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ArticleEmployees from ethnic minority backgrounds earn up to 10% less
Employees from ethnic minority backgrounds earn on average up to 10% less than their white counterparts with the same characteristics, according to research by Bayes Business School, UCL and the University of Cyprus.The research found that female employees from ethnic minority backgrounds earned approximately 7% less on average than white ...
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ArticleSolicitor wins £150,000 in equal pay and discrimination case
Shipping solicitor Helena Biggs has been awarded more than £150,000 in damages in the conclusion of a successful equal pay and discrimination suit brought against her former employer A Bilborough and Company in 2020.In December 2020, the Employment Tribunal found in favour of Biggs in her complaints of unfair dismissal, ...
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ArticleTesco agrees to cost-of-living pay rise for distribution centre employees
Around 2,400 Tesco distribution centre employees have gained a 9.5% pay rise in order to help manage the rising cost of living.The pay rise has been applied to all employees in distribution centres managed by Pertemps, including those in Lichfield, Livingstone and Daventry. Pertemps noted that it hopes the pay ...
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ArticlePort of Bristol staff win 8% pay increase and lump sum payment
Staff members including dock workers, engineers and police working at the Port of Bristol, employed by the Bristol Port Company, have accepted an 8% pay increase.The 300 employees, represented by trade union Unite and employed across all grades, previously rejected a pay offer from their employer. This was followed by ...
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ArticleNetwork Rail managers accept 4% pay deal
Manager grade employees working for transportation business Network Rail have accepted a 4% pay rise, while negotiations continue for controller and general grade staff.The Band 1 to Band 4 employees, represented by the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA), voted to accept the pay deal, which the union said addressed a ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 29 July – 4 August 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 July and 4 August were: HSBC awards lowest-paid staff £1,500 cost-of-living bonusRicoh UK introduces financial wellbeing app for employeesCo-operative Bank gives staff £1,000 cost-of-living pay riseUniversity of the Arts London enhances parental leaveOnly 22% of employers target benefits to specific demographics46% ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid works on a training programme
If there is one thing I quite like working on, it is training presentations. So, when HQ asks for a volunteer to work on a manager education programme covering reward topics, I jump right in.I love the idea of installing new managers with all the basics they need to stop ...
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ArticleShell awards 8% bonus following record profits
Energy organisation Shell has given its workers a one-off 8% bonus in order to reflect its financial success and record profits from high oil and gas prices.Most of the 82,000 members of staff the business employs worldwide will receive the payment, but top executives will not be included.Shell reported second ...
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ArticleTaylor Wimpey gives staff £1,000 for rising fuel costs
Credit: Davelees / Shutterstock.comHousebuilder Taylor Wimpey has pledged to give the majority of its employees an extra £1,000 on top of their salaries to help them cope with rising fuel costs over winter.The payments, which will be paid in monthly instalments starting from September and ending next February, will be ...
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ArticleMinnesota Rubber and Plastics staff to receive pay out due to sale
Credit: rarrarorro / Shutterstock.comGlobal investment firm KKR has signed an agreement to sell Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (MRP) to engineered polymer solutions business Trelleborg Group for approximately US$950 million (£780.2 million), with employees set to receive a pay-out as a result.MRP has more than 1,450 employees across four US states, ...
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ArticleHSBC awards lowest-paid staff £1,500 cost-of-living bonus
Banking group HSBC has given around 18,000 of its lowest paid employees a £1,500 payment to help with rising living costs.The payment, which was secured by trade union Unite on behalf of the bank’s staff, will be made in the August pay round.Dominic Hook, national officer at Unite, said: “Unite ...
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ArticleUniversity of the Arts London enhances parental leave
Credit: DrimaFilm / Shutterstock.comUniversity of the Arts London (UAL) has announced that it will offer 26 weeks of maternity and paternity leave at full pay from 1 October as part of an improvement to its parental leave terms and conditions.Previously, UAL offered four weeks at full pay for maternity leave ...
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ArticleCivil Service mean gender pay gap narrows to 7.8%
The Civil Service has reported a 7.8% mean gender pay gap for 2021, a decrease from 9.3% the previous year.The data, sourced from the Annual Civil Service Employment Survey, highlighted that the median earnings gender pay gap narrowed from 10.5% in 2020 to 8.1% in 2021.Its median and mean bonus ...
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ArticleBT employees strike over pay dispute
More than 40,000 workers at telecommunications business BT have walked out today in the first of two planned strikes in a row over pay.Engineers and call centre staff, who are members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), voted in favour of industrial action after BT previously offered a £1,500 per ...
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ArticleCo-operative Bank gives staff £1,000 cost-of-living pay rise
Credit: philip openshaw / Shutterstock.comThe Co-operative Bank has awarded its staff a £1,000 pay rise, due to take place in September, to support them amid the cost-of-living crisis.According to the bank, around 95% of its 3,000-plus employees will be eligible for the pay rise, while the remaining 5% who are ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 22 July – 28 July 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 22 July and 28 July were: Aldi increases hourly pay for second time in 2022 TSB gives lowest earning staff £1,000 cost-of-living bonusMoneysupermarket gives employees £2,000 for rising living costsFive Guys franchisee launches on-demand payLaing O’Rourke launches equal parental leave Axa UK ...
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ArticleGovernment releases guidance to clarify employment status case law
The government has published guidance on employment status that defines the rights and protections employees are entitled to, including pay, leave and working conditions.According to the government, the guidance brings together employment status case law into one place for businesses and workers to access and improve their understanding, enabling informed ...
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ArticleBank of Ireland enhances paternity leave policy
The Bank of Ireland has launched a revised paternity leave policy in order to support its employees to combine their work and family life more effectively.The current amount of paid paternity leave on offer has been increased from two to six weeks, and is available from the first day of ...
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ArticleMoneysupermarket gives employees £2,000 for rising living costs
Price comparison website Moneysupermarket has revealed that it will award a one-off £2,000 payment to half its workforce in September, to help with the cost-of-living crisis.The business, headquartered in Wales, will give the bonus to employees that earn £55,000 and below, which equates to almost 50% of its around 700 ...
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ArticleWarwickshire County Cricket Club accredited as living wage employer
Credit: Simply Photographic / Shutterstock.comWarwickshire County Cricket Club has been accredited as a real living wage employer as part of an ongoing commitment to supporting its staff and addressing the cost-of-living.More than 180 regular staff who work at Edgbaston for the club, or for partners G4S and Compass, will receive ...