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ArticleAmazon accused of breaking employment terms
Amazon is accused of cancelling workers shifts at the last minute and leaving agency workers with no guarantee of pay for 20 hours’ work per week – both of which breach the organisation's own employment policies.The practice has been called out by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which has claimed ...
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ArticleHybrid working prompts flexibility demands
Hybrid working is here to stay, according to Robert Half’s Demand for skilled talent report – and it is causing staff to demand more flexibility-related benefits.According to the research, which was co-produced by labour analytics firm Burning Glass Technologies, 63% of professionals admitted their job was perfectly doable at home. ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 11 February - 17 February 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 11 February - 17 February 2021 were: British Gas workers strike over changes to pay and conditionsGovernment waives IR35 penalties for 12 monthsLandmark Pension Schemes Bill receives Royal AssentMajority of employers support the mental health of working parentsHow can benefits technology be ...
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ArticleOYO Hotels appoints Juan Greuter as senior HR business partner
Franchise hotel group OYO Hotels has appointed Juan Greuter as its senior HR business partner.Greuter, who brings more than 17 years’ of experience in working HR, has a remit to drive OYO’s people strategy in line with the company’s stated values of respect, trust, resilience and action-orientation.He joins OYO UK ...
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ArticleDebt default fuels growth in international pensions
Sovereign country debt defaults plus a desire by employers to improve the benefits packages of expats and foreign workers on local contracts has seen a huge rise in international pensions, according to a new report.Willis Towers Watson’s International pension plan survey reported a 6% rise in the number of International ...
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ArticlePay increases hit by falling employer confidence
Data published by XpertHR today (18 February) has found average pay increases are struggling, with pay freezes the more likely outcome facing many employees.The analysis of data for the three months to end of January revealed the median basic pay award was just 1%, while pay freezes accounted for a ...
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ArticleClifford Devlin launches employee ownership trust
Demolition firm Clifford Devlin has announced it has become employee owned, after 100% of company shares were transferred into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).The interests of the London-based business, run by the second generation of founders, will now be looked after by the EOT.The company, which celebrates its 60th anniversary ...
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ArticleHarrogate Council becomes living wage employer
Harrogate Borough Council will now become a living wage employer, after a last-minute amendment to its annual budget was approved by councilors.The amendment was proposed by councillor Philip Broadbank, after learning existing budget plans would see some employees working on what he called “poverty pay,” - potentially forcing many to ...
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ArticleDeutsche Bank completes pensioner buy-in transaction with Legal and General
Deutsche Bank has announced the completion of a £570 million pensioner buy-in transaction with Legal and General.The deal has been described as the first step in a Deutsche Bank's pension scheme’s de-risking strategy, and now means it has reached full insurance over the medium-term.According to LCP, which provided strategic longevity ...
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ArticleAstraZeneca boss and staff to receive same pay rises
Pascal Soirot, CEO of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, will receive the same 3% pay rise as the rest of his staff.Despite the company's ongoing success, including seeing its share price jump by 11% after the World Health Organization approved its Covid-19 (Coronavirus) vaccine, the boss’s base salary will increase from £1.29 ...
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ArticleGovernment waives IR35 penalties for 12 months
The government has published new guidance about how it will support organisations seeking to comply with upcoming off-payroll (IR35) changes.The document confirmed it will be mandatory for employers to assess a contractor’s employment status for tax purposes, and that those that do not will be fined.But it gives many businesses ...
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Article100,000 workers get early access to pay
The employees of more than 3,000 small- and medium-sized businesses will now be able to access up to 50% of their wages in advance, thanks to a partnership between two technology providers.York-based software company, RotaCloud – which already supplies employee scheduling/management solutions to the likes of Subway Sheffield Hallam University ...
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ArticleDelta Security Management to pay living wage
Security guard firm Delta Security Management has become the latest organisation to be recognised as a living wage employer.Accredited by the Living Wage Foundation, the company based in Crawley, West Sussex, will now pay its 10 full-time and four part-time staff at least £9.30 per hour. This is the outside-London ...
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ArticleEmployees want climate change pensions information
Research by workplace savings fintech Cushon has revealed employees overwhelmingly worry about whether their pensions are invested in firms that contribute to climate change - but still feel uninformed about it.The study found 84% of respondents are concerned about climate change and 69% are worried their company pension could be ...
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ArticleTribunal rules against pay deductions for sub-standard work
An employment tribunal has ruled that a law firm was not entitled deduct money from one of its consultant solicitors because it was unhappy with the quality of their work.Alastair Dobbie, a consultant at London-based Feltons, first raised the case in 2017 (including for unfair dismissal) after claiming deductions were ...
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ArticleCancer Research UK publishes gender pay gap report
Cancer Research UK has reduced its mean gender pay gap to 15%. The figure, based on a snapshot of employee pay taken on 5 April 2020, represents a significant improvement. The report showed its average gender pay gap was down from 18.7% in 2019 - a drop ...
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ArticleSony appoints Sonia Grant-Yendell
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has announced it has appointed Sonia Grant-Yendell as its new VP, human resources (UK & International).Based in the London office, Grant-Yendell will lead the UK and international HR team and will report directly to senior vice president (global human resources) Elicia Felix-Hughey.As well as partnering with Sony/ATV's ...
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ArticleMajority of employers support the mental health of working parents
New research has found that of the options employers provide to combat pressures on remote working parents, mental wellbeing support overwhelmingly comes top.Incomes Data Research (IDR) polled workers at 40 organisations during January and discovered that almost all (98%) employers had taken specific steps to help employees with their mental ...
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ArticleWolseley appoints Ant Donaldson as UK reward manager
Wolseley, the plumbing, heating and cooling trade merchant, has announced the appointment of Ant Donaldson as its new UK reward manager.The role will see him specifically focus on developing the organisation's ongoing benefits strategy for over 4,500 employees. Donaldson has more than 20 years' experience of working in employee benefits. ...
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ArticleBritish Gas workers strike over changes to pay and conditions
More than 7,000 workers at British Gas have staged the first of three planned four-day strikes today in protest over its ‘fire and rehire’ policy that sees staff having to accept pay cuts and cuts to benefits.According to the GMB union, which is coordinating the strikes, British Gas owner Centrica ...