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ArticleTribunal finds Association of Chartered Certified Accountants employee was discriminated against
A social media marketer who was told she “had a baby at the wrong time” and was not transferred into a role that matched her responsibilities in a restructuring exercise has won a maternity discrimination claim at an employment tribunal.Ms Yongo, had been working at the Association of Chartered Certified ...
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ArticleSainsbury’s increases pay for hourly paid staff
Credit: Alex Yeung / Shutterstock.comSupermarket Sainsbury’s is to increase pay by 9.1% to £12 per hour as part of a £200 million investment to recognise the hard work of its employees.From March 2024, 120,000 hourly paid staff will benefit from the rise, with those based in London seeing an increase ...
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ArticleBardsey Island Trust looks for island accommodation wardens
Something for the weekend: Bardsey Island Trust, located on an island off the coast of the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales, has begun searching for two accommodation wardens to live and work there together. If you have had enough of commuting and crave a simpler life, then read on!Otherwise known ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 29 December 2023 - 4 January 2024
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 December 2023 - 4 January 2024 were: Exclusive: Accor Group launches new employee wellbeing benefitBristol-Myers Squibb and McDonald’s named in top 25 best places to work in Europe Government introduces holiday pay and entitlement reformsNew Look Retailers reports 27.96% mean gender ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid works to align bonuses and performance management
I think it is interesting to see how the importance of performance-related pay has moved in and out of fashion. Go back a few years and everyone was saying they were a pay-for-performance employer and everything from shares to pay rises was linked to a rating. That made budgeting difficult, ...
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ArticleOvo Energy reports 11.4% mean gender pay gap for 2023
Energy supplier Ovo Energy has reported an 11.4% mean gender pay gap for 2023, down 2.4% from 2022.Its median gender pay gap was 12.1%, down 0.4% from the prior year. The organisation has attributed its gender pay gap to uneven proportions of men and women across different parts of the ...
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ArticleGovernment introduces holiday pay and entitlement reforms
The UK government has implemented reforms to simplify holiday pay calculations and entitlement as per the Working Time Regulations.These changes include the definition of irregular hours and part-year workers in relation to the introduction of the holiday entitlement accrual method and rolled-up holiday pay, the introduction of a method to ...
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ArticleNew Look Retailers reports 27.96% mean gender pay gap
New Look Retailers has reported a 27.96% mean gender pay gap for 2023, up slightly from 25.7% in 2022.Its median gender pay gap for 2023, meanwhile, was 5.2%, down from 8% in 2022.Like many fashion retailers, the organisation has attributed its gender pay gap to the large proportion of women ...
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ArticleBBC reports 4.7% mean gender pay gap for 2023
The BBC has reported a 4.7% mean gender pay gap for 2023, just lower than the 5.1% it published in 2022.Its median gap for 2023 was 7.3%, an increase from 5.9% the previous year. The organisation attributed this to its 47% female and 53% male employee split, and specific investments ...
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ArticleTesco Ireland to give employees pay rise
Tesco Ireland is to give pay rise to its employees as part of a €16 million (£13.7 million) investment.From 1 January 2024, more than 12,000 customer assistants, warehouse operatives and grocery home shopping delivery drivers will receive a minimum 4% increase in their hourly pay.The irvestment means the retailer's annual ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 8 - 14 December 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 8 - 14 December 2023 were: Aldi increases employee pay to at least £12 an hourB&Q to roll out higher hourly rate of pay in January 2024PWC introduces neurodiversity training programmeNew family-friendly regulations set to take effect on 6 April 2024Employee Benefits ...
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ArticleVegasSlotsOnline searches for mulled wine taster
Now that the festive season is in full swing, gambling website VegasSlotsOnline has begun its search for someone to taste piping hot spiced mulled wine and get paid for the privilege.The successful applicant will receive a hamper filled to the brim with mulled wine from 10 different UK supermarkets, worth ...
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ArticleGreene King delivery workers employed by GXO accept pay deal
Delivery workers for the Greene King brewery have accepted an improved pay deal following industrial action this week.Around 30 members of trade union Unite, who are employed by logistics firm GXO on an outsourced contract, took part in industrial action over the course of six days. The workers involved in ...
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ArticleB&Q to roll out higher hourly rate of pay in January 2024
Credit: ClimbWhenReady / ShutterstockDIY retailer B&Q is to roll out a higher hourly rate of pay of £11.31 and reduced break lengths from January 2024.During the summer, the employer undertook a pilot in two stores to reduce the length of breaks while offering employees higher pay, with actual worked hours ...
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ArticleEvora Contracts ordered to pay more than £25,000 in discrimination case
An employment tribunal has ruled that Scottish domestic cleaning business Evora Contracts must pay out £25,777 to its former manager who was sacked while pregnant.Antonia Ogilvie started working as a cleaner on a zero-hours contract in August last year, but was then offered the role of assistant manager and a ...
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ArticleUniversity of Hertfordshire reports 7.59% 2023 mean hourly pay gap
The University of Hertfordshire has reported a 2023 mean hourly pay gap of 7.59%, down from 7.95% in 2022.The mean average hourly rate for women and men were £23.86 and £25.82 respectively, while the median was £21.72 and £23.69. The university’s median pay gap rose to 8.32% from 6.02%, while ...
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ArticleAldi increases employee pay to at least £12 an hour
Supermarket chain Aldi is to increase pay for its 40,000 store and warehouse employees to at least £12 an hour nationally and £13.55 within the M25, from 1 February 2024.Pay rates will rise further for store assistants to £12.95 nationally and £13.85 within the M25 based on employees’ length of ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 1 - 7 December 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 1 - 7 December 2023 were: RMT rail workers accept pay dealIkea awards pay increases and year-end bonuses to UK staff53% of British employees would switch jobs for better benefits66% of UK full-time staff think contributory pensions are importantBrewers Decorator Centres introduces ...
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Article46% believe an ethical employer is more important than a higher salary
Nearly half (46%) of employees said that working for an ethical employer is more important to them than a higher salary, according to new research by PR agency Unhooked Communications.It surveyed 2,015 UK adults on what they look for in an employer and what motivates them in their work for ...
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ArticleChristie’s reports 26.1% mean hourly gender pay gap
Credit: cktravels.com / Shutterstock.comAuction House Christie’s has reported a 26.1% mean hourly pay gap for 2023, a decrease from 37.2% in 2022.The organisation’s median hourly pay gap for this year stands at 22.3%, which is a drop from 26.3% the previous year.Its lower pay quartile consists of 70% of women ...