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Article90% of employees would stay with an organisation if it offers remote working
Nine in 10 (90%) employees would remain with an organisation if they are offered the flexibility of remote working, according to research by Workvivo.Its survey of 1,000 UK and US employees, who have all been worked from home since the beginning of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, also found that three-quarters ...
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ArticleL’Oreal launches second employee share ownership scheme for 88,000 employees
French cosmetics organisation L’Oreal has launched its second employee share ownership scheme.Following on from the success of its first share scheme in 2018, 88,000 global employees in 57 locations, including France and the UK, will be able to opt in to buy shares in its latest share ownership plan.Employees are ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Reset online series to explore the latest HR insights and solutions
Employee Benefits Reset online series, which will take place 5 October to 16 October 2020, will play host to a number of speakers discussing the latest trends, insights and solutions in the HR, reward and benefits industry.Up to four events will take place per day, covering the latest topics including ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 20 August – 26 August
The top 10 most read stories between 20 August – 26 August were... Supreme Court rules that inheritance tax should not be applied to pension transferGett offers 1,000 employees a four day working weekSalesforce extends homeworking policy until July 2021Linklaters introduces long-term flexible working policy for 5,200 employeesUniversity of East ...
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ArticleHomeserve signs Race at Work charter to improve workplace equality
Emergency repairs and improvements organisation Homeserve has signed the Race at Work charter, committing to address the issues that ethnic minority employees face in the workplace.The race charter, which has been developed in partnership with the UK government and business outreach charity Business in the Community (BITC), has set out ...
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ArticleBritish Arab Commercial Bank appoints Chris Dunford as chief people officer
British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB) has hired Chris Dunford as the new chief people officer.Before taking on this new role ar BACB, Dunford spent four months as an interim HR director for the bank. Dunford will be responsible for delivering BACB’s people strategy, seeking to improve the businesses core values, ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 13 August – 19 August
The top ten most read stories between 13 August – 19 August were: Schroders introduces permanent flexible working policy for 5,000 global employeesBakkavor provides full sick pay for 1,600 employeesSiemens completes £530 million pensions buy-in transactionInverclyde Council introduces £125,000 local furlough schemeAdmiral awards shares worth £1,800 to 10,000 employees49% of ...
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ArticleDAZN appoints Shaun Conning as chief people officer
Sports streaming service DAZN has hired Shaun Conning as the new chief people officer.In his new role, Conning will manage the organisations' HR and people functions and lead its global people strategy. He will also foster diversity, inclusion, creativity and innovation.Conning comes from an HR, commercial and operations background and ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 6 August - 12 August
The top 10 most read stories between 6 August - 12 August were: Uber and Metro Bank extend remote working policies to 202187% would stay at an organisation if it commits to employee wellbeingWilliam Hill to repay government £24 million in furlough costsClifford Chance and Linklaters reduce pay for newly ...
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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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ArticleAllianz Holdings appoints Julie Harrison as chief HR officer
Allianz Holdings has appointed Julie Harrison as the businesses chief HR officer.Harrison, who will report to Jon Dye, chief executive at Allianz Holdings, will lead the HR function across the business.Before transferring to the UK division, Harrison held the position of chief HR officer at Allianz Asia Pacific based in ...
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ArticleFacebook extends remote working policy until July 2021
Technology giant Facebook has extended its remote working policy until July 2021 for all of its 52,534 US employees.The enhanced policy allows employees to take their time to return to the offices, when they are open, by giving them the option to remain working-from-home either full or part-time until 30 ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 30 July – 5 August 2020
The most-read stories on Employee Benefits from 30 July - 5 August 2020 were... Furloughed employees to receive full pay if made redundantAmazon rewards front-line employees with appreciation bonusCity Sprint couriers win worker status and holiday pay benefitsBarclays, Sky and Royal Mail recognised as top employers for womenGovernment publishes further ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live 2020 moves to October 2021
Employee Benefits Live 2020, which was due to take place on 6-7 October 2020, has been postponed until 2021 due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The event, in its 22nd year, will now take place Tuesday 12 October and Wednesday 13 October 2021 at ExCeL London.The difficult decision was based on ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2020 to take place online
The Employee Benefits Awards 2020 ceremony will take place online this year.The shortlist of finalists will be announced on 3 September 2020, followed by the live ceremony on 29 October 2020.The Employee Benefits Awards is the must-attend annual celebration that recognises the talent and innovation from the reward and benefits ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 23 July – 29 July 2020
The most read stories on Employee Benefits from 23 July - 29 July 2020 were... KPMG to consult on pension contribution cuts44% of employees are more efficient working from homeSantander UK offers menopause support programme to 23,500 staff47% of businesses do not offer any employee benefitsVodafone completes DC pension transfer ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis hires Nikki Humphrey as people executive director
High-end department store John Lewis has appointed Nikki Humphrey as its new people executive director.Humphrey will sit on the partnership's executive team, replacing Tracey Killen, who retired from a 38-year career at the organisation.Humphrey will be responsible for developing and delivering a people strategy for John Lewis's 80,000 partners.Humphrey has ...
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ArticleBarclays, Sky and Royal Mail recognised as top employers for women
Barclays (pictured), Sky and Royal Mail are just three of the organisations that have been recognised in The Times' Top 50 Employers for Women list, compiled by the broadsheet and business community outreach charity Business in the Community (BITC).In its tenth year, the unranked alphabetical list credits organisations that have ...
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Article47% of businesses do not offer any employee benefits
Just under half (47%) of employers currently offer no employee benefits to their workforce, according to research by Hooray Health and Protection.Its research, which surveyed 1,150 respondents, also found that non-monetary benefits are the most popular benefit offered by employers, with 16% of employees receiving this benefit, followed by health ...
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ArticleQuorn appoints Tongwen Zhao as director of people and planet
Vegetarian food brand Quorn has hired Tongwen Zhao as its new director of people and planet.Zhao has 20 years of HR experience, most recently as group human resources director at Unilever and The Dairy Farm Group. She recently moved to London in 2018 to complete a master’s degree in Environment, ...