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ArticleJo Butler: Should it be mandatory for employers to report on their ethnicity pay gap?
At Asos, we believe that sharing our ethnicity pay gap data is an important step towards understanding and improving ethnic minority representation and building a truly inclusive culture. Our data shows that we still have a long way to go, we’re not shying away from that.Over the past year, we’ve ...
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ArticleOlivia Hill: Should it be mandatory for employers to report on their ethnicity pay gap?
The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) is strongly committed to equality and diversity. As a result, we’ve been at the forefront of campaigns to improve gender pay gap reporting and to ensure compulsory ethnicity pay gap reporting at all organisations employing more than 250 people.Earlier this year we published our ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 36% of employers offer no fertility support
More than a third of UK businesses have no plans to offer fertility support to their employees, despite growing recognition of its benefits.Research from Peppy, the digital health and wellbeing platform, showed that 36% of employers do not provide this support and have no plans to do so in the ...
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ArticleFishawack Health hires first chief people officer
Knutsford, UK-based global commercialisation partner for the modern life sciences Fishawack Health has appointed Elizabeth (Liz) Landon to the newly formed role of chief people officer.Starting last month (October), Landon is responsible for driving a company-wide culture focused on recruiting and retaining talent, while leading an international team of HR, ...
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ArticleKellogg’s provides paid leave for fertility treatment
Kellogg’s is to offer support, including paid leave and manager training, for staff experiencing menopause, fertility treatment and pregnancy loss.The cereal giant, which employs 1,500 people in the UK, has launched a raft of measures to “break the silence” on issues often avoided in workplace conversations.Staff experiencing the menopause at ...
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ArticleLove Energy Savings lets staff work from space
Energy retailer Love Energy Savings is extending its flexible working approach by allowing its employees to work from space.The Bolton-based company’s initiative is part of its 'Flexible-Flexible' policy, which enables workers to set their own hours and work from home or anywhere else.Phil Foster, Love Energy Savings’ chief executive, said: ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 22 October – 28 October 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 22 October – 28 October 2021 were: RSA commits to becoming menopause friendlyBudget 2021: Pay rises announcedCoventry Building Society supports staff wellbeing on returnHow can employers support the work-life balance of staff on their return to the workplace?Zurich UK sees 300,000 paternity ...
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ArticlePreact introduces unlimited holidays for employees
Technology firm Preact has introduced an ‘unlimited holidays’ scheme, alongside offering time off for mental health and wellbeing and a wellbeing allowance, to help staff cope with the stresses and strains of working through the pandemic.The benefit, which has been gradually rolled out across the business this month (October), allows ...
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Article21% feel isolated working from home
A fifth of employees feel being isolated in a home office during the pandemic has had a negative impact on their mental health and wellbeing, according to new research.In a poll of 1,000 people by Gazprom Marketing and Trading (GM&T), 21% said working from home had affected their mental health, ...
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ArticleGolden Charter moves to hybrid working model
Funeral plan provider Golden Charter is moving to a hybrid working model for its employees this month (October) as a way to balanceemployee engagement, wellbeing, and flexibility.The shift means the majority of the organisation's 200 staff members will now be home-based most of the time, only working from Golden Charter’s ...
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ArticleGo Ape now owned by its employees
Outdoor adventure company Go Ape has transferred the majority of shares in the business to an employee ownership trust, allowing its workforce to have a stake in the company’s success.Ninety per cent of Go Ape shares have been handed over to staff, with the remaining 10% retained by founders Rebecca ...
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ArticleSTB Graphic Designers becomes employee owned
Leicester, UK-based design business STB Graphic Designers has become employee owned after establishing an employee ownership trust (EOT) this month (October).The organisation, which was originally named Stocks Taylor Benson after being launched by Glenn Taylor, Dean Stocks and John Benson in 1988, has worked with Avon, Aldi, Next, Black and ...
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ArticleMettle hires first culture and people lead
Mettle, the NatWest-backed business account, has appointed Andrea Himmelbauer as its first culture and people lead.Since joining from fintech Arcus where as director of people operations she was responsible for HR, coaching and development, talent acquisition and culture, Himmelbauer, who was born and raised in Mexico, now sits on the ...
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Article57% of HR leaders prioritise employee engagement
New research has found that the current top two priorities for HR and business leaders are employee engagement and the overall employee experience, and employee wellbeing, cited by 57% and 56% respectively.Staff engagement organisation WorkBuzz's new report, The state of employee engagement 2021, included insights from more than 300 organisational ...
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ArticleSouth Ribble and Chorley councils launch hybrid work
South Ribble and Chorley (pictured above) councils in Lancashire have announced their aim to have no more than half of their office-based staff working on council premises at any time to improve their work-life balance.The strategy, which is part of the councils’ vision for a post-Covid-19 (Coronavirus) world in which ...
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Article52% of UK staff do not have a good work-life balance
New research has highlighted that one in two (52%) UK employees admit that their work regularly eats into their personal life.Business and salary review website Glassdoor surveyed 2,017 UK full-time members of staff and found that nearly half (48%) took action to improve their blend of job and home during ...
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ArticleZopa hires first chief people officer
UK digital bank Zopa has appointed Helen Beurier as its first chief people officer as of this month (October) ahead of its public listing.Beurier has 25 years’ experience working in human resources, was the former executive at PepsiCo and has held senior positions at M&S and GlaxoSmithKline, where she was ...
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Article50% of HR directors use non-financial perks
New research has revealed that non-financial perks have overtaken pay rises as the number one incentive used by employers to attract new members of staff.Indeed Flex, the online marketplace for flexible workers, surveyed 402 HR directors and found that while 47% have increased staff salaries faster than usual in an ...
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ArticleCrawford and Company launches UK staff menopause support
Claims management and outsourcing solutions provider Crawford and Company has launched a menopause policy and support framework for UK employees to mark World Menopause Day (18 October).The employer, which has signed the Workplace Menopause Pledge, has committed to raising awareness and providing support for employees affected by the condition and ...
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ArticlePartners& to become menopause-friendly employer
Insurance broker Partners& has announced its commitment to becoming an accredited menopause-friendly employer to recognise World Menopause Day (18 October).The accreditation from the Menopause Friendly Accreditation Independent Panel, which demonstrates that an employer has a clear understanding of how the condition can have an effect at work, will allow the ...