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ArticleUK employers could spend up to £15bn on benefits staff do not want
UK employers could be spending up to £15 billion a year on employee benefits that do not resonate with their staff, according to research by Isio and YouGov.The organisations, which surveyed more than 7,000 private sector employees, found that 23% felt their current benefits package meets all their needs, with ...
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ArticleCity Building signs Dying to Work charter
Glasgow-based building contractor City Building has signed up to the Dying to Work charter to help support employees who become terminally ill.The voluntary charter is part of the Trade Union Congress’ wider Dying to Work campaign, which seeks greater security for terminally ill workers to prevent them losing their jobs ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 3 - 9 November 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 3 - 9 November 2023 were: Lancashire County Council ordered to pay £800,000 in discrimination caseNon-NHS health staff win one-off bonusLyft and Uber agree to $328m settlement after pay and benefits were withheld35% of staff want financial support through personalised reward and ...
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ArticleGripple and Loadhog become living wage employers
Gripple, a South Yorkshire-based manufacturer of wire joiners, tensioners and suspension solutions, and its sister returnable packaging solutions firm Loadhog, have received living wage employer accreditation.Accredited employers are required to increase wages in line with new living wage rates within six months of them being announced, after which employees and ...
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ArticleNewcastle United accredited as living wage employer
Credit: chrisdorney / Shutterstock.comNewcastle United Football Club has received living wage employer accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.The lowest-paid employees at the club will see their pay increase by £1.10 to £12 an hour. It applied to become an accredited living wage employer in February 2022 to support its staff ...
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ArticleDocklands Light Railway employees strike over pay
Credit: Tupungato / Shutterstock.comWorkers employed by contractors Keolis Amey Docklands that work on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) have commenced strike action over a pay dispute.Keolis Amey Docklands has a contract with Transport for London (TfL) for operating the DLR.Members of union The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport ...
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Article35% of staff want financial support through personalised reward and benefits
One-third (35%) of employees want personalised reward and benefits as a means of financial support outside of salary increases, according to research by global reward and benefits platform provider Perkbox.Its research, which surveyed more than 2,000 workers, also found that 34% of respondents want access to discount schemes that help ...
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ArticleNon-NHS health staff win one-off bonus
Thousands of health workers will now receive a one-off bonus after threatening legal action against the government.A payment of at least £1,655 was agreed for NHS workers as part of their pay deal in England, but thousands of outsourced staff did not qualify for this as they worked for non-NHS ...
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ArticleLyft and Uber agree to $328m settlement after pay and benefits were withheld
Credit: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.comRide-share firms Lyft and Uber have agreed to pay $328 million (£262 million) in settlements to current and former drivers following investigations by New York Attorney General Letitia James.The multi-year investigations into Uber and Lyft found that pay and benefits available under New York labor laws ...
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ArticleNational Joint Council for Local Government Services staff accept pay deal
Employees at the National Joint Council for Local Government Services (NJC) have accepted a pay deal, following a long-running dispute.The deal will see a £1,925, or 6.4%, rise for staff outside of London earning up to £49,950, with a 3.88% increase for those on higher wages. Outer London staff will ...
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Article88% experiencing more symptoms of burnout
Almost nine in 10 (88%) Britons are experiencing more burnout symptoms than usual, according to research by Cigna Healthcare.Its 2023 Vitality study, which surveyed 10,800 respondents in the US, UK, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Kenya, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, China, Singapore, and the Hong Kong SAR, also found that half ...
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ArticleHomes England ordered to pay £24,000 in equal pay case
Homes England has lost an equal pay case against a senior employee who was paid £14,000 less than her male colleagues.Jennifer Owen joined the organisation as a quantity surveyor in November 2020 on a salary of £51,258 per year, which was the minimum in her pay band. She was told ...
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ArticleGender pay gap falls by a quarter over the last decade
The gender pay gap has fallen by one-quarter among full-time employees over the last decade to 7.7% in April 2023, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).This figure is up from 7.6% in 2022, but is below the 9% gap before the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019. The ...
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Article87% of employers have heard wellbeing concerns from staff
The majority (87%) of organisations have been approached by an employee in the past 12 months to discuss concerns relating to their wellbeing, according to new research from Mintago.The fintech startup surveyed 503 senior managers within UK-based organisations in both the public and private sector, and found that mental health ...
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ArticleLakeland introduces new staff wellbeing support
Credit: Ben Molyneux / Shutterstock.comKitchenware and homeware retailer Lakeland has implemented new wellbeing support to protect its more than 1,300 members of staff.Through a partnership with retail industry charity the Retail Trust, Lakeland employees can access a range of mental health resources, such as counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy for ...
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ArticleWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill receives Royal Assent
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill has received Royal Assent as of this month.The initial bill drafting proposed liability on employers for harassment of their employees by third parties, such as a customer, client, supplier or contractor, which meant an employee could therefore be harassed by simply ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 20 - 26 October 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 20 - 26 October 2023 were: KPMG implements pay freeze for some employeesLiving wage rates rise to at least £12 an hour59% of British workers feel unhappy with their benefits packagesCottesmore School appoints AI principal headteacherSixth form college staff accept pay riseExclusive: ...
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ArticleGreater London Authority receives living hours accreditation
Credit: Pajor Pawel / Shutterstock.comGreater London Authority has become a living hours accredited employer to combine the security of fair pay with a regular and reliable wage.The employer has committed to provide its employees with at least 16 hours work a week, unless otherwise requested, a minimum of four weeks’ ...
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ArticleJerba Campervans accredited as living hours employer
Scottish campervan converter business Jerba Campervans has received living hours employer accreditation as part of its commitment to demonstrate fair work practices.Its employees will now receive a contract reflecting actual hours worked, as per the living hours standard, and will be able to work a minimum of 16 contracted hours ...
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ArticleLiving wage rates rise to at least £12 an hour
The Living Wage Foundation has announced new living wage rates for London and across the UK in order to provide a cost-of-living pay boost.The foundation independently calculates the rates based on what people need to live on and applies to everyone over 18. This year the rate increased by 10% ...