All Total reward articles – Page 97
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Article25% of employees have not had a wellbeing check-in during lockdown
Just days before the one-year anniversary of lockdown, research by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) has revealed that a quarter of staff have still not had a wellbeing check-in since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic started.Timed to coincide with MHFA’s ‘My Whole Self Day’, the survey further found that nearly a ...
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ArticleBAI Communications hires new chief people officer
Communications and infrastructure provider BAI Communications has announced it has appointed Alison Perren as its new group chief people officer.Having previously held senior HR roles at the likes of Yum! Brands, PepsiCo and the Ford Motor Company, Perren has had responsibility for people strategies across Europe, the Middle East and ...
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ArticlePension Protection Fund ethnicity pay gap 'a problem'
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has published its ethnicity pay gap alongside its gender pay gap data for the very first time – and admits the results do not make happy reading.According to its report, the organisation's median gender pay gap increased from 13.39% in 2019 to 15.71% for 2020. ...
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ArticleEdinburgh Council becomes living wage employer
Edinburgh City Council, the capital's largest employer, has announced that all of its staff will receive at least the Scottish Local Government Living Wage (SLGLW) as part of their base pay from 1 April.The change will mean all employees earn at least £9.50 per hour, and the move marks a ...
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ArticleCMAC unveils 'Time Out’ wellness week
Managed transport and accommodation group CMAC is planning to stage a number of employee wellbeing events from Monday (22 March).The organisation's ‘Time Out Week’ aims to encourage its 150 workers to make time to take breaks, and give them tools to manage their mental health and resilience during lockdown.Time Out ...
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ArticleBrent Council publishes pay gap data
Brent Council has published its Gender, ethnicity and disability pay gap report, revealing its mean gender pay gap fell from 7.2% to 5.2% last year.But commenting on the findings, Debra Norman director of legal, HR, audit and investigations at the Council, believes the figures require close inspection.She said improvements in ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Danone addresses diversity, inclusion and belonging
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: Keynote speaker Putri Realita, global head of inclusive diversity, HR, at Danone, discussed ‘Making inclusion and belonging matter’ during her opening address at the virtual event today (15 March).Realita insisted that diversity and inclusion (D&I) should be thought of as three key elements – diversity, inclusion ...
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ArticleDuPont hires new chief HR officer
Multinational chemical manufacturing giant DuPont has hired Christopher Raia as its new senior vice president and chief human resources (HR) officer.Raia was already working at the business as its interim HR chief, and with his formal appointment he will now be charged with looking after all aspects of the HR ...
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ArticleOgilvy boosts menopause support
International advertising and PR agency Ogilvy has significantly enhanced its existing menopause support for employees.The additions, launched to staff in an internal email on Friday (12 March), sees it assume a much broader health and wellbeing remit through a partnership with Bupa. This enables staff to have private medical assessments ...
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ArticlePrivate ambulance drivers demand NHS sick pay
Private ambulance workers employed by Ezec have hit out at only receiving statutory sick pay (SSP) if they are off work due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus).While mainstream NHS staff are given full pay if they are ill with Coronavirus or have symtoms and have to self-isolate, those working for the ambulance ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits prepares for Insights Online Series
Employee Benefits Insights online series, which explores the latest trends and solutions in reward strategies for 2021 and beyond, starts on Monday (15 March).The four-day event will see industry experts take to the virtual stage to share their first-hand experience and knowledge during keynote addresses, as well as practical 'How ...
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ArticleAldi on the hunt for cracking Easter egg tasters
Something for the weekend: Aldi is on the hunt for three cracking connoisseurs to road test a selection of its Easter eggs and get paid in chocolate. Yes, really. No yolk.The retailer is offering an eggsciting opportunity for recruits who have an "infatuation for confectionery, experimental taste buds and bucketloads ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 4 March – 10 March 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 4 March – 10 March 2021 were: How will the Budget 2021 affect pay and benefits?Pawternity leave among the perks employees really wantBP employees to work from home twice a weekThousands of workers to get 9% pay rise on 1 AprilVodafone launches ...
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ArticleForwardPMX hires global chief people officer
Brand performance agency ForwardPMX has appointed Andrea Bredau as its new global chief people officer. In this newly created role, Bredau will lead the company's HR strategy in 15 countries, with a mission to empower teams, develop and diversify its staff base, and unlock innovation and potential. Bredau has more ...
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ArticleWorkers ‘desperate' for wellbeing support
Research from global health services company Cigna has revealed workers are in serious need of more employer wellbeing support, with two-thirds claiming they are ‘desperate’ for bosses to find ways to help them cope with life's challenges.The survey found that two-thirds (66%) of staff said they felt they were ‘always-on’, ...
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ArticleCoal Authority releases gender pay gap data
Coal Authority has published its second gender pay gap report for the period April 2019 to March 2020, which reveals improvements across the board.Overall, its mean hourly rate of pay for men was £22.29 compared to £17.84 for women, representing a mean gender pay gap of 19.97%. This was ...
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ArticleBP employees to work from home twice a week
BP has joined a growing list of large corporates making a shift towards more permanent working from home arrangements by asking staff to do so two days a week.The oil company said it expects all of its 25,000 office-based employees to adapt this pattern as part of its move to ...
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ArticleDeliveroo to pay drivers bonuses of up to £10,000
Fast-food delivery giant Deliveroo has announced it is setting aside a £16 million ‘thank-you’ fund to reward its most loyal riders as part of its plans to float on the London Stock Exchange later this year.The payments range from £200.00 (given to drivers who have been with the business for ...
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ArticleGender pay gap worsened by Covid-19
Research released to coincide with International Women’s Day today (8 March) has revealed the devastating impact Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has had on gender pay gaps.According to an analysis of hiring by global search engine Adzuna, job openings for women have suffered a year-on-year fall of 40.2% compared to those for men, ...
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ArticleAveva appoints new chief people officer
Engineering and industrial software company Aveva has announced it has appointed Caoimhe Keogan as its new chief people officer.Keogan is tasked with leading the organisation's group-wide corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, ‘Action For Good’, as well as driving its people strategy and improving the global employee experience.Before joining Aveva, Keogan ...