All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 14
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ArticleStaff spend on essentials and luxury items narrows in 2024
Credit: Julia Sudnitskaya / Shuuterstock.com The amount employees are spending on essentials, such as groceries and home maintenance, and luxury items, such as Amazon vouchers or technology products, through reward schemes has narrowed, according to research by YuLife. The benefits and reward provider surveyed higher-earning white-collar workers ...
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ArticleNHS Professionals and Schroders sign up to heating benefit scheme
NHS Professionals, Clear Bank, advertising and public relations agency Havas and asset management firm Schroders have signed up to a home heating employee benefit scheme. The benefit, which is provided by home improvement consultancy Heat Scheme, will give their employees access to one-to-one consultations, heating efficiency assessments ...
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ArticlePladis launches global parental and bereavement leave policy
Pladis, a snacking business that owns McVitie’s, Godiva, Jacob’s and Carr’s, has launched a global parental and bereavement leave policy to support its employees.Its global Life Transitions policy offers a commitment to support all of its 16,000 employees across its 20 operating countries with the same standard. This includes a ...
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ArticleEncirc opens looped walkway for employee wellbeing
Something for the weekend: Glass container design, manufacturing, bottling and logistics firm Encirc has created a looped walkway at its Derrylin, Northern Ireland factory, which it has now opened for its employees to use for their wellbeing. The 560 metre looped walkway was created with Business in ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read articles between 23 - 29 August 2024
The top 10 most read articles between 23 - 29 August 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Allpay introduces Hereford Gift Card as staff reward Next workers win equal pay claim Increased workload behind mental health absences for 40% of employers Scottish Power Energy Network workers accept pay ...
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ArticleMalmaison Dundee introduces gift card to reward employees
Boutique hotel Malmaison Dundee has introduced the Dundee Loves Local Gift Card to recognise and reward its employees. Malmaison staff will receive the Dundee Loves Local Gift Card as a reward through its employee of the month initiative. The card will also be used on an ad-hoc ...
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Article27% of working parents feel guilty about unplanned time off to care for poorly child
Over a quarter (27%) of working parents in the UK would feel guilty about taking unplanned time off work, or out of their business, to care for their poorly child, according to research by MetLife UK. The protection and employee benefits provider’s survey of 3,003 working parents ...
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ArticleFirst Milk completes £42 million full-scheme pension buy-in
Dairy co-operative First Milk has completed a £42 million full-scheme pension buy-in for its Scottish Milk Retirement Benefits Plan. The transaction, which was carried out with financial services Just Group, secures the benefits of 452 scheme members, of which 292 are pensioners and 160 deferred members. The ...
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Article33% of retirees worry about being unable to meet living costs
One-third of retirees (33%) have concerns about being unable to meet living costs, according to research by Legal and General.Its survey of 1,000 retirees, which was carried out in partnership with the University of Sheffield, found that 38% of retiree respondents fear unexpected expenses during retirement, and 36% are anxious ...
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ArticleMore than 2,000 Catering Offshore Trade Association staff accept pay offer
More than 2,000 offshore catering workers have accepted a pay offer from their employer, the Catering Offshore Trade Association (COTA).The employees, who are represented by trade union Unite, are chefs, cleaners, heli-admin, and stewards who deliver catering, and ancillary services across North Sea oil and gas installations. They work for ...
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ArticleScottish Power Energy Network workers accept pay increase
Credit: Vivid Brands / Shutterstock.comWorkers employed by Scottish Power Energy Network have accepted an improved pay offer.The workers are based throughout the UK and are members of trade union Unite.The two-year deal will see a minimum 5.5% rise for all employees within the first year, with some receiving an additional ...
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OpinionThe Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill and the Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024
On 6 December 2023, the Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill was introduced to the House of Commons as a Private Member’s Bill by Chris Elmore, a Labour MP, with support from Darren Henry, a Conservative MP. It enjoyed the support of the government and across ...
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ArticleAkkodis receives gold employer recognition award due to flexible working
Akkodis, a global smart industry firm and part of the Adecco Group, has received the gold employer recognition scheme award due to its flexible working offering for its employees. Distributed by the Ministry of Defence, the gold award is the highest recognition given to employers who demonstrate ...
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Article80% say paid carer’s leave would balance work and caring responsibilities
Four in five (80%) of carer employees said that additional paid carer’s leave would help them to balance work and caring responsibilities, according to new research by Carers UK. A new report from the charity has estimated that if the statutory right to five days of unpaid ...
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ArticleNext workers win equal pay claim
More than 3,500 workers and former employees of Next have won a six-year equal pay claim. An employment tribunal ruled that Next failed to demonstrate that paying sales consultants, who are mostly women, lower hourly pay rates than warehouse operatives, who tend to be men, was not ...
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ArticlePost Office appoints head of people strategy, planning and governance
Post Office has appointed Juliet Crisp as its new head of people strategy, planning, and governance as of this month. With experience in HR leadership, talent development strategies and impactful people change initiatives, Crisp will be supporting the Post Office’s new people strategy that focuses on employee ...
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ArticleAllpay introduces Hereford Gift Card as staff reward
Payments specialist firm Allpay has introduced the Hereford Gift Card as a permanent employee reward after a successful pilot and positive feedback. The firm’s 300 employees can choose the Hereford Gift Card as a reward in exchange for points within its reward and recognition platform, which can ...
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ArticleIncreased workload behind mental health absences for 40% of employers
Two-fifths (40%) of employers cite rising workloads as the main reason for staff being off work with mental health illness, according to research by health and wellbeing provider HCML. Its survey of 503 employees in organisations with more than 50 workers, and 200 HR leads, HR directors, ...
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ArticleRedbridge Civic Services waste and refuse staff accept new employment terms
Waste and refuse collection workers employed by Redbridge Civic Services have accepted an improved pay, terms and conditions offer.The employees, who are members of trade union Unite, work for a subsidiary of Redbridge Council. They had previously undertaken strike action and were due to strike until 5 September, but accepted ...
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ArticleBudapest named the world’s best workcation city for 2024
Something for the weekend: Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, has been named the world’s best workcation city for 2024 in research by International Workplace Group. Following the increase in popularity of workcations, where people combine work with travel for a few days at the end of ...