All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 113
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ArticleMcDonald’s Australia implements staff wellbeing app
McDonald’s Australia has introduced a digital health, safety and wellbeing platform for its 115,000 employees across the country and their families.The Sonder app provides a range of health and wellbeing needs, including digital 24/7 live chats with registered professionals such as nurses and psychologists for support with mental health care, ...
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ArticleSaffron Building Society hires new head of people
Saffron Building Society has appointed Mark Williams as its new head of people as of this month.Williams will join from Metro Bank, where he spent five years in various people partnering roles across its retail, business and commercial banking functions, and rose to the role of head of people partners ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 18 - 24 August 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 18 - 24 August were: Specsavers receives menopause-friendly accreditationAstraZeneca and BAE Systems CEOs have highest FTSE 100 payBaxterStorey enhances employee benefits packageScottish junior doctors accept 12.4% pay riseLem-uhn launches work-from-anywhere schemeUPS staff accept pay rises under collective bargaining agreement46% of savers do ...
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ArticleExclusive: Fitflop to discuss employee wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live 2023
Emma Andrews, global payroll and reward specialist (pictured right), and Alex Strang, wellbeing manager (pictured left) at shoe brand Fitflop, will present a wellbeing workshop at Employee Benefits Live 2023.Titled Feel Good at Fitflop: Why we prioritise employee wellbeing, the workshop will take place on Tuesday 3 October in Theatre ...
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ArticleLegoland Discovery Centre looks for assistant master model builders
Legoland Discovery Centre Birmingham has started searching for assistant master model builders, a role ideal for enthusiasts who want to bring Lego worlds to life and create magical experiences.There are two full-time and one part-time roles available on an initial 12-month fixed-term contract, and full availability is required across some ...
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ArticleTribunal orders Greatwell Homes to pay £50,000 in maternity leave dispute
Northamptonshire housing association Greatwell Homes has been ordered to pay a former employee £50,000 at employment tribunal after a maternity leave dispute.The association, which manages thousands of homes in Wellingborough, Kettering and Raunds, was taken to court after the member of staff claimed she had ‘suffered a detriment’ while on ...
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ArticleFirst South bus drivers receive cost-of-living payment
Credit: Keith Ryall / Shutterstock.comBus drivers employed by First South have been awarded a £600 one-off cost-of-living payment, ending strike action planned for this month.Following negotiations led by trade union Unite on behalf of its members, First South agreed to make a lump sum payment to the workers in a ...
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OpinionTony Ark: Invesco supports UK workforce with comprehensive health benefits
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has long recognised that great health and wellbeing is a core enabler of employee engagement and organisational performance. Promoting wellbeing by taking a proactive approach to benefits that help prevent stress and create a positive working environment is therefore a priority for ...
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ArticleZurich Insurance Group recognised for employee wellbeing
Zurich Insurance Group’s global headquarters in Switzerland has received Well Platinum status, a certification for employee wellbeing.Established by the International Well Building Institute, the certification is a building standard that measures, certifies and monitors features of the built environment that impact human health and wellbeing. It explores 10 features or ...
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Article67% of employers do not offer a fertility treatment policy
Two-thirds (67%) of employers do not currently have a fertility treatment policy in place, according to research by charity Pregnant Then Screwed.Its survey of 260 HR managers also found that just 10% are happy with the support they offer to employees undergoing fertility treatment and 14% are satisfied with how ...
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ArticleATP to guarantee minimum earning levels for tennis players
The global governing body of men’s professional tennis ATP has announced it is to launch a financial security programme for players in 2024 as part of a three-year trial.Its Baseline programme has been designed to ensure a greater number of players can make a sustainable living from the sport. The ...
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ArticleDedrone hires new chief people officer
Smart airspace security firm Dedrone has hired Sara Devitt as chief people officer.In this role, Devitt will lead Dedrone’s global people strategy and continue its legacy of attracting, developing and retaining top, diverse talent to enable its current growth phase.Devitt has more than 20 years' experience, first at Harvard Business ...
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ArticleTetley employees secure 7% pay increase
Almost 200 Tetley workers based in Teesside have accepted a 7% pay rise.The employees work for Tata Consumer Products, which produces Tetley products for the UK and Canada, and are members of trade union GMB. The pay rise will be backdated to 1 April.The workers began a ballot for strike ...
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Article27% of under 35s have calculated required retirement income
Just one-quarter (27%) of UK staff aged under 35 have worked out how much they will need to live on in retirement, according to research by Royal London.The mutual life, pensions and investment firm, which surveyed 4,000 UK adults, also found that two-fifths (38%) of adults under the age of ...
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ArticleUPS staff accept pay rises under collective bargaining agreement
Credit: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.comMore than 300,000 full- and part-time United Parcel Service (UPS) employees in the US have voted to ratify a five-year collective bargaining agreement, accepting pay increases and ending the threat of strike action.More than 86% of trade union International Brotherhood of Teamsters members voted in favour ...
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OpinionAmanda Trewhella: Supporting employees with menstrual health and menopause transition
Women’s health, and in particular the menopause transition, is a topical issue that has finally received significant coverage in the media during the last year or so.In the UK there are currently no legal regulations specifically requiring employers to provide support to people affected by menstruation issues or the menopause. ...
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ArticleAstraZeneca and BAE Systems CEOs have highest FTSE 100 pay
AstraZeneca, BAE Systems and BP have been named as FTSE 100 organisations with the highest chief executive officer (CEO) pay, according to research by the High Pay Centre.Its latest report found that Pascal Soriot of AstraZeneca was the highest paid CEO, making £16.85 million, ahead of Charles Woodburn of BAE ...
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ArticleRSA Insurance becomes Stonewall Diversity Champion
Insurance firm RSA Insurance has become a Stonewall Diversity Champion in order to take a further step in its drive to progress diversity, equity and inclusion.As part of this commitment, RSA will be work with the charity to help increase empowerment for LGBTQ+ employees and continue to embed inclusivity in ...
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ArticleLem-uhn launches work-from-anywhere scheme
UK PR agency Lem-uhn has introduced a work-from-anywhere scheme in which employees can work outside the UK for 45 days per year.Employees are permitted to work in any country where the UK has a double taxation agreement.According to the agency, which wants to build not only a happier team but ...
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ArticleTribunal finds former Royal Stoke University Hospital nurse was unfairly dismissed
Credit: Vivid Brands / Shutterstock.comA former Royal Stoke University Hospital nurse has been found to have been unfairly dismissed and should have received statutory redundancy.Clare Jackson had been working as a band six senior haematology research nurse at the hospital for five years when a directorate restructuring involving more than ...