News – Page 58

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    West Lothian Council approves menopause policy

    2021-12-16T09:01:04Z

    West Lothian Council in Scotland has agreed to bring in a menopause policy for staff.The Scottish local authority's executive approved a draft plan that includes flexible working, an employee assistance programme and an initiative to support attendance. Some of these measures are expected to be available early in the new ...

  • Pay rise retain talent
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    52% of HR staff consider paying above the average rate

    2021-12-16T09:00:29Z

    More than half of HR professionals are considering handing their employees pay increases above the market average to retain talent, according to research.A poll of 125 senior HR, diversity and inclusion, reward and people professionals at FTSE 100 businesses by insights firm HR DataHub found 52% were mulling an above-average ...

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    Clear Marketing completes employee ownership sale

    2021-12-15T09:01:44Z

    Creative agency Clear Marketing has finalised its transition to employee ownership as founder Jim Smith steps down after nearly 20 years at the business.The organisation, which has offices in Manchester and Glasgow and was founded in 2002, brought forward the planned date of its sale following what it said were ...

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    Poor mental health causes 19% of lost working time

    2021-12-14T09:00:48Z

    Poor mental health accounted for almost a fifth of all lost working time across the UK this year, according to research.Wellbeing and performance service GoodShape took data from its proprietary workplace absences database - which includes more than 750,000 employee records - and found that UK workers have taken more ...

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    Virgin Money appoints new chief people officer

    2021-12-13T12:44:02Z

    Virgin Money has appointed former Citi HR leader Syreeta Brown as group chief people and communications officer.The Newcastle-based organisation, which has more than 8,000 employees, said Brown would help it achieve digital growth.Brown spent 11 years in a number of HR roles at rival bank Citi, most recently as managing ...

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    44% of staff expect to work past state pension age

    2021-12-13T09:05:18Z

    Two in five (44%) UK workers now predict they will work beyond their state pension age, according to fresh data.Financial services business Canada Life’s research, which was carried out by Opinium with 2,000 UK adults, revealed that 44% expect to keep earning past the date they could claim their retirement ...

  • Association of Accounting Technicians reduces gender pay gap to 4%
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    Biggest UK law firms have 20% gender pay gap

    2021-12-13T09:02:26Z

    There was a 20% gender pay gap at top UK law firms in April 2020 according to research.The Law Society scrutinised the 42 law firms submitting data for the snapshot date of 31 March or 5 April last year, for which the deadline for reporting was in October 2021, finding ...

  • employer support
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    Just 55% of staff feel they receive right support from work

    2021-12-10T09:06:57Z

    Just 55% of employees feel they have received the support they needed from their employers during the pandemic despite more than two-thirds (69%) of organisations increasing their benefit spend considerably over the past two years, research has revealed.Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) polled 332 UK HR and reward professionals as well ...

  • Confessions
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    Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets a recognition award

    2021-12-10T09:00:28Z

    I love introducing a new benefit programme or benefits system, but it is very tedious updating something I’ve done at least once already. We are now on our second recognition platform, and Big Bad Boss tells me that the Higher Beings in C-suite want us to look again.In fact, they’ve ...

  • TSB extends mental health support to friends and families of staff
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    TSB introduces new staff support and leave package

    2021-12-09T10:57:15Z

    Retail bank TSB has announced a?new?employee??support package for?new parents, those affected by parental or pregnancy-related bereavement?and those experiencing menopause or infertility.The policy will enable new primary and co-parents, as well as adoptive parents, to take up to a year of leave to spend with their child, with 20 weeks at ...

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    Laing O’Rourke hires new head of people for Europe

    2021-12-09T09:43:34Z

    Laing O’Rourke has appointed Rae Avatar Barnett as head of people for its Europe hub, which includes operations in the UK and the Middle East.Avatar Barnett joins the construction business from energy firm Centrica, where she has worked since 2009 in the HR delivery, commercial transformation and talent management departments.As ...

  • employee-ownership
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    Zaha Hadid Architects establishes employee benefit trust

    2021-12-09T09:04:18Z

    Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has converted to an employee ownership model by establishing an employee benefit trust (EBT).According to the 42-year-old architecture business, which has 500 global members of staff and will not award shares out of the EBT to any individual employee, the new structure means it will have ...

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    The Calico Group offers paid leave for fertility treatment

    2021-12-06T09:02:03Z

    The Calico Group has introduced additional support for staff experiencing miscarriage, menopause and fertility treatment.From this month (December), employees at the Burnley, UK-based support services provider can benefit from 10 days of paid special leave if affected by pregnancy loss or fertility treatment, and flexible arrangements if going through the ...

  • Dara-McCann
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    Isotropic Systems recruits new chief people officer

    2021-12-06T09:00:13Z

    Multi-link satellite terminals provider Isotropic Systems has hired Dara McCann as chief people officer as it begins manufacturing, operations and global service delivery.McCann previously served as the executive vice president (EVP) of HR and organisation development at connectivity firm O3b and as EVP of HR and culture transformation for SES ...

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    5% of young staff cannot be tempted back to office

    2021-12-03T09:05:11Z

    Younger workers aged 25 or below are the most motivated to return to the office, with only 5% saying they could not be tempted back, according to new research.Career development and mentoring platform PushFar has revealed stark generational divides in attitudes towards remote working in its survey of 600 UK ...

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    The Folio Society sets up employee ownership trust

    2021-12-03T09:01:47Z

    British publisher The Folio Society has announced it has been sold under the terms of an employee ownership trust (EOT), giving its 40 employees 100% ownership.According to the publisher, the move reflects its values and is an example of progressive sharing of power and profit in publishing. Its only beneficiaries ...

  • Kavitha
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    Kavitha's keynote: Acknowledging employees’ hard work

    2021-12-03T09:00:59Z

    This week, we’ve reported on some of the rewards employers have given to staff to acknowledge their hard work throughout the year.Toymaker Lego, for example, offered its 20,000 employees around the world three extra days of holiday on top of their annual allowance, as well as a bonus in April ...

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    Flexible working could work for 70% of HR managers

    2021-12-01T09:05:28Z

    New data has highlighted that 70% of UK HR managers believe flexible working could work for their business.The poll, which was run by YouGov for the Trades Union Congress (TUC), spoke to 903 HR managers and found that employer attitudes towards flexible working arrangements have shifted markedly during the Covid-19 ...

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    Davison Fencing becomes employee owned

    2021-11-30T09:54:51Z

    Bradford, Yorkshire-based Davison Fencing has become employee-owned by setting up an employee ownership trust (EOT).Established more than 30 years ago, the business provides fencing for the construction, housing, education, sports and recreational industries. The EOT structure offers its 30 members of staff a vested interest in its future success, while ...

  • Frayed
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    79% of UK staff have gone through burnout

    2021-11-30T09:02:55Z

    More than three-quarters (79%) of UK workers have experienced burnout, with 35% reporting high or extreme levels, according to new research.Human capital management technology business Ceridian’s annual 2022 Pulse of talent report surveyed 1,156 UK members of staff in organisations with at least 100 employees, revealing that the vast majority ...