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ArticleVenture Stream to trial four-day working week
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK-based digital marketing agency Venture Stream has announced that it plans to launch a four-day working week for its team of 26 workers beginning 6 September (Monday).According to the agency, whose client portfolio includes Yogamatters, Barbour and Standout, there will be no loss of pay or benefits ...
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Article36% of employers’ mental health support has improved
More than a third (36%) of British employers have improved their mental health support for staff since the start of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to new research by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas).Acas commissioned YouGov to ask businesses in Britain about whether they had seen a change ...
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Article32% of British staff work longer hours since Covid-19
One in three British employees working from home have been putting in longer hours since the start of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), with the excessive workload creating “unmanageable stress”, according to new research.The seventh edition of health service company Cigna Europe’s Cigna 360° wellbeing survey, which covered 18,043 people aged 18 or ...
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Article88% of Scots want to trial a four-day week
New research has revealed that 88% of Scottish staff would be willing to take part in trials for a four day working week, currently being set up by Scottish ministers.The think tank IPPR Scotland’s survey, in which 2,203 people aged between 16 and 65 were questioned, also found that 80% ...
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ArticleAberdeen is the best UK city for work-life balance
New data has highlighted that Aberdeen in Scotland is the best UK city for work-life balance, with working hours and commute times under the UK average.UK lending and savings bank Shawbrook Bank carried out the research, which looked at career-orientated metrics to calculate the top places to work in the ...
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ArticleMore death benefits paid in first half of 2021 than all of 2020
Research has revealed that dependants of employees with insured employer-sponsored death benefits have received more financial payouts due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus) in the first half of 2021 than the whole of 2020.Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk sector, also found that nearly 10 million UK ...
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ArticleNike gives staff week off to support their mental health
Head office employees at sports footwear and accessories business Nike have been allowed to take a week off to support their mental health before they return to the office in September.Starting from today and ending on Friday, the organisation has told staff based at is headquarters in Oregon, to “power ...
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ArticleWelsh care workers earn less than minimum wage
Care workers are earning less than the minimum wage thanks to a loophole in the law that means they are not paid for time travelling between visits, warned the Labour Party.The party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has demanded a vote on legislation introduced by Labour’s Liverpool MP Paula Barker that ...
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ArticlePoll: 80% of organisations reject four-day week
Employee Benefits poll: Eight out of 10companies have no plans to introduce a four-day working week, indicating little appetite among organisations for the policy.The latest Employee Benefits poll revealed that just 3% of respondents have implemented a four-day working week, compared to 80% of organisations that said they had not ...
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ArticleYork is the best UK city for hybrid working
New data has found that York is the overall best UK city for hybrid working, scoring 64 points out of 100 due to a “moderate cost of living, a respectable wellbeing standard and a lower average commute”.Business energy supplier Gazprom Energy ranked each major UK city on an index made ...
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Article87% of expat staff value healthcare benefits
New research has revealed that 87% of expatriate workers prioritise family healthcare-related employment benefits when considering a job abroad.A survey by international private medical insurance business Aetna International of 1,000 expatriates living in Singapore, UAE, Germany, and Mexico, found that 44% expect their employer healthcare cover to include their partner ...
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ArticleThe pitfalls of unlimited holidays
Something for the weekend: Do you dream of unlimited holiday allowance? Well, dream no longer, because there are organisations that are offering this rare perk to their lucky employees, such as County Down company Clearbox Communications for one.The business has been operating this benefit for just over six months and ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 20 August - 26 August 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 20 August – 26 August 2021 were: McVitie's staff fight for better redundancy payoutsHouse of Townend offers wine to five working49% of employers have new benefits since pandemicSacked mortgage advisor awarded £23,000Council workers to ballot on industrial actionTop tips for introducing a ...
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Article53% of UK staff work unpaid hours each day
New data has revealed that employees at more than half (53%) of UK organisations are working additional unpaid hours every day.In its latest whitepaper, Cendex, which is part of XpertHR, found that a quarter (24%) of employers attributed this to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and the subsequent increase in remote ...
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ArticleZoom to adopt hybrid working approach
Video teleconferencing software programme Zoom has announced that it is planning to introduce a hybrid approach as employees return to the workplace.The platform will enable a strategic mix of remote and in-office work for its staff. This includes features like the Zoom Rooms Smart Gallery, which has been designed to ...
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ArticleLubbock Fine introduces staff smart working model
London-based accountancy and business advisory organisation Lubbock Fine has announced that its employees can decide when and where they work as part of its new smart working model.Founded in 1929, the mid-tier company, which has 13 partners and employs more than 140 staff, has designed the approach to improve both ...
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ArticleAster Group gets menopause friendly accreditation
Dorset, UK-based housing association Aster Group has been awarded menopause friendly employer accreditation in recognition of its diversity, inclusion and employee wellbeing work.The association, which has nearly 1,500 members of staff, was given the award by Menopause Friendly, an organisation that helps all businesses introduce the right menopause awareness, education ...
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Article44% of employees want some form of hybrid working
According to new research, 44% of British employees want some form of hybrid working.The Health wealth and happiness study conducted by insurance business LifeSearch asked people about their ideal working set up. It found that among Generation X, which included those aged 18 to 24, the proportion who would prefer ...
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ArticleData finds HR employees have good work-life balance
Human resources employees have reported one of the highest scores for work-life balance, according to figures on job review website Glassdoor.A survey of how staff rate their employers on Glassdoor, conducted on behalf of digital marketing agency Reboot Digital PR, revealed that the information technology sector (IT) has the highest ...
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ArticleSacked mortgage adviser awarded £23,000
A high-performing mortgage adviser has been awarded £23,000 for wrongful dismissal after her employer sacked her for “always moaning”.Helen McMahon was dismissed two days after complaining about how hard she worked and how she was working up to 48 hours a week at Heron Financial Limited in Rickmansworth.An employment tribunal ...