News – Page 136
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ArticleGreenwich Leisure Limited to pay all staff the London living wage
Leisure, gym and swimming pool organisation Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) has committed to paying all employees, including those aged between 18 and 20, the London living wage rate of £10.20 an hour.Currently, staff aged between 18 and 20 earn £8.10 an hour, and employees aged 21 or older are paid ...
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ArticleNorth West Ambulance Service paramedics strike in pay dispute
Paramedics at North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) who are members of the GMB trade union undertook a six-hour strike on Friday 29 June 2018 as part of a long-running pay dispute.Approximately 50 GMB members based across Lancashire, Cumbria, Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester participated in the industrial action, which saw ...
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ArticleKings Place Arts and Music Centre increases pay and paid sick leave
Live music venue Kings Place Arts and Music Centre has agreed to increase the minimum hourly rate of pay for staff as part of a three-year plan, as well as improving annual paid sick leave entitlement.The organisation has agreed to the three-year staged pay rise plan with trade union Bectu. ...
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ArticleDeliveroo pays compensation to settle riders’ employment status claims
Food delivery organisation Deliveroo has paid compensation to 50 of its couriers to settle legal action regarding whether they should be classified as workers or self-employed independent contractors, and whether riders can therefore access employment rights, such as the national minimum wage and holiday pay.The legal action, which was brought ...
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ArticleChina caps film actors’ pay
Something for the weekend: Five government agencies in China have announced that the salaries of on-screen actors are to be capped at 40% of total production costs.A joint notice from five Chinese government agencies, including the tax authority, the television and film regulator and the propaganda department, confirmed on Wednesday ...
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ArticleEmployment Tribunal rules in favour of Hermes couriers in employment status case
The Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled that couriers working for delivery organisation Hermes are workers rather than independent contractors, which entitles them to employment rights such as the national minimum wage and holiday pay.The case, which was heard by the Leeds Employment Tribunal in April and May 2018, was brought ...
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ArticleLeeds Building Society doubles paid volunteering time for staff
Employees of Leeds Building Society can now take up to 14 hours of paid leave per year to volunteer for good causes, effective immediately, as part of an expansion of the organisation's volunteering programme.Previously, the programme allowed staff seven hours of paid leave per year to spend working in their ...
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ArticleRosyth-based Babcock employees to receive pay increase of up to 9.2%
Waterside manufacturing and repair organisation Babcock is to award 700 employees based at Rosyth dockyard a pay deal, including a pay increase of up to 9.2%.The pay deal, negotiated with trade union Unite, will see Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard employees receive a pay rise of £2,000, as well as a £1,000 ...
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ArticleMember of Parliament launches inquiry into pay and working conditions at Deliveroo
Labour politician and member of Parliament for Birkenhead Frank Field (pictured) has launched an inquiry into the pay and working conditions of riders working for delivery organisation Deliveroo.The five-week inquiry, launched on 18 June 2018, will gather evidence from Deliveroo riders in order to better understand the living standards of ...
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Article13% of countries do not offer sick pay
More than one in 10 (13%) of countries do not offer sick pay, according to research by independent health and welfare consultancy organisation Asinta, and employee benefit provider Punter Southall Health and Protection.Its Global paid time off study, which surveyed Asinta partners across 18 countries, also found that Germany offers ...
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ArticleAmerican pizza restaurant chain pays $363,284 in back pay for overtime violations
Four pizza restaurants operating as part of American chain Gina La Fornarina, as well as its owner Paola Pedrignani, have been ordered to pay $363,284 (£275,541.83) in back pay and liquidated damages for overtime and record keeping violations.An investigation and federal court trial conducted by the US Department of Labor ...
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ArticleOffice for Students to publish university vice-chancellor pay
English higher education regulatory body the Office for Students (OFS) has published new requirements obliging universities to submit details of their vice-chancellors’ total remuneration package, to be published in an annual report.The new requirements were published on 18 June 2018 as part of the OFS’ accounts direction, which provides guidance ...
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Article75% of employers believe their industry does not view the gender pay gap as a problem
Three-quarters (75%) of employer respondents believe that their industry does not perceive the gender pay gap to be a problem, according to research by global professional services organisation Lockton.Its Global benefits forum survey report polled 400 HR directors and 400 employees within multi-national organisations of over 1,000 employees with a ...
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ArticleDHL awards two-year pay deal to Gatwick-based EasyJet ground staff
Approximately 1,000 ground staff and baggage handlers working for EasyJet at Gatwick Airport, who are directly employed by logistics organisation DHL, are to receive a two-year pay deal.The pay offer, which was negotiated with trade union Unite, totals a 7.5% pay rise over the two years. Unite members will additionally ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Gig economy workers under the spotlight yet again
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court put those working in the so-called ‘gig economy’ firmly under the spotlight yet again.In Pimlico Plumbers and Charlie Mullins v Gary Smith, the court determined that Smith – who was self-employed and VAT registered – qualified as a worker. In doing so, it dismissed ...
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ArticleFloyd Mayweather is the world’s highest-paid athlete for 2018
Something for the weekend: American boxer Floyd Mayweather has secured his latest sporting victory, ranking as the world’s highest-paid athlete in Forbes’ 2018 list.Between 1 June 2017 and 1 June 2018, the undefeated boxing champ earned $285 million (£214 million) including salary, bonuses, prize money, endorsements, licensing and appearance fees. ...
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ArticleLondonEnergy recognises trade union for collective pay bargaining
Image credit: ProspectEnergy organisation LondonEnergy has signed a voluntary trade union recognition agreement with Prospect, to enable collective pay bargaining.The agreement, which was signed on 11 June 2018, recognises Prospect as the trade union representation for 300 LondonEnergy employees. This means that the union will be able to negotiate and ...
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Article47% are motivated by pay and remuneration
Just under half (47%) of respondents are motivated and engaged by pay and remuneration, according to research by HR management software provider ADP.The workforce view in Europe 2018, a report that surveyed 9,908 employees across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK, also found that 22% ...
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ArticlePimlico Plumbers' employment status appeal dismissed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that, in Pimlico Plumbers and Charlie Mullins v Gary Smith, Smith qualifies as a worker, dismissing an appeal put forward by Pimlico Plumbers and its CEO and founder, Charlie Mullins.Between August 2005 and April 2011, Smith worked for Pimlico Plumbers as a plumbing and heating ...
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ArticleBBC unions vote to accept pay deal and new terms and conditions
The BBC will introduce a new minimum salary of £20,000 from 1 August 2018, and will modernise its terms and conditions, in a new deal negotiated by The Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre Union (Bectu), the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Unite.This landmark agreement includes a three-year pay deal, ...