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  • Tyler Grange living wage
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    Tyler Grange receives living wage employer accreditation

    2024-06-13T11:05:29Z

    Environmental consultancy Tyler Grange has received living wage employer accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.More than 80 staff employed by the London-based consultancy, which operates a four-day working week, will now be paid a minimum of £13.15 per hour, which is the rate for the capital. This will see employees ...

  • AFAS Software four-day week
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    AFAS Software to introduce four-day working week

    2024-06-12T10:37:55Z

    Dutch software firm AFAS Software has announced that it will introduce a four-day working week for its employees as of 1 January 2025.From next year, its office will close on Fridays and members of staff will have a development day. Their employment conditions, such as their salary, pension, holiday pay ...

  • feeling exhausted working day
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    44% of UK workers feel exhausted at the end of a working day

    2024-06-12T10:33:10Z

    More than four in 10 (44%) of UK workers admitted to feeling exhausted at the end of a working day, according to new research by Telus Health.For its Telus mental health index, the global healthcare organisation explored the mental health of employed people in the UK, the US, Canada, Europe, ...

  • Aston Martin pay agreement
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    Aston Martin increases pay and awards cost-of-living payment

    2024-06-11T10:50:40Z

    Sports car manufacturer Aston Martin is to increase pay for more than 2,500 eligible UK employees and contractors.The two-year pay agreement includes a 4% annual pay increase for its workforce in 2024 and 2025. In addition, manufacturing technicians will receive a 1.5% rise in 2025 alongside a one-hour reduction in ...

  • spend staff wellbeing
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    58% of manufacturers spend at least £10,000 on staff wellbeing

    2024-06-10T10:33:08Z

    More than half (58%) of UK manufacturers spend between £10,000 and £50,000 on staff wellbeing initiatives, up from a third two years ago, according to research by manufacturers' organisation Make UK.Its A healthier manufacturing workforce – wellbeing and work in UK manufacturing report also found that in the last year, ...

  • Post Office voluntary benefits
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    Post Office adds new voluntary benefits to reward platform

    2024-06-07T10:46:16Z

    Post Office has introduced new voluntary benefits to its reward, benefits and recognition platform following feedback from its employees.The organisation announced the additions at the end of May at its weekly stand-up called 10 @ 10, led by chief executive officer Nick Read.The new benefits include private medical insurance provided ...

  • 6 June 2024
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    The top 10 most read articles between 31 May - 6 June 2024

    2024-06-07T08:00:43Z

    The top 10 most read articles between 31 May - 6 June 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Scottish government introduces pay rise for public sector employeesThe Coca-Cola Company and Deloitte shortlisted for best use of benefits technologyFormer sports centre director receives fine for withholding pensions informationFifa implements pregnancy and parental support ...

  • Menzies Aviation Glasgow Airport
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    Menzies Aviation ground services staff at Glasgow Airport accept pay deal

    2024-06-05T10:57:36Z

    More than 200 workers employed by Menzies Aviation at Glasgow Airport have accepted a one-year pay deal, which will increase pay packages by 6.8%.The ground services crew, who are members of trade union Unite, include dispatchers, allocators, airside agents and controllers.They overwhelmingly voted to accept the offer, which will be ...

  • Quiet quitting health wellbeing
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    Quiet quitting and staff turnover named biggest employee health and wellbeing issues

    2024-06-05T10:30:20Z

    Quiet quitting (35%) and staff turnover (34%) have been revealed to be the biggest employee health and wellbeing issues this year, according to new research from Towergate Health and Protection.The health and wellbeing advice and solutions firm surveyed 500 HR professionals and found that quiet quitting, which is where an ...

  • Fifa support female
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    Fifa implements pregnancy and parental support for female employees

    2024-06-04T10:47:18Z

    Football association Fifa has implemented support for its female footballers and coaches during and after pregnancy, and in all types of motherhood as of 1 June.Approved by the Fifa council last month, the changes are applicable to its affiliated associations in 211 countries across the world. They include a minimum ...

