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ArticleAC Group hires Crowder
Group travel tour operator organisation AC Group has hired Piers Crowder as its first director of people.In this newly created role, Crowder will be responsible for human resources and organisation-wide development.Crowder has more than 10 years of experience in human resources, recruitment and talent management, across both the UK and ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 26 October-1 November 2017
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 26 October and 1 November 2017 were: Mears Group to face legal action over holiday payIndependent review recommends mental health standards for employersArriva North West employees strike over payEDF Energy agrees pay deal for 1,000 employeesPolice staff and community support officers ...
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ArticleDuggan takes on reward at 02
Mobile services organisation 02 has hired Jill Duggan as its head of reward and performance.Before joining 02, part of Telefonica UK, Duggan was head of reward and people operations at Auto Trader UK, where she had also worked as head of HR policy and reward. Duggan's career has also seen ...
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ArticleAdmiral Group and Hilton among world’s best multinational workplaces
Admiral Group, EY, Hilton, Mars and Salesforce are among the 25 global organisations recognised on the 2017 world’s best multinational workplaces list, compiled by Great Place to Work.To feature on the annual list, organisations must have appeared on at least five national best workplaces list, also compiled by Great Place ...
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ArticleItalian town pays up to €2,000 to encourage relocation
Something for the weekend: Many organisations opt to send employees on expatriate assignments, with staff and their families relocating across the globe for business benefits. Candela, a small Italian town near Puglia, is using a similar principle to encourage employees to join its workforce, by paying up to €2,000 (£1776.55) ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 19-25 October 2017
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 19 and 25 October 2017 were: Facebook and Northern Gas and Power among UK's best organisations for workplace cultureHeineken awarded for pensions communicationEXCLUSIVE: 30% of employers plan to prioritise wellbeing for 2018Weetabix Food Company reports a 5.4% mean gender pay gapEXCLUSIVE: ...
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ArticleCountrywide promotes Howlett
Property service organisation Countrywide has promoted Madeline Howlett to reward manager from her role as reward consultant.Howlett, who has over 10 years of experience in the reward sector, has expertise in developing reward strategies to help organisations progress in their chosen market.Previously, Howlett has worked for Home Retail Group as ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 30% of employers plan to prioritise wellbeing for 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Just under a third (30%) of employer respondents plan to prioritise wellbeing in 2018, according to research by Reward Gateway.Its survey of 565 HR, benefits and reward professionals who attended Employee Benefits Live 2017 on 10 and 11 October, also found that 15% of respondents plan to prioritise pay ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 12-18 October 2017
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 12 and 18 October 2017 were: Employee Benefits Live 2017 speaker slidesGovernment publishes Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) BillRoyal Mail wins High Court injunction to postpone strike action in pensions disputePearson completes £1.2bn pensions buy-inNHS pay cap to be scrappedCivil Service ...
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ArticleJordan takes on reward at Ladbrokes Coral Group
Betting and gambling organisation Ladbrokes Coral Group has hired Ana Jordan as its new senior reward manager.In her new role, Jordan will ensure the organisation's compensation policies, processes and plans support the business' strategic agenda, as well as check that the reward function is compliant with any relevant regulations, laws ...
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ArticleVisitBritain hires Roberts
Tourist organisation VisitBritain has hired Caroline Roberts as its new head of people and talent.Roberts, who has more than 15 years of industry experience, specialises in delivering integrated people strategies, reward and retention, talent engagement, culture change and succession planning.Previously, Roberts worked as global head of talent and people at ...
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Butcher starts at Heathrow
Nik Butcher has been appointed head of reward at airport organisation Heathrow.Butcher specialises in the creation and implementation of flexible contracts, employee benefits plans and reward strategies. He also has experience of local and national trade union negotiations.Previously, Butcher worked as head of reward and people systems at Poundland and ...
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Article50% of UK employees take a sabbatical to escape the stress of working life
Half (50%) of respondents in the UK take a sabbatical in order to get away from the stress of working life, according to research by Opodo.co.uk.Its survey of 2,000 UK employees and 10,000 employees from across France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the US, also found that 13% of ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live 2017 speaker slides
Where speakers have given approval, we have uploaded the speaker slides for the keynote and conference sessions at Employee Benefits Live 2017, which took place on 10-11 October 2017 at Olympia, National.Thank you very much to all of the speakers for sharing their ideas, experiences and insights.Keynote speakers:K1: Using strategic ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Google advises employers to invest in people as much as technology
Employee Benefits Live 2017: Employers should ensure they invest in their people as much as in new technologies in order to create an empowering organisational culture and a strong business environment.In the closing keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2017 in a session titled ‘How can HR lead the workplace ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 5-11 October 2017
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 5 and 11 October 2017 were: EY reports a 19.7% mean gender pay gapHigh Court to rule in Morrisons payroll data leak caseCarillion to withdraw discretionary increases in pension paymentsBBC reports a 10.7% mean gender pay gapBMW Group UK and Royal ...
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ArticleTeam GB Paracycling counterbalances demanding work with personalised support
Employee Benefits Live 2017: Team GB Paracycling provides its athletes and employees with a range of personalised support measures in order to help staff manage high demand workloads in the professional sporting industry.Presenting the closing keynote address at the end of the first day of Employee Benefits Live 2017, Jon ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Deloitte UK enhances organisation culture to reduce gender pay gap
Employee Benefits Live 2017: Deloitte UK has implemented agile working and an unpaid leave programme in order to improve its organisation culture and gender diversity.The audit, financial and tax advisory organisation focussed on introducing work-life initiatives and enhancing its overall organisation culture after focus groups with their female staff discovered ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Facebook uses engagement surveys to highlight benefits opportunities
Employee Benefits Live 2017: Social media organisation Facebook uses employee engagement surveys to inform strategic workforce planning decisions, and support the design of a benefits proposition that increases employee satisfaction and engagement.Addressing delegates in the opening keynote presentation of Employee Benefits Live 2017, Ross Sparkman (pictured), head of strategic workforce ...
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ArticleFollow the action at Employee Benefits Live 2017
Employee Benefits Live, Europe’s largest employee reward and benefit event, returns for its 19th year on 10 and 11 October 2017 at Olympia National, London.Delegates will be able to attend sessions spanning five different conference streams on each day of the event. This will include presentations on workplace pensions, health ...