News – Page 65

  • Mental health
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    UK businesses to up mental health budget by 18%

    2021-09-21T08:00:56Z

    New research has revealed that UK business leaders are predicted to increase their investment in employee mental health and wellbeing by 18% during the next year, one of the highest rates across the world.According to Bupa Global’s Executive wellbeing index 2021, which surveyed 1,263 high net worth employees and senior ...

  • Julie-Hodges
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    Activision Blizzard recruits chief people officer

    2021-09-21T08:00:11Z

    American video game holding company Activision Blizzard has hired Julie Hodges as chief people officer as part of a wider strategy to build a more inclusive workplace.Her appointment, which becomes effective from today (21 September), comes just two months after the company was served with a lawsuit from the California ...

  • AAT
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    AAT publishes first ethnicity pay gap report

    2021-09-20T08:00:48Z

    The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has published its first ever ethnicity pay data report, revealing a slight increase in the pay gap and a fall in the number of ethnic minority staff in top jobs.AAT’s combined ethnicity pay data for 2020 and 2021, published alongside its latest gender pay ...

  • Marcia-Ore
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    Emcor UK hires new head of EDI

    2021-09-20T08:00:28Z

    Facilities management business Emcor UK has appointed Marcia Ore as its head of equality, diversity and inclusion.Ore, who started in the role on 13 September, has joined the executive leadership team and will report to CEO Keith Chanter as well as Dylan Wickenden, executive director of human resources. She is ...

  • diversity-and-inclusion
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    EXCLUSIVE: 51% of SMEs lag behind on diversity

    2021-09-20T08:00:19Z

    More than half (51%) of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) directors and managers believe their organisation still has significant work to do to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I), according to the latest research by recommendation engine GetApp.The survey of 1,000 SME managers and directors revealed that while 70% of respondents ...

  • Speakers-for-Schools
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    Speakers for Schools allows staff to work flexibly

    2021-09-16T08:36:19Z

    Social mobility charity Speakers for Schools has introduced a new policy that allows staff to work completely flexibly and from any location.The charity is rolling out the initiative this month (September) to support the wellbeing of its 85 employees who are all based in different locations across the UK.The organisation ...

  • Leigh-Barlow
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    EXCLUSIVE: Staff engagement at Employee Benefits Live 2021

    2021-09-13T08:04:34Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Leigh Barlow, deputy head of employee engagement at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), will be participating in a panel talk about employee engagement on Wednesday 6 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.Barlow will be giving a presentation for the How To Session titled ‘Understand your people better’, ...

  • Xero
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    Xero introduces new flexible work policy

    2021-09-10T08:21:39Z

    Global small business platform Xero has launched its redesigned flexible work programme, allowing its product and technology teams to work where they feel they perform best.The initiative will enable engineers, designers, data scientists, product managers and more to choose to work fully remotely, from the office, or in a hybrid ...

  • flexible-working1
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    6% of staff want to work full-time in the office

    2021-09-09T08:00:45Z

    New data has revealed that while 70% of workers want to return to the office, only 6% wish to do so full-time.Research Without Borders carried out a survey of 1,010 UK employees on behalf of performance management software Clear Review, and found that 60% would like their employer to come ...

  • Atradius
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    Atradius implements hybrid working model

    2021-09-08T10:11:22Z

    Trade credit insurer Atradius has launched a new hybrid working policy in order for its 412 UK members of staff to work flexibly from home for the long-term future.The move will offer employees the opportunity to operate remotely for up to 40% of the time, allowing a choice of working ...

  • flexible-workplace
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    Amex and Citigroup among top family-friendly employers

    2021-09-08T08:00:24Z

    Parents and carers helpline Working Families has announced its twelfth annual list of the top flexible and family-friendly employers in the UK.This year’s top 10 are American Express, Citigroup, Crown Prosecution Service, Grant Thornton, Independent Living Fund Scotland, Welsh Parliament, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, Pinsent Masons, Natwest Group ...

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    38% of staff won't take legal action against employer

    2021-08-31T08:00:09Z

    Nearly 40% of UK workers who feel they have reason to take legal action against their employer are deterred by the prospect of victimisation, a survey by law firm Leigh Day has found.According to the poll of more than 2,000 workers, conducted by Censuswide for Leigh Day, only one in ...

  • Sinead-Allchurch
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    EXCLUSIVE: LADbible Group to discuss diversity at Employee Benefits Live 2021

    2021-08-27T11:27:16Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Sinead Allchurch, HR director at social media and entertainment publisher LADbible Group, will be participating in a panel talk about diversity and inclusion on Thursday 7 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.Allchurch will be a panellist for the Inspire Session entitled 'Strengthening business by empowering working parents and carers' ...

  • hybrid-working_
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    York is the best UK city for hybrid working

    2021-08-27T08:12:52Z

    New data has found that York is the overall best UK city for hybrid working, scoring 64 points out of 100 due to a “moderate cost of living, a respectable wellbeing standard and a lower average commute”.Business energy supplier Gazprom Energy ranked each major UK city on an index made ...

  • Holiday
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    The pitfalls of unlimited holidays

    2021-08-27T08:00:48Z

    Something for the weekend: Do you dream of unlimited holiday allowance? Well, dream no longer, because there are organisations that are offering this rare perk to their lucky employees, such as County Down company Clearbox Communications for one.The business has been operating this benefit for just over six months and ...

  • Zoom
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    Zoom to adopt hybrid working approach

    2021-08-25T09:23:22Z

    Video teleconferencing software programme Zoom has announced that it is planning to introduce a hybrid approach as employees return to the workplace.The platform will enable a strategic mix of remote and in-office work for its staff. This includes features like the Zoom Rooms Smart Gallery, which has been designed to ...

  • Lubbock-Fine
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    Lubbock Fine introduces staff smart working model

    2021-08-25T08:00:06Z

    London-based accountancy and business advisory organisation Lubbock Fine has announced that its employees can decide when and where they work as part of its new smart working model.Founded in 1929, the mid-tier company, which has 13 partners and employs more than 140 staff, has designed the approach to improve both ...

  • Primark refuses £30 million government job retention bonus
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    Primark implements hybrid working model

    2021-08-24T15:48:02Z

    Clothing retailer Primark has introduced a new hybrid working model to coincide with its office-based employees returning to the workplace.From September, staff will once again work at its global headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, Primark House in Reading, UK and its central supply chain office in Islip, UK. The plan will ...

  • Hybrid-working
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    44% of employees want some form of hybrid working

    2021-08-24T08:00:27Z

    According to new research, 44% of British employees want some form of hybrid working.The Health wealth and happiness study conducted by insurance business LifeSearch asked people about their ideal working set up. It found that among Generation X, which included those aged 18 to 24, the proportion who would prefer ...

  • Confessions
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    Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets in training

    2021-08-13T08:00:56Z

    It is not often that the organisation development (OD) team do something I admire. Most of the time it suggests pointless activities rather than helpful training, making us categorise the workforce by competency or by ‘high potential’.OD programmes are all so depressing. I mean, if you are not categorised as ...