All Pay strategy articles – Page 45
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ArticleWest Dunbartonshire Council implements pregnancy loss scheme
West Dunbartonshire Council in Scotland has introduced a pregnancy loss scheme, in order to offer any affected employees compassionate support.The initiative, which was agreed by members of the council’s Corporate Services Committee, aims to provide guidance and a sympathetic response to staff who go through pregnancy loss.Employees and their partners ...
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ArticleHalf of private sector pay awards will give at least 5% raise in 2023
More than half (53%) of pay awards have given or are set to give employees increases of 5% or more in 2023, compared with a third of awards hitting that level last year, according to the latest monitoring figures from Incomes Data Research (IDR).Almost three in 10 (28%) said they ...
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ArticleRolls-Royce reports 1.6% mean gender pay gap
Vehicle manufacturer Rolls-Royce has published its 2022 UK gender pay gap report, with its mean gender pay gap standing at 1.6%, a decrease from 3.2% in 2021.Its median gender pay gap for 2022 was 3.6%, down from 4.8% the prior year, while its mean gender hourly pay gap was 0.8% ...
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ArticleMerton Council accredited as living wage employer
Credit: William Barton / Shutterstock.comSouth London's Merton Council has received living wage accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.The council has committed to pay all of its employees and agency workers at least the London living wage rate of £11.95 per hour.It also came up with a plan to ensure all ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 27 January - 2 February 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 27 January - 2 February 2023 were: Metro Bank introduces optional four-day weekMars UK and Virgin Media O2 named most flexible large employersInnocent Drinks introduces fertility friendly policyJet2.com and Jet2holidays to give staff 9% pay risePoundstretcher raises store staff pay by 10%QBE ...
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ArticleRoyal Society for the Protection of Birds ferrets out invasive species hunter
Something for the weekend: Charity organisation the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has started its search for a ferret trapping co-ordinator for a small island off the north coast of Northern Ireland.The job is part of the seabird restoration project Rathlin Acting for Tomorrow, based at the nature ...
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ArticleIHG Hotels reports 23.5% mean gender pay gap
Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.comHotel chain IHG Hotels has reported a UK mean gender pay gap of 23.5% for 2022, a decrease from 27.7% in 2021, and a further drop from 39.3% in its first year of reporting in 2017.The business' median gender pay gap fell from 19.6% to 15% in ...
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ArticleTeachers in England and Wales strike in pay row
Teachers across England and Wales have commenced strike action today (Wednesday 1 February) in a dispute over pay.Around 23,000 schools will be affected due to more than 100,000 teachers in sixth form colleges, state-funded school and academies in England and Wales, and support staff in state-funded schools in Wales, walking ...
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ArticleHastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind to pay out in unfair dismissal case
An employment tribunal has ordered Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind to pay almost £25,000, after it ruled that it had unfairly dismissed an employee.The Sussex-based charity, which supports people who are visually impaired, was found to have unfairly and wrongfully dismissed former care home manager Tracy Britcher.As ...
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ArticleQBE updates family leave and wellbeing benefits
Credit: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.comInsurance group QBE has updated its wellbeing and support benefits for UK employees as of this month, including an enhanced family-friendly leave policy.Staff are now eligible for 26 weeks of leave at normal basic salary for both paternity and maternity leave, and can take up to ...
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ArticlePoundstretcher raises store staff pay by 10%
Discount retailer Poundstretcher has awarded a 10% pay rise to its nearly 4,000 store employees, effective from 1 April 2023.All members of staff who have worked for the business for at least one year will be eligible for the increase, which includes more than 70% of its workforce and the ...
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ArticleJet2.com and Jet2holidays give staff 9% pay rise
Jet2.com and sister business Jet2holidays have given their workforces a 9% pay rise, effective from April 2023.The businesses also increased their profit share scheme terms by one percentage point, so that eligible employees can get a 6% share.The employers also awarded staff an extra annual leave day on top of ...
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ArticleInnocent Drinks introduces fertility friendly policy
Credit: DenisMArt / Shutterstock.comBeverage business Innocent Drinks has launched a fertility friendly policy for its around 900 employees as of this month.The workplace initiative gives employees undergoing fertility treatment, as well as their partner if they have one, access to up to eight days of paid leave per cycle, separate ...
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ArticleLinklaters reports 5.1% mean ethnicity pay gap
Law firm Linklaters has revealed that its mean ethnicity pay gap for 2022 was 5.1%, which was a small decrease from 6.4% in 2021.The employer's median ethnicity pay gap moved from -27.2% to -22.4% last year. Its mean ethnicity bonus gap slightly narrowed, from 22.9% in 2021 to 22.6% in ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 20 - 26 January 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 20 - 26 January 2023 were: Sky Sports pundit Stuart Barnes wins tax caseOvo Energy introduces compassionate and pregnancy loss leaveGovernment rejects proposed menopause leave pilotAmazon warehouse staff strike over pay in UK firstRSA Insurance introduces carer leave policyUK Swissport employees accept ...
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ArticleTrafford Council to pay real living wage
Trafford Council has committed to paying its employees the real living wage as a boost for those who are struggling through the cost-of-living crisis.A total of 320 members of staff employed by the local authority and surrounding schools will now be paid the real living wage rate of £10.90 per ...
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ArticlePRS for Music reports 14.5% mean gender pay gap
Image credit: Andi SmallwoodMusic copyright collective PRS for Music has published its second gender and ethnicity pay gap report, revealing that its mean gender pay gap for 2022 was 14.5%.This widened from 10.6% in 2021, while its median gender pay gap for 2022 was 20.3%, having narrowed from 25.3% the ...
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ArticleAmazon warehouse staff strike over pay in UK first
Hundreds of Amazon employees working in a fulfilment centre based in Coventry have commence strike action today (Wednesday 25 January) due to a pay dispute with their employer.This is the first strike by Amazon employees to take place in the UK. The vast majority (98%) of those balloted last month ...
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ArticleRSA Insurance introduces carer leave policy
Insurance firm RSA Insurance has launched a leave policy for carers as of this month, in order to support employees who have caring responsibilities for disabled dependants.The policy enables those with significant caring responsibilities to take an additional five days of paid leave each calendar year, on top of their ...
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OpinionPaul Ball: Proposal to change holiday pay calculations begins
Since the introduction of rights to paid annual leave under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR), the number of workers who have irregular hours or are on term-time contracts has increased to more than 5.3 million.The WTR guarantee all workers at least 5.6 weeks of paid holiday per year. However, ...