All Pay strategy articles – Page 96
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AnalysisTop tips for introducing salary sacrifice pension schemes
A salary sacrifice pension arrangement should not be agreed if the effect of this, such as a reduction in the employee’s pay, would lead to a breach of the national minimum wage legislation. A simple step, such as giving employees full transparency on which businesses the ...
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ArticleIdeal Carehomes gives staff 5% pay rise
Ideal Carehomes, a residential and dementia care provider, has awarded a 5% salary increase to all hourly paid staff as part of a £1.5 million per annum investment.According to the business, which employs more than 1,300 people across 27 care homes in Yorkshire, the North West and the Midlands, this ...
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ArticleAmazon delivery drivers launch employee rights claim
Thousands of Amazon delivery drivers have instigated an employee rights claim regarding pay with law firm Leigh Day today (13 October).According to firm, at least 3,000 drivers could be eligible for a total of £140 million in compensation because being classified as self-employed delivery service partners means they do not ...
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ArticleVirgin Atlantic reports 60.9% mean gender pay gap
Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced a mean hourly rate differential gender pay gap of 60.9% for 2021, which has narrowed from 66.4% in 2020.The airline’s median hourly rate differential gender pay gap this year was 41.5%, a decrease from 51.6% in 2020. According to the organisation, this is due to ...
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Article88% of staff think parental leave policies aid wellbeing
New research has revealed that 88% of employees and managers think that organisations with parental leave programmes show support for wellbeing, with 52% strongly agreeing with this.Bright Horizons’ findings, which are comprised of responses from staff and managers who are users of the nursery and back-up care provider’s parental leave ...
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ArticleGender pay gap widens and 10% of employers fail to report
Analysis of employers’ submissions to the gender pay gap reporting service show that one in 10 employers have not complied with the regulations this year. For those that have, the median figure for the hourly pay gap rose from 9.5% to 10.4%, meaning women earn 90p for every pound earned ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Suez Recycling and Recovery builds trust among staff with digital pay system
Employee Benefits Live 2021: Entrusting employees with control over their own pay submissions can have a huge impact on wellbeing and retention, says Michelle Sutton, head of compensation and reward at Suez Recycling and Recovery.Addressing delegates at Employee Benefits Live 2021 session 'Empowering employees through digital transformation' at London's ExCel, ...
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ArticleAsos launches health-related leave policies
Asos has unveiled a packaged of policies to support employees through health-related life events, regardless of their sex or circumstances.Employees can take time away from work for events such as pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, cancer treatment, gender reassignment surgery, and to manage menopause symptoms.Asos CEO Neil Beighton said: "All of ...
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ArticleBelfast NHS workers get emergency childcare tax bill
A total of 130 NHS workers have reportedly received an increased tax bill due to their emergency childcare during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.According to staff employed by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, they were offered free emergency childcare as they could not work from home when schools and ...
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ArticleAsos publishes first ethnicity pay gap report
Online fashion retailer Asos has released its ethnicity pay data report for the first time, revealing an improvement in its pay gap from last year.The retailer’s 2021 mean ethnicity pay gap fell from 14% in 2020 to 4.5% in 2021, and the median ethnicity pay gap decreased from 15.3% last ...
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ArticleOne in four employers still to report gender pay gap
Thousands of companies have yet to report their gender pay gap before today's extended deadline (5 October), latest figures have revealed.According to the government’s gender pay gap reporting service, around one in four (73%) still have not submitted this information on the website despite being legally required to do so.Laws ...
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ArticleAldi gives staff Boxing Day off
Supermarket chain Aldi has announced that it will once more keep all of its stores closed on Boxing Day in recognition of employees’ hard work during the year.The retailer has regularly made the decision to shut its doors on 26 December as a thank you to all members of staff ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Pay policies and mental health at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Pay and mental health will be among the the unmissable topics discussed at Employee Benefits Live 2021.Trish Wanat (pictured right), director of Europe, Middle East and Africa benefits at VMware, will be co-presenting ‘Pay policies that reflect the changing world of work’ along with VMware’s director of regional compensation ...
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ArticleEG Group gives pay rise to 10,500 UK staff
Petrol station giant EG Group, owned by the billionaire Issa brothers who recently bought Asda, has given its 10,500 UK employees a pay rise, which takes effect today (1 October).The increased rates of pay will apply across all of EG’s petrol filling stations and foodservice brands throughout the UK, with ...
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Article79% of employers offer enhanced maternity leave pay
New data has highlighted that almost four-fifths (79%) of employers now offer staff enhanced maternity, adoption and surrogacy leave pay above the statutory minimum.Nursery care provider Bright Horizons’ Parental leave benchmark, which included almost 700 responses from sectors in the UK and Ireland such as financial, and legal and professional ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 24 September - 30 September 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 24 September – 30 September 2021 were: Uber drivers to strike over pay rowWhat are the most effective ways of addressing pay gaps?How can reward and benefits drive an employer's diversity, equity and inclusion agenda?EXCLUSIVE: HR strategy at Employee Benefits Live 2021Ocado ...
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ArticlePandemic prompts employees to invest in shares
The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has triggered record levels of staff investing in shares through Save As You Earn (SAYE) and Share Incentive Plans (SIP), according to the latest research by employee share ownership watchdog ProShare.The organisation's SAYE & SIP report 2020 revealed that those participating in these schemes are on ...
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ArticleDoggy perks tempt staff back to the office
Something for the weekend: For those employers struggling to motivate staff to return to the office, Rover.com has the ultimutt solution to boost morale - doggy perks.Latest research by the pet-sitting and dog-walking network has revealed that two-thirds of dog owners (66%) would be more willing to get back to ...
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ArticleInverness Travel becomes living wage employer
Highland and Moray-based travel agency Inverness Travel has become a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer after signing up to its real living wage scheme.The agency has pledged to pay all of its 10 employees a salary that covers the actual cost of living, which exceeds the UK government’s current national ...
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ArticleFour-day week most sought-after benefit
Almost two-thirds of Britons would like to work a four-day week, according to research into the popularity of various employee benefits.Only 39% of UK workers were happy with their current benefits package at work, while 43% think they could be improved. One in 10 of 2,200 adult workers polled by ...