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  • NikkiHumphrey
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    Virgin Group recruits first chief people officer

    2022-05-23T08:00:29Z

    Virgin Group has appointed Nikki Humphrey (pictured) to the newly-created role of chief people officer.Humphrey will join the 'V Team', Virgin’s executive team, in July, and will report directly to Josh Bayliss, chief executive officer of Virgin Group.Her previous role was executive director of people at John Lewis Partnership, a ...

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    Personnel Today Awards 2022 launches new Reward, Recognition and Benefits category

    2022-05-20T08:00:48Z

    Personnel Today has introduced a new category for its 24th annual awards ceremony: the Reward, Recognition and Benefits award.HR and learning and development individuals or teams that have led an innovative project, helped people adjust to significant change, or delivered cost-savings through people policies are encouraged to celebrate all they ...

  • Google increases parental leave to 14 weeks for working parents
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    Google debuts new California eco-office to encourage staff to return

    2022-05-20T08:00:25Z

    Something for the weekend: As some employers embrace the 'new normal' of hybrid and remote working, Google has unveiled new Californian headquarters designed to tempt staff to return to the physical office.The Bay View campus on the San Francisco Bay in Mountain View was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and ...

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    Tiffany Wright: How can employers help staff feel safe now Covid restrictions have been lifted?

    2022-05-19T05:00:37Z

    When Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) moved to a fully remote workforce in March 2020, we responded swiftly to support our colleagues through this period of uncertainty, equipping them with tools, techniques and tips to adapt to life working from home.Throughout the pandemic, we have always put our colleagues' health and ...

  • Lucy Becque Coventry: Lucy Becque: How can employers help office staff feel safe now Covid restrictions have been lifted?
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    Lucy Becque: How can employers help staff feel safe now Covid restrictions have been lifted?

    2022-05-19T05:00:31Z

    Prior to the pandemic, the idea of health and safety was important, but perhaps not front of mind for employees in an office. It might have cropped up once in a while when making sure to have the right kind of desk chair, and for the most part people's needs ...

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    UK staff want to prioritise health more than their career

    2022-05-18T11:16:58Z

    More UK working adults said that they want to make health a top priority compared with prioritising their career, at 89% and 51% respectively, according to the Bupa Wellbeing index.The survey, conducted among 8,000 UK adults, found that health and wellbeing is being achieved through cutting down on unhealthy foods ...

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    Sabre Corporation updates employee wellbeing package

    2022-05-18T10:12:34Z

    Editorial credit: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.comSoftware and technology firm for the global travel industry Sabre Corporation has launched an updated employee wellbeing package, aimed at fostering a supportive environment where staff can thrive and succeed.The business, which launched a global 'Work from Anywhere' programme 18 months ago, has introduced this ...

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    Unit4 hires chief people officer

    2022-05-17T08:00:00Z

    Enterprise cloud applications firm Unit4 has appointed Tania Garrett (pictured) as chief people officer.Garrett, who will report to chief executive officer Mike Ettling, will oversee the firm’s people success function, where she will be responsible for talent acquisition, learning and development, compensation and benefits, as well as regional HR field ...

  • Las Vegas
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    Las Vegas hotel The Cosmopolitan awards staff $5,000 bonus

    2022-05-16T10:24:20Z

    The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, USA, has awarded each of its 5,400 members of staff a $5,000 (£4,089) bonus to recognise their efforts during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The announcement was made by executives from Blackstone Real Estate Americas, a New York-based private equity firm that owns the approximately 3,000-room, ...

  • Camden Council
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    Camden Council reports 0.9% mean gender pay gap in favour of women

    2022-05-13T10:59:09Z

    Camden Council has published its gender pay gap report for 2020/2021, during which time its mean gender pay gap, which fell in favour of female employees, narrowed from 4.6% to 0.9%.The council's median gender pay gap, which also found women to be paid more, increased slightly from 0.6% to 1.5%.Overall, ...

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    Olaplex takes hair care digital with AI employee

    2022-05-13T08:00:13Z

    Something for the weekend: Have you ever wanted a digital version of you to do your job instead? Are you a fan of the idea of shopping without having to talk to another human being? If so, you are in luck, as hair care business Olaplex has introduced an artificial ...

  • IWGB demand changes to Deliveroo's hardship funds
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    Deliveroo signs employee rights deal with GMB

    2022-05-12T10:50:13Z

    Deliveroo has signed a recognition deal with trade union GMB, which covers the rights of more than 90,000 self-employed riders, including factors such as pay and wellbeing.The voluntary partnership agreement recognises that Deliveroo riders are self-employed, following a series of UK court judgments to this effect.GMB will be able to ...

  • Poll: Have you voluntarily reported your organisation’s gender pay gap data this year?
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    Third of FTSE 100 employers have widened gender pay gap since 2017

    2022-05-11T10:21:01Z

    The median pay gap across FTSE 100 employers has decreased by just 1% since reporting legislation was introduced in 2017, with 30% of these businesses actually increasing their pay gap over that time, according to analysis of gender pay gap reporting by HR DataHubIts review of government files and FTSE ...

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    Government excludes proposed employment bill from Queen's Speech

    2022-05-10T12:20:46Z

    The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has accused the government of “turning its back” on working people after ministers failed to include a promised employment bill in the Queen’s Speech, which took place today.In 2019, the government announced it would bring forward a bill to improve workers’ rights, but despite committing ...

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    London South East Colleges to pilot four-day week

    2022-05-09T10:14:00Z

    London South East Colleges (LSEC) has announced that it will enable teachers who specialise in English, Maths and STEM subjects to work a four-day working week as part of its recruitment plan.The pilot scheme, which will start in September, will offer candidates the opportunity to compress their full-time hours into ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 28 April – 5 May 2022

    2022-05-06T11:25:38Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 28 April and 5 May 2022 were: Salesforce and Cisco named among best UK workplaces for 2022PWC reintroduces summer hours following successful pilotAirbnb introduces flexible working initiativeIpsos and John Lewis shortlisted for Best Benefits to Support Menopause, Fertility or PregnancyPost Office staff ...

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    Orlando Airport celebrates Star Wars Day with visit from 'The Orlandolorian'

    2022-05-06T08:00:04Z

    Image credit: Orlando International Airport (@MCO)Something for the weekend: To celebrate Star Wars Day on 4 May, Orlando Airport staff and visitors were treated with a visit from 'The Orlandolorian', a spoof character representing both local and intergalactic trends.The Orlandolorian sported a costume of which the top half paid homage ...

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    PWC reintroduces summer hours following successful pilot

    2022-05-04T10:23:08Z

    PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has reintroduced its summer working hours policy, which it piloted between July and August 2021, as part of its hybrid-working arrangement.From 1 June to the end of August 2022, PWC's employees will be able to condense the working week in order to finish at lunchtime on Fridays.The organisation ...

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    Blink recruits first vice president of people

    2022-05-03T08:00:32Z

    Blink, an enterprise communications platform for frontline workers, has appointed Simon White as its first vice president of people.This new role will help to scale the Blink team across 2022 as it relocates its headquarters from London to New York, Blink said. It plans to expand its team to more ...

  • Airbnb extends remote working policy to August 2021
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    Airbnb introduces flexible working initiative

    2022-04-29T10:01:58Z

    Holiday rentals firm Airbnb is to give its employees the flexibility to work remotely while also being able to live and work in other locations.Co-founder and chief executive officer Brian Chesky revealed the plans in an email to all staff, stating that he wanted to hire and retain the best ...