News – Page 55
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ArticleDWF updates family friendly policies
Global integrated legal and business services provider DWF has introduced improved family friendly policies to support working parents and guardians.According to the firm, which employs 4,000 members of staff, this was in response to employee feedback. DWF said it aims to create a more inclusive, empathic environment for parents and ...
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ArticlePWC implements pay rises of 7% and higher in £120m investment
From 1 July, professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) will give 70% of its employees a minimum pay increase of 7% as part of the business' recognition of rising living costs and the competitive recruitment market.Those receiving a pay increase lower than 7% include employees at the top of their respective ...
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Article37% of employers do not share their current gender pay gap
More than one-third (37%) of British employees said their employer does not share its current gender pay gap internally or externally, according to research by compensation management specialist Beqom.Its 2022 Compensation and culture report also found 13% reported that their employer shares its current gender pay gap internally and less ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 17 June – 23 June 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 17 June and 23 June 2022 were: Biffa awards refuse staff a minimum 24% pay riseFunding Circle introduces wellness allowance and enhances benefitsPremier Foods introduces modern working policiesRolls Royce awards staff £2,000 to help with cost of livingUber drivers strike over pay ...
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ArticleRPC increases trainee solicitors' pay by up to 10%
Law firm RPC is to increase pay for its trainee solicitors based in London and Bristol by up to 10%.Year one trainees based at the business’ London office will receive £44,000, up 10% from £40,000 previously. Meanwhile, year two trainees will receive £48,000, which is an uplift of 9% from ...
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ArticleMedian basic pay increase sits at 4%
The median basic pay increase for the three months to the end of May 2022 was worth 4%, unchanged from the previous month and at its highest level since September 1992, according to research by XpertHR.Its analysis found that the median pay award is higher than the 2% recorded a ...
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ArticleUS appeals court upholds decision that payroll tax is legal
A Washington US state appeals court has upheld its earlier decision that Seattle City Council’s payroll tax on big businesses is legal.The council passed the tax, known as JumpStart, in 2020 in order to provide more funds for housing projects and other city services. It taxes salaries exceeding $150,000 (£122,300) ...
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ArticleUber drivers strike over pay and conditions
Credit: ADCUUber drivers have today begun a 24-hour national strike in a row over minimum wage and holiday pay.According to the App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU), which is staging a protest demonstration in front of Uber’s Aldgate Tower offices between 11am and 1pm today, the drivers are facing a ...
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ArticleNetwork Rail staff strike in pay and conditions row
As many as 40,000 signallers, maintenance and train employees working for Network Rail are partaking in 24-hour strikes over pay across the UK today, with several more planned for the rest of the week.Last-minute talks failed yesterday, resulting in about 4,500 services running today instead of the usual 20,000. Services ...
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ArticleRolls Royce awards staff £2,000 to help with cost of living
Engineering firm Rolls Royce has announced that it will award more than 14,000 of its workers a £2,000 one-off payment to help with the rising cost of living in the UK.Approximately 7,000 junior management and shop floor staff employees at its Derby site, which is where it makes large commercial ...
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ArticlePPL reports 12% mean gender pay gap in favour of men
UK music licensing business Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) has published its most recent gender and ethnicity pay gap report, which highlighted that its mean gender pay gap was 12% in favour of men.Meanwhile, its median pay gap was 14% in favour of men.The business’ mean ethnicity pay gap was 30% ...
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Article35% of UK staff are changing jobs for better pay and benefits
More than 6.5 million UK employees expect to quit their job in the next 12 months, with 35% moving elsewhere for better pay and benefits, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD).This year’s CIPD Good work index, which is a survey of more than 6,000 ...
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ArticleBiffa awards refuse staff a minimum 24% pay rise
Refuse workers employed by waste management business Biffa have accepted an improved pay offer to end a period of strike action within the Wealden district in East Sussex.The 100 workers, who are members of the trade union GMB, have secured a deal which constitutes a pay rise worth between 24% ...
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ArticleBottomless Brunch offers £500 to test drag brunches
Something for the weekend: Are you a fan of bottomless brunches? Are you also a fan of drag entertainment? If so, the platform Bottomless Brunch is offering three lucky people the chance to become an expert entertainment brunch reviewer and get paid £500 for the pleasure.Along with a friend, the ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 10 June – 16 June 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 3 June and 9 June 2022 were: House of Commons signs Menopause Workplace PledgeMorrisons to pay staff at least £10.20 an hourBlenheim Palace launches staff benefits platformBritish Airways and North Yorkshire County Council shortlisted for Best voluntary benefitsWilson James awards Gatwick Airport ...
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ArticleLloyds Bank awards staff with £1,000 one-off payment
More than 64,000 employees at Lloyds Bank will receive a £1,000 one-off payment in order to help with the rising cost of living in the UK.The payment, which is due to be made in August, will be given to 99.5% of staff but not to senior management or executives. This ...
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ArticleCleaners at HCA protest over low pay and lack of sick pay
Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.comOutsourced cleaners working in private healthcare giant HCA hospitals will be taking part in a protest outside its headquarters today at 3pm over “poverty pay" and a lack of proper sick pay.The workers, who are members of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), will be ...
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ArticleWilson James awards Gatwick Airport staff 15% pay rise
Wilson James has awarded more than 300 workers employed at Gatwick Airport a 15% pay increase that has been backdated to 1 April.The deal, which the workers have voted to accept, is almost double a previous offer of 8.2%. A total of 6% of them, who got an additional 50p ...
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ArticleBolt staff strike over minimum wage and holiday pay
Workers employed by minicab operator app Bolt are staging a 24-hour strike on 15 June over rights such as the right to minimum wage and holiday pay.The workers, who are members of the App Drivers and Couriers Union, began began at midnight and will continue until 11:59pm tonight.The drivers have ...
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ArticleOntario government loses second gender wage gap appeal
The Ontario, Canada, government has lost a second legal appeal with the highest court in the province that upholds that it was responsible for discriminating against midwives and must take action to close the gender wage gap.The Ontario Court of Appeal decision, which was released on 13 June, “resoundingly and ...