All Pay strategy articles – Page 37

  • Aberdeen HR jobs
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    Aberdeen leads UK as top HR job hotspot

    2023-05-12T08:00:28Z

    Something for the weekend: In addition to being home to a record number of whiskey distilleries, the site of 10% of Britain's ancient stone circles, and providing great spots to watch for basking sharks and even dolphins, the Scottish city of Aberdeen has also emerged as the ideal base for ...

  • top10news5-11May
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    The top 10 most-read articles between 5 - 11 May 2023

    2023-05-12T08:00:25Z

    The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 5 - 11 May 2023 were: Stella McCartney and Herbert Smith Freehills shortlisted for Best pensions strategyThomas Cook completes £900m pension buy-inPam Group launches enhanced reward packageAmazon runs Welcome Day for employees returning to Seattle officeQuarter of businesses have seen increase in ...

  • Bilfinger Petrofac Wood Group
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    BP, Repsol and Shell contractors strike over pay

    2023-05-11T11:04:35Z

    Bilfinger UK, Petrofac Facilities Management, Stork Technical Services, Sparrows Offshore Services and Wood Group contractors, working for oil and gas firms including BP and Repsol, have commenced a 48-hour strike in a dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.Around 1,200 electrical, production and mechanical technicians, deck crew, scaffolders, crane operators, pipefitters, ...

  • Conde Nast pay
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    Condé Nast cleaners win 11% pay rise

    2023-05-11T10:20:57Z

    Credit: 360b / Shutterstock.comA group of cleaners working at the London offices of global media business Condé Nast, which owns Vogue, Vanity Fair and Tatler, among other brands, have won an 11% pay rise, backdated to 1 April.The employer outsources the cleaning of its offices at the Adelphi Building in ...

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    Pam Group launches enhanced reward package

    2023-05-10T10:53:32Z

    Occupational health and wellbeing firm Pam Group has introduced a range of employee benefits and rewards for its 700 employees as part of its recruitment and retention strategy.The improved package includes an employer funded group income protection scheme, through which staff on sick leave will receive 60% of their annual ...

  • Money
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    Dial A Ride to pay £12,500 in unfair dismissal and holiday pay compensation

    2023-05-10T10:46:59Z

    Non-profit transport service Dial A Ride, the trading name of Blackburn and Darwen Community Transport, has been ordered to compensate a former driver in a dispute concerning unfair dismissal, employment status and holiday pay.The case concerned claimant A Russell, who worked as a driver from 2018, providing transport for vulnerable ...

  • Met Office strike
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    Aberdeen Met Office staff strike over pay and redundancy terms

    2023-05-10T10:29:55Z

    Credit: chrisdorney / Shutterstock.comMet Office staff based in Aberdeen have commenced strike action today (10 May) in a dispute over pay, job losses and redundancy terms.This follows a previous Met Office strike on 15 March, and members of trade union Prospect have been working only their contracted hours and no ...

  • South East Coast Ambulance Service launches mental health app for staff
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    South England ambulance staff strike in pay row

    2023-05-09T10:06:49Z

    South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust and South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust staff have commenced further strike action from today (9 May) as a result of an ongoing pay dispute.The employees, members of trade union Unite, will walk out from midday to 10pm at picket lines in Portsmouth, ...

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    Carreg Construction transfers to employee ownership

    2023-05-05T09:29:00Z

    Welsh building contractor Carreg Construction has transferred to employee ownership 20 years after its foundation in 2003.The business, which employs 21 people, was founded by Andrew and Sue Phillips. Andrew Phillips agreed to stay on as director to help guide the development of the business alongside the employee ownership trust ...

  • 4 May 2023
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    The top 10 most-read articles between 28 April - 4 May 2023

    2023-05-05T09:20:11Z

    The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 28 April and 4 May 2023 were: Ovo Energy launches flexible bank holidaysGlaxoSmithKline plant employees strike after rejecting 6% pay dealCo-op introduces enhanced flexible compassionate leaveNHS Staff Council agrees to 5% pay increase for health workers in EnglandCadent accredited as menopause-friendly employerEXCLUSIVE: ...

