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ArticleCoronavirus Job Retention Scheme claims total £31.7 billion
Claims to date under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme total £31.7 billion as at 26 July 2020, an increased of £1.9 billion since 19 July 2020.According to HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) data, 9.5 million employees in the UK have been placed on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) ...
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ArticleFrench Connection to claim government furlough bonus
UK clothing organisation French Connection will claim the government's retention bonus scheme for bringing furloughed employees back to work.The government's scheme will see employers paid £1,000 per employee they return to work until at least the end of January 2021.After the closure of all of its stores in March 2020, ...
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ArticleThe National Security Inspectorate becomes an accredited living wage employer
Security and Investigations organisation The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) has become an accredited living wage employer by The Living Wage Foundation.The organisation will adjust the pay for its 53 employees to £9.30 per hour to bring it in line with the Living Wage Foundation pay guidelines, effective immediately.This accreditation will ...
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Article16,900 Southwest Airlines employees take voluntary leave
16,900 Southwest Airlines employees are taking part in its voluntary leave programmes to help the organisation deal with the financial ramifications of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The American organisation expects to save $400 (£313) million in employee costs for both a voluntary extended emergency time off and a redundancy programme, which ...
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ArticleNuffield Health reports mean gender pay gap of 4.3%
Nuffield Health has reported a mean gender pay gap of 4.3% for average hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently has over 11,000 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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ArticleCatalyst repays government for cost of job retention scheme
Housing organisation Catalyst is repaying back the total cost of the furlough payments it has received from the government during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation placed 101 employees on the government's job retention scheme in March 2020 but has since returned 76 employees back to work, with the majority of ...
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ArticleBellcare Domiciliary becomes an accredited living wage employer
Cumbrian care organisation Bellcare Domiciliary has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation is now committed to paying its 130 employees a minimum of £9.30 an hour, with senior care staff seeing their pay increase to £9.70 per hour, from August 2020. This sees ...
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ArticleGovernment increases pay for 900,000 public sector workers
The government is to give 900,000 public sector workers in the UK a 2%-3.1% pay rise to recognise them for their efforts during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The government will increase the salary of teachers by 3.1% and doctors by 2.8%, while police, prison officers and national crime agency staff will ...
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ArticleAsos repays government for cost of employee furlough scheme
Online retailer Asos is repaying the money it has received through the government's job retention scheme (GJRS).The organisation, which furloughed 1,000 employees in April 2020, saw a 10% growth within the business in June, despite the financial ramifications that the business faced during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic in ...
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ArticlePost Office reports mean gender pay gap of 16%
Post Office has reported a mean gender pay gap of 16% for average hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently has over 5,000 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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ArticleEmployers can use furlough scheme during contractual notice periods
Guidance updated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) confirms that employers can still claim for furlough payments if an employee has been put on a full notice period.The original guidance stated that organisations could claim the statutory notice period under the scheme, however, an amendment has made it clear that ...
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ArticleLaing O'Rourke foregoes government job retention bonus
Construction business Laing O'Rourke is foregoing a £1,000 payment per employee under the government’s job retention bonus scheme for bringing back furloughed employees.In the July 2020 mini-Budget, the government introduced a bonus scheme, rewarding UK businesses with the payment if employees returning to work remain within the business through to ...
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ArticleUSDirect seeks binge watcher for Discovery Channel's Shark Week
Something for the weekend: USDirect is looking to hire a shark fan to get paid to watch Discovery Channel's Shark Week 2020.The creature of the deep fan will be rewarded with a $1,000 (£794) salary and will be tasked with watching every single minute of the channel's jaw-dropping Air Jaws ...
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ArticleKier Group returns furloughed staff to work without claiming job retention bonus
UK construction organisation Kier Group is foregoing a £1,000 payment per employee under the government's job retention bonus scheme for bringing back furloughed employees.In the July 2020 mini-Budget, the government introduced a bonus scheme, rewarding UK businesses with the payment if employees returning to work remain within the business through ...
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ArticleDelta Air Lines saves 24% in pay and benefits costs due to voluntary leave arrangement
Delta Air Lines has saved 24% in salary and benefits costs after more than 45,000 employees choose to take voluntary unpaid leave.The airline introduced the option for employees to take voluntary unpaid leave in June 2020 to help it deal with the financial ramifications of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Separately, the ...
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ArticleOvo Energy reports mean gender pay gap of 20.1%
Energy organisation Ovo Energy has reported a mean gender pay gap of 20.1% for average hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently has over 2,000 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 ...
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ArticleFrench government to give healthcare workers pay rise worth €7.5 billion
The French government is giving healthcare workers a pay rise totalling €7.5 billion (£6.8 billion) to reward them for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The deal agreed by the government and union parties; Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail (CFDT), Force Ouvrière (FO) and General Confederation of Labour (CGT), ...
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ArticleBrewdog reports mean gender pay gap of 6.3%
Beer organisation Brewdog has reported a mean gender pay gap of 6.3% for average hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently has over 697 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 ...
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ArticlePrimark refuses £30 million government job retention bonus
Fashion and homeware retailer Primark has made the decision to not use the government's job retention bonus scheme during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, foregoing a £30 million payment.In its July 2020 mini-Budget, the government introduced a bonus scheme, rewarding UK employers with a £1,000 payment for each furloughed employee it ...
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ArticleHuwaei Technologies reports mean gender pay gap of 20.3%
Technology organisation Huwaei Technologies (Huwaei) has reported a mean gender pay gap of 20.3% for average hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently has over 1,500 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require organisations with ...