News – Page 49
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ArticleSalesforce and Cisco named among best UK workplaces for 2022
Salesforce, Cisco UK and Hilton have been recognised by Great Place to Work as some of the UK’s Best Workplaces in 2022.Cloud-based software firm Salesforce came top out of the best super large organisations, followed by networking hardware business Cisco UK. Ranked first among the large organisations was technology business ...
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ArticleSchlumberger reports 2.7% mean global gender pay gap
Technology business Schlumberger has reported a 2.7% mean global pay gap in favour of men, as highlighted in its report titled 2021 Women and pay—driving gender balance in Schlumberger.The business plans to produce a report biannually, to increase transparency around pay practices among employees and external stakeholders, and serve as ...
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ArticleSantander UK appoints new chief people officer
Santander UK has appointed Juan Ignacio Echeverria (pictured) as its chief people officer.Reporting to chief executive officer Mike Regnier, Echeverria will join the UK executive committee in the coming weeks, and will be responsible for building on the bank’s people strategy.He has nearly 30 years’ experience in financial services and ...
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ArticleUnum UK reports 23% mean gender pay gap
Employee benefits prover Unum UK has revealed that its 2021 mean gender pay gap was 23%, widening from 22% in 2020.However, its median gender pay gap narrowed from 15% in 2020 to 14.8% in 2021. This was one percentage point less than its 2018 figure, while its mean gap was ...
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ArticleBritish Heart Foundation reports 4% gender pay gap
The British Heart Foundation has revealed that its mean gender pay gap for 2021 was 4% in favour of men, compared with the national average of 15%. This was a drop from 6% in its 2020 report.Its median pay was close to being equal for women and men, with women ...
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ArticleLandor and Fitch receives Great Place To Work accreditation
Global brand transformation business Landor and Fitch has been recognised as a 2022 Great Place To Work, receiving official certification for its UK, US, France, Hong Kong and Mexico locations.The certification is based on anonymous surveys of employee experience, scoring the businesses across different aspects of workplace culture, such as ...
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ArticleMarketing Signals introduces four-day week
Search engine marketing agency Marketing Signals has announced that its 24 full-time salaried members of staff will be able to work a four-day week as of next month.The agency has added 30 minutes to each working day and removed one full day per week, resulting in the working week decreasing ...
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ArticleIntercom recruits first chief people officer
Engagement operating system Intercom has added L. David Kingsley (pictured) as its first chief people officer across its operating cities of Dublin, London, Chicago, San Francisco and Sydney.According to Intercom, which focuses on innovation and delivering breakthrough value to customers, its mission is to make internet business personal and implement ...
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ArticleCivo moves to four-day working week
Pure play cloud native service provider Civo has permanently moved to a four-day working week as of 21 April, following a successful trial that began in late 2021 across the business.All employees will work a new week of 34 hours instead of the previous 36, meaning that teams will now ...
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ArticleBrew a cuppa: Staff vote green tea as top hot drink
Something for the weekend: As a nation, it’s fair to say we are big fans of hot drinks; Britain is synonymous with a cuppa at this point. Nowhere is this more clear than in the workplace. Many workers have bonded over a cup of tea or coffee, providing various social, ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 14 April – 21 April 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 14 April and 21 April 2022 were: Tesco to pay staff thank-you bonus of 1.25% of annual wagesEmployee Benefits Awards 2022 Benefits Professional of the Year award shortlist revealedAsda partners with Workday for enhanced employee experienceAdapting pay strategies to cope with the ...
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ArticleProtech transitions to employee ownership
Hemel Hempstead-based recruitment firm Protech has transitioned to employee ownership, transferring 100% of shares to an employee ownership trust (EOT) for its 14 employees.Protech managing director Antony Cox, who bought the business in 2003 as part of a merger, owned 60% and director Roman Motyczak owned the remaining 40%. According ...
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ArticleNTT Data UK hires vice president of HR
Global IT services provider NTT Data UK has appointed Evelyn Healy (pictured) as vice president of human resources, where she will head up its HR function across the UK.Healy will focus on creating a people-centred approach within the business, while also building and delivering organisational capability. Alongside this, she will ...
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ArticleUK workplace pension participation up to 79% in 2021
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the workplace pension participation rate in the UK was at 79%, the equivalent of 22.6 million employees, in April 2021.This was a slight increase from 78% in 2020, which the ONS said could be partly be explained by increased public sector ...
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ArticleAsda partners with Workday for enhanced employee experience
UK supermarket chain Asda, which employs more than 140,000 people, has selected finance and HR cloud application provider Workday as part of its aim to support its global workforce by delivering an enhanced employee experience.According to the supermarket, it chose Workday to gain a unified view of its workforce and ...
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Article46% of HR teams gather data about reward inequalities
Research from HR solutions firm XpertHR has revealed that 46% of HR teams captured data about reward inequalities and 53% gather metrics on their diversity and equality.For its HR Roles and Responsibilities 2022 survey, XpertHR canvassed HR professionals at 242 UK organisations, with a combined workforce of 154,517 employees. Two-thirds ...
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ArticleAxa UK becomes menopause friendly employer
Insurance firm Axa UK, which employs around 10,000 members of staff, has been accredited as a menopause friendly employer.The accreditation, which recognises inclusive employers that build awareness and understanding of how menopause can have an effect at work, was awarded after an independent panel of experts assessed its practices, policies ...
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ArticlePensionBee reports 2% median hourly pay gap
Online pension provider PensionBee has reported a 2% median hourly pay gap and a 0% median bonus pay gap in its most recent gender pay gap report.According to the provider, which has an employee base of 138, these gaps are in line with its 0% target, with a variance of ...
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ArticleMelin Tregwynt marks 110 years with employee ownership deal
Pembrokeshire-based woollen mill and shop Melin Tregwynt has marked its 110th anniversary by transitioning to an employee ownership trust (EOT).Current owners Eifion and Amanda Griffiths have handed over ownership to their 42 employees, though they plan to remain in the business on a part-time basis.By giving all employees a stake ...
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ArticleNylas to help fund start-ups of current and former employees
US-based communications application programme interface (API) provider Nylas has launched the Nylas Alumni Fund, to support both current and former employees who wish to launch early stage start-ups.Nylas has pledged to contribute up to $20,000 (£15,219.90) towards a seed round of funding in support of what it deems to be ...