All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 124
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ArticleScottish police officers secure 7% pay rise
The Police Negotiating Board (PNB) and Scottish government have agreed that all police officers in Scotland will receive a 7% increase to pay and allowances, backdated to 1 April.The agreement was reached following dialogue and negotiation through the PNB, which is made up of representatives from the Scottish Police Authority, ...
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ArticleWave implements new employee benefits platform
National water retailer Wave is implementing a benefits platform to enable it to offer a more flexible and personalised package for employees.Through the platform, which is provided by Zest and will be rolled out in October, Wave’s employees will be able to access all benefits in a single place.While Wave’s ...
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ArticleInsight Enterprises and Mason Advisory named Best UK Workplaces in Tech 2023
Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.comDigital solutions firm Insight Enterprises, business management consultancy Mason Advisory and information technology firm Allianz Technology have been named as some of the UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech for 2023.Established by Great Place To Work UK, the list is created using anonymous feedback from employees in the ...
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OpinionKris Weber: The impact of BBC v Christina Burns on pension costs
BBC v Christina Burns concerns the ability of employers to amend their old-fashioned and prohibitively expensive defined benefit pension schemes to make cost-saving changes. Often this is done by closing a scheme to future accrual, so members no longer earn any further benefits in it. The court said the BBC ...
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ArticleTribunal rules refusing pay rise to former Direct Line employee was unfair
Credit: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.comA menopausal former Direct Line insurance worker has been awarded £64,645.07 in a disability discrimination case after her boss refused to give her a pay rise amid claims she was “underperforming”.Maxine Lynskey began working for Direct Line in April 2016 and had no issues until March ...
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Article77% of staff are unaware that insurers offer mental health support
Three-quarters (77%) of UK employees are not aware that insurers offer mental health support as an additional benefit, according to new research by LV=.The investment, protection and retirement firm’s Wealth and wellbeing research programme, which is a long-term quarterly survey of 4,000 UK adults, aims to highlight how many protection ...
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ArticleUnum UK provides staff with free period products
Employee benefits provider Unum UK has launched an initiative as of today (5 September) where every bathroom in each of its UK sites has free and sustainable period products.As part of a partnership with Hey Girls network, the provider will be stocking products to launch a period dignity scheme across ...
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Article73% of employers think their benefits meet employee needs
Employee Benefits poll: Almost three-quarters (72.7%) of organisations think that the benefits they offer meet employees’ needs, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers.Meanwhile, 13.6% do not think that the benefits they offer meet employees’ needs while the same number were unsure either way.Last month, Employee Benefits reported that ...
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Poll: What reproductive care benefits does your organisation offer?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. Last month, Employee Benefits reported that 67% of employers do not currently have a fertility treatment policy in place, according to research by charity Pregnant Then Screwed. In light of this, what reproductive care benefits does your organisation ...
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ArticleAmulet signs up to Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter
Amulet, a firm that delivers multi-faceted security solutions to the construction, healthcare and other sectors, has signed up as a supporter of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.The voluntary membership and assessment scheme was founded in 2019 as an initiative from the Mayor of Greater Manchester to address and improve ...
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ArticleShine Catering Services becomes living wage employer
South Wales-based Shine Catering Services has committed to pay its around 50 employees at its in-house fabricating facility the real living wage.Staff at the family-run business, which has been in operation for almost 50 years and offers a design and build service for professional catering environments, will see their pay ...
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Article150,000 NHS doctors receive pay rise this month
Around 150,000 NHS doctors will start to receive a pay rise this month after the government accepted the Independent Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration’s (DDRB) recommendations.As part of the agreement, first-year doctors in training will receive a 10.3% pay increase and junior doctors will see an 8.8% rise, ...
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ArticleMackie’s of Scotland recruits first people and development manager
Ice cream brand Mackie’s of Scotland has appointed Jordan Noble as its first people and development manager as part of its focus in on its commitment to employee engagement and workforce development.Noble joins the organisation after spending five years with food manufacturing firm Joseph Robertson.In her new role, she will ...
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ArticleAverage pension pot totals 24% less than recommended amount
The average pension pot of a UK retiree totals less than a quarter (24%) of the recommended amount for a moderate standard of living, according to research by Finder.com.The personal finance comparison site found that the average pension pot for a retired person in the UK sits at £69,481, much ...
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ArticleUnum UK enhances flexible working rights ahead of new laws
Employee benefits provider Unum UK has introduced the opportunity for its more than 850 staff to request flexible working rights from day one of employment.This is instead of them having to wait six months to do so as set out under current employment legislation.Unum will now also allow employees to ...
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ArticleLidl GB increases pay for 24,500 employees
Lidl GB has increased pay for its 24,500 employees, representing an £8 million investment and a total £60 million investment into pay over the past year.From this month, store and warehouse staff working outside the M25 will see their hourly pay increase to £11.40 from £11.00, rising to £12.30 with ...
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ArticleMatt Damon and Ben Affleck offer to pay salaries of striking staff at Jimmy Kimmel Live
Credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.comSomething for the weekend: Hollywood actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have offered to pay the salaries of staff at American talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live for two weeks.Show host Jimmy Kimmel revealed the kind offer in this week’s debut episode of Spotify podcast Strike Force Five, ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 25 - 31 August 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 25 - 31 August were: McDonald’s Australia implements staff wellbeing appTribunal orders Greatwell Homes to pay £50,000 in maternity leave rowNetwork Rail withdraws annual bonuses for striking employeesChesterfield Council staff strike over payStandard Chartered enhances global parental leave benefitsSt Mungo’s employees accept ...
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ArticleGovernment confirms it will reinstate equal pay protection legislation
The government has confirmed it is to reinstate equal pay protection legislation after previously scrapping the European Union (EU) law behind it.The protection was axed among other laws after the UK left the EU as part of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 which was passed in ...
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ArticleEngland and Wales Cricket Board equalises fees for female players
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has increased match fees for England’s women cricket players to bring them in line with male players, effective immediately.The change was recommended in the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket report, which was published in June. This found that women were paid 25% ...