  • Edinburgh Airport Services pay
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    Edinburgh Airport Services workers accept 12% pay increase

    2024-06-03T10:43:35Z

    Credit: Serge Cornu / Shutterstock.comAround 50 workers employed by Edinburgh Airport Services have accepted a 12% pay increase and boosts to their shift rates and holidays.The employees, who are members of trade union Unite and are based at Edinburgh Airport, undertake various roles including customer services, drivers and baggage handlers. ...

  • Metropolitan Police case
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    Detective pressured back to office wins reasonable adjustments case

    2024-05-31T08:05:00Z

    A Metropolitan Police officer who was forced to return to the office despite a heart condition has won his disability discrimination and harassment case at the employment tribunal. Tarik Ahmed, who has worked for the Met Police for more than 22 years, has ischaemic heart disease, having ...

  • Aster Group menopause-friendly
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    Aster Group reaccredited as menopause-friendly employer

    2024-05-31T08:03:32Z

    Housing association Aster Group has been reaccredited as a menopause-friendly employer due to its ongoing aim to provide the right support for its employees.The accreditation is awarded by Henpicked: Menopause In The Workplace, which recognises inclusive employers that continue to highlight menopause awareness, education and support in the workplace. During ...

  • Cadent Mott MacDonald
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    Cadent and Mott MacDonald shortlisted for HR or benefits team of the year

    2024-05-31T08:00:40Z

    Gas distribution network Cadent and engineering and development consultancy Mott MacDonald are among those on the shortlist for HR or benefits team of the year at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024.Sponsored by Tusker, the award celebrates an in-house HR or benefits team that has worked to deliver benefits that meet ...

  • DHL Cisco happiest workplaces
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    DHL, Cisco and Saint-Gobain among happiest workplaces across the globe

    2024-05-30T10:52:28Z

    Valeriya Zankovych / Shutterstock.comLogistics business DHL, digital communications firm Cisco and materials manufacturer Saint-Gobain have been named as some of the happiest workplaces across the globe.The list, which was compiled by Happy Workplaces, a provider in enhancing workplace happiness, was derived from a meta-analysis of 16,829 employers across 236 different ...

  • summer flex options
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    84% of employees with summer flex options cannot always take advantage of these

    2024-05-30T10:40:05Z

    More than four-fifths (84%) of employees who are offered summer flexibility policies cannot always take advantage of these, according to research by HR software business Dayforce.Its survey of 2,838 full-time employees in the US, Canada and UK, also found that, of those who cannot always take advantage of such policies, ...

  • top10news17-23May
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    The top 10 most read articles between 17 - 23 May 2024

    2024-05-24T08:00:56Z

    The top 10 most read articles between 17 - 23 May 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust increases pay ratesEmployment appeal tribunal upholds decision to hear unfair dismissal claimCentral Co-op rolls out mental, physical and emotional wellbeing campaignVivup and Canada Life UK shortlisted for ...

  • software executive tribunal
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    Gravity Supply Chain Solutions employee awarded £90,000 for associative discrimination

    2024-05-23T11:21:42Z

    A former software executive at Gravity Supply Chain Solutions has been awarded £89,900 after an employment tribunal ruled that his employer had discriminated against him in association with his wife’s cancer treatment and that associative discrimination took place due to an underlying insensitivity around her terminal condition.Graham began working for ...

  • Best Workplaces for Development
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    Cisco and Hilton among UK’s Best Workplaces for Development 2024

    2024-05-23T10:50:27Z

    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 ...

  • could not afford time off
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    37% work through pain as they cannot afford to take time off

    2024-05-22T11:02:34Z

    More than one-third (37%) of employees have worked through pain as they could not afford to take time off, according to research by National Accident Helpline.Its survey of 2,000 British workers also found that more than half of respondents have never taken a sick day during their career, while 28% ...