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AnalysisHow have reward strategies changed in 2021 and what might the new year bring?
Ultimately in 2021, reward professionals had to keep on the pulse of what employees wanted and needed more than ever.Employers can offer discount schemes and salary sacrifice schemes to those looking to keep costs low and boost their financial wellbeing, as well as providing support for those wanting to bolster ...
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OpinionCharles Cotton: Flexible working should be a focus point in 2022
Reward professionals have been busy responding to an increasingly tight labour market in the latter half of 2021. While skill and labour shortages have been felt across the board, they have been most acute in hospitality, haulage, health and social care, with bonuses and pay increases being used to counter ...
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ArticleAviva launches electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Insurance giant Aviva has introduced an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme for its 16,000 UK employees.Under the initiative, workers can give up part of their pre-tax income in return for the opportunity to drive a fully electric vehicle such as a Nissan Leaf or Mini Electric for a two or ...
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ArticleTesco warehouse and driver staff to strike in pay row
Tesco warehouse workers and lorry drivers have announced plans to stage a series of strikes in the weeks leading up to Christmas in a dispute over pay.More than 1,000 of staff at depots in Antrim and Belfast in Northern Ireland; Livingston, Scotland; and Didcot and Doncaster in England, will take ...
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ArticleIsotropic Systems recruits new chief people officer
Multi-link satellite terminals provider Isotropic Systems has hired Dara McCann as chief people officer as it begins manufacturing, operations and global service delivery.McCann previously served as the executive vice president (EVP) of HR and organisation development at connectivity firm O3b and as EVP of HR and culture transformation for SES ...
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Article5% of young staff cannot be tempted back to office
Younger workers aged 25 or below are the most motivated to return to the office, with only 5% saying they could not be tempted back, according to new research.Career development and mentoring platform PushFar has revealed stark generational divides in attitudes towards remote working in its survey of 600 UK ...
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ArticleAnchor to pay staff real living wage rates
Anchor, also known as Anchor Hanover Group, has announced that it will pay its 9,000 members of staff real living wage rates as of this month (December).The organisation, which offers retirement housing to rent and to buy, retirement villages and residential care homes, including specialist dementia care, will pay the ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 26 November – 2 December 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 26 November – 2 December 2021 were: Virgin Money launches staff benefits packageStagecoach staff in Yorkshire strike due to pay rowAmazon staff protest over pay and work conditionsSalesforce introduces global gender inclusive benefits Reach for the social media stars to earn a ...
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ArticleSteve Moore: What do employees value more than a Christmas turkey?
At Hymans Robertson, we are very aware of how long a year it has been and how hard everyone has worked during the past 18 months of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. As part of our wellbeing offering for Christmas 2021, everyone has been gifted both Christmas Eve and New Year’s ...
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ArticleLego gives staff bonus and extra holiday days
Denmark-headquartered toymaker Lego has awarded all of its 20,000 employees across the world three extra days of holiday and a special bonus after a year in which revenue soared.Following a sharp increase in demand for its signature plastic bricks and a rapid expansion in China, the business, which is not ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics hires head of HR for UK and Ireland
XPO Logistics, a provider of freight transportation services, has announced that it has appointed Lynn Brown as its new head of human resources for its UK and Ireland team as of this month (November).As well as leading the company’s HR organisation across the two countries, Brown will report to Valerie ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits on offer at Reed
The benefits on offer at Reed:PensionA group personal pension, with contribution levels based on qualifying earnings. Reed contributes 3% and employees (co-members) contribute 5%. The default scheme uses a salary sacrifice model and co-members are able to enhance their contributions by choosing a fixed amount per period or sacrificing more ...
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ArticleVirgin Money launches staff benefits package
Virgin Money has introduced a new benefits package for its more than 9,000 members of staff this month (November), featuring equal parental leave and flexibility in terms of where, when and how people work.Also included in the provision is 30 days of annual leave and five additional wellbeing days each ...
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ArticleIOD Parc becomes employee owned
Sheffield-based International Organisation Development (IOD Parc) has become employee owned after establishing an employee ownership trust (EOT).IOD Parc, a management and international development consultancy with 38 members of staff based in the UK, Nepal, Australia and France, transferred ownership from two majority shareholders and a number of minority shareholders to ...
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ArticleShoosmiths recruits new director of people
UK law firm Shoosmiths has announced that it has hired Eleanor Tanner as its new director of people as of this month (November).According to the business, which announced a turnover of £167.9 million in April 2021, Tanner will lead a team of more than 45 employees and will be supporting ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2022 entries open
Entries for the Employee Benefits Awards 2022 in association with Aon are now open, with the ceremony itself returning to the summer.The Employee Benefits Awards is the event of the year for the reward, benefits and HR community. It is designed to recognise excellence and celebrate the organisations, teams and ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 19 November – 25 November 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 19 November – 25 November 2021 were: Walker Morris introduces staff sabbatical schemeAB InBev launches enhanced parental leave policyWhat's in a name: could it determine pay?Reuters agrees to £310 million pension buy-inRaven Housing Association provides working carers with comprehensive wellbeing supportWhat targeted ...
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ArticleBrainlabs recruits new chief people officer
Digital marketing agency Brainlabs has hired Jenny Healy (pictured right) as its new chief people officer as of this month (November).Healy held the role of chief human resources officer at US global media and marketing services organisation Mindshare and US media, marketing and corporate communications company Omnicom Media Group, and ...
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ArticleNottingham Express Transit staff strike over pay rise deal
Workers employed by Nottingham Express Transit (NET) have announced that a second day of industrial action is to take place today (23 November) as a pay rise deal has still not been reached.According to the union GMB, which is representing NET’s more than 1,000 employees, it has been negotiating for ...