All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 150
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ArticleGymshark hires chief people officer
Fitness and apparel brand Gymshark has recruited Laura Hagan (pictured) to join the business in January 2023 as its new chief people officer.Hagan will be responsible for ensuring Gymshark attracts the right talent to enable sustainable growth. She will report directly to founder and chief executive officer Ben Francis.Hagan spent ...
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AnalysisWhat will the top reward trends be in 2023?
The cost-of-living crisis and looming recession has led to a stronger focus on support which will follow into the new year, with some employers looking at cost-effective options.Due to the struggle for talent and the rising costs of living, pay awards are expected to be higher next year than in ...
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OpinionCharles Cotton: 2023 will bring a focus on low-cost wellbeing support
In today’s volatile, uncertain and complex world, making predictions for the coming month is difficult enough, let alone making them for 2023. The cost-of-living crisis has had, and continues to have, a significant and widespread impact on the world of work. Next year, it is likely the UK will be ...
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ArticleLoganair launches diversity and inclusion training scheme
Credit: Bradley Caslin / Shutterstock.comRegional airline Loganair has introduced an equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) training programme for its 800 UK and Scandinavian employees.The airline stated that it had invested more than £300,000 in rolling out the course, which will begin in January 2023. The programme was introduced as part ...
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ArticleImperial College London reports 16.6% mean gender pay gap
Imperial College London has published its gender pay gap report for the sixth time, showing a mean gender pay gap of 16.6% for 2022, which is higher than the 13.9% national mean gender pay gap.The university's mean hourly rate for total pay was £27.49 for women and £32.97 for men, ...
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ArticleGlamorgan County Cricket Club becomes Disability Confident Committed employer
Glamorgan County Cricket Club has been accredited as a level one Disability Confident Committed employer.The club pledged to ensure its recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, to communicate and promote vacancies, offer interviews to disabled people, anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as required, support any existing employee who acquires a ...
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OpinionJayne Flint: What does the continuation of the off payroll working rules mean for businesses?
The government announced in the recent mini Budget that it intended to scrap the off payroll working rules from 6 April 2023. On 17 October 2022, it confirmed that this is no longer the case. This means that the rules, which apply when a business engages a contractor who operates ...
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ArticleEmployers using pay to drive performance more likely to outperform peers
Businesses that make effective use of pay programmes to drive individual and team performance are 1.2 times more likely to outperform others, and 1.4 times more likely to report higher employee productivity, according to research by Willis Towers Watson (WTW).More than 800 global organisations were surveyed, highlighting that employers using ...
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ArticleBarratt Developments UK reports 8.8% mean gender pay gap
Housebuilding organisation Barratt Developments UK has published its 2022 gender pay gap report, showing its mean gender pay gap to have widened from 6.2% in 2021 to 8.8%.The business' median gender pay gap also widened, from -0.4% last year to 6.3% in 2022. The mean bonus pay gap increased from ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Organon introduces digital health support for employees
Credit: Formatoriginal / Shutterstock.comGlobal healthcare business Organon has introduced access to health support from digital app Peppy via Axa Health, for all of its 600 UK-based employees and their partners.Employees will be able to receive menopause, fertility and reproductive health, women’s health, family and baby, men’s health and other areas ...
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Article18% of employers offer staff a salary advance scheme
Employee Benefits poll: Almost a fifth (18%) of organisations offer a salary advance scheme allowing staff to access their wages before payday, according to an online survey among Employee Benefits readers.Conversely, 54% of respondents said that they do not offer a scheme of this kind. However, 31% revealed that while ...
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ArticleWatch Employee Benefits’ free women’s health webinar
Employee Benefits’ webinar, How important is women’s health at work?, is now available to watch for free on demand. The webinar, in association with Peppy, was broadcast live at 11am on Wednesday 7 December. Debbie Lovewell-Tuck, editor of Employee Benefits, was joined by Sam Blevins, health and ...
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Poll: Has your organisation given staff a Christmas party or a bonus this year?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. Last month, Employee Benefits reported that 47% of businesses said they planned to provide staff with year-end bonuses for Christmas 2022, while 81% planned to host a party to mark the festive season and reward employees, according to ...
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ArticleJacob’s Cream Crackers gives factory staff 6.5% pay rise
Credit: Claudio Divizia / Shutterstock.comMore than 750 factory employees for Jacob's Cream Crackers, owned by Pladis, secured an improved pay deal after 11 weeks of strike action.The employees, who also make Mini Cheddars, Clubs and Twiglets at the site in Aintree, the primary facility for the business' products in the ...
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ArticleNetball Australia updates parental leave policy
Credit: Alex Bogatyrev / Shutterstock.comNational sporting governing body Netball Australia has amended its parental leave policy in order to better support its employees and their families.Netball Australia increased paid parental leave for primary carers from eight to 18 weeks, while paid parental leave for secondary carers was increased from two ...
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ArticleGovernment awards £1.97 million to help women in the workplace
Organisations including Birmingham Voluntary Services Council, Ashiana Community Project and Suffolk Libraries have received a share of £1.97 million from the government to support women with reproductive issues in the workplace.Around 16 employers across England were successful in their application to this year’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Health ...
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ArticlePentland Brands hires new chief human resources officer
Business management firm Pentland Brands has appointed Belinda Deery (pictured) as chief human resources officer as of this month.As a member of the Pentland Brands executive team, Deery will lead the HR services, recruitment, reward, employee engagement and internal communications teams across the business and brands globally.Deery previously held HR ...
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ArticleBillionaire boss hires out Disney World exclusively for 10,000 staff
Credit: Viaval Tours / Shutterstock.comSomething for the weekend: Ken Griffin, founder of hedge fund and trading business Citadel and Citadel Securities, has thanked 10,000 employees by flying them out to Walt Disney World in Florida for three days, as well as hiring famous musicians to play at the business’ corporate ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 2 - 8 December 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 2 and 8 December 2022 were: Natwest gives 59,000 employees cost-of living paymentHachette UK gives staff cost-of-living payment and increases holidayAxa UK introduces free period products in all UK offices Asos and UK Power Networks make Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers ListGeneral ...
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ArticleUK Power Networks joins Employers Initiative on Domestic Abuse
Electricity distributor UK Power Networks, which employs 6,000 people, has joined the Employers Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA) in order to take action on domestic abuse.By becoming a ‘Beacon’ employer, the business pledged to support staff facing abuse by offering support, raising awareness, fostering a safe environment, and providing education ...