All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 105
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Article66% of full-time UK staff think contributory pensions are important
Two-thirds (66%) of full-time UK employees regard contributory pensions and savings as important, according to research by Employee Benefits Isle of Man.Its 2023 Non-salary benefits global survey, which polled more than 2,000 full time UK and expat workers in Singapore, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and South Africa, ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 24 - 30 November 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 24 - 30 November 2023 were: Apple, Microsoft and UKG named World’s Best Companies of 2023Cumberland Building Society launches neurodiversity toolkitBoots completes £4.8 billion pension scheme buy-inFoster Denovo Group acquires benefits arm of Punter Southall AspireShell UK reports -31.4% to 38.9% mean ...
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ArticleVelloy looks for luxury content creator to attend VIP events
Premium membership card firm Velloy is searching for a luxury content creator to attend the world’s most sought-after events as a VIP and get paid £100,000 a year for the privilege.The successful applicant will be required to attend a minimum of three events per month in 2024, such as New ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid experiences a different office
Why is it always me that gets seconded to work on mergers and acquisitions? What makes it worse this time, is they have sent me to Coventry. Literally. I have to work there three days a week to help with preparing for the sale. It is ridiculous because the data ...
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ArticleBlack, African, Caribbean or Black British staff earned less than White employees in 2022
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British UK employees earned less than White employees in 2022, with medians of £13.53 and £14.35 per hour respectively, according to new research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).After using personal and work characteristics to provide an adjusted pay gap based on a like-for-like ...
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ArticleUnhappy staff take nine more sickness days on average per year
Unhappy employees take nine more sickness days on average per year as opposed to their happier counterparts, according to new research by WPI Economics.Commissioned by employee benefits provider Unum UK, the survey of more than 4,000 UK employees revealed that this is costing the economy £11 billion per year through ...
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ArticleIngka Group to pay out €311 million performance-based bonus
Ingka Group, which owns retailer Ikea, has announced that it will pay out a €311 million employee bonus based on good results this financial year, where revenue grew by 5.4%.The group’s global annual performance-driven bonus programme rewards employees when they meet or exceed specific business goals. The bonus total varies ...
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ArticleSSP Group hires Ann-Marie Murphy as chief people officer
Multinational contract foodservice firm SSP Group has appointed Ann-Marie Murphy as its new chief people officer.Murphy will take up the role early next year. She will join from The Gym Group, where she has worked since 2018, initially in the role of director of people and development, later as chief ...
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Supplier articleCombatting common lifting-based work injuries
If any part of your business involves manual labour, you will be well aware of the risks that come with it, not least injuries that can stem from incorrectly lifting a heavy item. For companies focused on construction, healthcare, warehousing or any industry that involves moving heavy ...
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ArticleCoty extends global parental leave policy
Image credit: Konektus Photo / Shutterstock.comGlobal beauty firm Coty is to extend its global parental leave policy which will allow all employees to take a minimum of 14 weeks, fully paid, regardless of gender.Coty’s gender-neutral parental leave policy was first established in 2022 and offered all employees access to the ...
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ArticleOdfjell Technology drillers accept pay deal
More than 80 offshore drillers working for Odfjell Technology have settled a pay and conditions dispute over work on TAQA installations.The revised pay deal, secured by trade union Unite, will increase basic salaries by 8% and will be backdated to 1 June 2023. It was accepted by 77% of Unite’s ...
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ArticleHigh-earning women express concern over unequal pay
High-earning female employees believe they are likely to experience gender inequality in the workplace and unequal pay, according to research by law firm Stewarts.Its survey of 2,000 working women in the UK found that 39% of women earning over £75,0000 per annum expressed greater concern about unequal pay compared to ...
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OpinionYvonne Gallagher: Supreme Court rules that Deliveroo riders are not workers in collective bargaining case
The Supreme Court has upheld the earlier decision of the High Court and Court of Appeal in rejecting the claim by trade union the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB), which was seeking to compel Deliveroo to recognise it for the purposes of collective bargaining on behalf of riders working ...
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Supplier articleConnecting Meta’s financial futures with nudge.
Introduction: Meta LATAM, like many global organizations, noticed that their employees were experiencing increasing levels of financial anxiety. The team became aware of more requests for financial education guidance given that the external economic environment was increasingly turbulent. The challenge: Despite the extensive and diverse portfolio of ...
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Supplier articleMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH… THE IMPORTANCE OF PERMISSION
Like International Women’s Day, International Men’s Day 2023 aims to bring the themes and issues that impact men to the forefront of our minds. The 2023 theme for International Women’s Day was ‘Equity’, something women are still striving for in the workplace. For men, the tone is ...
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Case StudiesBenefits on offer at Northwood Hygiene Products
The benefits offered by Northwood Hygiene Products include:PensionTwo group personal pension (GPP) schemes, with employee contribution rates of either 4% or 5%, and employer contribution of 5% or 4%.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) for certain employee groups, employer paid.Group income protection, a legacy benefit for certain employee groups, employer ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Northwood Hygiene Products focuses on staff wellbeing
Employee Benefits · Northwood Hygiene Products podcastListen: Manufacturing, supply chain and transportation firm Northwood Hygiene Products has more than 800 employees working in various locations across the UK in diverse job roles.In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, HR director Dawn Roberts discusses how the organisation supports the wellbeing ...
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ArticleBrake Brothers staff secure pay deal
More than 400 employees at food distributors Brake Brothers have accepted a pay deal of between 19.3% and 23.2% increases on the basic hourly wage.Trade union Unite worked with its members to secure the pay deal, worth over £6,000, for Brake Brothers warehouse workers and distribution drivers based at Newhouse ...
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ArticleAskews and Holt Library Services completes £11m pensions buy-in
Askews and Holt Library Services has completed an £11 million pensions buy-in deal. The transaction with Legal and General, which was made possible by a discretionary one-off contribution from the employer, covers 64 pensioners and 22 deferred members. The scheme will now proceed to a full buy-in ...