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ArticleAsos publishes first ethnicity pay gap report
Online fashion retailer Asos has released its ethnicity pay data report for the first time, revealing an improvement in its pay gap from last year.The retailer’s 2021 mean ethnicity pay gap fell from 14% in 2020 to 4.5% in 2021, and the median ethnicity pay gap decreased from 15.3% last ...
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ArticleOne in four employers still to report gender pay gap
Thousands of companies have yet to report their gender pay gap before today's extended deadline (5 October), latest figures have revealed.According to the government’s gender pay gap reporting service, around one in four (73%) still have not submitted this information on the website despite being legally required to do so.Laws ...
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ArticleAldi gives staff Boxing Day off
Supermarket chain Aldi has announced that it will once more keep all of its stores closed on Boxing Day in recognition of employees’ hard work during the year.The retailer has regularly made the decision to shut its doors on 26 December as a thank you to all members of staff ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Pay policies and mental health at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Pay and mental health will be among the the unmissable topics discussed at Employee Benefits Live 2021.Trish Wanat (pictured right), director of Europe, Middle East and Africa benefits at VMware, will be co-presenting ‘Pay policies that reflect the changing world of work’ along with VMware’s director of regional compensation ...
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ArticleEG Group gives pay rise to 10,500 UK staff
Petrol station giant EG Group, owned by the billionaire Issa brothers who recently bought Asda, has given its 10,500 UK employees a pay rise, which takes effect today (1 October).The increased rates of pay will apply across all of EG’s petrol filling stations and foodservice brands throughout the UK, with ...
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Article79% of employers offer enhanced maternity leave pay
New data has highlighted that almost four-fifths (79%) of employers now offer staff enhanced maternity, adoption and surrogacy leave pay above the statutory minimum.Nursery care provider Bright Horizons’ Parental leave benchmark, which included almost 700 responses from sectors in the UK and Ireland such as financial, and legal and professional ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 24 September - 30 September 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 24 September – 30 September 2021 were: Uber drivers to strike over pay rowWhat are the most effective ways of addressing pay gaps?How can reward and benefits drive an employer's diversity, equity and inclusion agenda?EXCLUSIVE: HR strategy at Employee Benefits Live 2021Ocado ...
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ArticlePandemic prompts employees to invest in shares
The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has triggered record levels of staff investing in shares through Save As You Earn (SAYE) and Share Incentive Plans (SIP), according to the latest research by employee share ownership watchdog ProShare.The organisation's SAYE & SIP report 2020 revealed that those participating in these schemes are on ...
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ArticleDoggy perks tempt staff back to the office
Something for the weekend: For those employers struggling to motivate staff to return to the office, Rover.com has the ultimutt solution to boost morale - doggy perks.Latest research by the pet-sitting and dog-walking network has revealed that two-thirds of dog owners (66%) would be more willing to get back to ...
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ArticleInverness Travel becomes living wage employer
Highland and Moray-based travel agency Inverness Travel has become a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer after signing up to its real living wage scheme.The agency has pledged to pay all of its 10 employees a salary that covers the actual cost of living, which exceeds the UK government’s current national ...
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ArticleFour-day week most sought-after benefit
Almost two-thirds of Britons would like to work a four-day week, according to research into the popularity of various employee benefits.Only 39% of UK workers were happy with their current benefits package at work, while 43% think they could be improved. One in 10 of 2,200 adult workers polled by ...
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ArticleMost staff underestimate employer’s gender pay gap
While nearly all workers agree that the UK has a gender pay gap, more than half (57%) do not believe there are gender pay disparities in their own workplace.HR software provider CIPHR polled 1,000 UK employees, the majority of which work at medium- or large-sized companies, to find out more ...
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ArticleOcado courier staff to protest over pay
Key worker couriers for retail business Ocado have announced that they will take part in a protest on Thursday 30 September (tomorrow) over a pay dispute.It will take place at the Ocado Zoom depot in Acton, London from 1pm to protest pay cuts of up to 50% after being transferred ...
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ArticleBiffa refuse staff reject 1.75% pay rise offer
Leicester-based refuse workers at waste management solutions business Biffa have rejected a 1.75% pay increase offer from the organisation, with strike action a possibility if an agreement cannot be made.Following the rejection of its previous offer, staff are trying to negotiate for a 3% pay rise instead and a commitment ...
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ArticleMorrisons shop floor staff win equal pay battle
An employment tribunal has ruled that Morrisons shop floor workers’ roles can be compared to those working in distribution centres in terms of equal pay.The nearly 2,300 claimants now need to identify male employees at the supermarket chain that are in positions of similar value.In her judgment, Employment Judge Davies ...
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ArticleAverage charity CEO salary increases by 3.6%
The average salary of chief executives in charity organisations rose by 3.6% last year, according to an annual survey by the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO).The Pay and equalities 2021 report found that the median annual pay received by CEOs in the voluntary sector increased from £55,993 ...
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ArticleUber drivers to strike over pay row
The App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) has announced that Uber drivers will stage a 24-hour strike on 28 September (next Tuesday) due to a pay dispute.Industrial action will take place at Uber’s offices in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow and will run from midnight to ...
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ArticleUber launches driver pension scheme
Uber drivers are to receive millions of pounds of pension payments dating back to 2017 as part of an agreement made with the UK pensions regulator.The deal follows a Supreme Court ruling in February this year which found the ride hailing group’s private hire drivers should be classed as workers, ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 17 September - 23 September 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 17 September – 23 September 2021 were: Metro Bank enhances staff benefits offering during the pandemicToyota staff grow their own lunchBelmont Packaging switches to four-day working weekWeetabix engineers strike over payEXCLUSIVE: 51% of SMEs lag behind on diversityAAT publishes first ethnicity pay ...
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ArticleBounds Taxis drivers classed as workers in tribunal
The App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) has won a regional legal battle against Bounds Taxis to extend worker rights to private hire drivers.An employment tribunal has ruled that private hire drivers at Northampton-based Bounds Taxis are “workers without doubt” in a case brought by chair of ADCU Northampton Shafqat ...