All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 167
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ArticleSuperdrug raises pay for newly qualified pharmacists
Credit: William Barton / Shutterstock.comBeauty and health retailer Superdrug has increased pay for newly qualified pharmacists, which will result in their wages rising to at least £50,000.According to Superdrug, this raise was implemented to ensure all of its pharmacists continue to receive a strong renumeration package. There are currently 155 ...
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ArticleSearcys enhances maternity and paternity pay
Restaurant and events catering business Searcys has enhanced its maternity and paternity pay as part of an overall approach to improving its family and parental benefits.The firm, which employs more than 1,100 members of staff across its venues and head office team, introduced a policy providing up to 24 weeks ...
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ArticleHCML appoints head of HR
Rehabilitation treatment and care management provider HCML has hired Pauline Cunningham (pictured) as head of HR.Cunningham has more than 25 years of HR experience, and will be responsible for delivering a people plan that enables the firm to meet its strategic goals and drive profitable growth. She will also be ...
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Supplier articleTips for developing a net zero strategy as a business.
The world is changing fast, and it’s important that we all do our part to reduce our carbon emissions and slow the rate of global warming. As businesses, we have a responsibility to make a positive contribution to our communities, wider society and our planet. So, what ...
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Supplier article5 ways financial wellbeing adds value to your organisation
Adding a new benefit to your employee benefits package might seem like one muscle-pulling Twister move too far. But the reality is, your people are struggling with heightened stress levels. And much of this is due to facing higher costs in every aspect of spending. In our ...
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Case StudiesBirmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust offers valuable parental support
More than 8,200 babies are born each year at Birmingham Women’s Hospital, making it one of the busiest single site maternity units in the UK. Raffaela Goodby, chief people officer at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust, explains: “We wanted to ensure that our staff felt as supported as the ...
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AnalysisHow can employers support parents with babies that need neonatal care?
Need to know:The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill will allow parents with babies needing neonatal care to take up to 12 weeks paid leave.The Employer with Heart charter is awarded to organisations that have extra provisions in place for employees with babies who are born prematurely.Support such as an ...
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Supplier articleINTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: EMBRACING EQUITY IN THE WORKPLACE
Wednesday 8th March was International Women’s Day, and this year the message is about Embracing Equity. The concept of equity is often confused with equality, and whilst you can’t achieve equity without equality, they are different. In this blog, we take a look at: equality vs equity, ...
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Supplier articleSpring Budget 2023
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, has today delivered the Spring Budget 2023. Please see our summary below:Pension allowancesThe Government will remove the Lifetime Allowance charge, before completely abolishing it in a future Finance Bill, and raise the Annual Allowance to £60,000 from April 2023.The minimum Tapered Annual Allowance ...
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ArticleSpring Budget 2023: Tax agents given access to payroll benefits in kind
Spring Budget 2023: The government has announced that it will give tax agents access to payroll benefits in kind for employers.Through government provided IT systems, tax agents will be able to payroll benefits in kind on behalf of employers. This was introduced as part of a long-term strategy to simplify ...
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ArticleSpring Budget 2023: Freeze on fuel duty for 12 months
Spring Budget 2023: The government has frozen fuel duty for another 12 months, according to Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt's speech to the House of Commons today (15 March 2023).Hunt told the Commons that he would extend the 5p per litre cut in duty on petrol and diesel and ...
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ArticleSpring Budget 2023: Pensions lifetime allowance scrapped
Spring Budget 2023: Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt announced in his Budget statement today (15 March 2023) that government will abolish the lifetime allowance for pensions.The lifetime allowance previously had a £1 million limit, which Hunt said he had been called upon to increase as part of his economic ...
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ArticleSpring Budget 2023: 30 hours free childcare for under-threes
Spring Budget 2023: The government has introduced 30 hours of free childcare for parents with children under the age of three, according to Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt's statement to the House of Commons today (15 March 2023).Only applicable to households where parents are working more than 16 hours ...
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ArticleSpring Budget 2023: Tax-free pensions allowance up by 50%
Spring Budget 2023: In his Budget address to the House of Commons today (15 March 2023), Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt addressed the issue of unpredictable pension tax charges causing employees to leave work, particularly within the NHS.The government has therefore increased the pensions annual tax free allowance by ...
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ArticleSpring Budget 2023: Government to focus on mental health and musculoskeletal issues at work
Spring Budget 2023: In addition to introducing support for disabled people and those unable to work due to long-term sickness absence, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has pledged government support for those forced to leave work due to mental health and musculoskeletal issues.In his Budget statement today (15 March ...
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ArticleSpring Budget 2023: Scheme launches to help disabled people to access work and support
Spring Budget 2023: Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has introduced a government white paper on disability workplace reform, as part of an aim to address the two million people who are economically inactive due to disability or long-term sickness.In his Spring Budget statement today (15 March 2023), Hunt noted ...
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ArticleNestle UK reports 4% mean gender pay gap
Credit: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.comFood and drink business Nestle UK has reported that its 2022 mean hourly gender pay gap was 4% in favour of women.Meanwhile, its 2022 median hourly gender pay gap was 2% in favour of men. Its top and bottom quartiles are made up of 38% of ...
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ArticleAmazon Middle East and North Africa enhances paid parental leave policy
Amazon Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has introduced an enhanced paid parental leave policy for employees across United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan who have become new parents, regardless of gender.The policy offers both parents with one year of service up to six weeks' paid leave within ...
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Article39% of pay increases worth 6% or more
Around two-fifths (39%) of employees received pay rises worth 6% or more in the three months to January 2023, according to research by Incomes Data Research (IDR).The research organisation analysed 75 pay deals implemented between 1 November 2022 and 31 January 2023, mostly at large organisations and covering more than ...
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ArticleSpring Budget 2023: Government to raise corporation tax to 25% as planned
Spring Budget 2023: Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced in his address to the House of Commons today (15 March 2023), that government will raise corporation tax for business from 19% to 25%.Organisations which make a profit of more than £250,000 will pay 25% tax on their profits ...