All Pay strategy articles – Page 57
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ArticlePam Group launches enhanced reward package
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 ...
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ArticleDial A Ride to pay £12,500 in unfair dismissal and holiday pay compensation
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 ...
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ArticleAberdeen Met Office staff strike over pay and redundancy terms
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 ...
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ArticleSouth England ambulance staff strike in pay row
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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ArticleCarreg Construction transfers to employee ownership
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 ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 28 April - 4 May 2023
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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ArticleMaking Space increases pay in line with real living wage
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 ...
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ArticleCo-op introduces enhanced flexible compassionate leave
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 ...
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ArticleTipping Bill passes into law to make withholding tips illegal
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 ...
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ArticleFifth of employers do not record sickness absence
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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ArticleNHS Staff Council agrees to 5% pay increase for health workers in England
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 ...
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ArticleGlaxoSmithKline plant employees strike after rejecting 6% pay deal
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 ...
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Article4most employee trust makes significant payout to invested staff
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 ...
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ArticleLiverpool and Knowsley councils commit to real living wage for care workers
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 StudiesThe benefits offered by Ogi
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, ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 21 - 27 April 2023
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 ...
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ArticleChessington World of Adventures gives engineers 13.53% pay rise
Credit: Lukasz Sadlowski / Shutterstock.comEngineers employed at theme park Chessington World of Adventures have called off planned strike action after accepting an improved pay offer of 13.53%.The dispute was a result of the engineers, responsible for ensuring the park's safety systems are fully operational, seeking a pay increase in line ...
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ArticleRoyal College of Midwives accepts NHS pay deal
Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in England have voted to accept the NHS’ latest pay offer, following a consultation earlier this week.A total of 57% of eligible RCM midwife and maternity support workers voted to accept the deal and 43% rejected it, with an overall turnout of ...
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ArticleAllied Irish Banks enhances domestic violence support
Credit: shawnwil23 / Shutterstock.comAllied Irish Banks (AIB) has expanded its support for employees experiencing domestic violence, as part of its commitment to provide a safe and supportive work environment.The bank, which has 9,590 employees, introduced 10 days of fully paid leave per year for staff experiencing domestic violence and abuse, ...
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ArticleMajestic increases wages and updates pay structure
Credit: William Barton / Shutterstock.comSpecialist wine retailer Majestic has raised the hourly pay of its retail employees to at least £10.60 as of this month, and introduced an incremental pay structure.Store staff received an average salary increase of 6.7% for 2023/24 as a result of the new hourly base rate ...