All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 11
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ArticleHM Coastguards keep worker status after employer appeal fails
HM Coastguards at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency will keep their worker status after an appeal by their employers failed on 14 January.
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Article81% of employees experience mental health symptoms
A majority of (81%) of workers have experienced mental health symptoms, including stress, anxiety, depression, burnout and loneliness, in the past 12 months, according to research by Sonder.
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Case StudiesUK Power Networks offers physical wellbeing support within health and safety culture
UK Power Networks supports its employees in physically demanding roles as part of its health and safety culture.
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ArticleDelta to reward staff with share of $1.3 billion profit
Airline Delta will award its employees worldwide with a share of the $1.3 billion (£966.2 million) profit that it achieved in 2025.
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ArticleTeachers in Northern Ireland accept a 4% pay offer
Teachers in Northern Ireland have accepted a 4% pay offer.
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ArticleManchester City Council receives menopause-friendly employer accreditation
Manchester City Council has received menopause-friendly employer accreditation as part of its commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace.
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ArticleAldi to increase pay for store staff
Aldi will increase pay for its thousands of store assistants from Sunday 1 March.
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ArticleAssociated British Ports introduces emergency menstrual health benefit
Associated British Ports (ABP) has introduced an emergency menstrual health benefit for its employees in maritime environments.
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ArticleJust 17% of staff expect to review or increase pension contributions in next 12 months
Despite 53% of employees saying they thought about their pension a fair amount or a great deal in 2025, only 17% expect to actually review or increase their pension contributions in the next 12 months, according to new research by PensionBee.
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ArticleWSP Textiles staff begin strike action in dispute over pay offer
WSP Textiles employees in Gloucestershire have begun strike action in a dispute over a pay offer.
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ArticleE.On UK employees raise more than £500,000 for charity partner Mind
E.On UK employees have raised more than £500,000 for the energy supplier’s national mental health charity partner Mind.
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People MovesSwiss Re announces new chief people officer
Reinsurance firm Swiss Re has announced that Nicole Pieterse, its current head human resources for property and casualty reinsurance, will become chief people officer as of January 2026.
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ArticleFCA publishes updated proposals to Value for Money consultation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published updated proposals to its Value for Money (VFM) Framework consultation.
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ArticleDrax launches mental health training for staff
Renewable energy firm Drax has introduced mental health training for staff to build the resilience of workers in rural Scottish locations.
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Article55% of employees want commitment to mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting within 12 months
More than half (55%) of UK workers want the government to commit to introducing mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting within the next 12 months, according to research by People Like Us.
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ArticleSri Lanka ranked most affordable place to live or retire in 2026
International Living magazine has identified the five most affordable places to live or retire in 2026, which scored the highest in the cost-of-living category of its 2026 Global Retirement Index.
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ArticleThe top 10 stories between 2 - 8 January 2026
The top 10 stories between 2 - 8 January 2026 on employeebenefits.co.uk:
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ArticleTribunal rules JP Morgan did not discriminate against female worker in equal pay case
An employment tribunal has ruled that banking organisation JP Morgan did not discriminate against a female analyst who claimed she was paid less for doing the same job as her male colleague.
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ArticleUK salary increase budgets for 2026 stand at 3.6%
UK salary increase budgets for 2026 stand at 3.6% and matched 2025’s actual increases, according to research by Willis Towers Watson (WTW).
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ArticleDivorced UK women face 61% pension gap
Divorced women have been found to typically have £53,160 less in pensions savings than divorced men in the UK, according to research by Now:Pensions and the Pension Policy Institute.