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ArticleOve Arup reports 14.6% mean gender pay gap
Engineering, architecture and advisory services firm Ove Arup has published its UK 2022 pay gap report, which revealed that its latest mean gender pay gap was 14.6%, a slight rise from 2021.The organisation's median gender pay gap also increased slightly, from 15.7% in 2021 to 15.8% this year, but has ...
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ArticleHallmark Care Homes unveils £1.3 million winter support package
Hallmark Care Homes has invested £1.3 million into a winter support package to help its employees with the cost-of-living crisis.The measures include paying all of its 2,300 members of staff at or above the new rate set by the Living Wage Foundation from today (1 December), ahead of the implementation ...
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ArticleDepartment of Work and Pensions reports 5.9% mean gender pay gap
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has reported a mean gender pay gap for 2022 of 5.9%.The government department’s mean gender pay gap, increased by a 1.7 percentage point from 2021, while its median gender pay gap for 2022 is 0. The overall mean and median hourly difference in ...
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ArticleFormer hotel worker wins unlawful wage deduction case
An employment tribunal has ruled that a former hotel worker employed by Luxury Family Hotels was unfairly dismissed and had an unlawful deduction of wages.Molly Murphy, who worked at Fowey Hall Hotel in Cornwall for three years, found that after a period of furlough during lockdown, and her lodging a ...
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ArticleIkea gives staff 6% pay rise and enhances benefits
Ikea has invested £12 million in a pay increase and wellbeing support package, in order to help its UK and Ireland during the cost-of-living crisis.Salaried staff have been given a 6% on average pay rise, which will come into effect as of January 2023. Meanwhile, hourly paid workers in London ...
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Article90% of employers think living wage is high enough
Employee Benefits poll: Nine out of 10 (90%) people think the living wage rate is high enough in the current climate.Conversely, 10% of respondents to an online survey conducted by Employee Benefits said that they think the living wage is not high enough considering current events impacting employees’ financial wellbeing.Earlier ...
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ArticleStagecoach Warwickshire gives bus drivers 13.3% pay rise
Stagecoach Warwickshire has given 450 bus drivers a 13.3% pay increase after they began balloting for strike action.The one-year pay deal brings drivers’ wages to £14 an hour, as well as more than £1,000 of back pay, from January. In addition, the two-year period in which new starters have to ...
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Article47% of businesses plan bonuses for Christmas 2022
Almost half (47%) of businesses said they planned to provide staff with year-end bonuses for Christmas 2022, according to research by Just Eat for Business.The Corporate Christmas Rewards Study surveyed 200 decision-makers at UK organisations, and found that 81% planned to host a party to mark the festive season and ...
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ArticleScotrail implements minimum 7% pay increase
Employees at transportation business Scotrail have accepted a pay rise of between 7% and 9%, backdated to April.The pay offer followed a campaign of industrial action by members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), which included two days of strikes.The deal include a 5% increase ...
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ArticleHarrods security guards strike in pay dispute
Credit: I Wei Huang / Shutterstock.comMore than 50 uniformed security guards and CCTV operators employed by luxury department store Harrods have commenced strike action over a pay dispute, starting at 12pm today (Friday 25 November).The employees, who decided on strike action following a one-year 7% pay offer, also warned of ...
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ArticleWeightWatchers gives US staff six months paid parental leave
WeightWatchers has introduced six months of paid parental leave for eligible full and part-time employees in the US.Chief executive officer (CEO) Sima Sistani, who joined the business in March, announced the new initiative on her LinkedIn page, explaining that she thinks society has taken a step back on what should ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 18 - 24 November 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 18 and 24 November 2022 were: Tesco launches salary advance scheme for staffVirgin Money gives staff 10% pay riseCompass Group rolls out salary advance scheme for employeesMitie introduces £10 million staff support packageLevy UK to pay real living wage from 2023Staff at ...
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Article82% undergoing fertility treatment would only consider employers offering relevant benefits
Eight in 10 (82%) employees either undergoing or preparing for fertility treatment would only consider working for an employer that offered fertility benefits, according to research by UK virtual fertility clinic Apricity.The survey of 500 UK people, with 40% undergoing fertility treatment and 60% preparing for it, found that 61% ...
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ArticleWest Midlands Metro staff accept up to 20.1% pay deal
Credit: Alex Daniels / Shutterstock.comCrew members employed by West Midlands Metro have called off strike action after accepting an improved pay offer.Under the pay deal, existing tram crew with 12 months or longer of service will receive a 20.1% pay increase by April 2023, with 15% of it backdated to ...
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ArticleBaker McKenzie awards US staff bonuses up to $115,000
Global law firm Baker McKenzie is to pay its US associates end-of-year bonuses of up to $115,000 (£96,530) depending on seniority.The bonuses will start at $20,000 (£16,788) for those in the class of 2021 and increase up to $115,000 for its most senior associates. This is in line matches its ...
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ArticleCompass Group rolls out salary advance scheme for employees
Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.comContract caterer Compass Group has launched a salary advance scheme for its 50,000 British and Irish staff, to help in the face of financial hardship and a worsening cost-of-living crisis.The advance option gives monthly salaried employees the ability to withdraw up to 50% of their earned pay ...
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ArticleStaff at 19 UK universities strike over pay
Staff employed by 19 higher education institutions have commenced strike action over pay this week, starting with Glasgow Caledonian University, where employees began striking yesterday (21 November) and have continued today.Administrators, cleaners, library, security and catering workers, some of the lowest paid in the university sector, are among those taking ...
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ArticleLevy UK to pay real living wage from 2023
Sports and leisure business Levy UK has committed to pay its more than 1,000 employees the real living wage as a minimum from 1 January 2023.Staff will earn an hourly wage of at least £10.90, which is the real living wage rate for employees across the UK, with those based ...
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ArticleVirgin Money gives staff 10% pay rise
Bank Virgin Money has awarded its 7,500 members of staff a pay rise of 10% on average, following a 43% increase in annual profits due to rising UK interest rates.The business announced the pay increase internally this month, following 92% of trade union Unite’s members at Virgin Money voting in ...
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ArticleHeathrow Airport ground handlers strike over pay
Ground handlers employed by Menzies at Heathrow Airport have commenced strike action today (Friday 18 November) over a pay dispute.The 350 employees, who are members of trade union Unite, started a 72-hour stoppage as of 4am. They have demanded a better pay offer than the ones made to date, which ...