All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1317
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ArticleCiti reports 32.7% mean gender pay gap
Financial services business Citi has reported a 32.7% mean gender pay gap for hourly pay as at 5 April 2019.The organisation, which currently has 200,000 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require organisations with 250 or more ...
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ArticleSeattle City Council legislates to increase pay for food delivery staff.
Seattle City Council has legislated to ensure that front-line independent contractors working for food delivery services in Seattle will receive premium pay.Organisations, such as GrubHub and Postmates, will need to pay any gig workers they employ an additional $2.50 (£2.00) for each order they deliver, during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.However, ...
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ArticleTarget increases hourly pay for 200,000 employees
US retailer Target is to permanently increase hourly pay for its 200,00 employees to $15 (£12) per hour from 5 July 2020.Due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, employees have received a temporary $2 (£1.60) wage increase since March 2020, but the organisation has decided to make this a permanent fixture. ...
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Supplier articleCut through the noise: Communications to reach your remote workers
When the world of work has gone remote, trying to cut through the noise of daily emails, Zoom notifications, and social media is daunting. Under these circumstances, it is even more important for employers to be able to reach their people. So, how can we get more from our communications ...
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Supplier articleLoneliness Awareness Week: New Research Shows Impacts of Lockdown on Employees Connectedness
Social connectedness is critical for good health and as humans we are naturally social beings. We thrive off human connection and naturally seek these interactions out in our day-to-day lives. Traumatic events and crises, from natural disasters, wars and global pandemics such as the one we’re currently facing can heighten ...
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Poll: What will your attitude be towards trade exhibitions if public transport is permitted?
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ArticleOutfund seeks to recruit social spenders to shop online
Something for the weekend: Outfund is on the hunt for five applicants to buy items online through their social media accounts.The business is running research on social spending and will require the successful applicants to order items through the adverts that they see through their social media accounts.The new social ...
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Supplier article4 tips to make your Cycle to Work scheme a success
As the UK government starts easing the rules on lockdown and more people start heading back to offices, stores and sites, we have seen a huge increase in the number of people who want to start cycling to work. It’s great to know that so many employees will be improving ...
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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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ArticleNuffield Health introduces 10% pay cuts and reduces working hours by 20%
Healthcare charity Nuffield Health has introduced a 10% pay cut and a 20% reduction in hours for its employees, to deal with the financial constraints of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.All employees will be affected by the new pay policy, effective 1 July 2020, except those working at the majority of ...
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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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Supplier articleHow Too Much Caffeine at Work Can Affect Your Body
Many of us rely on a cup of coffee to get us going in the morning or to boost energy levels throughout the day.The UK consumes a shocking 95 million cups of coffee a day! But caffeine does a lot more than just keep us awake.Do you know the effects ...
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ArticleIndeed rewards 10,000 employees with six days of additional leave
Indeed is rewarding its 10,000 global employees with an extra day of paid holiday per month until November 2020.The enhanced annual leave benefit will now become a semi-permanent fixture, following on from positive feedback from employees after it held its first 'You Day' in May 2020.Indeed initially gave its staff ...
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Article88% of employees participated in workplace pensions during 2019
Overall, 88% of eligible employees (19.2million) participated in a workplace pension in 2019, an increase from 87% in 2018, according to research by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).The analysis that looked at all members of all qualifying workplace pension schemes, occupational pension schemes, group personal pensions (GPPs), and ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Employer-Led Mental Health Support is More Important Than Ever
According to the Stevenson/Farmer review Thriving at Work; one in four people in England have been diagnosed with a mental illness in their lifetime. With just 5% of employees believing that their employer is helpful when dealing with mental health, there is a gap to fill.Encouraging open conversations about mental ...
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Jennifer Hill: Making a return to the workplace
As lockdown is relaxed throughout the Covid-19 (Coronavirus), employers need to plan carefully for employees’ return to the workplace to accommodate for effective communication, wellbeing, and healthcare.Crucially, employees should continue to work from home if they can, and employers should take all reasonable steps to help employees to do so.Employers ...
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ArticleTC Facilities Management gives 5,000 employees early access to pay
Facilities management organisation TC Facilities Management (TCFM) is allowing its 5,000 employees to access up to 50% of their pay immediately.The organisation is introducing the new benefit to ensure that all TCFM employees will be supported financial during this uncertain time, and to reward staff for their hard work in ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 47% of employers say budget is the biggest barrier in improving engagement
Just under half (47%) of employers say their budget is their biggest barrier for not improving employee engagement levels.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, which surveyed 269 HR decision-makers, found that this is little change from the 51% who found this to be a key issue in ...
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ArticleUniversity of Cambridge introduces 10% voluntary pay reduction scheme
The University of Cambridge has introduced measures to deal with the financial ramifications of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) including a voluntary pay reduction scheme for senior university staff.The council agreed to introduce a voluntary temporary pay reduction scheme for six months. This would be effective for university staff whose salary exceeds £100,000. ...
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Supplier article6 tips to foster a company culture of inclusivity
Think about it, if we all had the same experiences, opinions and skill sets, the world would be a boring place and we’d achieve very little. It’s individuality that makes up an eclectic team of people in any innovative team, group or organisation.When different minds come together to achieve a ...