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  • Menopause
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    Amey and Mace launch staff menopause app

    2021-08-09T08:00:05Z

    Infrastructure and services business Amey has combined forces with construction company Mace to launch an app to support women going through the menopause.According to both organisations, the move is part of a wider joint strategy to drive gender equality and diversity in the workplace and to show the construction industry ...

  • BEIS records big rise in minimum wage avoidance
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    Top companies shamed for minimum wage failings

    2021-08-06T10:10:44Z

    John Lewis, The Body Shop International, Enterprise Rent-a-Car UK and Pret A Manger are some of the 191 companies named and shamed by the government this week for failing to pay their workers the national minimum wage (NMW).An investigation by HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC) found that a total of ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 30 July - 5 August 2021

    2021-08-06T08:00:54Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 July – 5 August 2021 were: Bumble introduces new paid leave policiesHow has the hybrid working trend impacted benefit and reward strategies?The Queen Elizabeth Hospital launches menopause policiesThe benefits of office bestiesConfessions: Candid ticks the boxNext store staff bring equal pay ...

  • Kavitha
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    Kavitha’s keynote: Saving for the future

    2021-08-06T08:00:51Z

    More than half (55%) of respondents to a new survey said that the pandemic had made them more aware of the importance of saving for the future, highlighting a positive shift in people’s attitudes towards their finances.The findings from Cushon, which we reported on earlier this week, showed 62% of ...

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    Back to bad habits in the workplace

    2021-08-06T08:00:22Z

    Something for the weekend: Are you longing to return to the office? Well, think again as it may not live up to your expectations. One aspect of workplace life that many employees seem to have forgotten about during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic lockdowns are the bad habits of some of ...

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    58% of hospitality employers increased their benefits

    2021-08-06T08:00:12Z

    New data has found that more than half (58%) of businesses in the hospitality industry have increased their benefits package in the past year.The first quarterly Caterer.com hospitality hiring insider report, which gathered the views of 250 hospitality employers and 2,000 consumers, highlighted how the sector has boosted employee benefits ...

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    16% of workers think their mental health is supported

    2021-08-04T08:00:56Z

    New data has revealed that only 16% of UK employees feel their mental health is very well supported at work, despite 81% wanting their organisation to encourage good mental wellbeing.Healthcare top-up provider Lime has published a report entitled Keeping up appearances: how ‘pleasanteeism’ is eroding resilience, which found that 42% ...

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    The Queen Elizabeth Hospital launches menopause policy

    2021-08-02T09:36:16Z

    The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, UK has launched a new menopause initiative as part of its staff wellness programme.The Norfolk-based hospital made the decision to state that it is a menopause-friendly employer in its job adverts and aims to be a national leader in the NHS for menopause ...

  • Bumble
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    Bumble introduces new paid leave policies

    2021-08-02T08:23:04Z

    Dating app Bumble has announced it will give all of its employees a minimum of six months' paid leave for the birth, adoption or surrogacy of a child.Workers will be able to take at least 12 weeks' leave a year to take care of a family member and caregivers will ...

  • Walkers-Transport
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    Walkers Transport launches four-day working week

    2021-07-30T11:46:00Z

    Haulage firm Walkers Transport has launched a four-day working week for its drivers, which aims to give them greater flexibility and more quality time with their families.The haulier, which has depots in Leeds, Manchester and Fradley, is making the option of a four-day Monday to Friday working week available to ...

  • UPAC-Group
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    UPAC Group moves to four-day working week

    2021-07-30T08:26:40Z

    Food and drink industry packaging supplier UPAC Group has introduced a four-day working week while still allowing employees to keep a full salary and holiday entitlement.The Glasgow, UK-based business has made the switch after a two-month trial, which showed no drop in productivity and a decrease in stress levels. As ...

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    Redcar and Cleveland Council starts blended working

    2021-07-30T08:16:19Z

    Redcar and Cleveland Council has adopted a blended working approach for staff following the relaxation of remaining Covid-19 (Coronavirus) restrictions in England.The working model will be introduced as a result of 55% of the council’s more than 2,000 staff continuing to work from home for at least some of the ...

  • 70% of employees miss office-based conversations
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    The benefits of office besties

    2021-07-30T08:00:46Z

    Something for the weekend: As International Friendship Day arrives (30 July) there’ll be many a home worker fondly remembering all the good times they had with their office bestie before the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic ripped them apart and consigned them to a solitary life of working from home.No one can ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: 45% want recognition for their wellbeing

    2021-07-29T08:48:59Z

    Almost half of UK employees at small and medium sized enterprises (SME) said that recognition for work well done is among their top requirements for wellbeing in the workplace.Financial services provider Legal and General looked at what workplace wellbeing really means to 1,055 SME employees in its Wellbeing at Work ...

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    Publicis Groupe UK launches family policies

    2021-07-29T08:21:07Z

    Communications organisation Publicis Groupe UK has implemented family-centered workplace policies for its employees spanning maternity, paternity and shared parental leave, as well as adoption, surrogacy, fertility and pregnancy loss.The introduction of these will be supported by a training and education program aimed at employees and managers. They are the latest ...

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    Dr Zofia Bajorek: What impact will the return to work have on employees’ work-life balance?

    2021-07-29T05:00:44Z

    As the country continues its pathway out of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) lockdown, conversations have invariably turned to what a return to the workplace will look like, and what this means both in terms of the flexible working agenda and employee health and wellbeing. Some have labelled these last 18 months ...

  • David-Wood
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    David Wood: What impact will the return to work have on employees’ work-life balance?

    2021-07-29T05:00:28Z

    Earlier in the year we asked our people for their feedback on how they'd found homeworking and their thoughts on what a return to the office could look like for them. Most people had really appreciated having the ability to work from home, and many said that they felt just ...

  • Sarah-Way
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    Sarah Way: What impact will the return to work have on employees’ work-life balance?

    2021-07-29T05:00:25Z

    While Herrco Cosmetics has employees working in the factory producing essential goods, we also have a number of employees working from home. Working from home has been our norm for years, and so having teams working in a hybrid way wasn’t unfamiliar to us when the pandemic hit. Having the ...

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    Arken Legal implements four-day working week

    2021-07-28T09:41:07Z

    Digital estate planning solutions business Arken Legal has introduced a four-day working week for full-time employees following a trial that lasted nine months.Since October 2020, all full-time employees, with the exception of two members of staff who take a different day to ensure cover, have had Fridays off. The trial ...

  • One in ten employers don't believe in supporting employee wellbeing
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    38% feel wellbeing support improves productivity

    2021-07-27T09:43:39Z

    Over a third (38%) of people who have been working from home throughout the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic feel wellbeing support has increased their productivity.A study by health insurance and wellbeing solutions provider Westfield Health asked 1,500 people across the UK about their future work plans and wellbeing needs in order ...