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ArticleThe Perfume Shop accredited as living wage employer
Fragrance retailer The Perfume Shop has received living wage employer accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.The retailer aligned itself with the real living wage this year, signalling its commitment to ensuring all staff are paid fairly, feel rewarded and valued, and as part of its recognition of how the cost-of-living ...
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ArticleMedian monthly pay up 9.7% year-on-year in June
Median monthly pay for June 2023 has been estimated at £2,308, a 9.7% increase from June 2022 and a 24.1% rise from February 2020, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its latest labour market figures revealed this is an increase on the previous month, when median monthly ...
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ArticleAmazon warehouse employees strike over pay
Almost 900 workers employed by Amazon at its Coventry fulfilment centre have begun a multiple-day strike in an ongoing row over pay.The strike will continue until 13 July at the organisation’s warehouse, lasting for two hours during the morning and two hours in the evening across the three days.The workers, ...
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ArticleTribunal orders ABC Engineering to pay former staff unpaid wages and holiday pay
An employment tribunal has ruled that collapsed firm ABC Engineering needs to pay eight former members of staff more than £12,000 for failing to pay holiday entitlements and unauthorised wage deductions.The Warrington-based engineering business entered voluntary liquidation in last September after accruing debts worth nearly £300,000. One month later, eight ...
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ArticleHerbert Smith Freehills and West Brom win Beyond the Living Wage Award
Credit: Wozzie / Shutterstock.comLaw firm Herbert Smith Freehills, building society West Brom and savings and retirement firm Phoenix Group have been recognised for their commitment to supporting staff beyond the living wage.Winning the Beyond the Living Wage Award at the Living Wage Foundation’s Living Wage Champion Awards 2023, the employers ...
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ArticleBaker McKenzie boosts pay for newly qualified London lawyers
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has increased the salary for its London-based newly qualified lawyers from £110,000 to £118,000 as of this month.According to the firm, which has more than 13,000 employees, trainee salaries will remain at their current rates of £50,000 for first-year trainees and £55,000 for second-year trainees. ...
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ArticleGymBird seeks chief step officer to walk 10,000 steps a day
Something for the weekend: Fitness brand GymBird has taken its first step to find a chief step officer to walk 10,000 steps in a single day, report on their experience and receive a $10,000 (£7,856) payment in return.The ideal candidate will be looking to put their best foot forward in ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 30 June - 6 July 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 June - 6 July 2023 were: Tui UK enhances family leave policyBirmingham City Council unable to pay £760 million equal pay billUK salary budgets expected to decline in 2024Barclays updates childcare leave policy for US staffTrip.com Group introduces childcare subsidyHolland and ...
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ArticleJames Walker Devol engineers accept 12.5% pay rise
Workers employed at the James Walker Devol plant based in Gourock, Scotland, have accepted a 12.5% pay rise.Around 100 engineers, who are responsible for manufacturing components for the construction, oil, gas and railway sectors around the globe, are set to receive the increase, which equates to a £2,500 annual pay ...
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ArticleScottish museums and galleries staff required to receive living wage
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) has introduced changes to funding criteria that will require all Scottish museums and galleries that want to apply for grants to pay all of their workers at least the real living wage.On 1 July, the funding and development body introduced two elements of the government’s guidelines ...
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ArticleTrip.com Group introduces childcare subsidy
Credit: Robert Way / Shutterstock.comGlobal travel service provider Trip.com Group has launched a childcare subsidy for all of its employees across the globe as of this month.Employees who have been in their roles for three years or more will receive an annual cash bonus of 10,000 Chinese Yuan (£1,086), or ...
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ArticleTui UK enhances family leave policy
Travel and leisure business Tui UK has rehauled its family leave policy in order to give its employees more time, financial security and support.Partner leave has been enhanced from two weeks at statutory pay to two weeks at normal pay, and staff going on either maternity or adoption leave will ...
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ArticleBarclays updates childcare leave policy for US staff
Banking group Barclays has enhanced its US childcare leave policy in order to further support new and expectant parents.For births, adoptions or foster care placements occurring on or after 1 July, the primary and non-primary distinction will be eliminated, and all new parents including men, women, non-binary people, same-sex families, ...
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ArticleBirmingham City Council unable to pay £760 million equal pay bill
Birmingham City Council is in conversation with the government due to being unable to pay an equal pay claims bill worth up to £760 million.The council has already paid out a total of £1.1 billion to settle equal pay claims over the last decade following a Supreme Court ruling pay ...
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ArticleUK salary budgets expected to decline in 2024
Salary budgets for UK employees are expected to decline in 2024 after peaking this year, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.The global advisory, broking and solutions firm’s latest Salary budget planning survey found that UK employers are budgeting an average increase of 4.4% for 2024. This is lower than ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 23 - 29 June 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 June 2023 were: Medtronic accredited as menopause-friendly employerAllianz introduces electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeWho will win at the Employee Benefits Awards 2023?Exclusive: GI Group wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2023TotalEnergies staff accept 15.5% pay rise10% of employers introduced support ...
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ArticleVegasSlotsOnline.com to pay £1,000 to binge watch Black Mirror
Something for the weekend: Global gaming news website VegasSlotsOnline.com has begun its search for a super fan of the TV show Black Mirror to binge watch all episodes and predict the likelihood of storylines happening in real life. If you are even remotely a fan of creepy, dystopian content, then ...
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ArticleManchester Airport staff accept up to 17% pay rise
Credit: David Pimborough / Shutterstock.comMore than 2,000 workers employed by Manchester Airport have accepted a pay deal worth up to 17% over two years and a lump sum worth up to 9.6%.Covering firefighters, security, engineering, airfield operations, traffic marshals and car parking based at the airport, the deal was negotiated ...
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ArticleTotalEnergies staff accept 15.5% pay rise
Credit: Sirozy / Shutterstock.comWorkers employed by TotalEnergies on the Elgin Franklin and North Alwyn platforms and the Shetland Gas Plant in Scotland have accepted a 15.5% pay rise.Around 70 of the employees, who are control room operators, mechanical, operations and production technicians, and engineers, voted to accept the pay offer.The ...
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ArticleOC&C Strategy Consultants introduces global equal parental leave
Global strategy consulting firm OC&C Strategy Consultants has launched a fully equalised paid parental leave policy in a move towards gender equality for all of its employees.It will be rolling out the new policy across all 12 of its offices in Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, US ...