All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 149
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ArticleSantander Consumer UK reports 26.5% mean gender pay gap
Santander Consumer UK has reported that its mean average pay gap for 2022 was 26.5%, while its median gap was 26.6%.According to the business, these figures were both 3.9 percentage lower than in 2021.Women occupied 34.5% of the highest paid jobs and 63.8% of the lowest paid jobs, while 65.5% ...
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ArticleTaylor Swift's feline friend earns £81.6 million as animal influencer
Something for the weekend: The cost-of-living crisis is of no concern to celebrity feline influencer Olivia Benson, who has earned a whopping $97 million (£81.6 million) net worth working alongside best friend Taylor Swift.The Scottish Fold earned her fortune starring alongside Swift in several music videos, in addition to having ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 30 December 2022 - 5 January 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 December 2022 - 5 January 2023 were: Bentley and Unilever among best employers for shift-based employeesSnowflake measures success of automated benefits programmeWill automation and AI revolutionise the world of benefits in 2023?Media Mantra updates leave policy to enhance inclusion and wellbeingEmployee ...
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ArticleUS Department of Defense extends military parental leave
Credit: Mia2you / Shutterstock.comThe US Department of Defense has expanded its military parental leave programme in order to allow all eligible active and reserve service members to care for children while balancing their work.The expansion provides 12 weeks of parental leave to those on active duty for 12 months or ...
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ArticleStagecoach gives Sunderland drivers 11% pay rise
Bus drivers employed by Stagecoach in Sunderland have accepted an 11% pay rise and £150 bonus, backdated to 1 December 2022, ending their long-running strike.Three-quarters of the drivers, members of the trade union GMB, voted to accept the pay increase, which is more than the offer they received last year, ...
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ArticleSainsbury’s boosts pay to at least £11 an hour
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has increased the pay of 127,000 hourly paid employees to at least £11 per hour, in a policy that will be effective from February.As part of a £205 million investment, hourly retail pay at Sainsbury’s and Argos have been increased from £10.25 to £11.00 per hour, and ...
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ArticleRiviera Partners names chief people officer
Riviera Partners,?an executive search firm for engineering, product, and?design roles, has appointed Decio Mendes (pictured) as its new chief people officer.Mendes will lead Riviera’s people and culture strategy in the form of organisational development, talent management and training, and global employee experience.He joined from FLYN, a corporate development firm that ...
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ArticleE.On reports 13.7% mean hourly gender pay gap
Energy provider E.On reported that its mean hourly gender pay gap for 2022 was 13.7%, up 0.2% from 2021.The business’ median hourly gender pay gap for 2022 was 25.1%, up 2.2% from the previous year.According to E.On, the main drivers of its pay gap in 2022 were that it employs ...
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ArticleOnly 13% are comfortable asking for time off due to mental ill health
Only 1 in 10 (13%) UK employees revealed that they are comfortable enough to admit to their employers that they need time off for mental ill health, according to research by mental health app Wysa. The findings highlighted that 83% would prefer to talk to a mental health app rather ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2023 gives entrants chance to win table for 10
HR, reward and benefits professionals who want to win a table at the Employee Benefits Awards 2023 and receive the early bird entry rate only have two days left to submit their entries.Those who submit their entries by the end of Friday 6 January will receive an automatic entry into ...
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OpinionSian McKinley and Joshua Peters: The impact of the metaverse on employment law
Employment laws on harassment, discrimination and privacy of workers are well established online and in the office, but applying these rules in the metaverse raises novel risks and challenges. In the employment sphere, an evolution of existing legal principles is more likely than a complete overhaul.The nascent metaverse has already ...
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ArticleNorton Rose Fulbright names chief people officer for EMEA
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed Kate Evans (pictured) as chief people officer for the Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) region.Evans will work with the EMEA management team, the broader partnership and business services leaders to enhance employee engagement, talent retention and career development, and bring about ...
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Article53% of employers planning pay rises of at least 5% in 2023
More than half (53%) of employers said they intend to give staff pay increases of at least 5% in 2023, according to an Incomes Data Research poll.The survey of 181 large private sector organisations found that 24% anticipated awarding an increase of 6% or more, and 25% intended to make ...
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ArticleSeven Search and Selection transfers to full employee ownership
Leeds-based recruitment firm Seven Search and Selection has signed a deal to transfer full ownership across to its 25 employees as of this month.According to the business, it chose to establish an employee ownership trust (EOT) so all of its employees would be personally invested and working for each other, ...
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ArticleWickes reports 7.4% mean gender pay gap
Home improvement retailer Wickes has reported a mean gender pay gap of 7.4%, up from 6.4% in 2021.The business, which published its second gender pay gap report since becoming an independent listed employer, also reported a 2.6% median gender pay gap for 2022, narrowing from 8.4% last year.Wickes stated that ...
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ArticleSoaring Santa demand means sackfuls of cash for festive entertainers
Something for the weekend: Santas little helpers can name their price this year, as US-based holiday entertainer hiring website HireSanta.com has revealed it is overwhelmed with tree-mendously high demand.In a video interview with news website NPR, Mitch Allen, founder and self-described ‘head elf’ at HireSanta.com, explained that the business has ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 9 - 15 December 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 9 and 15 December 2022 were: Northern Ireland government confirms £1,400 NHS pay awardJacob’s Cream Crackers gives 6.5% pay riseGovernment awards £1.97 million to help women in the workplaceEmployers using pay to drive performance outperform peersBillionaire boss hires out Disney World exclusively ...
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ArticleFDM Group reports -4% mean gender pay gap
Recruitment business FDM Group has published its gender pay gap report for 2022, having achieved a mean gender pay gap of -4%.The organisation's median gender pay gap for this year was -4.3%, having narrowed compared with last year’s figure of -9.6%, but remaining well below the UK average median pay ...
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ArticleBank of New York Mellon Corporation creates stock plan for 51,000 global employees
Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.comUS and global investment banking services organisation Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon Corporation has introduced a share scheme for eligible employees with BK Restricted Stock Units, or BK Shares, which will open on 13 February 2023.A grant of 10 restricted stock units will be awarded to ...
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ArticleNursing staff strike in dispute over fair pay
Approximately 100,000 nursing staff have commenced strike action across England, Northern Ireland and Wales today (15 December) in an ongoing dispute about fair pay and patient safety.The nurses have campaigned for a pay rise, and announced their intention to resort to industrial action last month, stating that without pay to ...