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ArticleLowest-paid Local Government Association staff accept 10.5% pay deal
More than 350,000 members of staff employed by the Local Government Association (LGA) have accepted an offer in which they will be paid an extra £1,925 this year.The unions Unison, GMB and Unite have been negotiating pay for the majority of the local government workers over the last few months. ...
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ArticleMorrisons to pay £60,000 in compensation for maternity leave discrimination
Supermarket chain Morrisons has been ordered to pay £60,442.25 to a woman from Wetherby, Yorkshire, as an employment tribunal found that the employer had discriminated against her after returning from maternity leave.In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, Donna Patterson, who was a buyer in Morrisons' online business, ...
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ArticleScottish Co-op coffin makers strike in pay offer row
Credit: Silvi Photo / Shutterstock.comCoffin makers employed by Co-op Funeralcare in Scotland have started a week of strike action in their campaign for an improved pay offer.The employees rejected a pay offer, which they said equated to less than 5% when compared with the current rate of inflation of 12.3%.The ...
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ArticleBoots offers employees discounted childcare fees
Beauty and healthcare retailer Boots has introduced access to discounted childcare fees for its 51,000 members of staff.Through its new partnership with nursery provider Busy Bees, staff will be entitled to 10% off their childcare fees at the provider’s more than 350 UK nurseries. They will also have access to ...
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ArticleCo-op launches fertility treatment policy
Supermarket retailer Co-op, which employs almost 60,000 people, has introduced a fertility treatment policy for its employees, to mark the start of National Fertility Week (31 October - 4 November).The initiative was introduced as part of its commitment to create an inclusive workplace, and provides flexible unrestricted paid time off ...
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ArticleAirbus pays employees £1,500 cost-of-living bonus
Credit: vaalaa / Shutterstock.comAviation employer Airbus has awarded around 120,000 of its employees with a bonus to be paid in their next payroll, in order to support them during the cost-of-living crisis.According to an internal memo from the business, all staff, including senior managers, are eligible, including 5,000 members of ...
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ArticleEast Midlands Airport agrees to 10% pay rise for security staff
Credit: Electric Egg / Shutterstock.comSecurity staff employed by East Midlands Airport have secured a 10% pay increase after 178 Unite members voted for strike action over low pay.Earlier this year, union members were balloted for action, with 92.8% voting in favour. Following this, the airport made the pay offer, which ...
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ArticleAldi raises pay to £11 an hour for 2023
Aldi has committed to raise its starting pay rate for store assistants to £11 an hour nationally, and £12.45 within the M25, as of 1 January 2023.Around 26,000 of the supermarket’s employees will benefit from this increase, which is more than 15% higher than it was a year ago and ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 21 - 27 October 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 21 and 27 October 2022 were: Tyler Perry gifts ex-employee designer bags for birthdayUniversity of Warwick invests £3.5 million in cost-of-living supportBT and Openreach staff strike in ongoing dispute over payTribunal orders HBOS to pay £22,000 in unfair dismissal caseLidl Ireland increases ...
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ArticleCoty launches global gender neutral parental leave policy
Image credit: Konektus Photo / Shutterstock.comBeauty firm Coty has launched a global gender neutral parental leave policy for 11,500 employees across 36 countries.Taking effect from 1 November, all staff regardless of gender will have access to the same number of fully paid weeks of parental leave when starting or extending ...
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ArticleM and G introduces enhanced neonatal pay and leave
International savings and investments business M and G has introduced pay and leave for employees whose babies require specialist neonatal care for more than seven days.As of this week, all of the business' 5,500 employees across the globe - regardless of gender - have been given up to 12 weeks ...
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ArticleNew York judge lifts vaccine mandate and reinstates fired city employees
The New York Supreme Court has ruled that a vaccine mandate requiring all city employees to be vaccinated be overruled, and that those fired under this order be reinstated with back pay.In October 2021, David Chockshi, health commissioner of the City of New York, implemented an order that required all ...
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ArticleAtradius awards staff £1,600 cost-of-living payment
Insurance business Atradius has awarded its 426 members of staff a £1,600 payment, in order to support them during the cost-of-living crisis.The insurer noted that 99% of its employees across the UK and Ireland, including its headquarters in Cardiff, are eligible for the payment. This includes graduates, interns and those ...
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ArticleIllycaffè splits €500,000 bonus among global employees
Image credit: Elena Gordeichik / Shutterstock.comItalian coffee business Illycaffè has introduced a cash bonus for 1,350 employees across the globe, in order to help them cope with the rising cost of living.In an interview originally published in Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera, Cristina Scocchia, CEO of Illycaffè, confirmed that ...
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ArticleNorthern Ireland opens consultation on miscarriage leave and pay
The Department for Economy in Northern Ireland has launched a consultation on miscarriage leave and pay.The two-month consultation, which opened on 24 October, will bring forward dedicated legislation for miscarriage leave and pay in Northern Ireland.The consultation has proposed introducing these measures as an amendment to the existing policy of ...
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ArticleNew Zealand court recognises Uber drivers as employees
An employment court in New Zealand has ruled that four Uber drivers should be classed as employees, rather than contractors, entitling them to increased rights and protections.The case, originally brought in June 2022 by trade unions First Union and E t? union, concerned four drivers, and is the most recent ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of women fear negotiating salary due to career breaks
More than two-thirds (67%) of women report being scared to negotiate on salary, because a career break has affected their confidence, according to research from career site Reed.co.uk.The research found that 69% of female respondents lacked confidence when applying for new roles, due to having taken time off work during ...
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ArticleUniversity of Warwick invests £3.5 million in cost-of-living support
The University of Warwick has introduced a cost-of-living support package worth £3.5 million, catering for students, staff and the local community.The university, which is already an accredited living wage employer, has committed to helping staff in lower income bands with a one-off cost-of-living payment of up to £550, to be ...
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ArticleBT and Openreach staff strike in ongoing dispute over pay
More than 40,000 BT and Openreach employees have continued strike action today (Monday 24 October), in an ongoing dispute regarding what they have reported is a real-terms pay cut.According to the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents the employees, the strike concerns a flat rate pay rise of £1,500 BT ...
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ArticleLidl Ireland increases minimum wage to €13.85
Lidl Ireland has committed to pay 4,200 of its employees the latest living wage rate of €13.85 (£12.13) per hour, as of 1 March 2023.The grocery chain employs more than 5,000 employees across its 175 Irish stores, head office, regional offices and three distribution centres.It has invested €7.5 million (£6.6 ...