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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 11 March – 17 March 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 11 March and 17 March 2022 were: DHL Supply Chain launches menopause guideSalesforce puts health at the heart of hybrid workingCurrys gives staff 5% pay riseRoyal Mail Group reports 1.4% gender pay gapHermes UK introduces pension scheme in rebrandAverage earnings growth for ...
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ArticlePleo recruits new chief people officer
Business expenses solution business Pleo, which offers simplified spend management and smart company credit cards, has boosted its executive team with the induction of Mette Hindborg Gade as its new chief people officer.Gade is a former partner in McKinsey and Company with an educational background in engineering. She has experience ...
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ArticlePension Protection Fund reports 16% ethnicity pay gap
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has announced that its ethnicity pay gap has decreased from 23% in 2020 to 16% in 2021.The organisation revealed in its Diversity pay gap report 2021, which is its second ever report on the subject, that efforts to increase ethnic minority representation across the business ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Hybrid work affected wellbeing aid from 59% of employers
New research has revealed that 59% of employers found that the change in working patterns to a remote or hybrid approach has affected the way they support the health and wellbeing of their staff.The survey results from Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk protection sector, ...
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ArticlePoll: 67% of employers either offering or planning to offer fertility support
Employee Benefits poll: Two-thirds of employers now either offer or are considering offering fertility support to their employees.Fertility support can encompass things such as discounts on private fertility treatments, access to education, tests or specialists, or extra paid time off work.Just over 31% of respondents to an online survey said ...
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ArticleKilmac adopts employee ownership
Scottish civil engineering contracting firm Kilmac has become employee owned, guaranteeing the future of 130 employees’ jobs.Based in Tayside with an annual turnover of £20 million, the business has been placed in an employee ownership trust (EOT) by its founders Athole McDonald and Richard Kilcullen.The overall process was supported by ...
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ArticleCauseway Technologies recruits chief people officer
Buckinghamshire-headquartered construction technology provider Causeway Technologies has appointed Leisa Docherty chief people officer as of this month (March).As a member of the board, Docherty will define and deliver its people strategy and continue to develop ways to make the organisation a great place to work for its more than 370 ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail Group reports 1.4% gender pay gap
Royal Mail Group has revealed that men are paid 1.4% more than women in its latest gender pay gap report of average salaries paid to its male and female staff.The group, which employs around 137,000 members of staff, reported that women represented 19% of the UK operational workforce and 32% ...
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ArticleFinal Boohoo Group pay and conditions report shows progress
Image credit: AL Robinson / Shutterstock.comThe final report into fast-fashion retailer Boohoo Group has indicated that the group has made progress in addressing the criticism it received over its workers’ pay and conditions.Two years ago, former High Court judge Sir Brian Leveson was appointed to oversee the firm's reforms after ...
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ArticleHermes UK introduces pension scheme in rebrand
Delivery firm Hermes UK has announced that as part of a rebrand it will auto-enrol its self-employed plus (SE+) couriers into a pension scheme by the end of this year.The organisation, which employs more than 30,000 UK couriers, has rolled out a new logo and brand identity - ‘Evri’ - ...
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ArticleLloyd’s recruits first chief people officer
Commercial, corporate and speciality risk solutions marketplace Lloyd’s has appointed Sara Gomez as its first chief people officer.Gomez first joined the business in July 2021 as interim chief human resources officer and became a member of Lloyd’s Executive Committee on 1 December 2021.In the role of chief people officer, Gomez ...
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ArticleUnum UK launches reproductive health policy for employees
Employee benefits provider Unum UK introduced a new reproductive health policy for its more than 700 employees from 8 March in line with International Women’s Day 2022.Under the policy, the organisation will offer all employees with female reproductiive organs free access to private healthcare provider Bupa's Menopause Plan. This includes ...
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ArticleInsightsoftware hires chief HR officer
Insightsoftware, a global provider of financial reporting and performance management solutions, has appointed Laura Hanson chief human resources officer (CHRO).In this role, Hanson will lead the organisation's global HR strategy to improve operational effectiveness and align with its business priorities as it continues to grow.Having led high-performing human resources teams ...
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Article60% of employees feel their work is acknowledged by managers
More UK organisations are recognising the importance of saying thank you or well done to their employees, with 60% of employees saying they feel their work is now being acknowledged by their managers and leaders, up 4% on 2021, according to research by staff recognition and HR consultancy OC Tanner.Its ...
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ArticleIAG New Zealand introduces new parental leave package
Insurance firm IAG New Zealand (NZ) has launched a new parental leave package to support new parents.The package, which is gender-neutral, includes 14 weeks of paid leave at full pay for the primary caregiver, on top of the current New Zealand government paid leave allowance of 26 weeks. Meanwhile, secondary ...
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ArticleEquiti Group appoints new global head of HR
Financial technology firm Equiti Group has announced the appointment of Marta Ilbak to the role of global head of human resources (HR) as of this week.Ilbak succeeds Nigel Holmes, who has held the role since Equiti Group’s formation back in 2017.She joins from British online food delivery business Deliveroo, where ...
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ArticleTarget raises starting salary range to $24
US department store chain Target Corporation has increased its starting wage range to $24 (£18) per hour from $15 (£11) for its more than 400,000 employees.This will apply to hourly team members working in Target stores, supply chain facilities and headquarters locations. The exact starting wage within the range that ...
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ArticleFitzgerald Contractors transfers ownership to staff
Credit: Fitzgerald Contractors LtdCivil engineering business Fitzgerald Contractors has transferred ownership to an employee-ownership trust (EOT).The organisation, which made a profit of more than £17.1 million in the year to March 2021, was a subsidiary of Thomas Vale Construction until it was acquired by managing director Nick Coley in 2013. ...
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ArticlePoll: 30% of employers considering moving to a four-day week
Employee Benefits poll: Nearly a third of employers say they are open to the idea of shifting to a four-day working week, while more than a quarter have already made the transition to a more flexible hourly model.While nearly half (43%) of respondents to an online survey remained adamant they ...
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ArticleAlex Beer: How can reward and CSR strategies contribute to the levelling-up agenda?
Levelling up has proved hard to define, but in broad terms it is about reducing inequalities between areas through increasing productivity and improving living standards.It is also about restoring a sense of community and local pride. It might also mean addressing inequalities on other dimensions, such as the gendered imbalances ...