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ArticleChancery Lane moves to four-day working week
Retirement income planning firm Chancery Lane has switched to a four-day working week in order to support its employees with family commitments and responsibilities.Under the new working structure, the firm’s financial planners and wealth managers will be contracted to work from Monday to Thursday, while retaining their previous salaries. It ...
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ArticleMS Amlin introduces paid carer’s leave policy
Insurance and reinsurance firm MS Amlin has introduced a paid carer’s leave policy to support its employees.Under the policy, all employees will be entitled to up to five days' paid leave a year to care for a spouse, civil partner, child, parent, another dependent household member or a neighbour with ...
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Article47% of employers are unsure if wellbeing provision meets employees’ needs
Employee Benefits poll: Almost half (47%) of organisations are unsure if their wellbeing support provision is meeting employees’ needs, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers. Meanwhile, just 18% of respondents said the believe that their wellbeing support provision was meeting employees’ needs, while 35% answered ...
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ArticleScientific Games recruits Amy Steinman as chief human resources officer
Global lottery organisation Scientific Games has recruited Amy Steinman as its new chief human resources officer and the newest member of its executive leadership team.Scientific Games is a partner to 150 lotteries in 50 countries around the globe and provides games, technologies, analytics and services to beneficiary programmes.Steinman will lead ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read articles between 14 - 20 June 2024
The top 10 most read articles between 14 - 20 June 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Exclusive: Co-op wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2024Morrisons warehouse workers accept new pensions, pay and conditionsWho will win at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024?Marks and Spencer introduces caring guide for employeesTribunal finds Scottish ...
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ArticleWorkers employed by Edinburgh Airport accept 6.8% pay increase
Credit: Serge Cornu / Shutterstock.comA total of 275 workers employed by Edinburgh Airport have accepted a 6.8% increase for their shift pay following negotiations.The employees, who are members of trade union Unite, deal directly with passengers in airport security, terminal operations, search areas and process them for flights, as well ...
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ArticleHachette UK and Ovo among The Times Top Employers for Gender Equality
Banking organisation Standard Chartered, energy supplier Ovo and publishing business Hachette UK have been named as some of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024.Business in the Community has created the list for 14 years as part of its work to highlight employers taking action and making gender ...
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ArticleL-Acoustics appoints new chief people officer
L-Acoustics, a manufacturer of loudspeakers, amplifiers, marketing materials and signal processing devices, has appointed Anne Hamlett chief people officer as part of its focus on its people-centric education and innovation culture.Hamlett will provide a people-focused contribution to key strategic topics at the C-level and directly lead three L-Acoustics divisions: people, ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Award winners 2024
Grand Prix Co-op This prestigious award recognises the most outstanding entry among all this year’s category winners. Following feedback, the retailer realised that being able to regularly save money was important for employees’ financial wellbeing. However, 40% of frontline food store staff and 30% of ...
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Article36% of UK HR professionals feel equipped to balance people function’s needs
Just one-third (36%) of UK HR practitioners feel equipped to balance the needs of their organisation’s people function, according to research by employee experience platform Culture Amp.Its survey of 9,900 HR professionals worldwide, including 304 in the UK, in conjunction with behaviour change platform Thrive Global, also found that 47% ...
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ArticleMorrisons warehouse workers accept new pensions, pay and conditions
Hundreds of Morrisons' warehouse and logistics employees based in Cheshire and Yorkshire have accepted new terms related to their pensions, pay and working conditions, from 1 July.The workers, who are members of trade union Unite, will see a 9% increase on all rates of pay including weekend incentive premiums and ...
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ArticleExclusive: Co-op wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2024
Co-op was presented with the highly coveted Grand Prix award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024, which took place on Friday 14 June at The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) in London last week.The Grand Prix is the ‘winner of winners’ accolade and is selected from the winning entries across all ...
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ArticleGoodyear Tire and Rubber Company names new chief human resources officer
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company has named Nicole Gray as its new senior vice president and chief human resources officer, effective 1 July.She will be replacing Gary VanderLind, who is retiring from the role.Gray joined Goodyear in 2016, moving from leading global labor and the employment team to senior human ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read articles between 7 - 13 June 2024
The top 10 most read articles between 7 - 13 June 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Aston Martin increases pay and awards cost-of-living paymentPost Office adds new voluntary benefits to reward platformAgeas introduces paid leave for working carersTribunal finds account manager was subject to pregnancy and maternity discriminationCollege supervisors at University ...
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ArticleWho will win at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024?
The winners of the 22nd annual Employee Benefits Awards will be unveiled today (Friday 14 June).The Employee Benefits Awards 2024 is a must-attend event for those in the reward, benefits and HR industry. Comedian Ellie Taylor will host the ceremony, which acknowledges and celebrates innovative HR, reward and benefits strategies, ...
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ArticlePrysmian hires new group chief HR and organisation officer
Global cabling provider Prysmian has appointed Francesco Tutino group chief HR and organisation officer as of this month.Tutino will oversee all of Prysmian’s HR activities for its more than 30,000 employees across 150 countries.He has more than 20 years of experience in HR and has held leadership positions at several ...
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ArticleLeicester McDonald’s franchisee introduces local gift card for staff rewards
A franchisee owner of four McDonald’s restaurants in Leicester has committed to awarding employees with a local gift card for rewards and incentives.Established by BID Leicester, the Leicester Gift Card is part of the Town and City Gift Card initiative across the UK and Ireland. More than 170 shops, restaurants, ...
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ArticleSoSafe names Laura Ryan as new chief people officer
Security awareness and human risk management vendor SoSafe has appointed Laura Ryan as its new chief people officer as support while it continues to scale operations internationally.Ryan will lead SoSafe’s people function, overseeing the development of a best-in-class team to help deliver its next chapter of strategic growth. She will ...
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ArticlePost Office adds new voluntary benefits to reward platform
Post Office has introduced new voluntary benefits to its reward, benefits and recognition platform following feedback from its employees.The organisation announced the additions at the end of May at its weekly stand-up called 10 @ 10, led by chief executive officer Nick Read.The new benefits include private medical insurance provided ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read articles between 31 May - 6 June 2024
The top 10 most read articles between 31 May - 6 June 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Scottish government introduces pay rise for public sector employeesThe Coca-Cola Company and Deloitte shortlisted for best use of benefits technologyFormer sports centre director receives fine for withholding pensions informationFifa implements pregnancy and parental support ...