All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 162
-
ArticleBNP Paribas enhances paid parental leave policy for US staff
BNP Paribas is to enhance its paid parental leave policy for all eligible US employees.From 1 October, it will offer up to 24 weeks of fully paid leave for the birth parent and up to 16 weeks fully paid leave for the non-birth parent.The organisation has made these enhancements as ...
-
ArticleHow will the Mini Budget 2022 impact pay and benefits?
Mini Budget 2022: Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng delivered his Mini Budget speech in the House of Commons on Friday 23 September. This included a number of key annoucements that could impact pay and benefits.Government scraps 45% tax rate on incomes above £150,000Government scraps temporary national insurance increaseGovernment drops ...
-
OpinionYvonne Gallagher: Bumpy ride for Deliveroo in workers’ union challenge
The Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) Union has announced plans to pursue claims previously made against Deliveroo on behalf of riders and drivers. These assert that the riders are workers for the purpose of a variety of employment statutory rights, in particular the right to union recognition, but also ...
-
ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Ipsos, Claranet and The AA to discuss financial wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live 2022
How to support staff during the cost-of-living crisis and how to build an effective financial wellbeing strategy are just some of the topics that will be discussed by industry experts from Ipsos, Claranet and The AA on Thursday 6 October at Employee Benefits Live 2022.In a session titled 'Building ...
-
ArticlePhoenix Group increases paid reservists leave
Long-term savings and retirement business Phoenix Group has extended its paid reservists leave to 10 days.The group, which employs 8,000 workers and has offices across the UK in Edinburgh, Wythall, Telford and Basingstoke, had previously offered five days of leave.The extension, which was announced at the start of National Inclusion ...
-
ArticleSkanska UK updates family friendly benefits and leave
Construction firm Skanska UK has enhanced its maternity, paternity, adoption and dependants benefits with immediate effect for its more than than 3,300 employees across the real estate, defence, education, highways, rail and water sectors.Skanska UK increased maternity and adoption leave to 26 weeks fully paid, and paternity leave to eight ...
-
ArticleNatwest Group replaces paternity leave with inclusive partner policy
Natwest Group has introduced an enhanced parental leave policy, referred to as 'partner leave', for employees in the UK, Guernsey, Jersey, Gibraltar, Republic of Ireland, India and Poland, which will come into effect in January 2023.The partner leave allowance has replaced the bank's existing paternity leave policies and provide the ...
-
Article86% of employers have seen a higher demand for international working
Employee Benefits poll: Almost nine in 10 (86%) of employers have seen a recent growth in demand for international working, and now have more people working for them based in different countries.In comparison, only one in 10 (9%) respondents to an online survey conducted by Employee Benefits said that they ...
-
Article
Poll: Do you agree with the government’s move to curtail strike disruption?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. Last week, Employee Benefits reported that Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng announced in the Mini Budget that the government plans to reduce strike action through legislation that makes trade unions take all pay offers to a member ...
-
ArticleHSBC UK and Bristol Myers Squibb named among top menopause friendly employers
Pharmaceutical firm Bristol Myers Squibb and banks HSBC UK and Santander all took home awards at the inaugural Menopause Friendly Employer Awards ceremony on 22 September.The awards consisted of 10 categories, with Bristol Myers Squibb winning the Menopause friendly employer of the year and Best trained workforce awards. Santander UK ...
-
ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Visionable launches financial wellbeing app
EXCLUSIVE: Software firm Visionable has introduced app-based financial wellbeing support for its 43 members of staff as of this month.The financial wellbeing platform, by Bippit, provides professionally qualified financial coaches matched to staff needs. Employees answer questions about their concerns or needs, and based on that information, they are connected ...
-
ArticleSigma7 hires first vice president of human resources
Risk information and services firm Sigma7 has named Jodi Cheek (pictured) as vice president of human resources, a newly created executive leadership position.Cheek has been recruited in order to design and implement the business' people operation, including establishing HR and professional development processes and building a strong employment brand.Cheek joins ...
-
ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Tyler Grange, Lendlease and Ministry of Justice to discuss mental wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live 2022
Experts from Tyler Grange, Lendlease and the Ministry of Justice will explore the subject of mental health resilience and improving working relationships at Employee Benefits Live 2022, taking place at ExCeL London.Dr Antonia Dietmann, head of organisation and behaviour development at the Ministry of Justice, will give a presentation titled ...
-
ArticleGovernment scraps 45% tax rate on incomes above £150,000
Mini Budget 2022: The UK government has announced that it will scrap the 45% tax rate on incomes above £150,000 as of 6 April 2023.Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng told the House of Commons that the 45% tax rate would be replaced with a 40% rate in order to ...
-
ArticleLidl GB increases entry level pay to £10.90 an hour
Supermarket chain Lidl GB has increased the hourly pay rate of all store and warehouse employees, effective from 1 October and representing a £39.5 million investment.The business has increased entry-level pay from £10.10 to £10.90 per hour for those outside of London and £11.30 to £11.95 per hour for those ...
-
ArticleGovernment scraps temporary national insurance increase
Mini Budget 2022: The government has scrapped the temporary 1.25 percentage point increase to national insurance (NI) contributions for the 2022/23 tax year.Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng announced in his Mini Budget speech, that as of 6 November, NI rates will drop to their previous percentage levels. Class One ...
-
ArticleGovernment drops income tax basic rate to 19% one year early
Mini Budget 2022: The UK government has announced that it will reduce the basic rate of income tax by one pence to 19% as of 6 April 2023, one year earlier than planned.According to Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng's speech to the House of Commons, this will result in ...
-
ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 16 - 22 September 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 16 and 22 September 2022 were: Port of Liverpool staff strike over rejected pay dealGalliford Try awards staff up to £750 cost-of-living paymentLufthansa pilots agree to strike truce and £428 monthly raisePartners& research: 25% of employers cannot afford living cost support paymentsHard ...
-
ArticleSocial media nomad job showcases delights of remote work down under
Something for the weekend: Recruitment business Deel has started the hunt for its first social media nomad, who will travel across Australia and New Zealand creating content while living the 'van life'.In a vehicle dubbed the Deel Mobeel, the lucky recruit will be required to showcase the ins and outs ...
-
ArticleAllied Vehicles Group increases wages weighted towards lowest paid
Allied Vehicles Group, based in Possilpark in north Glasgow, has invested more than £1 million in pay rises to help its workforce cope with the cost-of-living crisis.Each of the organisation's nearly 600 staff received a pay increase this month, on a sliding scale weighted towards those who are lower paid. ...