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ArticleAustralia Post rewards 33,000 employees with recognition bonus
Australia Post will give its 33,000 employees an average payment of $600 (£329) to reward them for their efforts during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.All employees within the business ranging from post office employees to mail processing staff and call centre employees, will receive the one-time bonus due to be paid ...
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ArticleHitachi Solutions reports mean gender pay gap of 22.3%
Hitachi Solutions has reported a mean gender pay gap of 22.3% for average hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently has 261 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require organisations with 250 or more employees ...
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ArticleVolkswagen Mexico gives employees a 6.5% pay rise
Volkswagen Mexico is giving over 14,000 employees a 6.5% pay rise, following on from an agreement with union party Volkswagen Automotive Industry Workers of Mexico (Sitiavw).The agreement announced this week, will give employees a 5.5% pay rise directly to their basic salary, and a 1% salary to their savings funds.The ...
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ArticleA Cut Above Landscape ordered to pay $110,602 in back wages to 85 staff
Florida-based landscaping business A Cut Above Landscape and Maintenance has been ordered to pay 85 employees $110,602 (£83,687) in back wages after an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) discovered it was violating federal law.The investigation found that the organisation had violated the overtime ...
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ArticleBaptistCare ordered to pay employees $1 million in back wages
Australian nursing organisation BaptistCare has entered into a Enforceable Undertaking with The Fair Work Ombudsman and has been ordered to pay its employees more than $1 million (£548,000) in back wages.The business, which runs 17 residential aged care facilities, self-reported that it has underpaid more than 2,000 current and former ...
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ArticleMicrosoft UK reports 8.3% mean gender pay gap
Microsoft UK has reported a mean gender pay gap of 8.3% for average hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently has over 3,000 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require organisations with 250 or more ...
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ArticleNew Zealand government extends wage subsidy scheme
The New Zealand government has extended its new wages subsidy scheme by two weeks to support employees who have been affected by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The wage subsidy scheme, first introduced in June 2020, provides an eight week payment for every employee working at a business that has seen a ...
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ArticleBakkavor provides full sick pay for 1,600 employees
Food manufacturer Bakkavor will pay the 1,600 employees at its Newark dessert factory sick pay, if they need to self-isolate due to the health risks of Covid-19 (Coronavirus).Employees at the factory were previously paid the minimum legal statutory sick pay (SSP) requirement of £95.85 a week. However, from this week, ...
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ArticleThe Zebra offers staff $300 to spend on new pets
Something for the weekend: US insurance comparison site The Zebra is offering its employees up to $300 (£228) to spend on their new pets.The generous benefit is an attempt to financially help employees welcome their new furry (or scaley) friends into their home in style. This gives the 'new parents' ...
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Article49% of employees believe pay should be based on ability not location
Just under half (49%) of employees believe that pay and benefits should be based on ability regardless of where an employee is based, according to research by Remote.The research published in August 2020, which surveyed 764 employees, also found that almost a third (30%) believe that pay and benefits should ...
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ArticleInverclyde Council introduces £125,000 local furlough scheme
Inverclyde Council will introduce a local pilot furlough scheme to support businesses and employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.The plan, which is expected to cost Inverclyde Council £125,000, will be used to pay 50% of furloughed employees salaries when the government's job retention scheme ends in October 2020. The government ...
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Article6,000 Singapore Airlines employees take unpaid leave
Over 6,000 employees at Singapore Airlines (SIA) are taking voluntary unpaid leave to help the airline protect jobs during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The airline, which currently has 15,000 employees, has seen over a third of its employees take up the voluntary benefit since it first introduced the programme to its ...
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ArticleClifford Chance and Linklaters reduce pay for newly qualified solicitors
Law firms Linklaters and Clifford Chance are reducing the pay of newly qualified solicitors to deal with the financial constraints of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Linklaters is reducing its salaries for newly qualified solicitors by £10,000, with starting salaries now set at £90,000 per annum instead of £100,000. However, to compensate, ...
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ArticleSheffield Sustainable Kitchens becomes accredited living wage employer
Kitchen remodeler Sheffield Sustainable Kitchens has become a real living wage employer, accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation is now fully committed to paying its employees a minimum of £9.30 per hour to solidify its business values and beliefs. This sees employees at the organisation receive an additional 55p ...
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ArticleMinistry of Social Development security guards to receive New Zealand living wage
Outsourced security guards working at the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) will be paid the New Zealand Living wage, effective September 2020.Following on from the government's commitment to offering fair pay and employment conditions, Allied Security New Zealand who employs the security guards, will now pay its employees $22.10 New ...
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ArticleClyde and Co reduces salary for newly qualified solicitors
Law firm Clyde and Co has reduced the pay for newly qualified and trainee solicitors to deal with the financial strain of Covid-19 (Coronavirus).First year trainees will start at £38,000, compared to the previous salary of £40,000, second year trainees will start at £40,000, compared to the previous salary of ...
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ArticleConstruction Industry Training Board freezes pay rises and bonuses until 2021
Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has put a freeze on pay increases and has also postponed its performance related bonus payments for all of its employees.The decision which has been put in place until 2021, will affect all of its 850 employees. These recent measures follow on from the executive ...
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ArticleWilliam Hill to repay government £24 million in furlough costs
British bookmakers William Hill will repay the government £24 million for any furlough payments it has received during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.In April 2020, the organisation placed 7,000 employees on the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) after lockdown restrictions forced it to close all of its branches.As well as ...
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ArticleHomerton Hospital workers to receive London living wage and full sick pay
200 outsourced cleaners, porters and security staff at Homerton University Hospital Trust will be paid the London living wage, as well as receiving full NHS sick pay.The new five-year contract, which was negotiated between Unison and GMB Union, the employees' representatives, and ISS, the private contractor which employs the staff, ...