All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1407
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ArticleMencap and Unison urge rethink of sleep-shift pay
Mencap and Unison have written a joint letter to the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, urging the government to rethink payments made to care home workers on sleep shifts.The charity and union are responding to a Supreme Court judgement made last month (March), which ruled that sleep-shift workers (primarily care ...
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ArticleChivas Brothers staff balloted for pay strike action
Workers at the Pernod Ricard-owned Chivas Brothers distillery in Scotland are being balloted for strike action after pay negotiations broke down.Employees of the whisky maker are reportedly angry that French Pernod Ricard staff are receiving wage rises, while those in Scotland have had to endure freezes which in real-terms equate ...
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OpinionKate Payne and Max Ballad: Guaranteed minimum pensions (GMP) winners and losers
The UK Government has decided to make public service pension schemes fully responsible for increasing guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs) in line with price inflation. Previously, these annual increases were effectively shared between the state pension and the public service schemes.Up until 5 April 2016, a convenient arrangement existed which met ...
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Supplier articleIs climate change part of your workplace culture?
More and more businesses and industries are committing to reducing their impact on the environment. The upcoming Earth Day reminds us that there are always more ways for companies and employees to adopt environmentally-friendly policies and help tackle climate change.Here are a few different ways you can make your workplace ...
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ArticleHome workers less likely to get bonuses
Number crunching by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed a strong correlation between remote working and its impact on pay and benefits, spelling bad news for home workers.The study of employees working from home between 2012-2017 and during 2020 confirms what many fear now about more recent Covid-19 ...
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ArticleJust Eat to offer minimum pay, holiday and sickness rates
Just Eat, the food delivery service, has said it will offer riders minimum pay, sick pay and holiday entitlement by the end of the year as boss Jitse Groen seeks to make good on his pledge to end gig working across the business.According to the company, most of its riders ...
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ArticleWomen have 39% smaller pension pots
New research has revealed the pensions gender gap is more than double the difference between men and women’s average earnings, with women having significantly smaller pension pots.Profile Pensions' analysis of 20,000 customers discovered the gap is such that it means men can expect to retire on an average of £21,800 ...
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Supplier articleWebinar: Small actions for better financial wellbeing
Join Dr. Andrew McFaull, from King’s College London, and myself, Director of Employee Wellbeing at Benefex, to reflect on how Covid-19 has impacted employees’ financial wellbeing in two primary ways: those who retained employment and saved money, and those more likely to be furloughed and hit financially. ...
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OpinionJoanne Frew: How employers can stay focused on pay equality in the current climate
The pandemic has forced most employers into crisis management mode, focusing on contingency planning. Issues like technology for remote working and making the workplace Covid-secure have understandably been prioritised. It is however crucial that gender pay does not slip down the agenda.Recent Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports, published in ...
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AnalysisHow can employers ensure their pay equality goals stay on the agenda in the current climate?
The pandemic has been the best and worst of times for women.More women have been furloughed than men since Covid-19 struck, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) statistics published in February 2021, with 2.32 million women on the scheme at the end of January 2021, compared to 2.18 million ...
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Case StudiesHachette is working to close the book on its gender pay gap
Hachette UK is a publisher which includes well-known divisions such as Hodder and Stoughton, Headline Publishing Group, and Quercus, with 1,700 employees spread across the UK. It has been working steadily to close its gender pay gap.Saskia Bewley, head of diversity and inclusion at Hachette UK, explains: “Before the pandemic, ...
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Supplier articleHow to ensure high adoption and ROI on employee discounts
One of the biggest barriers to introducing new employee benefits, such as an employee discounts programme, is ensuring employees access or use it to fully experience the advantages so that the investment proves worthwhile to the business.There are two critical factors that support high employee discount adoption – offering a ...
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ArticleBasic pay awards remain at 1%
Median basic pay awards in the first quarter of 2021 were less than half the value of that seen in the same period in 2020, at just 1%.This is according to the latest analysis of pay settlement data by XpertHR, which showed the average pay award recorded across the three ...
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ArticleFemale doctors earn 30% less than male counterparts
The gender pay gap among doctors widened last year, with females earning almost a third less than their male counterparts.The findings from New Medscape also revealed that nearly two-thirds of doctors feel under-rewarded in terms of pay, with their earnings having actually fallen during 2020, compared to two years before.Further, ...
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ArticleNHS wellbeing hub to provide mental health support
The NHS is set to launch the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Health and Wellbeing Hub to support the mental health and wellbeing of more than 50,000 of its workers.Staff will be offered a range of instant access services for free, including emotional and psychological support, which will be available around ...
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ArticleIsio hires former Santander HR chief as its first CPO
Pensions and investment advisory firm Isio has announced the appointment of Claire Head as its first chief people officer.Formerly the people director and deputy chief HR officer at Santander UK, Head has nearly 25 years’ experience in HR. She has previously held positions at Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Fortis Bank ...
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ArticleJersey votes down minimum wage rise proposal
A proposal to raise the minimum wage in Jersey to £10 per hour by 2022 has been lost by just five votes.The motion, raised by deputy of Saint Helier and backbencher Geoff Southern, would have boosted the current £8.32 per hour pay by £1.68 by the end of next year, ...
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ArticleRecruits offered £500 to stop looking at Instagram
Something for the weekend: Remember the first Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic lockdown and how we all decided to learn new skills, such as basket weaving, tap dancing, becoming fluent in Mandarin and landscape painting? Not to mention all those health and fitness goals, of course. And then we thought we’d just ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 15 April – 21 April 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 15 April – 21 April 2021 were: What does the Pensions Schemes Act 2021 mean for workplace pensions?Facebook moots pay cut to work from homeMetro Bank team walks over 1,700 miles as part of wellbeing challengeSurrey Fire and Rescue Service rolls out ...