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ArticleSalesforce, Hilton and Gap named UK Best Workplaces for Women 2020
Salesforce, Hilton and Gap are among the 68 organisations that have been named the Best UK Workplaces for women in 2020 by Great Place to Work UK.Salesforce topped the leaderboard in the super large organisation category, followed by Hilton and Mars UK.The Sovini Group was named best large organisation for ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 64% of organisations offer on-site benefits to employees
Two-thirds (64%) of employers offer on-site benefits to its employees, with more than a third (39%) providing on-site showers or laundry services.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, which surveyed 269 HR decision-makers, also found that this fits with a recurring theme in recent years, whereby the trend ...
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ArticleMetro Bank hires Carol Frost as chief people officer
Banking organisation Metro Bank has hired Carol Frost as its new chief people officer. Frost has experience as a HR business leader, with a track record of delivering strategic business transformation programmes, and a passion for identifying and developing talent. Previously, Frost has worked as human resources director at Centrica ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 18 June - 24 June 2020
The top 10 most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 18-24 June 2020 were: Indeed rewards 10,000 employees with six days of additional leaveUniversity of Cambridge introduces 10% voluntary pay reduction schemeNuffield Health introduces 10% pay cuts and reduces working hours by 20%Citi reports 32.7% mean gender pay gapEXCLUSIVE: 47% of ...
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ArticleDevils Backbone Brewing Company recruits chief hiking officer
Something for the weekend: Devils Backbone Brewing Company is looking to recruit a chief hiking officer (CHO).The organisation is looking for an employee who has a real love for hiking and beer, and will pay the successful applicant to trek the Appalachian Trail, which is located in the Blue Ridge ...
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OpinionKate Martin: Managing an employee’s holiday allowance while on furlough
With so many holidays booked and cancelled during lockdown, and there being a number of bank holidays that have fallen during this period, it has left employers wondering what is the right way to be managing employees’ holiday allowances while they are on furlough.The government guidance on taking holiday while ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Is flexible working becoming the new normal?
How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected working arrangements in your organisation?As many organisations, particularly in the retail sector, have begun to open their doors again this week, and others prepare to do so, many businesses are questioning what changes to working arrangements resulting from the pandemic and lockdown could mean ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 11 June - 17 June 2020
The top 10 most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 11-17 June 2020 were: Slack to offer employees permanent remote working policyGovernment publishes further guidance on job retention schemeTeddy bears hired to test out new roller coaster rideCity of Edinburgh Council furloughs 425 staff on full payBurberry UK reports a 33.1% ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 76% of employers want to improve engagement in the future
EXCLUSIVE: Three-quarters (76%) of employers have a desire to improve employee engagement in the future.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, which surveyed 269 HR decision-makers, found that 64% want to improve the influence of employee expectations, while 63% want to be an employer of choice.In 2018, improving ...
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ArticleTeddy bears hired to test out new roller coaster ride
Something for the weekend: A theme park has hired teddy bears to test out one of its new rides.With the Covid-19 lockdown enforcing social distancing worldwide, Walibi Holland, a theme park in the Netherlands was left with no human test subjects to try out its new rides. Instead, the business ...
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ArticleWelsh agency social care and ancillary staff to receive £500 reward bonus
Ancillary staff working in care homes in Wales, as well as agency nursing staff, will receive a £500 bonus payment to reward them for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Domestic cleaners and kitchen staff, as well as agency nurses employed in care home, home care workers and personal ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: What does the future of work look like?
As our Future of Work Week, in association with Aon, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping employers’ strategies in this area.If 2020 has taught us anything it is that future plans can be turned on their head in ...
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ArticleWhat does the future hold for industry events?
2020 has seen unprecedented events worldwide, which no one could have predicted or prepared for. The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we live and, for many of us, how we work.The UK has begun the gradual process of easing restrictions, but it is still unclear what the ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 28 May - 3 June 2020
Employers to start paying towards staff furlough scheme from August 2020NHS healthcare workers to receive Covid-19 overtime payBP to pay 5,000 employees the real living wage50% of employers are topping up employees’ furlough payDeutsche Bank introduces a one month voluntary pay reduction for senior managers46% of employees cancel seven ...
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Article50% of employers are topping up employees' furlough pay
Half (50%) of employers are topping up employees' furlough pay during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its survey of 996 UK and Western Europe employers also found that 71% of employers are taking advantage of government support in their local areas to deal with financial ...
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ArticleIan Hodson: Should employers be preparing now for further waves of the Covid-19 virus?
At the University of Lincoln, we are certainly preparing all our responses to have longevity as well as meeting the short-term needs.At face value, nothing has changed since we went into lockdown other than controlling the spread through lockdown and social distancing, therefore, we have to believe that as restrictions ...
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ArticleNick Thorpe and Hannah Disselbeck: Should employers be preparing now for further waves of the Covid-19 virus?
Things are ostensibly returning to normal during the Covid-19 pandemic. Recent glorious sunshine has brought many of us out and about, and the sociable smell of barbeques pervades our towns and cities again. Offices and worksites are raring to bring employees back to their desks.And yet, all is perhaps not ...
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ArticleIlan Kelman: Should employers be preparing now for further waves of the Covid-19 virus?
Lockdown in the UK for over two months has saved thousands of lives, while imposing a heavy burden on employers and employees. Imagine this situation as an irregular cycle. Who is preparing and can we actually prepare?To avoid repeating the horror of tens of thousands of deaths from Covid-19 (Coronavirus), ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 84% of employers utilise benefits technology
EXCLUSIVE: The majority (84%) of employers use some form of benefits technology, with the most popular option being a staff intranet (63%), according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, which surveyed 269 HR decision-makers, also found that under half (44%) of respondents offer ...