean gender bonus gap and a 58.76% median gender bonus gap. In 2023, 89.79% ...
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Greggs to share £17.6 million bonus among staff
Bakery chain Greggs is to share a £17.6 million bonus among some of its employees after posting a record annual profit.In a webcast detailing the business’ latest results, chief executive Roisin Currie explained that Greggs will continue to share 10% of its profits with team members with at least six ...
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Tesco to increase pay above the real living wage
Tesco is to increase the hourly pay for employees in stores from £11.02 to £12.02 per hour, which is above the 2024 real living wage outside London.It announced the rise after reaching an agreement with trade union Usdaw. Tesco remains one of the few supermarkets to recognise an independent trade ...
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Network Rail reports 7.4% mean gender pay gap for 2023
Network Rail has reported a 7.4% mean gender pay gap for 2023, down from 8.6% in 2022 and 9.9% in 2021.The rail operator’s median gender pay gap for 2023 was 9.3%, down from 10.9% in 2022 and 12.9% in 2021.Its mean gender performance-related pay gap for last year was -35.1%, ...
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Asda to raise pay for 120,000 hourly-paid store employees
Supermarket Asda has announced that its hourly-paid store employees will see an 8.4% increase in their pay effective 1 July as part of a £150 million investment.Its national rate will rise from £11.11 per hour to £12.04 and its rate for stores inside the M25 will increase from £12.28 to ...
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Clarins reports 33.6% mean gender pay gap for 2023
Credit: Robert Way / Shutterstock.comBeauty and skincare brand Clarins has reported a mean gender pay gap of 33.6% for 2023, up from 29.9% in 2022.The employer’s median gender pay gap for the year was 53.3%, up from 47.9% in 2022. Its upper pay quartile in 2023 comprised 83.5% female and ...
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Rolls Royce reports 1.2% mean hourly gender pay gap for 2023
Vehicle manufacturer Rolls Royce has reported a 1.2% UK mean hourly gender pay gap for 2023, down from 1.6% in 2022.Its median hourly gender pay gap 3.7%, compared to 3.6% the previous year. Its lower pay quartile consisted of 75% of men and 25% of women, whereas its upper pay ...
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Eden Hotel Collection uses recognition schemes to share employees' success
Eden Hotel Collection supports its employees with a variety of employee recognition schemes in order to share successes and be known as a great place to work.The organisation employs more than 425 staff across its head office in Stratford-upon-Avon and five UK hotels, which include The Arden Hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon, ...
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How to introduce an employee recognition scheme
Initially, employers should identify what they want a recognition scheme to achieve.Employers can offer employees public verbal recognition, awards, bonuses, vouchers, stipends and spending accounts.Understanding employees’ preferences and needs, as well as the demographics of a workforce, can help with scheme engagement.Gallup’s September 2023 Empowering workplace culture through recognition study, ...
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Asda reports 6.6% mean gender hourly pay gap for 2023
Supermarket Asda has reported a 6.6% mean gender hourly pay gap for 2023, down from 7.6% in 2022.The employer’s median gender hourly pay gap for 2023 was 5%, up slightly from 4.7% in 2022. Its hourly-paid retail store employees make up 84% of its total workforce, while its upper pay ...
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The top 10 most-read articles between 16 - 22 February 2024
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 16 - 22 February 2024 were: Easyjet, Estee Lauder and Greggs fail to pay national minimum wageLondon Stock Exchange Group enhances global parental leaveAstraZeneca and Novo Nordisk named best places to work for women in 2023Super Bowl winners can receive bonus payment ...
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Barclays reports mean gender pay gap of 33.6% for 2023
Banking organisation Barclays has reported a mean gender pay gap of 33.6% for 2023, down 2.3 percentage points from 2022.Its median gender pay gap was 33.3%, down 4.4 percentage points from 2022. Its lower pay quartile comprised 66% females and 34% males, while its upper pay quartile was made up ...