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Case StudiesCare provider Elder uses reward package to attract talent to the sector
Attracting and retaining talent is a key part of care provider Elder’s strategy, both for its own employees and the 5,000 self-employed carers who find work through its platform. It set out to disrupt the market when it launched in 2015.Pete Dowds, CEO of Elder, says: “Care isn’t well incentivised ...
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OpinionDavid Phillips: Money talks, but employees care about more than just salary
Attracting and retaining talent in a post-pandemic world is proving challenging for employers, with a rising cost of living, increases in national insurance and a surge in fuel prices leading many workers to seek new roles in pursuit of higher pay.In City & Guilds’ Great Jobs research, published in February ...
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Article64% of UK staff would take pay cut for other benefits
Almost two-thirds of UK workers (64%) would consider taking a pay cut if a new role offered other benefits, according to a study.Insurer Aviva’s latest How we live report revealed that 22% would think about taking a lower salary if they had a hybrid working option, while 31% would do ...
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ArticleRevolution Bars Group gives 3,000 staff a pay rise
Revolution Bars Group has awarded its approximately 3,000 employees a pay rise that exceeds the national minimum wage as part of its ‘fair day’s pay for hard day’s work’ pledge.The group, which is an operator of bars including Revolution, Revolución de Cuba, Playhouse, and Founders and Co, has invested £2 ...
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ArticleVirtana appoints vice president of people
Virtana, a provider of AI-driven solutions for hybrid cloud management and monitoring, has appointed Kimberly Perryman as its new vice president of people.Perryman, who joins with 15 years of experience leading people functions at technology firms, will promote and strengthen the business’ commitment to people development and focus on creating ...
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Article44% of staff say employer advertises better benefits to new hires
Just above two-fifths (44%) of UK employees say their employer has advertised better benefits packages for new hires, including offering ones they do not currently receive.A survey conducted by HR solutions firm LHH examined the views of 2,000 UK workers, and more than 1,000 HR directors and heads of learning ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 18 March – 24 March 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 18 March and 24 March 2022 were: EXCLUSIVE: Employee Benefits Awards 2022 shortlist revealedHSBC UK, First Direct, M&S Bank become endometriosis-friendly employersBoots to pay staff HRT prescriptions costsStantec UK launches electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeBelfast food delivery staff strike over pay demandsIpsos ...
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ArticleKreston Reeves appoints new HR director
Accountants, business and financial advisory firm Kreston Reeves has appointed Sharn Manku as its new HR director, as it looks further to develop its HR and training function.Manku joins from tax and accounting information and technology provider Wolters Kluwer, where she was head of human resources for three business units ...
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ArticleStantec UK launches electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Stantec UK, an international services provider to the design and consulting industry, has introduced a flexible salary sacrifice scheme to encourage employees to use electric and hybrid vehicles.The business, which has 20 offices in the UK and is a part of a global consultancy with 350 locations and 22,000 employees ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employee Benefits Awards 2022 shortlist revealed
EXCLUSIVE: The Employee Benefits Awards 2022 team has revealed this year’s hotly anticipated shortlist, which can be viewed in full here.Employee Benefits congratulates all of this year’s shortlisted finalists and offers thanks to everyone that entered. An additional thank you goes out to our esteemed panel of judges, who gave ...
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ArticleYorkshire Housing reports on gender and ethnicity pay gaps
Housing association Yorkshire Housing has revealed that it has a median ethnicity pay gap of 0% and a mean ethnicity pay gap of 4%, in its first ever report of this kind.The business, which has 700 employees working across Yorkshire, has published its ethnicity pay gap for the first time ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 11 March – 17 March 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 11 March and 17 March 2022 were: DHL Supply Chain launches menopause guideSalesforce puts health at the heart of hybrid workingCurrys gives staff 5% pay riseRoyal Mail Group reports 1.4% gender pay gapHermes UK introduces pension scheme in rebrandAverage earnings growth for ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Judging excellence
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of judging this year’s Employee Benefits Awards. This is always a part of my job that I really enjoy. Call me nosy, but I find it fascinating seeing what organisations have put in place for their staff and the strategies behind these.This was ...
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ArticlePleo recruits new chief people officer
Business expenses solution business Pleo, which offers simplified spend management and smart company credit cards, has boosted its executive team with the induction of Mette Hindborg Gade as its new chief people officer.Gade is a former partner in McKinsey and Company with an educational background in engineering. She has experience ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Hybrid work affected wellbeing aid from 59% of employers
New research has revealed that 59% of employers found that the change in working patterns to a remote or hybrid approach has affected the way they support the health and wellbeing of their staff.The survey results from Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk protection sector, ...
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ArticleCauseway Technologies recruits chief people officer
Buckinghamshire-headquartered construction technology provider Causeway Technologies has appointed Leisa Docherty chief people officer as of this month (March).As a member of the board, Docherty will define and deliver its people strategy and continue to develop ways to make the organisation a great place to work for its more than 370 ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 4 March – 10 March 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 4 March and 10 March 2022 were: Unum UK launches reproductive health policy for employeesPrinces rolls out mental health first aider initiativeOrganon gives staff day off on International Women’s DaySafetyCulture introduces global paid miscarriage leaveBright Horizons UK invests in staff pay and ...
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ArticleLloyd’s recruits first chief people officer
Commercial, corporate and speciality risk solutions marketplace Lloyd’s has appointed Sara Gomez as its first chief people officer.Gomez first joined the business in July 2021 as interim chief human resources officer and became a member of Lloyd’s Executive Committee on 1 December 2021.In the role of chief people officer, Gomez ...
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ArticleDowty Propellers staff strike over pay row
More than 90 workers employed by Dowty Propellers, a subsidiary of GE Aviation Systems, began strike action last Friday (4 March) in a dispute over pay, with further strikes scheduled for every Friday until 20 May.The organisation manufactures propeller systems and products used in both civilian and military aircraft as ...
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ArticleBright Horizons UK invests in staff pay and benefits
Back-up care and nursery provider Bright Horizons UK has announced that it will invest more than £10 million in its early years practitioners’ salaries and benefits next month in order to recognise differences in the cost of living across the UK.The organisation, which employs more than 7,500 members of staff, ...