News – Page 24
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ArticleAnt Donaldson: How do you help employees beat the January blues?
The January blues can hit people any year. After all the fun of the festive season, the realisation that there are two more cold, dark months of winter to go, as well as counting the days to January pay day, can make it a bleak month at the best of ...
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ArticleChew Valley Roofing becomes accredited living wage employer
Roofing services firm Chew Valley Roofing has become accredited as a living wage employer.The organisation has committed to pay every member of staff a minimum hourly wage of £10.90, which is higher than the government minimum for those aged 23 and above, which currently stands at £9.50 per hour and ...
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ArticleTaylor Swift's feline friend earns £81.6 million as animal influencer
Something for the weekend: The cost-of-living crisis is of no concern to celebrity feline influencer Olivia Benson, who has earned a whopping $97 million (£81.6 million) net worth working alongside best friend Taylor Swift.The Scottish Fold earned her fortune starring alongside Swift in several music videos, in addition to having ...
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ArticleSainsbury’s boosts pay to at least £11 an hour
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has increased the pay of 127,000 hourly paid employees to at least £11 per hour, in a policy that will be effective from February.As part of a £205 million investment, hourly retail pay at Sainsbury’s and Argos have been increased from £10.25 to £11.00 per hour, and ...
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Article53% of employers planning pay rises of at least 5% in 2023
More than half (53%) of employers said they intend to give staff pay increases of at least 5% in 2023, according to an Incomes Data Research poll.The survey of 181 large private sector organisations found that 24% anticipated awarding an increase of 6% or more, and 25% intended to make ...
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ArticleSoaring Santa demand means sackfuls of cash for festive entertainers
Something for the weekend: Santas little helpers can name their price this year, as US-based holiday entertainer hiring website HireSanta.com has revealed it is overwhelmed with tree-mendously high demand.In a video interview with news website NPR, Mitch Allen, founder and self-described ‘head elf’ at HireSanta.com, explained that the business has ...
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ArticleNursing staff strike in dispute over fair pay
Approximately 100,000 nursing staff have commenced strike action across England, Northern Ireland and Wales today (15 December) in an ongoing dispute about fair pay and patient safety.The nurses have campaigned for a pay rise, and announced their intention to resort to industrial action last month, stating that without pay to ...
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Article18% of employers offer staff a salary advance scheme
Employee Benefits poll: Almost a fifth (18%) of organisations offer a salary advance scheme allowing staff to access their wages before payday, according to an online survey among Employee Benefits readers.Conversely, 54% of respondents said that they do not offer a scheme of this kind. However, 31% revealed that while ...
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ArticleJacob’s Cream Crackers gives factory staff 6.5% pay rise
Credit: Claudio Divizia / Shutterstock.comMore than 750 factory employees for Jacob's Cream Crackers, owned by Pladis, secured an improved pay deal after 11 weeks of strike action.The employees, who also make Mini Cheddars, Clubs and Twiglets at the site in Aintree, the primary facility for the business' products in the ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 2 - 8 December 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 2 and 8 December 2022 were: Natwest gives 59,000 employees cost-of living paymentHachette UK gives staff cost-of-living payment and increases holidayAxa UK introduces free period products in all UK offices Asos and UK Power Networks make Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers ListGeneral ...
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ArticleSTR Group rewards staff with 5% salary increase
International recruitment firm STR Group has given its workforce a pay rise worth 5%, an investment of more than £250,000, as of 1 January 2023.The business, which employs 150 members of staff, carried out a full-scale review of salary bandings and made changes to its salary and commission schemes as ...
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ArticleZopa Bank increases minimum salary to £27,000
London-headquartered Zopa Bank has raised the minimum salary for its more than 600-strong workforce by more than 20% as a response to the cost-of-living crisis.The bank raised its base salary to a minimum of £27,000, 25% above the London living wage. It has also provided an additional winter bonus of ...
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ArticleHachette UK gives staff cost-of-living payment and increases holiday
Publishing business Hachette UK has increased starting salaries and holiday benefits, and awarded staff a performance-related bonus and a cost-of-living payment.Due to come into effect in January, UK and Ireland publishing and distribution employees have been given a non-consolidated £1,000 cost-of-living payment. Senior team members will not be eligible for ...
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ArticleShelter employees strike in pay dispute
Credit: ClimbWhenReady / Shutterstock.comStaff employed by housing and homeless charity Shelter have commenced two weeks of strike action today (Monday 5 December) in a dispute over pay.More than 500 employees who are members of trade union Unite voted to strike following a 3% pay offer from the charity, which the ...
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ArticleNatWest gives 59,000 employees cost-of living payment
Credit: William Barton / Shutterstock.comBanking organisation NatWest has implemented a one-off cash payment for all employees in junior and junior manager positions, benefitting approximately 59,000 global members of staff during the cost-of-living crisis.For the 39,000 UK-based employees, the payment was agreed at £1,000, with equivalent amounts in all other locations. ...
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ArticleHallmark Care Homes unveils £1.3 million winter support package
Hallmark Care Homes has invested £1.3 million into a winter support package to help its employees with the cost-of-living crisis.The measures include paying all of its 2,300 members of staff at or above the new rate set by the Living Wage Foundation from today (1 December), ahead of the implementation ...
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ArticleFormer hotel worker wins unlawful wage deduction case
An employment tribunal has ruled that a former hotel worker employed by Luxury Family Hotels was unfairly dismissed and had an unlawful deduction of wages.Molly Murphy, who worked at Fowey Hall Hotel in Cornwall for three years, found that after a period of furlough during lockdown, and her lodging a ...
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ArticleIkea gives staff 6% pay rise and enhances benefits
Ikea has invested £12 million in a pay increase and wellbeing support package, in order to help its UK and Ireland during the cost-of-living crisis.Salaried staff have been given a 6% on average pay rise, which will come into effect as of January 2023. Meanwhile, hourly paid workers in London ...
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Article75% of HR professionals see mental wellbeing as key focus for 2023
The majority (75%) of HR professionals stated that mental health and wellbeing would be the most important area in which to provide support to staff in 2023, according to research by WorkNest.The research, conducted at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) annual conference in November, surveyed 105 respondents ...
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Article90% of employers think living wage is high enough
Employee Benefits poll: Nine out of 10 (90%) people think the living wage rate is high enough in the current climate.Conversely, 10% of respondents to an online survey conducted by Employee Benefits said that they think the living wage is not high enough considering current events impacting employees’ financial wellbeing.Earlier ...