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    Hanover Scotland receives gold employee wellbeing accreditation

    2024-05-21T09:58:03Z

    Housing association Hanover Scotland has received gold accreditation for its commitment and dedication to employee health and wellbeing from Investors in People.To obtain the accreditation, the organisation went through an assessment process that focused on various aspects of workplace wellbeing. It scored well in areas such as leadership, support, and ...

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    Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust increases pay rates

    2024-05-21T10:36:21Z

    Credit: David Burrows / Shutterstock.comBarking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has increased its pay rates to be in line with the London living wage, backdated to April.The trust, which operates Queen’s Hospital in Romford and King George Hospital in Ilford (pictured above), has uplifted its band two bank ...

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    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman launches neurodiversity support package

    2024-05-21T10:44:30Z

    International law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has launched a new neurodiversity assessment and support package for its London office employees, as well as eligible family members.The firm has committed to pay for staff and eligible family members to access early stage and specialist assessments for neurodiverse conditions. Those who ...

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    Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust increases pay rates

    2024-05-21T10:50:58Z

    Credit: David Burrows / Shutterstock.comBarking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has increased its pay rates to be in line with the London living wage, backdated to April.The trust, which operates Queen’s Hospital in Romford and King George Hospital in Ilford (pictured above), has uplifted its band two bank ...

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    Millions of UK adults may have lost money to a financial scam in the last year

    2024-05-21T13:26:11Z

    – Common financial scams employees should be aware of12% of UK adults have admitted to losing money to a financial scam in the last year, according to new research[1] from WEALTH at work. This could potentially equate to 6.2 million adults[2] across the UK.The research found that of those who ...

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    Getting you and your employees ready for Bike Week

    2024-05-21T13:42:00Z

    Bike Week, an annual celebration of cycling runs from the 10th to the 16th of June. We have some exciting internal initiatives planned for our colleagues and clients and will be doing our bit to champion cycling here at Pluxee UK. Cycling can enhance physical, mental, and ...

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    Rena Magdani: How does flexibility help with recruitment and retention in a challenging climate?

    2024-05-22T08:00:15Z

    With recruitment difficulties set to continue, businesses need to attract applicants and retain staff as best they can. Embracing flexible working could make a business more attractive in a difficult climate. Flexible working is one element employers can control in terms of the talent pool; the time to act is ...

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    Standard Chartered Bank and Lidl GB shortlisted for Best voluntary benefits

    2024-05-22T08:00:49Z

    Standard Chartered Bank and supermarket chain Lidl GB have been shortlisted for Best voluntary benefits at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024.This award was created to celebrate organisations that have either launched or revamped their use of staff-paid, voluntary benefits or staff deals, available for employees to take up at any ...

  • ICI pensions buy-in deal
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    ICI completes £900 million pensions buy-in

    2024-05-22T10:29:38Z

    ICI has completed a £900 million pensions buy-in deal.The transaction, which was carried out with Legal and General Assurance Society, has secured the benefits of more than 7,000 retired members. The fund was able to meet its de-risking objectives as part of its long-standing relationship and collaborative approach with the ...

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    37% work through pain as they cannot afford to take time off

    2024-05-22T11:02:34Z

    More than one-third (37%) of employees have worked through pain as they could not afford to take time off, according to research by National Accident Helpline.Its survey of 2,000 British workers also found that more than half of respondents have never taken a sick day during their career, while 28% ...

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    How SSE engages employees to increase pension contributions

    2024-05-23T05:00:01Z

    Scottish energy multinational SSE was one of the first employers to become accredited by the living pension scheme in 2023. The Living Pension savings target is 12% of a full-time living Wage worker’s salary, of which the employer pays at least 7%. With SSE contributions averaging 16%, it is clear ...

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    How can employers nudge staff into saving more into their pensions?

    2024-05-23T05:00:42Z

    Credit: Stephen Barnes/ShutterstockNeed to know:Employers should seek to understand the competing priorities that might stop individuals saving for retirement.Inertia is a powerful tool: enrol people at a higher rate and most will not choose to opt-out.There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to communications, which should be highly personalised.It is ...

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    Carlsberg Group hires new chief human resources officer

    2024-05-23T08:00:54Z

    Multinational brewer Carlsberg Group has hired Susanne Skippari as chief human resources officer and a member of its executive committee, due to join in the beginning of September.Skippari will join from Kone, a global firm in the elevator and escalator industry that employs 60,000 people and operates in more than ...

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    Cisco and Hilton among UK’s Best Workplaces for Development 2024

    2024-05-23T10:50:27Z

    Cisco, logistics business DHL Express and hotel chain Hilton have been named as some of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development in 2024.For the first time, workplace culture organisation Great Place To Work analysed more than 230,000 employees' responses to identify areas that have the greatest impact on a positive ...

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    Gravity Supply Chain Solutions employee awarded £90,000 for associative discrimination

    2024-05-23T11:21:42Z

    A former software executive at Gravity Supply Chain Solutions has been awarded £89,900 after an employment tribunal ruled that his employer had discriminated against him in association with his wife’s cancer treatment and that associative discrimination took place due to an underlying insensitivity around her terminal condition.Graham began working for ...

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    23% of employees unsure of pension size needed to achieve retirement income

    2024-05-23T12:00:13Z

    Nearly one-quarter (23%) of UK employees are unsure of the size of pension pot they require to achieve their desired retirement income, according to research by online pension provider PensionBee.Its survey of 1,000 working-age UK adults also found that 15% of respondents thought they would need a pension pot of ...

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    Study reveals the real-life salary of Legally Blonde's Elle Woods today

    2024-05-24T08:00:53Z

    Credit: DFree / Shutterstock.comSomething for the weekend: Following the announcement of a prequel to the film Legally Blonde, a study by digital marketing firm Hennessey Digital has revealed what the real-life salary of lawyer and movie protagonist Elle Woods, played by Reece Witherspoon (pictured above), would be today.The firm first ...

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    The top 10 most read articles between 17 - 23 May 2024

    2024-05-24T08:00:56Z

    The top 10 most read articles between 17 - 23 May 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust increases pay ratesEmployment appeal tribunal upholds decision to hear unfair dismissal claimCentral Co-op rolls out mental, physical and emotional wellbeing campaignVivup and Canada Life UK shortlisted for ...

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    73% of parents think next government should reform parental leave and pay

    2024-05-24T10:47:53Z

    Almost three-quarters (73%) of working parents think the next government should introduce reforms which improve parental leave and pay entitlements, according to research by Working Families.The charity for working parents and carers' survey of 1,285 parents of dependents aged 0–18 years in England and Wales also found that 67% of ...