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    Making Space increases pay in line with real living wage

    2023-05-04T10:48:33Z

    Social care charity Making Space has increased pay by 10%, or the equivalent of £1,950 per year for full-time staff, in order to bring wages up to the level of the living wage.Employees at social care services run by the charity, amounting to more than 1,000 people across England, received ...

  • Co-op increases pay for 33,000 employees
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    Co-op introduces enhanced flexible compassionate leave

    2023-05-03T10:58:21Z

    Retail organisation Co-op has launched a refreshed compassionate leave policy ahead of Dying Matters Awareness Week, which runs from 8 to 14 May, to support its 57,000 employees when experiencing the death or serious illness of someone close to them.The policy, which was launched today (3 May), doubles its previous ...

  • Cash-in-flower-pot
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    Tipping Bill passes into law to make withholding tips illegal

    2023-05-03T10:52:46Z

    The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill, or Tipping Bill, has received royal consent and passed into law, making the withholding of tips from staff illegal.The government predicted that this would protect more than two million employees, as well as allowing them to view an employer's tipping record. It also suggested ...

  • 76% of organisations measure sickness absence levels
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    Fifth of employers do not record sickness absence

    2023-05-03T10:49:26Z

    Sickness absence recording by employers hit its lowest level in three years in January 2023 (80%), according to research by industry body Group Risk Development (Grid).The research, which was undertaken in January 2023 among 503 HR decision-makers and 1,212 employees in UK organisations, also found that while a fifth (20%) ...

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    NHS Staff Council agrees to 5% pay increase for health workers in England

    2023-05-03T10:09:13Z

    NHS Employers and the NHS Staff Council have agreed to a pay rise that includes a non-consolidated payment for the current year, and a 5% raise for 2023-24.The non-consolidated payment for 2022-23 was agreed at between £1,655 and £3,789, equal to 8.2% for those in the lowest pay band, and ...

  • glaxosmithkline gsk
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    GlaxoSmithKline plant employees strike after rejecting 6% pay deal

    2023-05-02T11:01:59Z

    Employees of pharmaceutical business GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have commenced a series of walkouts across the UK from today (2 May) in an ongoing dispute over pay.More than 160 employees, who are members of trade union Unite, rejected a pay offer which included a 6% increase and a one-off lump sum of ...

  • 4most
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    4most employee trust makes significant payout to invested staff

    2023-05-02T10:48:58Z

    Risk and data analytics consultancy 4most has received majority investment by Phoenix Equity Partners, providing those taking part in its employee ownership trust with an average payout of £150,000 each.Of 4most's 240 members of staff, approximately 150 were invested in the trust. Phoenix Equity Partners' acquisition of a majority stake ...

  • liverpool real living wage
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    Liverpool and Knowsley councils commit to real living wage for care workers

    2023-05-02T10:44:38Z

    Two Merseyside local councils, Knowsley Council and Liverpool Council, have committed to paying government commissioned care workers the real living wage, from April 2023 and April 2024, respectively.The councils joined Wirral Council, which previously committed to pay the real living wage as a minimum, following trade union Unite's Stand Up ...

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    Case Studies

    The benefits offered by Ogi

    2023-05-02T05:00:49Z

    The benefits on offer at Ogi:PensionGroup personal pension (GPP) plan, with an employer contribution of 5% and minimum employee contribution of 4%. Employees can choose to contribute through salary sacrifice or from net pay.Healthcare and wellbeingHybrid private medical insurance (PMI) and health cash plans available through employer-funded flexible benefits scheme, ...

  • top10news21-27April
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    The top 10 most-read articles between 21 - 27 April 2023

    2023-04-28T08:00:41Z

    The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 21 - 27 April 2023 were: TGI Fridays scraps free meals for employeesNvidia, Lindt and Confused.com named UK’s Best Workplaces 2023Amazon and Wells Fargo named top US employers for 2023Quarter of women undergoing fertility treatment face unfairness at workMajestic increases wages and ...