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ArticleThe top 10 most read articles between 28 June - 4 July 2024
The top 10 most read articles between 28 June - 4 July 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Moody’s introduces global parental leaveHays implements one week of paid carer’s leaveBarts NHS Trust facilities staff receive special leave equivalent to paymentExclusive: 34% of employers say staff not aware of or do not understand ...
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ArticleBMS Group appoints new group chief people officer
Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group has appointed Ali Trauttmansdorff group chief people officer.Trauttmansdorff, who will be based in London, will report to Nick Cook, chief executive officer of BMS Group, and join the executive committee.In her role, Trauttmansdorff will be focused on supporting the group’s merger and acquisition ...
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OpinionDebbie Coyne: Managing Euro 2024 and staff leave
With Euro 2024 football fever sweeping the country, employers are once again facing the age-old conundrum of balancing productivity and business operations with giving their staff the chance to watch their nation at a major summer tournament.Legally, employers are not obliged to provide time off for employees to watch Euro ...
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ArticleMenzies completes £260 million pensions buy-in
Aviation services firm Menzies has completed a £260 million pensions buy-in for its Menzies Pension Fund.The transaction secures the benefits of more than 3,000 members, including almost 1,400 pensioners and 1,650 deferred members.The process included a secondary market sale of an illiquid asset and deferral of premium, which enabled the ...
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ArticleExclusive: 34% of employers say staff not aware of or do not understand benefits
One-third (34%) of employers admitted that their staff are not aware of or do not understand the benefits they are offered, according to new research conducted by Group Risk Development (Grid). The industry body for the group risk sector surveyed 500 HR decision-makers at UK businesses and ...
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ArticleECI Partners hires head of people
Mid-market private equity firm ECI Partners has increased its HR team with the appointment of Tamsin Webster as its new head of people.Webster will help develop ECI’s team for future growth and will build on its ongoing diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. She has built and led people and culture ...
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ArticleTikTok video shows jobs dogs would be qualified for
Something for the weekend: Have you ever (jokingly) thought your dog wasn’t pulling its weight around the house, and wondered what job it would actually be qualified to do?TikTok user @MyBrownNewfies, the owner of a couple of Newfoundlands and a Corgi, created a video of all of the jobs that ...
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ArticleBarts NHS Trust facilities staff receive special leave equivalent to payment
Credit: Kam Hus / Shutterstock.comNearly 700 employees at Barts NHS Trust have received ‘special leave’ to the equivalent value of a Covid-19 lump sum payment to which other NHS employees were entitled.The employees, who are members of trade union Unite, work as porters, cleaners and facilities at the trust. During ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read articles between 21 - 27 June 2024
The top 10 most read articles between 21 - 27 June 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Nike doubles parental leave benefit for all US employeesGraham introduces employee wellbeing app59% of staff rank financial wellbeing as most wanted support from employerGames Workshop awards employees bonus paymentTribunal rules Wrexham bakery did not make ...
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ArticleNokia appoints Lorna Gibb as chief people officer
Telecommunications firm Nokia has appointed Lorna Gibb as chief people officer and member of the group leadership team, effective immediately.Gibb will be based in Finland and report to Nokia’s president and chief executive officer, Pekka Lundmark.She joined the firm in 2020 and has been interim chief people officer since March. ...
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ArticleChancery Lane moves to four-day working week
Retirement income planning firm Chancery Lane has switched to a four-day working week in order to support its employees with family commitments and responsibilities.Under the new working structure, the firm’s financial planners and wealth managers will be contracted to work from Monday to Thursday, while retaining their previous salaries. It ...
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ArticleMS Amlin introduces paid carer’s leave policy
Insurance and reinsurance firm MS Amlin has introduced a paid carer’s leave policy to support its employees.Under the policy, all employees will be entitled to up to five days' paid leave a year to care for a spouse, civil partner, child, parent, another dependent household member or a neighbour with ...
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Article47% of employers are unsure if wellbeing provision meets employees’ needs
Employee Benefits poll: Almost half (47%) of organisations are unsure if their wellbeing support provision is meeting employees’ needs, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers. Meanwhile, just 18% of respondents said the believe that their wellbeing support provision was meeting employees’ needs, while 35% answered ...
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ArticleScientific Games recruits Amy Steinman as chief human resources officer
Global lottery organisation Scientific Games has recruited Amy Steinman as its new chief human resources officer and the newest member of its executive leadership team.Scientific Games is a partner to 150 lotteries in 50 countries around the globe and provides games, technologies, analytics and services to beneficiary programmes.Steinman will lead ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read articles between 14 - 20 June 2024
The top 10 most read articles between 14 - 20 June 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Exclusive: Co-op wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2024Morrisons warehouse workers accept new pensions, pay and conditionsWho will win at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024?Marks and Spencer introduces caring guide for employeesTribunal finds Scottish ...
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ArticleWorkers employed by Edinburgh Airport accept 6.8% pay increase
Credit: Serge Cornu / Shutterstock.comA total of 275 workers employed by Edinburgh Airport have accepted a 6.8% increase for their shift pay following negotiations.The employees, who are members of trade union Unite, deal directly with passengers in airport security, terminal operations, search areas and process them for flights, as well ...
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ArticleHachette UK and Ovo among The Times Top Employers for Gender Equality
Banking organisation Standard Chartered, energy supplier Ovo and publishing business Hachette UK have been named as some of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024.Business in the Community has created the list for 14 years as part of its work to highlight employers taking action and making gender ...
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ArticleL-Acoustics appoints new chief people officer
L-Acoustics, a manufacturer of loudspeakers, amplifiers, marketing materials and signal processing devices, has appointed Anne Hamlett chief people officer as part of its focus on its people-centric education and innovation culture.Hamlett will provide a people-focused contribution to key strategic topics at the C-level and directly lead three L-Acoustics divisions: people, ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Award winners 2024
Grand Prix Co-op This prestigious award recognises the most outstanding entry among all this year’s category winners. Following feedback, the retailer realised that being able to regularly save money was important for employees’ financial wellbeing. However, 40% of frontline food store staff and 30% of ...
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Article36% of UK HR professionals feel equipped to balance people function’s needs
Just one-third (36%) of UK HR practitioners feel equipped to balance the needs of their organisation’s people function, according to research by employee experience platform Culture Amp.Its survey of 9,900 HR professionals worldwide, including 304 in the UK, in conjunction with behaviour change platform Thrive Global, also found that 47% ...