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    EXCLUSIVE: Halfords launches staff financial wellbeing services

    2021-09-08T08:35:38Z

    Automotive and cycling products retailer Halfords has introduced a new initiative for its more than 10,000 team members to build financial resilience and improve wellbeing.Partnering with fintech Wagestream, the range of services, which have been gradually rolled out over the past few weeks and are now live across the business, ...

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    Booker drivers vote for strike action

    2021-09-07T08:00:28Z

    A group of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers employed by Booker Retail Partners at its site in Thamesmead, south east London, has voted unanimously for strike action over a pay dispute.According to Unite the Union, 40 drivers have “sent out a clear message” with the results of the vote, with ...

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    Venture Stream to trial four-day working week

    2021-09-03T08:15:21Z

    Newcastle upon Tyne, UK-based digital marketing agency Venture Stream has announced that it plans to launch a four-day working week for its team of 26 workers beginning 6 September (Monday).According to the agency, whose client portfolio includes Yogamatters, Barbour and Standout, there will be no loss of pay or benefits ...

  • Amazon provides emergency backup child care for 650,000 employees
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    Amazon offers £50 weekly bonus for being punctual

    2021-09-03T08:09:53Z

    Global e-commerce business Amazon has announced it will be offering a £50 weekly bonus for permanent staff at some of its UK locations for turning up to work on time.According to the business, the reward is for people who have 100% attendance, while excluding any time taken off for sickness ...

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    Are you to the manor born?

    2021-09-03T07:30:41Z

    Something for the weekend: For those of you meant for the finer things in life, how about applying for the role of a mansion tester?According to online conveyancer My Home Move Conveyancing, all that is required of the successful candidate is the ability to live and report on their experience ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 27 August - 2 September 2021

    2021-09-03T07:00:39Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 27 August – 2 September 2021 were: The pitfalls of unlimited holidaysScottish council workers balloted for strike actionThe benefits on offer at Herbert Smith FreehillsPodcast: Herbert Smith Freehills ensures its reward strategy is pandemic proofPoll: 80% of organisations reject four-day weekKavitha's keynote: ...

  • Confessions
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    Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid revs up for the car wars

    2021-09-03T07:00:19Z

    Company cars. Sigh. My shoulders sag whenever the subject comes up. Cars mean war around here, and I am still battle-scarred from the last policy review, but Big Bad Boss insists it is time for another one.I can guess what has prompted this just now. We’ve just hired a new ...

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    88% of Scots want to trial a four-day week

    2021-09-02T08:35:36Z

    New research has revealed that 88% of Scottish staff would be willing to take part in trials for a four day working week, currently being set up by Scottish ministers.The think tank IPPR Scotland’s survey, in which 2,203 people aged between 16 and 65 were questioned, also found that 80% ...

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    Refuse workers strike over pay disparity row

    2021-09-02T08:21:35Z

    Refuse workers based in Oldbury, UK have taken part in industrial action over pay disparity, bullying claims, and health and safety disputes.More than 80 binmen were striking at Sandwell Council's tip in Shidas Lane earlier this week, from 5.30am until noon, against Serco, which manages public service contracts. Further strikes ...

  • Sainsbury's reports 9.7% mean gender and 0.4% ethnicity pay gaps
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    Sainsbury’s staff win equal pay battle

    2021-09-01T11:22:00Z

    Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has conceded that its shop floor employees can compare their roles to that of their colleagues in distribution centres for the purposes of equal pay.Represented by law firm Leigh Day, more than 3,700 workers brought equal value claims against the business, arguing that their work is just ...

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    British staff in unions get extra paid holiday

    2021-09-01T08:55:28Z

    British employees who are a part of unionised workplaces get an extra week of paid holiday, according to new research.A study published by the European Trade Union Council (EUTC) revealed that British workers, who are legally entitled to 20 working days paid leave a year, that work for employers who ...

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    Aberdeen is the best UK city for work-life balance

    2021-09-01T08:00:33Z

    New data has highlighted that Aberdeen in Scotland is the best UK city for work-life balance, with working hours and commute times under the UK average.UK lending and savings bank Shawbrook Bank carried out the research, which looked at career-orientated metrics to calculate the top places to work in the ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Pregnant Then Screwed to give keynote at Employee Benefits Live 2021

    2021-08-31T08:38:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Joeli Brearley, founder of charity and campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed, will be delivering the closing keynote speech about the motherhood penalty on Thursday 7 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.The speech, titled 'What employers need to know about the motherhood penalty', will take place at the end of ...

  • Homecare workers to receive £100,000 in wage settlements
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    Welsh care workers earn less than minimum wage

    2021-08-31T08:15:28Z

    Care workers are earning less than the minimum wage thanks to a loophole in the law that means they are not paid for time travelling between visits, warned the Labour Party.The party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has demanded a vote on legislation introduced by Labour’s Liverpool MP Paula Barker that ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: LADbible Group to discuss diversity at Employee Benefits Live 2021

    2021-08-27T11:27:16Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Sinead Allchurch, HR director at social media and entertainment publisher LADbible Group, will be participating in a panel talk about diversity and inclusion on Thursday 7 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.Allchurch will be a panellist for the Inspire Session entitled 'Strengthening business by empowering working parents and carers' ...

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    Scottish council workers balloted for strike action

    2021-08-27T09:57:48Z

    Trade union Unison has informed local authority workers that it plans to ballot them for strike action due to a pay dispute with Scotland’s 32 councils.According to the union, it has also notified councils, including those in Tayside and Fife, of its intention for potential industrial action, which could result ...

  • Amazon offer several benefits to employees through coronavirus outbreak
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    Amazon offers £1,000 starting bonus to new staff

    2021-08-26T08:28:17Z

    Global e-commerce business Amazon has revealed that it is offering £1,000 starting bonuses to new warehouse workers, due to rising demand for goods and to combat the UK’s recruitment crisis.According to Amazon, new hires who sign up between now and 18 September will be eligible for the bonus, with all ...

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    53% of UK staff work unpaid hours each day

    2021-08-26T08:00:59Z

    New data has revealed that employees at more than half (53%) of UK organisations are working additional unpaid hours every day.In its latest whitepaper, Cendex, which is part of XpertHR, found that a quarter (24%) of employers attributed this to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and the subsequent increase in remote ...

  • Pay and working hours rise as employment falls
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    UK employers to give staff 2.9% pay rise in 2022

    2021-08-26T08:00:47Z

    New research has found that UK employers are planning to give their staff an average annual pay rise of 2.9% in 2022.A total of 725 UK firms took part in a global study about salary budgets and recruitment by advisory, broking, and solutions business Willis Towers Watson (WTW), which revealed ...