News – Page 82
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: The true cost of working from home
Employee Benefits has reported on a number of stories relating to working from home lately - particularly following the pandemic - and many have been about its positive effects on employee wellbeing and work-life balance.However, two of our stories this week have highlighted the potential pitfalls for those working remotely, ...
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ArticleJersey votes down minimum wage rise proposal
A proposal to raise the minimum wage in Jersey to £10 per hour by 2022 has been lost by just five votes.The motion, raised by deputy of Saint Helier and backbencher Geoff Southern, would have boosted the current £8.32 per hour pay by £1.68 by the end of next year, ...
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ArticleIsio hires former Santander HR chief as its first CPO
Pensions and investment advisory firm Isio has announced the appointment of Claire Head as its first chief people officer.Formerly the people director and deputy chief HR officer at Santander UK, Head has nearly 25 years’ experience in HR. She has previously held positions at Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Fortis Bank ...
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ArticleFemale doctors earn 30% less than male counterparts
The gender pay gap among doctors widened last year, with females earning almost a third less than their male counterparts.The findings from New Medscape also revealed that nearly two-thirds of doctors feel under-rewarded in terms of pay, with their earnings having actually fallen during 2020, compared to two years before.Further, ...
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ArticleBasic pay awards remain at 1%
Median basic pay awards in the first quarter of 2021 were less than half the value of that seen in the same period in 2020, at just 1%.This is according to the latest analysis of pay settlement data by XpertHR, which showed the average pay award recorded across the three ...
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ArticleWomen have 39% smaller pension pots
New research has revealed the pensions gender gap is more than double the difference between men and women’s average earnings, with women having significantly smaller pension pots.Profile Pensions' analysis of 20,000 customers discovered the gap is such that it means men can expect to retire on an average of £21,800 ...
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ArticleJust Eat to offer minimum pay, holiday and sickness rates
Just Eat, the food delivery service, has said it will offer riders minimum pay, sick pay and holiday entitlement by the end of the year as boss Jitse Groen seeks to make good on his pledge to end gig working across the business.According to the company, most of its riders ...
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ArticleHome workers less likely to get bonuses
Number crunching by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed a strong correlation between remote working and its impact on pay and benefits, spelling bad news for home workers.The study of employees working from home between 2012-2017 and during 2020 confirms what many fear now about more recent Covid-19 ...
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ArticleChivas Brothers staff balloted for pay strike action
Workers at the Pernod Ricard-owned Chivas Brothers distillery in Scotland are being balloted for strike action after pay negotiations broke down.Employees of the whisky maker are reportedly angry that French Pernod Ricard staff are receiving wage rises, while those in Scotland have had to endure freezes which in real-terms equate ...
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ArticleMencap and Unison urge rethink of sleep-shift pay
Mencap and Unison have written a joint letter to the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, urging the government to rethink payments made to care home workers on sleep shifts.The charity and union are responding to a Supreme Court judgement made last month (March), which ruled that sleep-shift workers (primarily care ...
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ArticleFacebook moots pay cut to work from home
Facebook has said staff can continue working from home after restrictions ease and offices open; but the price they may have to pay for this is reduced salary.In a statement, Brynn Harrington, Facebook’s vice president of people growth, said that workers have been “really thriving,” and those who prefer to ...
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ArticleCall for Manchester and London mayors to ban 'fire and rehire' practices
The union Unite is calling on the mayors of London and Greater Manchester to outlaw 'fire and rehire' practices on bus services.The call was delivered to the offices of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan last week (15 April).The move comes in the same ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid applies for her own job
It’s hard to tell exactly how well things are going for the company. One minute the executive Higher Beings are congratulating us on a fantastic, record-breaking quarter and the next they are shaking their heads and demanding budget cuts.I have a feeling I know where we are heading: another cull. ...
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ArticlePension savers would divest from firms that don't pay the living wage
One-third of pension savers would rather divest their savings from organisations that fail to pay the living wage.This is the main finding of research by PensionBee, which polled more than 1,500 savers last month.According to its research, 83% of savers expect the organisations in their pension to pay all of ...
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ArticleFelicia Willow: Was the Government right to delay gender pay gap reporting for six months?
The short answer to this question is "no, but…".Gender pay gap reporting should never have been suspended in the first place. When the pandemic first hit, the Fawcett Society responded with research into the impact of the pandemic on women and by launching a campaign to #MakeWomenVisible. Through ...
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ArticleCarol Verner: Was the Government right to delay gender pay gap reporting for six months?
Although the Government has delayed the enforcement of the Gender Pay Gap Reporting Regulations until October 2021, it is important for organisations to not stop working on closing their gender pay gap. Reports are of little value if not understood and followed by proactive actions.At Kettering General Hospital, we use ...
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ArticleDr Wanda Wyporska: Was the government right to delay gender pay gap reporting for six months?
In February, The Equality Trust joined organisations such as the Fawcett Society and Women’s Budget Group to call on the Government to immediately reintroduce gender pay gap reporting. Yet, as we know, publication alone is not enough. As Fawcett has suggested, we need a contractual 'right to know' and an ...
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ArticleMatt Hancock met Greensill over NHS salary advance scheme
Image credit: Bart Lenoir/ Shutterstock.comHealth secretary Matt Hancock was lobbied by former Prime Minister David Cameron and financier Lex Greensill to introduce a payroll scheme that was later offered within the NHS, it emerged over the weekend.There are fears that procurement and open competition rules were flouted as NHS ...
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ArticleEast Lothian Council reveals gender pay gap figures
East Lothian Council has published it annual gender pay gap report, and has revealed that the average hourly rate for male employees was £15.62 during 2020 compared to £14.90 for female staff – representing a median gender pay gap of 4.61%.Its mean gender pay gap is 3.01%, meaning that that ...
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ArticleBank of America increases junior banker pay
Bank of America is to give its junior bankers globally a pay boost of $10,000 (£7,290) per year and will offer them wellbeing conversations.The move is in response to a sharp rise in deal activity and comes in the face of increased competition from rival banks, which has seen Credit ...