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ArticleO2 launches £10 million bonus programme for 6,700 staff
Telecommunications organisation O2 has introduced a £10 million employee bonus scheme to incentivise its 6,700 employees.Its See What You Can Do incentive programme, which will use metrics from customer growth, allows employees to work towards receiving a £1,500 bonus payment.The target is split between two six-month periods, which will run ...
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ArticleFujitsu introduces permanent remote working policy for 80,000 employees
Japanese technology organisation Fujitsu has introduced a permanent remote working initiative for its 80,000 Japan-based employees, effective immediately.The Work Life Shift benefit will allow employees to adjust their working pattern to create a work-life balance that suits their individual needs.By regularly communicating with employees and by using its Workplace Innovation ...
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ArticleBecketts acquires employee benefits division of NW Brown
Investment management organisation Becketts Financial Services has acquired the employee benefits division of NW Brown.The acquisition aims to strengthen Becketts' employee benefits business, enabling the organisation to offer a comprehensive range of reward products around pensions, flexible benefits services, healthcare and group risk insurance.The eight NW Brown employees will move ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 25 June - 1 July 2020
The top 10 most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 25 June - 1 July 2020 were: Amazon rewards front-line employees with appreciation bonusMetro Bank hires Carol Frost as chief people officerDevils Backbone Brewing Company recruits chief hiking officer70% of working parents require more long-term childcare benefitsHM Treasury publishes updated version ...
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ArticleOnbuy seeks to recruit a tech tester to review gadgets
Something for the weekend: International online marketplace OnBuy is hiring a UK-based tech tester to try out a wide range of technology products.The organisation which has a presence in 40 countries, is looking to expand its business and is on the look out for a honest reviewer who can whip ...
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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 ...