All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 108
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ArticleUniversal Music UK recruits Andrea Pattico as chief people officer
Credit: Carsten WindhorstUniversal Music UK has hired Andrea Pattico as chief people officer.Reporting to chairman and chief executive officer David Joseph, Pattico will oversee the people strategy across all Universal Music UK’s labels and businesses.She has worked in a range of senior HR roles in global businesses over the past ...
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ArticleSevern Trent Services implements mental wellbeing support for staff
Water and wastewater services supplier Severn Trent Services has introduced workplace mental wellbeing for its employees.Through a partnership with Thrive Mental Wellbeing, Severn Trent Services’ employees will be able to access anonymous and confidential support services via a free confidential app, such as cognitive behavioural therapies, meditation sessions, goal-based activities ...
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OpinionMirit Ehrenstein and Louise Mason: Changes to remuneration, pay transparency and diversity metrics in 2023
The end of 2023 saw considerable changes to regulation and guidance around many employment issues, including remuneration, pay transparency and diversity metrics.The bonus cap has been removed. This means that UK banks that had to limit variable remuneration to 200% of fixed pay are now permitted to pay bonuses at ...
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ArticleB&Q to roll out higher hourly rate of pay in January 2024
Credit: ClimbWhenReady / ShutterstockDIY retailer B&Q is to roll out a higher hourly rate of pay of £11.31 and reduced break lengths from January 2024.During the summer, the employer undertook a pilot in two stores to reduce the length of breaks while offering employees higher pay, with actual worked hours ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2024 open for entries
The Employee Benefits Awards 2024 are now open for entries, celebrating and honouring excellence in the HR, reward and benefits community.Set to take place on Friday 14 June 2024 at the HAC London, the event of the year for the reward, benefits and HR community recognises excellence and celebrates the ...
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ArticleBNP Paribas?Corporate and Institutional accredited as menopause-friendly
Financial services firm BNP Paribas?Corporate and Institutional Banking UK has received menopause-friendly accreditation.The menopause-friendly accreditation, which was established by Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace, recognises practices that embrace menopause in the workplace. To achieve accreditation, employers are assessed by an independent panel and must demonstrate effectiveness through their culture, policies ...
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ArticleHalf of HR teams to prioritise preparing for AI's impact in 2024
More than half (55%) of HR teams say their top priority for 2024 will be preparing their organisation for the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, according to research by digital services and payments platform Edenred.Its annual People barometer 2023 also found that in 2024, 43% of respondents will ...
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ArticleOne-third think the pension pot for life will help employees manage their pension
Employee Benefits poll: Just one-third (33%) of organisations think the pension pot for life plans announced in November's Autumn Statement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will help employees to manage their pension, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers.Two-fifths (40%) said they do not think the pension pot for life ...
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AnalysisHow to support employees with neurodiverse conditions
Some neurodiverse conditions can be considered a disability under the Equality Act 2010, so employers have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments.Employers can put tools in place to holistically support neurodiverse employees’ mental wellbeing.Biases in performance evaluations or promotion should be removed as they are not conducive to a ...
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Case StudiesBrewers Decorator Centres supports and values neurodiverse staff
Decorators merchant Brewers Decorator Centres demonstrates support for its neurodiverse employees through a dedicated policy that recognises the strength and opportunities a workforce of this kind can bring.The organisation, which has more than 200 sites across the UK and Jersey and 1,500 employees, introduced a neurodiverse policy in written, video ...
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Poll: Do you think reporting disability pay gaps should be mandatory?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. This week, Employee Benefits reported that the University of Hertfordshire published its disability pay data for the first time, with a mean hourly pay gap of 9.07% and a median of 10.86%.For every £1 paid to staff with ...
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ArticleEvora Contracts ordered to pay more than £25,000 in discrimination case
An employment tribunal has ruled that Scottish domestic cleaning business Evora Contracts must pay out £25,777 to its former manager who was sacked while pregnant.Antonia Ogilvie started working as a cleaner on a zero-hours contract in August last year, but was then offered the role of assistant manager and a ...
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ArticleStaff under 40 nearly twice as likely to leave a job for better benefits
British employees under 40 are nearly twice as likely to consider leaving their job for better benefits, according to new research from Telus Health.The global employee wellbeing solutions business surveyed 2,000 working Brits for its Mental health index to explore the impact of anxiety, stress, depression, turnover and flexibility.It found ...
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ArticleUniversity of Hertfordshire reports 7.59% 2023 mean hourly pay gap
The University of Hertfordshire has reported a 2023 mean hourly pay gap of 7.59%, down from 7.95% in 2022.The mean average hourly rate for women and men were £23.86 and £25.82 respectively, while the median was £21.72 and £23.69. The university’s median pay gap rose to 8.32% from 6.02%, while ...
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ArticleIQUW hires Diane Gallacher as group chief people officer
Property specialty insurer and reinsurer IQUW has appointed Diane Gallacher as group chief people officer as of this month.Gallacher has more than 25 years of expertise in talent management, culture and leadership. She will serve on IQUW Group’s executive committee, where she will be responsible for implementing its talent strategy ...
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ArticlePWC introduces neurodiversity training programme
Professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has rolled out a neurodiversity interactive learning programme to all of its 32,640 UK employees.Titled Great Minds (don’t think alike), the programme explores the topic of neurodiversity and includes bite-sized resources, as well as stories and experiences from PWC employees. It has been designed to ...
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ArticleHSBC extends parental leave for Hong Kong-based staff
Banking organisation HSBC has extended its parental leave benefits for Hong Kong-based staff to foster a family-friendly and inclusive culture.From 1 January 2024, maternity leave for full-time employees will increase from 16 to 20 weeks, while paternity, or secondary caregiver, leave will rise from 10 to 40 days. Both will ...
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ArticleAldi increases employee pay to at least £12 an hour
Supermarket chain Aldi is to increase pay for its 40,000 store and warehouse employees to at least £12 an hour nationally and £13.55 within the M25, from 1 February 2024.Pay rates will rise further for store assistants to £12.95 nationally and £13.85 within the M25 based on employees’ length of ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 1 - 7 December 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 1 - 7 December 2023 were: RMT rail workers accept pay dealIkea awards pay increases and year-end bonuses to UK staff53% of British employees would switch jobs for better benefits66% of UK full-time staff think contributory pensions are importantBrewers Decorator Centres introduces ...
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ArticleRockin’ Around The Christmas Tree ranked as top Christmas song for productivity
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee has been ranked as the top Christmas song to boost productivity in the workplace at 67 beats per minute (BPM), according to a study by gaming website CSGOLuck.The 200 biggest Christmas songs on Spotify were analysed regarding their BPM to determine which ...