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ArticleAsda introduces financial wellbeing app
Supermarket chain Asda has launched financial wellbeing support for its more than 140,000 members of staff through a partnership with financial wellbeing app Wagestream.Through the app, which was created with financial charities and impact organisations, Asda staff can switch to a flexible pay cycle, or earned wage access. They can ...
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ArticlePassport Office staff strike over pay and conditions
Credit: Richard Oldroyd / Shutterstock.comMore than 1,300 Passport Office employees commenced strike action today (3 April), continuing over several weeks in a dispute regarding jobs, pay and conditions.The employees, members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, will strike until 5 May, with around one in four workers of ...
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ArticleEuropean Union adopts pay transparency legislation
The European Parliament, the legislative body of the European Union (EU), has voted to accept pay transparency legislation that calls for employers to disclose salaries and existing gender pay gaps.Under the rules, employers will base their pay structures and levels on gender-neutral criteria and include gender-neutral job evaluation and classification ...
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ArticleMitie reports 14.8% mean ethnicity pay gap
Facilities management and professional services firm Mitie has reported a mean ethnicity pay gap of 14.8% for 2022, an increase from 11.2% in 2021.Its median ethnicity pay gap was 1.1%, down from 2.8% the prior year. Mitie's lowest pay quartile was made up of 49% white and 24.1% ethnically diverse ...
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ArticleDesignMyNight fishing for £1,000 sushi brunch sampler
Something for the weekend: Hospitality discovery platform DesignMyNight has started fishing for someone to indulge in and review the best sushi brunches across the UK.The platform is looking for someone with a so-fish-ticated and discerning palate, a love of all things brunch, and a talent for writing. If you can ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 24 - 30 March 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 24 - 30 March 2023 were: Welsh government gives teachers 3% pay riseBurberry reports 2.7% mean ethnicity pay gapFacebook reports 2.8% mean hourly gender pay gapCadent accredited as fertility-friendly employerMitie accredited as silver standard inclusive employer West Midlands National Express gives drivers ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid battles with meal vouchers
It is always nice when we enter a business-as-usual phase. Bonuses have been paid and pay reviews proposed, the main benefit renewals have taken place, and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. That is usually just when some unexpected fire alarm sounds, like the mystery of the missing ...
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ArticleGreensleeves Care gives staff 10.1% pay rise
Care home business Greensleeves Care has given its 1,600 members of staff a minimum 10.1% pay rise as part of an £8.4 million investment.Frontline employees will receive the increase in April. The investment was the biggest the firm has ever made for staff pay. It already pays at least the ...
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ArticleKPMG reports -3.2% socio-economic pay gap
Audit, tax and advisory services firm KPMG has published its 2022 socio-economic background pay gap for the first time, with its mean professional versus lower socio-economic background pay gap at -3.2%, up from -1.1% in 2021.The firm’s median professional versus lower socio-economic background pay gap was 7.3%, down from 8.6% ...
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ArticleAir New Zealand raises entry wages to $30 per hour
Credit: Ryan Fletcher / Shutterstock.comAirline Air New Zealand has increased its entry-level wage to $30 (£16.23) per hour as part of its goal to attract 400 new members of staff to join its airport teams in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.The business also committed to awarding all airport employees with annual ...
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ArticleHiggs accredited as living wage employer
Midlands-based law firm Higgs has received accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.Employees at the firm will receive a minimum hourly wage of £10.90, exceeding the government’s minimum wage rate of £9.50 for those aged above 23, which is due to increase to £10.42 as of next month.The hourly figure set ...
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ArticleWest Midlands National Express gives drivers 16.2% pay increase
More than 3,100 West Midlands National Express drivers voted to accept an improved pay offer, ending bus strikes in the region.The offer included a one-year 16.2% pay increase and improvements to accident pay and hourly rates when working over the Christmas holidays. According to trade union Unite, National Express also ...
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ArticleBurberry reports 2.7% mean ethnicity pay gap
Designer brand Burberry has reported a mean ethnicity pay gap for 2022 at 2.7%, down from 7.5% in 2021.This is the second year that it voluntarily published its ethnicity pay gap data, with its median gap standing in favour of staff from ethnically diverse backgrounds, at -14.3% last year, compared ...
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ArticleFacebook reports 2.8% mean hourly gender pay gap
Social media business Facebook has reported a mean hourly gender pay gap of 2.8% for 2022, a 0.7% increase from 2021.The employer’s median hourly pay gap was 8.7% in 2022, up 0.3% from the prior year. Its highest pay quartile last year was made up of 26.6% of women, down ...
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ArticleGovernment introduces law to protect seafarers’ pay
The UK government has implemented legislation designed to protect seafarers from receiving pay levels below the national minimum wage.The Seafarers’ Wages Act received Royal Assent on Friday 23 March, preventing firms from using legal loopholes to pay low wages to seafarers. This was introduced as part of the government’s nine-point ...
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ArticleMid Suffolk and Babergh District Councils enhance paid parental leave
Neighbouring Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Councils have adopted an enhanced paid parental leave policy for councillors.Any councillor who is the designated carer of a child will be entitled to six months leave, with the chance to extend this to up to 52 weeks. The policy covers adoption, maternity, paternity ...
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ArticleWelsh government gives teachers 3% pay rise
Almost three-quarters (73%) of Welsh National Education Union (NEU) member teachers voted to accept the Welsh government’s 3% pay rise offer, ending an ongoing dispute.Minister for Education and Welsh Language Jeremy Miles put forward the offer for this academic year (2022-23), which will be fully funded by the Welsh government. ...
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ArticlePension Protection Fund reports 11.07% disability pay gap
The Pension Protection Fund has published its disability and long-term health condition pay gap data for the first time, reporting a 2022 mean hourly pay gap of 11.07%.Its median hourly disability pay gap was 2.04%, while its mean and median bonus pay gaps were 49.26% and 4.06%, respectively. A total ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 17 - 23 March 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 17 - 23 March 2023 were: Amazon increases pay for UK operations staffCurrys gives staff fourth pay rise in 18 monthsKingspan Water and Energy staff strike over payPhoenix Group and Herbert Smith Freehills become living pension employers Aldi increases pay for store ...
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ArticleNew Mexico Department of Game and Fish on hunt for bear huggers
Something for the weekend: The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is going on a bear hugger hunt, looking for a conservation officer to patrol the parks and wilderness areas, and potentially encounter some of the US state’s 6,000 black bears.In an advertisement posted to its Facebook page, the ...