All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1284
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ArticleNorthern Ireland nurses accept proposals to restore pay parity with England
Image credit: Nursing in PracticeNurses working within health and social care (HSC) organisations in Northern Ireland, and who are members of professional body and trade union Royal College of Nursing (RCN), have accepted new government proposals on pay and safe staffing.The agreement, which was decided at a meeting of the ...
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AnalysisPurpose and productivity: Employee engagement in numbers
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Supplier articlePublic Health and Coronavirus at work
The Coronavirus outbreak may seem like a spectacle with all the toilet paper andsoap being wiped from the shelves of supermarkets… Coronavirus’ human andeconomic impacts on businesses, along with public health have been severe and arecontinuing to get worse.The coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China has spread to at ...
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ArticleMatt Creagh: Should the UK follow Finland's lead with equal parental leave?
Earlier this month, the Finnish government announced plans to give all parents the same parental leave, in a push to get fathers to spend more time with their children.The UK system falls well short of this egalitarian model. Fathers and partners in the UK are only entitled to two weeks ...
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ArticleJane van Zyl: Should the UK follow Finland's lead with equal parental leave?
In July 2019, former prime minister Theresa May threw the gauntlet down to her successor before leaving Number 10, by announcing a wide-ranging review of the UK’s parental leave and pay policies. She lay the blame for the UK’s gender pay gap squarely on the division of childcare, stating that ...
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ArticleWaterstones employees to be given 6.2% pay rise in April
Waterstones employees will be given a 6.2% pay rise from 1st of April following on from a successful year for the book retailer. This pay rise, affecting 3,500 employees, is a slight increase from previous pay rises that the employer has implemented. In April 2019, employees were given a 4.85% ...
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ArticleKyocera commits to workplace mental health through new training course
Kyocera Document Solutions UK has committed to improving workplace mental health by participating in mental health first aid (MHFA) courses.In February, 17 employees across various departments and levels took part in the two-day course. In addition, Julia Allen, organisational and people development partner at Kyocera Document Solutions UK, recently qualified ...
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ArticleLevi Strauss and Co offers new paid family leave benefit
Levi Strauss and Co has announced a new paid family leave benefit for all U.S corporate and benefits-eligible retail employees.The new policy, available from 28 February, provides employees at the clothing manufacturer with the opportunity to take up to eight weeks of paid time off a year to care for ...
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ArticleKelly Metcalfe: Should the UK follow Finland's lead with equal parental leave?
Many UK organisations still have a considerable gender pay gap which favours men. This becomes increasingly pronounced in the technology sector, where women are under-represented at both the leadership and technical or sales levels. Instead, women often find themselves more heavily concentrated in certain functions and roles such as marketing ...
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ArticleMatthew Potter: Should the UK follow Finland’s lead with equal parental leave?
Finland’s new government recently introduced legislation seeking to provide a level playing field for working parents. In light of growing calls for gender equality, the UK government is now also facing pressures to evaluate current laws and consider whether changes are required to encourage working fathers to take leave.Employees in ...
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Supplier articleIncorpore Ltd and MoveGB Ink Groundbreaking Partnership to Transform Corporate Wellness Offering
Incorpore Ltd and MoveGB are pleased to announce they have entered into a landmark partnership, combining the UK’s largest provider of corporate gym memberships with the nation’s biggest network of activities and classes.From March 1st 2020, MoveGB’s membership to thousands of activities and classes will be included as an option ...
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ArticleOxford City Council reports 10.2% mean gender pay gap
Oxford City Council has reported a 10.2% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay, as at 31 March 2019.The firm reported its gender pay gap data for full-time and part-time staff, as well in line with the government’s regulations and ahead of the submission deadline of 30 March 2020.The ...
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ArticleSouth Western Railway agrees 2.6% pay increase
South Western Railway has agreed a 2.6 increase basic pay and regional allowances, following negotiations with trade union the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA).The pay rise, which will be back-dated to October 2019, will run for a year through to the start of October 2020 and will also apply to ...
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ArticleFive million employees worked unpaid overtime in 2019
More than five million people work unpaid overtime each year, according to analysis of official statistics by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).Its analysis found that, during 2019, more than five million people worked an average of 7.6 hours of unpaid overtime a week. In addition, the TUC found that one ...
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Nick Pahl: How occupational health can support workplace health
Occupational health (OH) is a multi-disciplinary approach to maintaining the well-being of those in a workplace, preventing and removing ill-health and developing solutions to keep staff with health issues at work. OH professionals provide independent advice on staff unable to work due to long-term or short-term intermittent health problems, and ...
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ArticleTPR launches consultation on DB pension scheme funding
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a consultation on a revised code of practice for defined benefit (DB) scheme funding.The results of the consultation will enable TPR to set a benchmark for good standards of compliance, expected to come into force at the end of 2021. These will be implemented ...
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ArticleGovernment publishes review of implementation of IR35 off-payroll rules
The government has published the results of its review into the implementation of the changes to the IR35 off-payroll working rules. It launched the review on 7 January 2020 in order to address concerns from businesses about how the changes will be implemented. The off-payroll working rules, introduced in 2000, ...
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OpinionPhillip Richardson: Jack’s Law - new parental bereavement leave rules
The introduction of Jack’s Law means parents who lose a child under the age of 18 have a statutory right to a minimum of two weeks paid time off work, irrespective of how long they have worked for an employer. The UK is the first country to offer this right. ...
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ArticleA third of UK employees feel appreciated by managers at work
More than a third (36%) of UK employees say they feel appreciated by their managers at work on an ongoing basis. This places the UK above several European countries, according to research by SD Worx.The research looked into the satisfaction, motivation, involvement and engagement of 4,500 employees across Germany, France, ...
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ArticlePay gap sees the average female employee work for free for two months per year
The average female employee works for free for the equivalent of two months per year due to the UK's gender pay gap, according to analysis from the Trades Union Congress (TUC).The research, released on Women's Pay Day today (4 March 2020), the date on which female employees start getting paid ...