All Total reward articles – Page 83
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ArticleRenault cuts staff working hours
French car giant Renault is cutting the hours of nearly 13,000 of its staff in Paris in an attempt to reduce costs.The firm’s engineering and support workers will be given Friday off from now until at least the middle of August.Under the terms of the day off, staff will still ...
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ArticleBEIS records big rise in minimum wage avoidance
A report from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), has revealed a huge rise in the number of organisations not paying their staff the minimum wage during 2019-20.According to the report, BEIS dealt with more than 3,500 enforcement cases – an increase of 27% from the previous ...
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ArticleA third of over-50s have seen pay cuts
New research by SunLife suggests it has been the over-50s who have suffered significant pay cuts since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic began.A poll conducted by the organisation among 1,051 respondents aged 50-plus revealed 30% had seen their hours or salaries cut; 25% had been furloughed, and one-in-10 had lost their ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Brunel University to discuss making benefits engaging without breaking the bank
EXCLUSIVE: Hazel Robinson, associate director of HR, head of reward and wellbeing at Brunel University, London, is to address how employers can make the most of their benefits and rewards packages without it costing the earth in a Covid-19 (Coronavirus) ravaged world.Speaking at Employee Benefits Insights 2021, an online series ...
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ArticleEHRC confirms extra six months for pay gap reporting
Just weeks after the government signalled that employers would not be penalised for failing to submit their gender pay gap data, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has now confirmed that enforcement for non-reporting will be suspended for six months.The suspension - due to the impact of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) ...
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ArticleEdgewell Personal Care promotes Karen Anderson
Edgewell Personal Care - which owns brands including Paytex, Wilkinson Sword, Schick, and most recently razor company Harry’s - has appointed Karen Anderson to the position of director of diversity, equity and inclusion.Reporting to the chief HR officer and Edgewell’s global diversity team, Anderson is charged with leading the company’s ...
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ArticleSaffron Building Society gains Good Business accreditation
Saffron Building Society has become only the second mutual to become accredited as a Good Business Charter (GBC) member.The GBC is a not-for-profit organisation supported by the Trades Union Congress and the Confederation of British Industry which identifies 10 specific workplace criteria to ensure organisations are committed to improving employee ...
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ArticleMandy Hamerla joins Beelivery as chief people officer
Beelivery, the UK’s largest on-demand grocery delivery service, has announced an expansion of its senior executive team, including the appointment of Mandy Hamerla as its new chief people officer.With nearly 20 years’ experience in HR, including roles as global HR director at Pearson and head of HR (commercial division) at ...
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ArticleTop-rated employee perks for 2021 revealed
Analysis of more than 750,000 roles by search engine Adzuna has revealed the UK’s most popular employee perks to tempt them into switching jobs in 2021.In first two weeks of this month (February), the top trending benefits included working from home (WFH) allowances, and childcare and wellbeing support.According to Andrew ...
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ArticleAmazon accused of breaking employment terms
Amazon is accused of cancelling workers shifts at the last minute and leaving agency workers with no guarantee of pay for 20 hours’ work per week – both of which breach the organisation's own employment policies.The practice has been called out by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which has claimed ...
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ArticleHybrid working prompts flexibility demands
Hybrid working is here to stay, according to Robert Half’s Demand for skilled talent report – and it is causing staff to demand more flexibility-related benefits.According to the research, which was co-produced by labour analytics firm Burning Glass Technologies, 63% of professionals admitted their job was perfectly doable at home. ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 11 February - 17 February 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 11 February - 17 February 2021 were: British Gas workers strike over changes to pay and conditionsGovernment waives IR35 penalties for 12 monthsLandmark Pension Schemes Bill receives Royal AssentMajority of employers support the mental health of working parentsHow can benefits technology be ...
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ArticleOYO Hotels appoints Juan Greuter as senior HR business partner
Franchise hotel group OYO Hotels has appointed Juan Greuter as its senior HR business partner.Greuter, who brings more than 17 years’ of experience in working HR, has a remit to drive OYO’s people strategy in line with the company’s stated values of respect, trust, resilience and action-orientation.He joins OYO UK ...
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ArticleDebt default fuels growth in international pensions
Sovereign country debt defaults plus a desire by employers to improve the benefits packages of expats and foreign workers on local contracts has seen a huge rise in international pensions, according to a new report.Willis Towers Watson’s International pension plan survey reported a 6% rise in the number of International ...
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ArticleClifford Devlin launches employee ownership trust
Demolition firm Clifford Devlin has announced it has become employee owned, after 100% of company shares were transferred into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).The interests of the London-based business, run by the second generation of founders, will now be looked after by the EOT.The company, which celebrates its 60th anniversary ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Standard Chartered Bank to discuss how reward should be redefined post-Covid
Susan Tew, global diversity manager at Standard Chartered Bank, will explore the changing face of reward in light of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic at the Employee Benefits Insights 2021 event.Employers will learn how extreme challenges can drive a redefinition of the way businesses work, and how to achieve positive employee-endorsed ...
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ArticleHarrogate Council becomes living wage employer
Harrogate Borough Council will now become a living wage employer, after a last-minute amendment to its annual budget was approved by councilors.The amendment was proposed by councillor Philip Broadbank, after learning existing budget plans would see some employees working on what he called “poverty pay,” - potentially forcing many to ...
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ArticleAstraZeneca boss and staff to receive same pay rises
Pascal Soirot, CEO of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, will receive the same 3% pay rise as the rest of his staff.Despite the company's ongoing success, including seeing its share price jump by 11% after the World Health Organization approved its Covid-19 (Coronavirus) vaccine, the boss’s base salary will increase from £1.29 ...
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ArticleGovernment waives IR35 penalties for 12 months
The government has published new guidance about how it will support organisations seeking to comply with upcoming off-payroll (IR35) changes.The document confirmed it will be mandatory for employers to assess a contractor’s employment status for tax purposes, and that those that do not will be fined.But it gives many businesses ...
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Article100,000 workers get early access to pay
The employees of more than 3,000 small- and medium-sized businesses will now be able to access up to 50% of their wages in advance, thanks to a partnership between two technology providers.York-based software company, RotaCloud – which already supplies employee scheduling/management solutions to the likes of Subway Sheffield Hallam University ...