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Article49% of employers have new benefits since pandemic
Nearly half of employers (49%) in the UK and Ireland have introduced new workplace benefits since the start of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic in a bid to maintain staff morale and help employees adapt to new hybrid working structures, according to a report by HR specialist Zellis.The Employee benefits: five ...
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ArticleHouse of Townend offers wine to five working
Something for the weekend: Wine merchant House of Townend has just the job for those looking to add a little sparkle to their work life.The Yorkshire-based company is on the hunt for a prosecco taster. Yes, it is a tough job and, yes, someone will have to do it – ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 13 August - 19 August 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 13 August – 19 August 2021 were: XPO Logistics Drinks staff vote to strike over payHMRC exposes worst minimum wage excusesMore employees want Fridays off than MondaysConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets in trainingWhat employee engagement lessons can the UK learn ...
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ArticleMercer and Hole offers staff extra bank holiday break
Employees at accountants Mercer and Hole have been given an extra day off on 27 August in recognition of their hard work and commitment to the firm and its clients.The 233 members of staff across the company’s offices in London, St Albans, Rickmansworth and Milton Keynes will enjoy a four-day ...
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ArticleJobseekers' most sought after perks ranked
New research by outsourced receptionist firm Moneypenny has revealed the most sought after perks among jobseekers, including which they consider to be mandatory and non-mandatory, and what importance they attach to them.The survey of 1,000 job hunters found that leading the league table for those benefits deemed mandatory came sick ...
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ArticleHighland Home Care staff awarded £1,000 in bonuses
Social care provider Highland Home Carers (HHC) is rewarding its staff with a profit share payment and share allocation bonuses of up to £1,000.The financial boost from the Inverness-based company - which is the largest employee-owned organisation in Scotland - follows HHC's decision in March to pay all of its ...
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ArticleKellogg’s promotes Christopher Hayden-Hayes to HRD
Manchester, UK-based cereal brand Kellogg’s has promoted Christopher Hayden-Hayes to the role of HR director for the UK and Ireland.Hayden-Hayes has until this month (August) been the business’ senior HR business partner, where he supported four of Kellogg’s senior leaders in the implementation of people strategies within their functions for ...
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ArticleHMRC exposes worst minimum wage excuses
HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC) has published details of the most outrageous excuses it has heard from firms for not paying their staff the minimum wage.Excuses heard from employers it investigated ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. One employer said: “She doesn’t deserve the national minimum wage because she ...
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ArticlePret a Manger in bonus U-turn
Coffee and sandwich chain Pret a Manger has decided to reverse a previous cut to its popular mystery shopper bonus.In April, staff were told the company's famous £1 per hour pay increase, awarded to staff on the back of a positive mystery shopper experience, would temporarily reduce to 50p per ...
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ArticleMarketing industry spends the most on staff perks
New research has highlighted that employees in the marketing industry have the most money spent on them through workplace perks each year, with an average amount of £1,179.56 per person.The findings from Hampers and gifts business Cartwright and Butler surveyed 2,011 UK workers to uncover which industries have the most ...
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ArticleWillis Towers Watson hires new global CHRO
Worldwide advisory, broking and solutions business Willis Towers Watson (WTW) announced that it has selected Kristy Banas as its new global chief human resources officer (CHRO).Banas currently serves as the organisation’s global talent adviser for human capital and benefits, and was recently the global sponsor of human resources integration planning. ...
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Article71% of workers value other perks over pensions
Almost three-quarters (71%) of UK workers value office drinks, travel schemes, flexible hours and other perks over pensions, according to new data.Research from e-bike subscription service Dash Rides and Sapio with 2,013 UK workers showed that despite this, employees still rate a pension provision in their top four benefits, along ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 6 August - 12 August 2021
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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ArticleMcCann hires Lisa Topley as head of HR and EDI
Civil and electrical engineering business McCann has appointed Lisa Topley as its new head of HR and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).According to McCann, Topley’s appointment is within its ambitions to continue the evolution of its HR and EDI practices in order to be an employer of choice within the ...
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ArticleBrent Group completes £3 million buy-in
Brent Group, a family-owned business which includes the digital marketing and brand agency Brand Remedy, has completed a £3 million buy-in deal for its defined benefit pension scheme.The deal with Just Group and K3 Advisory, provider of specialist independent bulk annuity and consolidation advice to the pensions industry, was for ...
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Article41% of employers list pensions as a perk
Despite being a legal requirement, only 41% of employers listed pensions as a perk that potential employees can expect if their application is successful.Communications provider Moneypenny analysed 1,000 job advertisements on Indeed.com to discover the most popular and unique benefits on offer, as well as the industries that boast the ...
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ArticleGorillas Technologies appoints first chief people officer
Delivery platform Gorillas Technologies has recruited Deena Fox as its first chief people officer.Fox's appointment follows the company’s staff numbers increasing to more than 10,000 in just one year. The Germany-based organisation, which operates in more than 55 cities in the US, UK and European Union, offers grocery and convenience ...
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ArticleTop companies shamed for minimum wage failings
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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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 30 July - 5 August 2021
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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Article58% of hospitality employers increased their benefits
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 ...