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ArticleBlack Pearl Pubs to pay £1,700 in tax-related unfair dismissal case
Glasgow business Black Pearl Pub has been ordered to pay a former employee more than £1,700 after an employment tribunal ruled she had been unfairly dismissed.The employee, known as B Storrie, had worked at the bar The Montford for more than a year but never received a contract outlining her ...
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ArticleMedian monthly pay up by 6.7% year-on-year in February
Median monthly pay in February 2023 was £2,193, a 6.7% increase compared with the same period in 2022, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The findings revealed that the median pay growth rate fell between March and May 2020, but 6.7% was higher than the average growth rate before ...
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ArticleDaimler Truck awards profit share and appreciation bonuses
Credit: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.comGerman commercial vehicle manufacturing firm Daimler Truck has awarded eligible employees a €6,300 (£5,546) profit sharing bonus and a one-off appreciation bonus of €1,000 (£880).The bonuses were decided upon by the firm’s board of management and the General Works Council, and apply to 25,000 tariff-scale German ...
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ArticleBP reports 14.9% mean gender pay gap
Oil and gas firm BP has reported a mean gender pay gap of 14.9% for 2022, down from 19% in 2021.Its median gender pay gap for last year was 14.1%, down from 16.2%. A total of 69% of men made up the employer’s upper pay quartile in 2022, whereas its ...
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ArticleNHS junior doctors in England strike over pay
NHS junior doctors in England have commenced the first of three strike action days today (13 March) over a pay restoration dispute.A total of 98.06% of junior doctors who participated in the ballot voted to strike, with around 36,218 British Medical Association (BMA) members set to not attend any shifts ...
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ArticleHovis gives staff in Northern Ireland 13.5% pay deal
Credit: William Barton / Shutterstock.comEmployees at flour and bread brand Hovis in Northern Ireland have accepted a 13.5% two-year pay deal, with 75% voting to end the pay dispute.Members of trade union Unite working at Hovis voted by a margin of three to one to accept a higher pay increase ...
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ArticleCamden Council publishes gender pension gap for first time
Camden Council has reported its 2022 gender pensions gap for the first time, revealing that on average for every £1 paid into a male employee's pensions, female staff receive 75p.The report, which covered council staff and those employed in local authority schools enrolled in the local government pension scheme, said ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 3 - 9 March 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 3 - 9 March 2023 were: Costa Coffee gives staff third pay rise in 12 monthsAmazon receives top employer certification for 2023FNZ implements global family leave benefitsGovernment names first menopause employment championKinleigh Folkard and Hayward gives staff one-off cost-of-living payment Sellick Partnership ...
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ArticleSwansea scoops top spot as best UK hybrid hotspot
Something for the weekend: Swansea in Wales has ranked top in the UK for hybrid working, due to its low-cost broadband and affordable house prices.Software specialist Access Group’s Hybrid working inclusion index was compiled using nine data points: average house prices, hours worked by location, salaries, electricity and gas costs, ...
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ArticleLondon Ambulance Service accredited as living wage employer
London Ambulance Service has received living wage employer accreditation for paying its staff a wage that reflects the capital’s cost of living.The accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation recognised that all staff, including those in control rooms and who prepare ambulances to go on the road, receive an hourly minimum ...
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ArticleInnocent Drinks UK reports 10.8% mean hourly gender pay gap
Credit: DenisMArt / Shutterstock.comBeverage brand Innocent Drinks UK has reported that its 2022 mean hourly gender pay gap was 10.8%, down from 13.68% in 2021.Its 2022 median hourly gender pay gap was 6.7%, down from 9.73% in 2021. Its combined median gender pay gap, for everyone working in the UK, ...
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ArticleWeetabix reports 3.64% mean gender pay gap
Cereal brand Weetabix has reported a mean gender pay gap of 3.64% for 2022, down by 0.38% from 4.01% in 2021.Its 2022 median gender pay gap was 1.86%, down from 3.44% in 2021. This was below the UK national average of 14.9%.The employer’s top pay quartile was made up of ...
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ArticleFirefighters and control room staff accept pay deal
Firefighters and control room staff across the UK have accepted a pay deal this week, ending a months-long dispute over pay.A total of 96% of Fire Brigades Union members voted to accept the pay offer on an 84% turnout, avoiding strike action in the process. More than 80% of members ...
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ArticleFNZ implements global family leave benefits
Global wealth management platform FNZ has launched a global family leave benefits package for its 6,400 employees as of this month.The policy made staff eligible for 26 weeks of primary and secondary parental leave, regardless of their gender, at 100% of their salary. Both primary and secondary caregivers - biological, ...
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ArticleCosta Coffee gives staff third pay rise in 12 months
Cafe chain Costa Coffee has awarded employees across its 1,520 UK employer-owned stores a third pay rise in 12 months.From 1 April, base pay rates for all store team members, regardless of age, will increase from £10 per hour to at least £10.70 per hour. More experienced baristas will see ...
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ArticleKinleigh Folkard and Hayward gives staff one-off cost-of-living payment
Credit: I Wei Huang / Shutterstock.comLondon-based independent property group Kinleigh Folkard and Hayward (KFH) has awarded full-time employees a one-off £750 payment to support them during the current economic climate.The property services group, which has more than 60 branches across London and 10 business divisions, handed out the discretionary payment ...
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ArticleBelfast City Council accredited as living wage employer
Belfast City Council has received living wage accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.In order to receive accreditation, the council increased its pay rate for employees to a minimum of £10.90 per hour as set by the foundation, and also ensured that any of its regularly contracted staff were also paid ...
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ArticleBonusFinder places bets on finding successful Sin City sampler
Something for the weekend: Gambling bonus website BonusFinder.com has opened applications for an official Las Vegas Blackjack tester, with the successful entrant set to bag $2,000 (£1,674) and a trip for two to Sin City.The lucky applicant and their plus-one will win a three-day trip to Las Vegas, including flights ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 24 February - 2 March 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 17 February - 2 March 2023 were: Sainsbury’s offers four-day working week to head office employeesB and Q and Screwfix give retail staff pay riseRailway staff accept pay, security and conditions dealJohn Lewis reports 7.9% mean gender pay gapMarks and Spencer invests ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths of employers have introduced cost-of-living support for staff
Two-thirds (66%) of senior business leaders agree that employers have a substantial role to play in supporting staff through the rising cost of living, and 40% have introduced support measures since the start of 2022, according to research by the Work Foundation at Lancaster University.The briefing Shifting sands: Employer responsibility ...