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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 11 March – 17 March 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 11 March – 17 March 2021 were: Aldi on the hunt for cracking Easter egg tastersWorkers 'desperate' for wellbeing supportOgilvy boosts menopause supportLucy Dunbar: How will the pensions lifetime allowance freeze affect staff retirement plans?EXCLUSIVE: TSB takes a pro-active approach to employee ...
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ArticleGroup life insurance pays out £93m in employee-related Covid claims
New data has revealed the extent to which group life insurers have paid out claims related to the deaths of employees due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus).According to figures released by Group Risk Development (Grid) for the year to 31 December 2020, payouts were given to the dependents of 891 employees with ...
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Article25% of employees have not had a wellbeing check-in during lockdown
Just days before the one-year anniversary of lockdown, research by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) has revealed that a quarter of staff have still not had a wellbeing check-in since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic started.Timed to coincide with MHFA’s ‘My Whole Self Day’, the survey further found that nearly a ...
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ArticleBAI Communications hires new chief people officer
Communications and infrastructure provider BAI Communications has announced it has appointed Alison Perren as its new group chief people officer.Having previously held senior HR roles at the likes of Yum! Brands, PepsiCo and the Ford Motor Company, Perren has had responsibility for people strategies across Europe, the Middle East and ...
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ArticleEmployers ignoring employee mental health
A week before the one-year anniversary of lockdown, damning research by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) reveals many employees have yet to receive any form of wellbeing support from their employer.Timed to coincide with MHFA’s ‘My Whole Self Day’, today's research has found that since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic started, ...
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ArticleHR professionals report low morale
HR and benefits professionals are employees too – and according to a new report, it is they who continue to feel undervalued, citing feelings of an 'us' and 'them' culture with HR being excluded from the top table.According to HR and payroll software provider Natural HR's research, HR in 2021 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: ABN Amro Bank reveals ‘breakthrough’ change to HR thinking
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: Nathalie Hazenberg, HR and transformation strategist at ABN Amro Bank N.V, kicked off Day 3 of Employee Benefits’ Insights online series by revealing how she has implemented ‘breakthrough thinking’ into the bank to dramatically change the way employees think and feel about their jobs.The special ‘How ...
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ArticlePension Protection Fund ethnicity pay gap 'a problem'
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has published its ethnicity pay gap alongside its gender pay gap data for the very first time – and admits the results do not make happy reading.According to its report, the organisation's median gender pay gap increased from 13.39% in 2019 to 15.71% for 2020. ...
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OpinionWilliam Carter: Employers should take note that Uber drivers are now 'workers'
It’s over. It’s a case that has seen twists and turns during six long years, but last month the highest court in the land finally handed down its verdict on the classification of drivers who work for taxi-hailing firm Uber and, not to put too fine a point on it, ...
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ArticleEdinburgh Council becomes living wage employer
Edinburgh City Council, the capital's largest employer, has announced that all of its staff will receive at least the Scottish Local Government Living Wage (SLGLW) as part of their base pay from 1 April.The change will mean all employees earn at least £9.50 per hour, and the move marks a ...
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ArticleCMAC unveils 'Time Out’ wellness week
Managed transport and accommodation group CMAC is planning to stage a number of employee wellbeing events from Monday (22 March).The organisation's ‘Time Out Week’ aims to encourage its 150 workers to make time to take breaks, and give them tools to manage their mental health and resilience during lockdown.Time Out ...
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ArticleEmployees demand more mental health support
Research carried out by Canada Life has revealed strong demand from employees for more workplace mental health and wellbeing support.In a poll of nearly 2,000 working adults with children of school age, more than half (54%) said they wanted their employers to introduce specific mental wellness days. This increased to ...
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ArticleBrent Council publishes pay gap data
Brent Council has published its Gender, ethnicity and disability pay gap report, revealing its mean gender pay gap fell from 7.2% to 5.2% last year.But commenting on the findings, Debra Norman director of legal, HR, audit and investigations at the Council, believes the figures require close inspection.She said improvements in ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Danone addresses diversity, inclusion and belonging
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: Keynote speaker Putri Realita, global head of inclusive diversity, HR, at Danone, discussed ‘Making inclusion and belonging matter’ during her opening address at the virtual event today (15 March).Realita insisted that diversity and inclusion (D&I) should be thought of as three key elements – diversity, inclusion ...
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ArticleReport reveals sharp decline in pay for working mums
A report released by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has revealed the extent to which working mums forego employment and improvements in their salaries after they have had children compared to men.The careers and time use of mothers and fathers report found that the numbers of hours worked by ...
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ArticleDuPont hires new chief HR officer
Multinational chemical manufacturing giant DuPont has hired Christopher Raia as its new senior vice president and chief human resources (HR) officer.Raia was already working at the business as its interim HR chief, and with his formal appointment he will now be charged with looking after all aspects of the HR ...
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ArticleOgilvy boosts menopause support
International advertising and PR agency Ogilvy has significantly enhanced its existing menopause support for employees.The additions, launched to staff in an internal email on Friday (12 March), sees it assume a much broader health and wellbeing remit through a partnership with Bupa. This enables staff to have private medical assessments ...
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ArticleReport finds employers failing to consider wellbeing in office returns
Research by law firm Schofield Sweeney has found employers have yet to start making important health and wellbeing adjustments to their workplaces to help staff return to the office.The survey discovered only 39% of businesses had amended or introduced new health and safety policies specifically to deal with the likely ...
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ArticleOne in eight quit work due to ill-health
A new report by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has revealed the extent to which employees are forced out of the workforce early due to ill-health and lack of employer support.The Ending working lives report, published today (12 March), has revealed one in eight (12%) employees have to cut short ...
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ArticlePrivate ambulance drivers demand NHS sick pay
Private ambulance workers employed by Ezec have hit out at only receiving statutory sick pay (SSP) if they are off work due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus).While mainstream NHS staff are given full pay if they are ill with Coronavirus or have symtoms and have to self-isolate, those working for the ambulance ...