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ArticleProfessional Santas in US earn up to $20,000 a year
Something for the weekend: professional Santas accrue earnings of up to $20,000 (£15,644) in a year, according to a recent article on US news and opinion website Vox.Baltimore-based Santa Brian Marchetti told author Zachary Crockett that he gets around 110 gigs over the holiday season, working the circuit of corporate ...
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ArticleAnglian Water, Microsoft and Google recognised on 2019 Best places to work: UK list
Utilities provider Anglian Water (pictured), retailer Ikea, restaurant chain Nandos and technology organisations Google and Microsoft are among those recognised on 2019’s Best places to work: UK list, compiled by job review and recruitment website Glassdoor.The annual list, now in its 11th year, recognises and ranks UK employers with 1,000 ...
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ArticleParadise Granite ordered to pay $134,097 in back wages and liquidated damages
Alabama-based countertop installation organisation Paradise Granite has been ordered to pay $134,097 (£104,639.91) in back wages and liquidated damages to 22 employees, due to violations of overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).The violations were uncovered by an investigation by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) ...
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ArticleKavitha Sivasubramaniam: Boosting engagement with a happier workforce
As our Happiness at Work Week, in association with Personal Group, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.Most organisations today recognise the correlation between happiness and productivity. In general terms, happier employees mean ...
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ArticleMore than a quarter plan to increase investment in health and wellbeing benefits
More than a quarter (29%) of employer respondents state that they are likely to increase investment in their health and wellbeing benefits in the next two years, for example around occupational sick pay, employee assistance programmes (EAPs) and flu jabs, according to research by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and ...
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ArticleNew Zealand Employment Relations Bill set to pass second reading in parliament
The New Zealand government's new Employment Relations Bill is expected to pass its second reading in parliament today.The legislation is expected to create a new relationship and balance between workers' rights and employers' interests. The bill contains multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) provisions that clarify that employers have a responsibility to ...
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ArticleSingapore government extends workers' rights with amendment bill
The Singapore government's Employment (Amendment) Bill 2018 has been passed in parliament after a second reading by Josephine Teo, minister for manpower, on 20 November 2018.Changes to Singapore's Employment Act (EA) and Employment Claims Act (ECA) are due to take effect from 1 April 2019.Core provisions under the acts will ...
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ArticleUniversity of Leicester security team achieve victory in dispute over hours and pay
Image credit: UnisonUniversity of Leicester has dropped plans to cut the hours and pay of its security team, following a campaign coordinated by the trade union Unison.The 26-strong team, all of whom are Unison members, would have had their weekly hours cut from 37 to 35, and would also have ...
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ArticlePrysmian Cables and Systems workers accept two-year pay deal to end dispute
Workers at cable manufacturing organisation Prysmian Cables and Systems in Eastleigh, Hampshire, have ended a long-running industrial dispute by voting overwhelmingly for a two-year pay deal.The trade union Unite, which has 162 members within Prysmian Cables and Systems, stated that the workforce voted 85% in favour of a 2% increase ...
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ArticleStreet Crane Company offers workers 3% pay increase following strike action
Derbyshire-based crane and hoist manufacturer Street Crane Company has offered a 3% pay increase to employees, following eight days of strike action by workers who build and maintain overhead factory cranes.The strikes, which involved 40 members of the trade union Unite, were the first industrial action taken at the organisation ...
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ArticleUniversal Orlando increases base rate of pay to $12 an hour
American theme park and entertainment organisation Universal Orlando (pictured) has increased its base rate of pay to $12 (£9.35) an hour, effective from February 2019.The pay rise is expected to increase wages for thousands of Universal Orlando’s US-based staff members.The organisation has committed to continue to review and adjust its ...
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ArticleUK employees forecast to receive 0.8% real salary increase in 2019
UK employees working within the private sector are forecast to receive a 0.8% real salary increase in 2019, equating to approximately £20 more a month, or £237.35 a year, before tax for the average employee, according to research by data organisation ECA International (ECA).Its Salary trends report, which analyses current ...
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ArticleRental Concepts pays $96,511 in back wages following investigation
Rental Concepts of Springdale, Arkansas, which operates as RNR Tire Express, a franchise retailer of tires and custom wheels, has paid $96,511 (£75,137.19) in back wages to 239 employees. This follows an investigation by the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), which uncovered systemic violations of ...
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ArticlePay growth rate of 0.9% in last quarter was highest since December 2016
Regular pay in real terms, namely adjusted for inflation, increased by 0.9% between July to September 2017 and July to September 2018, according to the UK labour market report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This represents the highest pay growth rate since October to December 2016.Matt Hughes, senior ...
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ArticleEAT upholds decision that Addison Lee drivers are not self-employed
Taxi organisation Addison Lee has lost an appeal against an Employee Tribunal (ET) ruling, which stated its drivers are not self-employed contractors running their own businesses.The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed that the true nature of the relationship is that the drivers work for the organisation, upholding the decision reached ...
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ArticleNearly a third say demand for flexible working is biggest challenge for employers
The biggest workplace issues facing employers across the globe are skills shortages (49%) and the demand for flexible working (30%), according to a study by HR and employment law firm alliance Ius Laboris.The word - the forces for change surveyed 630 senior HR and legal professionals across 17 countries in ...
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ArticleLeigh Day lodges first batch of claims on behalf of Morrisons store workers
The first batch of equal pay claims against supermarket chain Morrisons has been lodged with the Employment Tribunal by legal organisation Leigh Day.The law firm is seeking compensation for store workers, who are predominantly female, and who claim that they are paid less for work of equal value to ...
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ArticleEmployers report pay increase expectations of just 2% for the year ahead
According to the autumn 2018 Labour market outlook report by the CIPD and the Adecco Group, employers report median basic pay increase expectations of just 2% for the period up to September 2019.The report, for which YouGov polled 1,002 HR professionals in September 2018, found that almost half (48%) of ...
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ArticleFord upgrades parental leave policy for US salaried staff
Automobile organisation Ford has upgraded the parental leave policy offered to its 29,000 salaried employees in the US.Effective from 1 November 2018, the upgrade adds a range of new benefits for birth mothers and fathers, as well as adoptive parents and same sex couples. These improved provisions include increased time ...
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ArticleAdvertised salaries fall for fifth consecutive month in September 2018
Advertised salaries in the UK are showing a fifth consecutive month of negative growth, according to the latest data from job website Adzuna.The statistics show the average advertised salary in September 2018 was £33,415, compared with £33,470 in August 2018; this represents a fall of 0.3%. However, advertised salaries have ...