All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 150
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ArticleSpring Budget 2023: Tax agents given access to payroll benefits in kind
Spring Budget 2023: The government has announced that it will give tax agents access to payroll benefits in kind for employers.Through government provided IT systems, tax agents will be able to payroll benefits in kind on behalf of employers. This was introduced as part of a long-term strategy to simplify ...
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ArticleSpring Budget 2023: Freeze on fuel duty for 12 months
Spring Budget 2023: The government has frozen fuel duty for another 12 months, according to Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt's speech to the House of Commons today (15 March 2023).Hunt told the Commons that he would extend the 5p per litre cut in duty on petrol and diesel and ...
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ArticleSpring Budget 2023: 30 hours free childcare for under-threes
Spring Budget 2023: The government has introduced 30 hours of free childcare for parents with children under the age of three, according to Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt's statement to the House of Commons today (15 March 2023).Only applicable to households where parents are working more than 16 hours ...
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ArticleNestle UK reports 4% mean gender pay gap
Credit: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.comFood and drink business Nestle UK has reported that its 2022 mean hourly gender pay gap was 4% in favour of women.Meanwhile, its 2022 median hourly gender pay gap was 2% in favour of men. Its top and bottom quartiles are made up of 38% of ...
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ArticleAmazon Middle East and North Africa enhances paid parental leave policy
Amazon Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has introduced an enhanced paid parental leave policy for employees across United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan who have become new parents, regardless of gender.The policy offers both parents with one year of service up to six weeks' paid leave within ...
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Article39% of pay increases worth 6% or more
Around two-fifths (39%) of employees received pay rises worth 6% or more in the three months to January 2023, according to research by Incomes Data Research (IDR).The research organisation analysed 75 pay deals implemented between 1 November 2022 and 31 January 2023, mostly at large organisations and covering more than ...
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OpinionPaula Kathrens: How can employers support staff with the menopause?
The government's announcement in January this year that menopause would not become a new protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 was very disappointing for those who had campaigned for change. The government's view is that the existing protected characteristics of sex, age and disability already provide protection against discrimination ...
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ArticleBlack Pearl Pubs to pay £1,700 in tax-related unfair dismissal case
Glasgow business Black Pearl Pub has been ordered to pay a former employee more than £1,700 after an employment tribunal ruled she had been unfairly dismissed.The employee, known as B Storrie, had worked at the bar The Montford for more than a year but never received a contract outlining her ...
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ArticleWest Midlands Fire Service and Capgemini named top employers for inclusivity
West Midlands Fire Service, Capgemini and Touchstone have taken the top three spots on the 2022/2023 Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers list.Compiled by Inclusive Companies for the seventh annual year, the list was created to benchmark the current state of equality, diversity and inclusion in UK workplaces. It is based ...
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ArticleMedian monthly pay up by 6.7% year-on-year in February
Median monthly pay in February 2023 was £2,193, a 6.7% increase compared with the same period in 2022, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The findings revealed that the median pay growth rate fell between March and May 2020, but 6.7% was higher than the average growth rate before ...
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ArticleDaimler Truck awards profit share and appreciation bonuses
Credit: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.comGerman commercial vehicle manufacturing firm Daimler Truck has awarded eligible employees a €6,300 (£5,546) profit sharing bonus and a one-off appreciation bonus of €1,000 (£880).The bonuses were decided upon by the firm’s board of management and the General Works Council, and apply to 25,000 tariff-scale German ...
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ArticleOnly 29% of leaders have had neurodiversity training
Just a third of HR professionals and 29% of senior leaders have had specific training in relation to neurodiversity, according to research by City and Guilds and neurodiversity specialists Do-IT Solutions. The study was released to coincide with Neurodiversity Week (13 to 19 March), and consisted of answers from ...
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ArticleBP reports 14.9% mean gender pay gap
Oil and gas firm BP has reported a mean gender pay gap of 14.9% for 2022, down from 19% in 2021.Its median gender pay gap for last year was 14.1%, down from 16.2%. A total of 69% of men made up the employer’s upper pay quartile in 2022, whereas its ...
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ArticleNHS junior doctors in England strike over pay
NHS junior doctors in England have commenced the first of three strike action days today (13 March) over a pay restoration dispute.A total of 98.06% of junior doctors who participated in the ballot voted to strike, with around 36,218 British Medical Association (BMA) members set to not attend any shifts ...
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ArticleDomestic and General appoints chief people officer
Appliance care specialist firm Domestic and General has appointed Anna Capitanio (pictured) as chief people officer as of March.Capitanio, who also joined the leadership team, took over from Jenny Hillyer, who held the position of interim chief people officer.Capitanio has more than two decades of experience across sectors including pharmaceuticals, ...
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ArticleHovis gives staff in Northern Ireland 13.5% pay deal
Credit: William Barton / Shutterstock.comEmployees at flour and bread brand Hovis in Northern Ireland have accepted a 13.5% two-year pay deal, with 75% voting to end the pay dispute.Members of trade union Unite working at Hovis voted by a margin of three to one to accept a higher pay increase ...
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ArticleTLT launches menopause support for employees
Law firm TLT has introduced enhanced menopause support for its workforce as part of an inclusive working approach, and to celebrate International Women’s Day (9 March 2023).The support includes free menopause testing for all female employees, and access to a menopause assessment and diagnosis service, in partnership with health provider ...
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ArticleCamden Council publishes gender pension gap for first time
Camden Council has reported its 2022 gender pensions gap for the first time, revealing that on average for every £1 paid into a male employee's pensions, female staff receive 75p.The report, which covered council staff and those employed in local authority schools enrolled in the local government pension scheme, said ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 3 - 9 March 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 3 - 9 March 2023 were: Costa Coffee gives staff third pay rise in 12 monthsAmazon receives top employer certification for 2023FNZ implements global family leave benefitsGovernment names first menopause employment championKinleigh Folkard and Hayward gives staff one-off cost-of-living payment Sellick Partnership ...
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ArticleSwansea scoops top spot as best UK hybrid hotspot
Something for the weekend: Swansea in Wales has ranked top in the UK for hybrid working, due to its low-cost broadband and affordable house prices.Software specialist Access Group’s Hybrid working inclusion index was compiled using nine data points: average house prices, hours worked by location, salaries, electricity and gas costs, ...