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UK staff have the oldest expected retirement age
New data has highlighted that UK workers have the oldest expected retirement age out of five European countries.According to research from HR and payroll services specialist SD Worx, when compared to other countries in Europe, the UK is at the top of the list with an age of 66.67 years ...
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Living wage gives £1.53 billion to low-paid staff
More than £1.53 billion has been awarded to 260,000-plus low-paid workers through the campaign for a real living wage over the past 20 years, according to new research.The Living Wage Foundation and Cardiff Business School carried out the study, which also found that almost three-quarters of businesses paying the real ...
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Data finds HR employees have good work-life balance
Human resources employees have reported one of the highest scores for work-life balance, according to figures on job review website Glassdoor.A survey of how staff rate their employers on Glassdoor, conducted on behalf of digital marketing agency Reboot Digital PR, revealed that the information technology sector (IT) has the highest ...
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FTSE 100 businesses pay females less than males
New research has highlighted that female directors at the UK’s biggest companies are still being paid a fraction of what their male counterparts receive.Data by business management consultancy New Street Consulting Group revealed that the average wage for FTSE 100 female directors stands at just £237,000, which is slightly more ...
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McVitie’s staff fight for better redundancy payouts
Unions representing McVitie’s workers have been negotiating for improved redundancy payout terms offered by bosses, following the announcement that one of the business’ biscuit factory will shut down next year.Glasgow-based multinational confectionary giant Pladis confirmed earlier this month (August) that the Tollcross factory will be closing, with more than 400 ...
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Sacked mortgage adviser awarded £23,000
A high-performing mortgage adviser has been awarded £23,000 for wrongful dismissal after her employer sacked her for “always moaning”.Helen McMahon was dismissed two days after complaining about how hard she worked and how she was working up to 48 hours a week at Heron Financial Limited in Rickmansworth.An employment tribunal ...
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Kavitha’s keynote: There’s no excuse to flout minimum wage rules
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) this week revealed details of the numerous excuses given by employers for flouting minimum wage rules, which ranged from “the national minimum wage does not apply to my business,” to “it is part of UK culture not to pay young workers for the first three ...
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Council workers to ballot on industrial action over pay
A “derisory” pay offer of 1.75% for council workers has prompted union Unite to ballot its 70,000 members on whether they should take industrial action, including the option to strike.The decision to hold the consultation follows the Local Government Association’s proposed 1.75% pay rise for council staff in England, Wales ...
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House of Townend offers wine to five working
Something for the weekend: Wine merchant House of Townend has just the job for those looking to add a little sparkle to their work life.The Yorkshire-based company is on the hunt for a prosecco taster. Yes, it is a tough job and, yes, someone will have to do it – ...
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The top 10 most-read articles between 13 August - 19 August 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 13 August – 19 August 2021 were: XPO Logistics Drinks staff vote to strike over payHMRC exposes worst minimum wage excusesMore employees want Fridays off than MondaysConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets in trainingWhat employee engagement lessons can the UK learn ...
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CEOs earned 86 times median wage in 2020
The median-earning FTSE 100 chief executive was paid £2.69 million in 2020, 86 times the median wage of a full-time worker in the UK, according to analysis by the High Pay Centre.The highest paid was AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot, who earned £14.45 million for his part in successfully delivering a ...
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Highland Home Care staff awarded £1,000 in bonuses
Social care provider Highland Home Carers (HHC) is rewarding its staff with a profit share payment and share allocation bonuses of up to £1,000.The financial boost from the Inverness-based company - which is the largest employee-owned organisation in Scotland - follows HHC's decision in March to pay all of its ...
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Pay awards stabilise at 2%
Pay awards have stabilised at a ‘welcome’ 2% after a year of uncertainty, according to analysis by XpertHR.The median basic pay award between May and July 2021 was at this level, unchanged on the figure seen in each of the three previous rolling quarters.XpertHR said the stabilisation was welcome, particularly ...
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Kier motorway workers in sick-pay protest
Motorway workers employed by construction and infrastructure firm, Kier, will today hold a protest rally at its Bedfordshire headquarters to raise awareness about non-standard levels of sick pay being offered within the organisation.The on-the-ground field-based staff, who provide a 24/7 service to ensure the roads of Hampshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire ...
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HMRC exposes worst minimum wage excuses
HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC) has published details of the most outrageous excuses it has heard from firms for not paying their staff the minimum wage.Excuses heard from employers it investigated ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. One employer said: “She doesn’t deserve the national minimum wage because she ...
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Pret a Manger in bonus U-turn
Coffee and sandwich chain Pret a Manger has decided to reverse a previous cut to its popular mystery shopper bonus.In April, staff were told the company's famous £1 per hour pay increase, awarded to staff on the back of a positive mystery shopper experience, would temporarily reduce to 50p per ...
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Poll: 61% of organisations have published an ethnicity pay gap report
Employee Benefits poll: Just over six in 10 organisations have ever published an ethnicity pay gap report, according to the latest Employee Benefits research.Ethnicity pay gap reports show the difference between the average, mean and median earnings of businesses’ Bame (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) employees and non-Bame members of ...
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68% of employers consider pay cuts for home workers
A new survey by HR software provider CIPHR has found that more than two-thirds (68%) of employers are now debating whether to implement pay cuts for home workers.According to the research, even though around half (53%) of organisations have actually saved money by not having employees attend the workplace, there ...
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XPO Logistics Drinks staff vote to strike over pay
XPO Logistics Drinks staff are set to go on strike after they were offered a 1.4% pay rise for 2021, which is below the current retail prices index RPI inflation rate of 3.9%.Last month (July), employees were asked by trade union Unite to vote on taking industrial action against the ...
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81% of employers are planning a pay review
More than four-fifths (81%) of employers are planning a pay review in the 12 months to June 2022, according to the latest Labour market outlook from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD).The HR body’s quarterly survey of more than 2,000 employers found that among these employers, 33% expect a ...