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    Women lose 9.3 work days a year due to PMS

    2021-08-13T08:00:21Z

    The stigma surrounding days off due to premenstrual syndrome (PMS) causes women to lose an average of 9.3 days a year as a result of related symptoms, according to new data.Personalised period care organisation Yoppie conducted a nationwide obstetrics and gynaecology study into productivity loss due to menstrual-related symptoms, which ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 6 August - 12 August 2021

    2021-08-13T08:00:14Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 6 August – 12 August 2021 were: Amey and Mace launch staff menopause appBack to bad habits in the workplaceGreat Western Railway boosts drivers' starting salariesTop companies shamed for minimum wage failingsEmployment tribunals citing menopause quadruples41% of employers list pensions as a ...

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    Reboot Digital PR trials four-day working week

    2021-08-12T08:30:59Z

    Digital marketing agency Reboot Digital PR has offered all of its employees the chance to work a four-day week as part of a trial that began last week.According to Reboot, its aim with this initiative is to improve performance, productivity, work-life balance and overall employee welfare. Members of staff’s working ...

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    One in four employers have not given paid time off for vaccines

    2021-08-12T08:00:32Z

    New research has found that a quarter of British employers have not been giving their staff paid time off for Covid-19 (Coronavirus) vaccinations and have no plans to allow it.The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) commissioned YouGov to ask businesses in Britain about whether they would be allowing staff ...

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    Great Western Railway boosts drivers' starting salaries

    2021-08-09T08:00:12Z

    Great Western Railway (GWR), the British train operating company owned by First Group, has announced it will pay drivers based at its Exeter, Devon depot an increased starting salary.Successful candidates will receive £54,111 for the first 12 months of their employment, which will rise to £60,124 thereafter. The starting salary, ...

  • BEIS records big rise in minimum wage avoidance
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    Top companies shamed for minimum wage failings

    2021-08-06T10:10:44Z

    John Lewis, The Body Shop International, Enterprise Rent-a-Car UK and Pret A Manger are some of the 191 companies named and shamed by the government this week for failing to pay their workers the national minimum wage (NMW).An investigation by HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC) found that a total of ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 30 July - 5 August 2021

    2021-08-06T08:00:54Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 July – 5 August 2021 were: Bumble introduces new paid leave policiesHow has the hybrid working trend impacted benefit and reward strategies?The Queen Elizabeth Hospital launches menopause policiesThe benefits of office bestiesConfessions: Candid ticks the boxNext store staff bring equal pay ...

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    Kavitha’s keynote: Saving for the future

    2021-08-06T08:00:51Z

    More than half (55%) of respondents to a new survey said that the pandemic had made them more aware of the importance of saving for the future, highlighting a positive shift in people’s attitudes towards their finances.The findings from Cushon, which we reported on earlier this week, showed 62% of ...

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    58% of hospitality employers increased their benefits

    2021-08-06T08:00:12Z

    New data has found that more than half (58%) of businesses in the hospitality industry have increased their benefits package in the past year.The first quarterly Caterer.com hospitality hiring insider report, which gathered the views of 250 hospitality employers and 2,000 consumers, highlighted how the sector has boosted employee benefits ...

  • John Lewis, Siemens and The British Army recognised as best employers in the UK
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    John Lewis gives drivers £5,000 pay rise

    2021-08-05T09:40:35Z

    Retailer John Lewis is giving its lorry drivers an annual salary increase of up to £5,000 from Sunday (8 August), as the industry faces worker shortages due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Around 900 large goods vehicle drivers currently employed by the John Lewis Partnership group, which runs the John Lewis ...

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    Next store staff bring equal pay claims

    2021-08-04T09:06:22Z

    Retail giant Next has conceded that its store workers can compare their roles to that of their colleagues in distribution centres and warehouses in terms of pay.Represented by law firm Leigh Day, currently more than 400 employees have brought equal pay claims against the employer, arguing that their work is ...

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    Booker drivers to consider strike over pay row

    2021-08-04T08:23:06Z

    Heavy goods vehicles (HGV) drivers at wholesale business Booker have threatened to hold strike action over a pay dispute.Drivers from Booker Retail Partners’ Thamesmead, London depot are considering industrial action following the company’s attempt to tackle HGV driver shortages. It had put in place a temporary £5 an hour pay ...

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    Bumble introduces new paid leave policies

    2021-08-02T08:23:04Z

    Dating app Bumble has announced it will give all of its employees a minimum of six months' paid leave for the birth, adoption or surrogacy of a child.Workers will be able to take at least 12 weeks' leave a year to take care of a family member and caregivers will ...

  • Confessions
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    Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid ticks the box

    2021-07-30T05:00:28Z

    I’ve now had two reminders to fill in our employee engagement survey, so I can’t put it off any longer. It says it will only take 10 minutes. That may be true for most, but not for me. You’ll see why.Since employee engagement now falls under the new vice president ...

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    Publicis Groupe UK launches family policies

    2021-07-29T08:21:07Z

    Communications organisation Publicis Groupe UK has implemented family-centered workplace policies for its employees spanning maternity, paternity and shared parental leave, as well as adoption, surrogacy, fertility and pregnancy loss.The introduction of these will be supported by a training and education program aimed at employees and managers. They are the latest ...

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    ACCA reveals 6.51% gender pay gap

    2021-07-28T09:35:49Z

    The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has announced a median gender pay gap of 6.51%.The business recently published its 2020 UK gender pay gap report for the fourth consecutive year since 2018, which showed its median gender pay gap fall by 4.6% in 2019 to 6.51% in 2020. It ...

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    XPO Logistics Drinks staff balloted for pay strike

    2021-07-28T08:29:34Z

    XPO Logistics Drinks drivers and warehouse staff are being balloted over potential industrial action following a 1.4% pay rise offer.Staff have been asked by workers union Unite to vote regarding strike action against the business, which has its 1,000 employees and runs 26 sites across the UK that supply major ...

  • Aegon UK initiates mental health training sessions for 120 managers
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    Aegon UK becomes living wage employer

    2021-07-26T09:41:11Z

    Financial services provider Aegon UK has become a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer.This commitment means Aegon staff will receive a minimum hourly wage of at least £9.50 in the UK or £10.85 in London, with both rates higher than the £8.91 per hour UK government minimum wage for people over ...

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    Poll: 78% of organisations use salary sacrifice for workplace pensions

    2021-07-26T08:00:17Z

    Employee Benefits poll: More than three-quarters of organisations use salary sacrifice for workplace pensions, according to the latest Employee Benefits research.Salary sacrifice schemes allow employees to agree to reduce their earnings by an amount equal to their pension contributions and, in exchange, the employer then agrees to pay the total ...