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ArticleRare Restaurants introduces discounted childcare for employees
Rare Restaurants, the hospitality group that owns Gaucho and M Restaurants, has provided discounted childcare for its employees as part of its benefits package.Rare Restaurants has 14 restaurants in London and eight across the UK, located in Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow.Through a partnership with nursery ...
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ArticleSixth form college staff accept pay rise
The National Joint Council for Sixth Form Colleges, which represents teachers working in sixth form colleges, has accepted a pay rise of 6.5% for the majority of staff.Following a consultation on the offer earlier this year with members of teaching union NASUWT, 92% of respondents stated they were in favour ...
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ArticleSky Wave Gin accredited as living wage employer
Oxfordshire-based Sky Wave Gin has received living wage accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.As a result of this commitment, all Sky Wave Gin employees will now receive a minimum hourly wage of £10.90, which is higher than the government minimum rate for those aged 23 and over, currently standing at ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 13 - 19 October 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 13 - 19 October 2023 were: Tribunal rules Starling Bank must pay £1.1m following health-related dismissalGo North East bus workers continue strike over pay rowThe Co-Operative Bank introduces free period products for staffEmployee Benefits Live 2023 speaker slidesExclusive: Vertas Group introduces staff ...
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ArticleTSB rolls out domestic abuse support to staff
Banking organisation TSB has rolled out a Flee Fund to support employees experiencing domestic, financial or economic abuse..The Flee Fund, which was developed in partnership with Hestia and Surviving Economic Abuse, was initially introduced to customers in December 2022 in response to the Women’s Aid and the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, ...
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ArticleExclusive: Vertas Group introduces staff financial wellbeing programme
Facilities management firm Vertas Group has rolled out a new financial wellbeing programme for its more than 3,000 employees.Provided by Zellis, Vertas employees will be able to access the programme through PayNow, which is available through the Zellis MyView HR portal through a partnership with financial wellbeing provider Wagestream. According ...
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ArticleGo North East bus workers continue strike over pay row
Credit: ML Robinson / Shutterstock.comMore than 1,300 Go North East bus workers have increased the number of strike action dates they will take part in over a pay dispute.The employees include bus drivers, engineers, maintenance workers and depot crews and are based at the Consett, Gateshead, Hexham, Percy Main in ...
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ArticleBrowns Manufacturing staff accept 13.2% pay rise
Around 350 workers employed by food manufacturer Browns Manufacturing have accepted a 13.2% pay rise, bringing a long-running dispute to an end.The production, distribution and maintenance workers based in Dumfriesshire in Scotland were represented by trade union Unite. The deal will see the implementation of the real living wage backdated ...
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ArticleAberdeenshire Council accredited as living wage employer
Aberdeenshire Council has received living wage accreditation as part of its commitment to offer its 16,000 employees protection from rising costs.As a result of the accreditation, everyone working at the local authority will receive a minimum hourly wage of £10.90 per hour. This rate is higher than the government minimum ...
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ArticlePitchup launches bikes-for-work scheme for staff
Pitchup, an online booking site for UK and Europe outdoor holidays, has introduced a tax-free bikes-for-work scheme for its employees.Provided by Gogeta, the new cycling platform will allow Pitchup’s more than 50 employees to apply for and buy bicycles such as road bikes, cargo and e-bikes, as well as cycling ...
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ArticleAmazon increases UK minimum starting pay
Credit: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.comOnline retailer Amazon has announced that it will increase its minimum salary for frontline operations employees as part of a £170 million investment as of 15 October.Minimum starting pay for all full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal roles will rise to between £11.80 and £12.50 per hour, ...
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ArticleMarco Pezzani: Could employers do more to support the mental health of staff?
Mental health is complex. It can be affected by several factors, and there isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ approach that works for everyone. We all experience mental health in a different way, depending on our identity.Ricoh UK’s wellbeing strategy has been designed with this complexity in mind. It takes ...
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ArticleAda Ventures to cover up to 40 hours of staff childcare
Venture firm Ada Ventures has introduced a new scheme to cover the cost of up to 40 hours of back-up childcare each year for its employees and founders in its portfolio.Launched as of this month, the offering will be delivered via childcare provider Bubble and can be spent on any ...
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ArticleMerck launches fertility benefit programme
Credit: ricochet64 / Shutterstock.comScience and technology business Merck has launched a fertility benefit programme to offer its employees across the globe financial support for fertility treatments.It will initially roll out the programme in Germany, the UK, Switzerland, China, India, Taiwan, Brazil and Mexico, with an expansion in further countries planned ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Centrica promote benefits to support financial wellbeing
Employee Benefits Live 2023: Enterprise Rent-A-Car has supported employees during the cost-of-living crisis with a salary increase and conducted a benchmark analysis of its pay and benefits providers.Addressing delegates at Employee Benefits Live 2023 in a session titled Increasing employee financial wellbeing without increasing business cost, Alyson Dickman (pictured), HR ...
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ArticleNational living wage to rise to at least £11 per hour in 2024
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced that the national living wage will increase to at least £11 per hour from April 2024.Hunt made this announcement yesterday at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, where he committed to accept the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations.These recommendations, which will be announced ...
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ArticleGreencore staff in Nottinghamshire accept 10% pay rise
Employees at sandwich and convenience food manufacturer Greencore’s Worksop factory in Nottinghamshire have accepted a 10% pay award.The factory line workers, quality controllers, store workers and cleaners will receive a 10% increase backdated to 1 April 2023 and an additional 5.25% increase from 1 April 2024.More than 500 of the ...
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ArticleParfetts awards staff 10% profit share bonus
Wholesaler Parfetts has awarded its employees a 10% profit share bonus as part of its recognition of their contribution to its continued growth.Parfetts operates depots in Aintree, Anfield, Birmingham, Halifax, Middlesbrough, Sheffield, Sommercoates and Stockport, with operations covering England, North Wales and the Midlands.The wholesaler was able to award this ...
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ArticlePhoenix Group introduces Midlife MOT tool
Long-term savings and retirement business Phoenix Group has launched a Midlife MOT programme to help its employees make better decisions about work, wealth and wellbeing.The initiative is part of a wider response to the 2017 independent state pension age review’s recommendation for employers and the government to offer access to ...
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ArticleCity of London Corporation staff accept pay deal
More than 250 workers at the City of London Corporation have accepted an improved pay deal, ending a long-running threat of industrial action.The workers at the local authority for London’s Square Mile financial centre are members of trade union Unite and employed in roles including security, police staff, grounds maintenance ...