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ArticleBella and Duke ready to sniff out human and pet resources manager
Something for the weekend: Premium raw pet food business Bella and Duke has revealed that it will be hounding the pavements in the search to find a full-time human and pet resources manager.The lucky applicant will join the brand’s 130 employees and more than 60 pets, and must be competent ...
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ArticleDarlington Building Society expands benefits and gives staff one-off payment
Darlington Building Society has awarded its 190 employees with a one-off £1,000 payment and expanded its benefits package.A £500 payment was given to the workforce this month in order to support them with cost of living challenges, with another £500 to be awarded in December.To mark World Mental Health Day ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live 2022 speaker slides
Where speakers have given approval, we have uploaded the speaker slides for the keynote and conference sessions at Employee Benefits Live 2022, which took place on 5-6 October 2022 at ExCeL London.Thank you very much to all of the speakers for sharing their ideas, experiences and insights.Keynote speakersK1: Diversity, equality ...
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Case StudiesBenefits offered by Funding Circle
The benefits on offer at Funding Circle:PensionA group personal pension (GPP) plan for all employees once they have passed their probation, but they are able to opt-in. Matched employer contributions up to 5%.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance, employer paid for all employees at level one, including medical history disregarded. Employees ...
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VideoPodcast: Funding Circle creates tailorable benefits package to suit each employee
tynanbarton · Funding Circle/Employee Benefits podcastListen: Lending platform Funding Circle is keen to support its employees in every aspect of their lives in an inclusive workplace culture.Victoria Bradford, people director, UK business and operatons, explains how its benefits proposition has evolved in the last five years from one that reflected ...
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OpinionLaura Tracey: How employers can support staff with the loss of a child
Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October) is when many who are affected by the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death or termination for medical reasons, come together in remembrance and support in both their personal and working lives.Employees who suffer from a miscarriage before 24 weeks do ...
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ArticleAsda ends premium pay trial for grocery delivery drivers
Supermarket chain Asda has announced that, as of on 21 October, it will end the £1.50-an-hour pay premium introduced in the summer to help attract and retain grocery delivery drivers.More than 1,500 drivers who deliver from certain London stores, including Charlton, Wembley and Colindale, as well as outlets in Bristol ...
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ArticleTotallyMoney hires new head of people and culture
Credit app TotallyMoney has named Amanda Connolly (pictured) as head of people and culture.Connolly was recruited to work closely with the management team to shape the people and culture strategy. She has more than two decades of experience at Sainsbury’s and Save The Children UK, and has more than 15 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Rebellion gives employees digital health and wellbeing support
Independent video game studio and entertainment business Rebellion has launched health and wellbeing support for its more than 400 employees.Using Towergate Health and Protection’s platform Kinetic+, the firm’s workforce can now access digitally delivered support, based on health risk profiling, including an integrated risk assessment, treatment and support tool.The platform ...
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ArticleVirgin Media O2 launches £1,400 cost-of-living payment and improved leave policies
Virgin Media O2 has introduced a support payment for employees, alongside flexible leave policies, as part of its ambition to become more inclusive and equitable.The business, which employs around 18,000 people in the UK, has awarded employees who earn £35,000 and under a £1,400 support allowance to assist them with ...
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ArticleFinastra appoints Helen Cook as chief people officer
Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, has appointed Helen Cook (pictured) as chief people officer.Based at Finastra’s headquarters in Paddington, Cook will be a member of the executive leadership team and report to chief executive officer Simon Paris.She was recruited to the role in order to ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 30 September - 6 October 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 September and 6 October 2022 were: EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros Discovery urges employers to create a sense of belonging to retain staffTribunal awards £36,000 to woman denied flexible workingLyneal Group establishes employee ownership trustCurrys gives staff second pay rise for 2022Deloitte expands ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Wickes leverages benefits schemes to bring cost savings
Employee Benefits Live 2022: Home improvement retailer Wickes has made a number of changes to its benefits schemes to bring cost savings to the business, while also supporting the financial wellbeing of staff.Addressing delegates at Employee Benefits Live 2022 in a session entitled ‘How to structure a compelling cost-effective benefits ...
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ArticleCapricorn Financial Consultancy hires head of people
Capricorn Financial Consultancy has appointed Lynnette Scott (pictured) as head of people, as part of its strategic plan to maintain its year-on-year 30% growth.Scott will partner with newly appointed chief commercial officer Jeremy Law and eight advisory team leaders to continue growing the advisory base from 65 advisers to more ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Ikea recommends reframing benefit strategies to keep them up to date
Employee Benefits Live 2022: Employers should reflect and reframe their benefits strategies by taking a long-term view as opposed to putting in place a short-term solution, according to head of total rewards at Ikea, Jeff Bakes.Bakes’ presentation, 'Cost-effective benefits and knowing your people', which took place on Wednesday 5 October, ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live 2022 welcomes delegates to ExCeL London
Employee Benefits Live 2022 is welcoming delegates to its annual industry event, taking place at ExCeL London on 5 and 6 October 2022.The two-day conference and exhibition, which is the largest dedicated reward and benefits event in Europe, brings together more than 1,500 industry professionals looking to stay at the ...
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OpinionMartin Williams: Conservative plans would render strike action ineffective
Earlier this year, former Transport Secretary Grant Shapps expressed shock at how workers were treated by P and O Ferries, when the firm sacked hundreds of staff members without notice. The government had promised to introduce an employment bill to protect workers. Change was needed to prevent other mass sackings, ...
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ArticleSaga awards lowest-paid staff £1,000 cost of living payment
Saga, a provider of products and services for people aged 50 and over, has given its lowest-paid employees a £500 cost of living payment in their latest pay packet.The business, which employs more than 2,500 people, informed its workforce of this decision in an internal memo. It also outlined plans ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Nespresso UK to discuss evolving approaches to wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Charlotte Hallett (pictured), head of HR at Nespresso UK and Republic of Ireland, will present the closing keynote on wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live 2022 this week.Titled ‘The purposeful people plan - how Nespresso is implementing a whole-person approach to employee wellbeing’, the keynote will take place in Theatre ...
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ArticleLyneal Group establishes employee ownership trust
Lyneal Group, which operates employee benefits firms mystaffshop.com and myhealthxtras.co.uk, has formed the Lyneal Group Employee Ownership Trust in a £10.5 million deal.The trust will have ownership of the entire issued share capital of Lyneal Group, with all 28 employees having a beneficial interest. It was advised by KMBA, Claritas ...