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ArticleBristol-Myers Squibb and McDonald’s named in top 25 best places to work in Europe
Credit: IB Photography / Shutterstock.comPharmaceutical firms Takeda and Bristol-Myers Squibb and fast food chain McDonald’s have been named among the top 25 best places to work in Europe for 2023 by Best Places to Work.The international certification programme recognises employers across the world using workplace culture assessments and a global ...
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ArticleGovernment introduces holiday pay and entitlement reforms
The UK government has implemented reforms to simplify holiday pay calculations and entitlement as per the Working Time Regulations.These changes include the definition of irregular hours and part-year workers in relation to the introduction of the holiday entitlement accrual method and rolled-up holiday pay, the introduction of a method to ...
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AnalysisWhat will employee motivation look like in 2024?
Credit: Artem Oleshko/ShutterstockNeed to know:Employee motivation strategies need to factor in cost-of-living pressures and the increasing need for personal development.Motivating people to return to the office must be carefully balanced with the motivational aspects of the flexibility of remote and hybrid working.As skill shortages continue, reskilling and upskilling staff, particularly ...
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Case StudiesMoneypenny's motivation strategy covers remote, hybrid and office-based employees
Motivating remote and hybrid workers has its own challenges, and is something that Moneypenny, a provider of call answering, live chat and bespoke customer communication services, has acknowledged in its motivation strategies.The organisation employs over 1,000 people in the UK and the US, where it offers hybrid working. It also ...
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Supplier articleIntuit
Introduction:Intuit’s goal is simple, to improve wellbeing for the diverse Intuit employee population and to deliver an integrated financial wellbeing communication strategy that draws on different themes each month, and always ties back to financial education. The strategy has resulted in outstanding outcomes, and is recognized as the winner of ...
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ArticleBidvest Noonan hires chief people and culture officer
Customer-focused services group Bidvest Noonan has appointed Julie Mernagh chief people and culture officer.In this role, Mernagh will use her experience and track record in human resources, talent development and organisational culture to lead the people and culture team. She will focus on developing and executing a people strategy to ...
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ArticleHalf of employers offer financial remuneration to help employee retention
More than half (56%) of employers have offered financial remuneration to help employee retention during the cost-of-living crisis and staffing shortages, according to research by Peninsula Group.The employment law, HR, and health and safety services firm's survey of 79,000 small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand ...
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ArticleOvo Energy reports 11.4% mean gender pay gap for 2023
Energy supplier Ovo Energy has reported an 11.4% mean gender pay gap for 2023, down 2.4% from 2022.Its median gender pay gap was 12.1%, down 0.4% from the prior year. The organisation has attributed its gender pay gap to uneven proportions of men and women across different parts of the ...
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ArticleRMBI Care and Masonic Charitable Foundation receive menopause-friendly accreditation
Credit: RMBI CareCharities RMBI Care and The Masonic Charitable Foundation have been accredited as menopause-friendly employers as part of their aim to look after staff and their wellbeing.Established by Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace, the accreditation recognises high standards and practices that embrace menopause in the workplace. Employers are assessed ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid works to align bonuses and performance management
I think it is interesting to see how the importance of performance-related pay has moved in and out of fashion. Go back a few years and everyone was saying they were a pay-for-performance employer and everything from shares to pay rises was linked to a rating. That made budgeting difficult, ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 29 December 2023 - 4 January 2024
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 December 2023 - 4 January 2024 were: Exclusive: Accor Group launches new employee wellbeing benefitBristol-Myers Squibb and McDonald’s named in top 25 best places to work in Europe Government introduces holiday pay and entitlement reformsNew Look Retailers reports 27.96% mean gender ...
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ArticleBardsey Island Trust looks for island accommodation wardens
Something for the weekend: Bardsey Island Trust, located on an island off the coast of the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales, has begun searching for two accommodation wardens to live and work there together. If you have had enough of commuting and crave a simpler life, then read on!Otherwise known ...
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ArticleExclusive: 43% of staff with cancer were satisfied with their return-to-work programme
Two-fifths (43%) UK employees who have or have had cancer were satisfied with their employer’s return-to-work programme, according to research by back-to-work rehabilitation specialist Working To Wellbeing.Its Window to the workplace report also found that satisfaction with their phased return-to-work programme fell to 32% among employees aged 55 and above, ...
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ArticleSainsbury’s increases pay for hourly paid staff
Credit: Alex Yeung / Shutterstock.comSupermarket Sainsbury’s is to increase pay by 9.1% to £12 per hour as part of a £200 million investment to recognise the hard work of its employees.From March 2024, 120,000 hourly paid staff will benefit from the rise, with those based in London seeing an increase ...
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ArticleExclusive: Unum UK enhances carer’s leave policy
Employee benefits provider Unum UK has enhanced its carer’s leave policy in order to further support its employees with caring responsibilities.All of its more than 850 employees now have access to its enhanced offering of up to five days of paid leave per year, regardless of how long they have ...
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ArticleStellarmann appoints first people manager
Technology and business transformation delivery partner Stellarmann has appointed Becky Mumford as its first people manager to support its plans for growth.At the London and Brighton-based firm, Mumford will oversee group HR strategy and operations, including recruitment, workforce planning, training and development, employee engagement and retention, diversity and inclusion, and ...
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ArticleTribunal finds Association of Chartered Certified Accountants employee was discriminated against
A social media marketer who was told she “had a baby at the wrong time” and was not transferred into a role that matched her responsibilities in a restructuring exercise has won a maternity discrimination claim at an employment tribunal. Ms Yongo, had been working at the ...
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ArticleAnglian Water reports 6.5% mean gender pay gap for 2023
Water supplier Anglian Water has reported a 6.5% mean gender pay gap for 2023, down 3% from 2022.Its median gender pay gap was 14%, down 3% from the prior year. A total of 66.3% of the workforce is male and 33.5% is female. Its lower pay quartile is made up ...
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Article19% regret not taking out a financial protection policy while caring for ill child
One in five (19%) UK parents admitted regretting not taking out a protection policy for financial support if they needed to take time off work to care for an ill child or children, according to new research from MetLife UK.The provider of protection, employee benefits and retirement solutions found that ...
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Poll: Do you have a dedicated carer’s leave policy?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. Last week, Employee Benefits reported that employee benefits provider Unum UK enhanced its carer’s leave policy by offering up to five days of paid leave per year, in order to further support its employees with caring responsibilities.In light ...