All Pay strategy articles – Page 17
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Employees named David and Sarah more likely to earn higher salaries
Something for the weekend: Employees named David and Sarah are more likely to earn the most, according to research by Furniture At Work.The furniture supplier used LinkedIn data to determine the highest-paying vacancies and the most popular names for people in those roles.It looked at job titles most frequently advertised ...
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British Engines enhances maternity pay
Engineering group British Engines has enhanced maternity pay as part of its commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace environment and attracting more women into engineering.The group, which employs 1,200 employees across eight businesses in north east England, will now offer maternity leave with full pay for the first 16 weeks, ...
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Holland and Barrett to increase hourly pay for store employees
Health and wellbeing retailer Holland and Barrett has announced that it will increase its hourly pay for store employees by 9%, almost 5% above the new national living wage.The retailer has more than 1,000 stores across 19 countries worldwide, with 5,000 employees in the UK.As of 1 April, nationwide employees ...
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Severn Trent Water reports 7.2% mean ethnicity pay gap for 2023
Water management organisation Severn Trent Water has reported a 7.2% mean ethnicity pay gap for 2023, up from 5.7% in 2022.The organisation’s median ethnicity pay gap for 2023 was 6.3%, up from 4.1% in 2022. Meanwhile, its mean ethnicity bonus gap was 50.7%, up slightly from 50.4% the previous year, ...
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Nestle UK reports 7% mean hourly gender pay gap
Credit: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.comFood and drink business Nestle UK has reported a 7% mean hourly pay gap in favour of women for 2023, an increase from its 4% gap in favour of women in 2022.The employer’s 2023 median hourly gender pay gap was 1% in favour of women, a ...
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Manchester United in court action after HR data breach
A group of workers at Manchester United said they are suing the football club for an HR data breach, according to a lawyer leading the action. The club could face a damages claim totalling £100,000 after it accidentally emailed the wage slips of 167 employees to an ...
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Primark to increase pay for 27,000 employees
Retailer Primark is to increase hourly pay for 27,000 retail employees so they benefit from an average 9.1% pay rise.From 1 April, the organisation will increase its average hourly pay rates for all retail assistants across England, Scotland and Wales from £11 to £12, and from £11.51 to £12.56 for ...
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Velloy searches for luxury room service reviewer
Something for the weekend: Luxury private travel club Velloy has begun its search for a luxury room service reviewer to travel around the globe evaluating room service options at prestigious hotels.The successful applicant’s responsibilities will include assessing the efficiency and time of room service delivery, analysing the variety and quality ...
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The top 10 most-read articles between 8 - 14 March 2024
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 8 - 14 March 2024 were: KPMG to roll out wellbeing check-in initiative to US staffAldi raises pay rates for store assistants and store managersBank of England gives employees 4% pay riseHSBC implements fertility benefits for more than 3,000 UAE employeesLewis Silkin ...
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FitFlop introduces salary sacrifice nursery scheme
Credit: Ritu Manoj Jethani/ShutterstockFootwear brand FitFlop has introduced a salary sacrifice nursery scheme for its 165 UK employees in order to help them save money on childcare fees.The scheme, which is offered in partnership with WorkPlace Nursery, will enable employees to pay for nursery fees through a deduction from their ...
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Affordable ways to get employees on their bikes
The Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel Week has begun! From the 11th to 22nd March, pupils and teachers are encouraged to adopt more environmentally friendly ways to get to school, including walking, cycling and scooting. We’re passionate about helping employees and businesses adopt healthier and more sustainable ...
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NHS England implements paid miscarriage leave for employees
NHS England has introduced up to 10 days of additional paid leave for employees who suffer a miscarriage, as part of new guidance issued to hospitals.Women who experience a miscarriage in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy will be offered up to ten days of paid leave and their partners ...
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Buyer's guide to earned wage access schemes
What are earned wage access schemes?Earned wage access (EWA) schemes allow employees to access a portion of accrued salary before their regular payday. Also referred to as flexible pay or instant or on-demand pay, the official UK government term is employer salary advance scheme.Via these schemes, employees can choose to ...
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Median monthly pay for February up 5.5% year-on-year
Median monthly pay for February 2024 increased by 5.5% compared to the same period last year, to an estimated at £2,331, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its labour market figures published on 12 March revealed that regular pay growth fell to 6.1% year-on-year in the three ...
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Centrica reports 2% mean ethnicity pay gap
Energy supplier Centrica has reported a 2% mean ethnicity pay gap for 2023, down from 3% in 2022.The organisation’s median ethnicity pay gap for 2023 was 11%, down from 12% the previous year. Meanwhile, its mean ethnicity bonus pay gap was 4%, up from 0 the year before, and its ...
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Aldi increases pay for store assistants and deputy store managers
Supermarket chain Aldi is to increase hourly pay for store assistants and deputy store managers from 1 June.The organisation, which has more than 1,000 stores, 11 regional distribution centres and 45,000 employees across Britain, will increase its national minimum pay rate from £12 per hour to £12.40 outside the M25, ...
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Netflix UK, Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and Personal Managers’ Association agree pay deal
Credit: Elliott Cowand Jr / Shutterstock.comNetflix UK, Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) and Personal Managers’ Association (PMA) have signed a new deal on remuneration for UK writers.The deal, which will apply to UK writers on Netflix scripted live-action commissioned series and is backdated to 1 February, is the first ...
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BAE Systems reports 7.7% mean gender pay gap for 2023
Arms, security and aerospace firm BAE Systems has reported a 7.7% mean gender pay gap for 2023, down from 8.6% in 2022.BAE Systems’ median gender pay gap was 8.7%, down from 8.3% the previous year. Both figures are lower than the organisation’s first reported ones in 2017, at 11.2% and ...
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Bank of England gives employees 4% pay rise
The Bank of England has given its more than 5,000 employees a 4% pay rise along with a 1% salary top-up deal for 2024/25 as part of its aim to retain staff in a competitive jobs market.The deal, which was intended to match inflation, was accepted by the trade union ...
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Seatfrog, Sessions and Venuescanner implement financial wellbeing support
Train tech firm Seatfrog, food brand startup Sessions and event tech startup Venuescanner have introduced new financial wellbeing support for their employees?to support them with cost-of-living pressures.Through a partnership with AI money-saving tool Nous, employees at the three firms can access an automated service that finds fair deals for energy, ...