All Pay strategy articles – Page 71

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    Wiltshire Hills Municipal Collections staff strike over pay

    2022-03-09T11:46:25Z

    Workers employed by waste services organisation Hills Municipal Collections in Wiltshire have begun a two week-long strike as part of a campaign to achieve a pay rise.The organisation initially offered staff a 2% increase which was then amended to 7% over two years. However, affected employees believe that in practice ...

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    Dowty Propellers staff strike over pay row

    2022-03-08T10:58:37Z

    More than 90 workers employed by Dowty Propellers, a subsidiary of GE Aviation Systems, began strike action last Friday (4 March) in a dispute over pay, with further strikes scheduled for every Friday until 20 May.The organisation manufactures propeller systems and products used in both civilian and military aircraft as ...

  • BrightHorizons
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    Bright Horizons UK invests in staff pay and benefits

    2022-03-07T12:23:31Z

    Back-up care and nursery provider Bright Horizons UK has announced that it will invest more than £10 million in its early years practitioners’ salaries and benefits next month in order to recognise differences in the cost of living across the UK.The organisation, which employs more than 7,500 members of staff, ...

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    Organon gives staff day off on International Women’s Day

    2022-03-07T10:00:17Z

    Global women’s health business Organon has announced that it will give all of its almost 9,500 employees the day off on International Women’s Day (IWD) (Tuesday 8 March) to recognise the growing health disparities that women face.According to the employer, this additional annual leave day is part of its acknowledgement ...

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    SafetyCulture introduces global paid miscarriage leave

    2022-03-04T11:14:00Z

    Workplace safety organisation SafetyCulture has introduced a minimum of 10 days’ paid leave to its global leave entitlement for employees who experience a miscarriage, effective from 4 March.The aim of the policy, which has been launched as part of the business’ International Women’s Week activities, is to further its efforts ...

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    Community Integrated Care to increase support worker pay from April

    2022-03-04T11:01:02Z

    Social care charity Community Integrated Care (CIC) is to increase its hourly pay rate for its frontline support staff to £10 in England and £11 in Scotland from next month (April).The move, which will come into effect from 1 April, means the charity’s frontline support workers will receive an hourly ...

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    Pet sitter jobs highly sought after in the UK

    2022-03-04T09:00:15Z

    Something for the weekend: After a turbulent two years resulting from the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, some employees are re-evaluating what they want out of life and are retraining for different roles or completely switching industries. Since the explosion of the great resignation, many are scouring jobs boards for their dream ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 25 February – 3 March 2022

    2022-03-04T09:00:13Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 25 February and 3 March 2022 were: TFL staff strike over pensions and conditionsNorthern Healthcare staff receive 11% pay riseEXCLUSIVE: 59% of employers want to support staff mental wellbeingAverage woman works for free for two months of the yearVirgin Management and Virgin ...

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    IAG New Zealand introduces new parental leave package

    2022-03-03T12:28:04Z

    Insurance firm IAG New Zealand (NZ) has launched a new parental leave package to support new parents.The package, which is gender-neutral, includes 14 weeks of paid leave at full pay for the primary caregiver, on top of the current New Zealand government paid leave allowance of 26 weeks. Meanwhile, secondary ...

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    FCA increases salaries and performance-related pay

    2022-03-03T11:14:10Z

    The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to increase salaries and performance-related pay for its employees.Under the terms of its new employment offer, which is designed to reward consistent performance, aid career development and close pay gaps, around 800 of its lowest paid employees will receive a salary rise of £4,310 ...

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    Vatican introduces three days of paid paternity leave

    2022-03-02T11:34:50Z

    Pope Francis has granted three days of paid paternity leave to the hundreds of lay staff who work in the Holy See bureaucracy and at the Vatican Museums as of this month (March).The three leave days, which the Pope initially approved back in December 2021, are fully paid. These can ...

  • Target Corporation
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    Target raises starting salary range to $24

    2022-03-02T11:20:11Z

    US department store chain Target Corporation has increased its starting wage range to $24 (£18) per hour from $15 (£11) for its more than 400,000 employees.This will apply to hourly team members working in Target stores, supply chain facilities and headquarters locations. The exact starting wage within the range that ...

  • Beelivery
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    Beelivery introduces new benefits and payroll programme

    2022-03-02T09:00:27Z

    On-demand grocery delivery service Beelivery has introduced a new employee benefits and payroll service to meet the demands of its growing organisation.The organisation, which has expanded its full and part-time workforce from 20 to 108 members of staff due to phenomenal growth, has introduced a new pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) compliant payroll ...

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    Northern Healthcare staff receive 11% pay rise

    2022-03-01T09:00:59Z

    Enhanced supported living provider Northern Healthcare has given its more than 250 workers employees a pay rise that surpasses the real living wage as of 1 March (today).The increase will see full-time mental health support workers earn an additional £2,000 each year, which is an 11% increase on average, while ...

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    TFL staff strike over pensions and conditions

    2022-03-01T09:00:20Z

    Some 10,000 Tube workers are taking part in two 24-hour strikes this week over pensions and working conditions.The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) trade union said all its members working on the London Underground had been instructed to refuse to sign on for duty today (Tuesday 1 March) and on ...

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    Alex Beer: How can reward and CSR strategies contribute to the levelling-up agenda?

    2022-03-01T06:00:50Z

    Levelling up has proved hard to define, but in broad terms it is about reducing inequalities between areas through increasing productivity and improving living standards.It is also about restoring a sense of community and local pride. It might also mean addressing inequalities on other dimensions, such as the gendered imbalances ...

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    Philippa Cornish: How can reward and CSR strategies contribute to the levelling-up agenda?

    2022-03-01T06:00:22Z

    With an authentic social purpose, businesses can contribute to levelling up communities, which also furthers their organisation’s aims.Social purpose should be aligned with the overall business strategy to truly achieve social impact.The Edelman Trust Barometer, published in January 2022, found that businesses and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are seen as competent ...

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    Agricultural staff in Northern Ireland to receive pay rises

    2022-02-28T11:38:38Z

    The Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland has announced proposed minimum wage rates increases of 5% for agricultural workers from 1 April.The proposed new minimum rate, which is applicable for the first 40 weeks of cumulative employment, is £6.95 per hour.For grade two standard agricultural staff, the rate is set ...

  • Gender pay gap submissions down 50% on last year
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    Average woman works for free for two months of the year

    2022-02-28T11:28:45Z

    The average woman effectively works for free for nearly two months of the year compared to the average man, resulting in a 15% gender pay gap on average, according to new analysis published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).The research revealed that in education there is a 25% gender pay ...

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    Male employees feel more appreciated by their employer

    2022-02-25T09:04:41Z

    Women receive less workplace recognition than men, according to research by retailer Adler Business Gifts.The research, which surveyed 2,000 UK workers, found that while almost one in three (30%) male respondents said they received appreciation of some sort at work, this dropped to 24% among female respondents. Meanwhile, 28% of ...