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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Only 16% of employers measure their gender pensions gap
EXCLUSIVE: Although employers are increasingly focused on closing the widely discussed and publicised gender pay gap, just 16% of respondents proactively measure the gender pensions gap in their organisation, according to research by Employee Benefits.While it is encouraging that some organisations are doing so, there is still a long way ...
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ArticleCoco di Mama rolls out flexible pay benefit for 270 employees
Italian-inspired food and drink chain Coco di Mama is rolling out a flexible pay benefit that will allow all of its 270 employees, working across 23 cafes, to access their wages ahead of their scheduled paydays. Coco di Mama has been trialling the flexible pay app, provided by Wagestream, since ...
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ArticleCalifornia court rules case for reclassification of Uber drivers premature
The District Court of the Northern District of California has declined to order ride-hailing organisation Uber to treat its drivers as employees, but has further refused to entirely dismiss the claims, leaving open an opportunity for further consideration.The case, Colopy v Uber Technologies, concerns Thomas Calopy, who worked as an ...
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ArticleCIPHR acquires Payroll Business Solutions
UK HR software provider CIPHR has acquired its long-term strategic software partner, Payroll Business Solutions (PBS), it announced on 16 December 2019. PBS, which has 20 members of staff, predominately payroll specialists, will join CIPHR's 130 employees, including service desk staff, software developers, project delivery staff, consultants and training specialists, ...
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ArticleEmployees in Aberdeen, Hull and Edinburgh are the richest in the UK
Employees who live and work in Aberdeen, Hull and Edinburgh are among the richest in the UK, according to research by CV Library.The study compared the basic living costs against average salaries for UK professionals in 18 of the UK’s key cities from July 2019 to 20 October 2019. It ...
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ArticleNorthern Ireland nursing staff strike at 21 locations in dispute over pay
Image credit: RCNNorthern Ireland nursing staff working within health and social care (HSC) organisations, who are members of the trade union Royal College of Nursing (RCN), are undertaking strike action today (18 December 2019).Nurses and nursing assistants are protesting over being paid less than their counterparts in England, Wales and ...
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ArticleC and W Trucking ordered to pay $199,000 in wage violations
A contractor for the US Postal Service (USPS), C and W Trucking has been ordered to pay $199,010 (£150,000) for overtime violations and for unpaid health and welfare benefits, after an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) discovered it was violating federal law.The investigation ...
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ArticleFrench transport employees strike over pension reforms
Image credit: Willy BartonFrench transport workers, represented by the Confédération Générale du Travail (General Confederation of Labour (GCT)), are undertaking strike action today (17 December 2019) in an ongoing dispute regarding pension reforms.This is the 13th day of strike action in protest of French prime minister Edouard Philippe's November 2019 ...
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ArticleNewcross Healthcare rolls out flexible pay benefit to 8,000 health workers
Healthcare organisation Newcross Healthcare is rolling out a flexible pay benefit that will allow 8,000 health workers among its 9,000-strong workforce to access their pay as it is earned, rather than waiting for a monthly pay date. Newcross Healthcare has been trialling the new Flexi Pay benefit for the past ...
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ArticleChristmas movie lover offered $1,000 to watch 24 Hallmark films in 12 days
Something for the weekend: Internet service provider CenturyLink is looking to recruit a Christmas movie fan to watch 24 Hallmark Christmas movies in 12 days.It is offering to pay the lucky applicant $1,000 (£750) to watch a list of movies, then take to social media and spread the word, and ...
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ArticleEight in 10 Dorset police employees feel underpaid for stress of the job
More than four-fifths (86%) of Dorset police do not feel fairly paid for the stresses and strains of their job, according to the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) Pay and morale survey.The survey, which received 1,296 responses, 362 from Dorset Police and 934 who declined to state their ...
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ArticleAbsolute Plumbing ordered to pay $145,297 for wage violations
Florida-based plumbing organisation Absolute Plumbing has been ordered to pay $145,297 (£110,385) in back wages and damages to 46 employees for overtime violations after an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) discovered it was violating federal law.The investigation found that the residential and commercial ...
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ArticleLincolnshire health visitors end strike action over pay dispute
Lincolnshire County Council has agreed to pay Lincolnshire health visitors between £2,000 and £6,000 in a one-off transitional payment after upgrading their pay grade from a grade 9 to a grade 10.The employees, who are members of trade union Unite, called off strike action on 5 December 2019 after their ...
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ArticleOne third of UK employees have never received a Christmas bonus
One third (33%) of employees in the UK have never received a Christmas bonus, according to research by Hawk Incentives.The online poll, which canvassed the views of 1,500 respondents in November 2019, also found that nearly three-quarters (73%) are not expecting any form of financial benefit from their employers this ...
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ArticleUCL academics and outsourced domestic staff unite in strike over pay and conditions
University College London (UCL) academic, support and domestic staff have joined together for the first ever combined strike of direct and outsourced university staff today (4 December 2019).Represented by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), staff including outsourced cleaners, porters and security officers who are currently employed by ...
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ArticleEmployment Tribunal finds workers are employees for purposes of Tupe regulations
The London Central Employment Tribunal has published a judgment finding that, for the purposes of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment (Tupe)) Regulations 2006 (Tupe), an individual classified as a 'worker' under the Working Time Regulations 1998 is to be treated as an employee.The case, Dewhurst v Revisecatch, concerned ...
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ArticleOdfjell Drilling offshore staff vote to accept 3% pay rise
Offshore staff employed at drilling, well service and engineering organisation Odfjell Drilling, and who are members of the trade union Unite, have voted to accept a new pay offer, increasing wages by 3% for the year 2019 to 2020.Unite announced announced on 26 November 2019 that 82% of the 50 ...
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ArticleServPro ordered to pay $201,508 for wage violations
Florida-based restoration and remediation organisation ServPro has been ordered to pay $201,508 (£156,180) in back wages to 141 employees, after an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) discovered it was violating federal law.The investigation found that the organisation was violating the overtime requirements of ...
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Staff at 60 UK universities commence strike action in dispute over pay and pensions
Staff employed at 60 UK universities, and who are members of the University and College Union (UCU), have commenced strike action today (Monday 25 November 2019) in a dispute over pay, conditions and pensions.The strike, which will affect institutions across the UK, including York, St Andrews, Cardiff, Cambridge, Oxford and ...
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ArticleLidl GB to invest £10 million in living wage pay rises for 19,000 employees
Grocery retailer Lidl GB has announced that it will be increasing hourly pay rates for 19,000 employees from March 2020, representing an investment of £10 million into staff pay. This will uplift pay to match the real living wage levels for 2020. The pay rise, which Lidl has stated will ...