All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 166
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ArticleBritish Airways returns annual leave to pre-pandemic levels for engineers
More than 2,000 British Airways engineers have received three days of annual leave, returning their allowance to pre-pandemic levels.The engineering staff maintain and service British Airways' 280 aircraft based at Heathrow, Gatwick, the maintenance and overhaul facility at Glasgow airport, and line stations across the UK and Ireland.According to trade ...
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ArticleUiPath names new chief people officer
Enterprise automation software firm UiPath has hired Brigette McInnis-Day (pictured) for the role of chief people officer, effective from September.McInnis-Day has more than two decades of enterprise software experience and will be focus on acquiring and developing talent and shaping the culture to drive business.She was most recently vice president ...
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ArticleCumbria Deaf Association gains living wage accreditation
Cumbria Deaf Association has committed to paying its staff the living wage rate in order to reflect the current financial climate, gaining accreditation as a living wage employer.According to the charity, this will directly affect four of its eight employees. It has introduced the higher rate in part because it ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Lintbells launches financial wellbeing platform and cost-of-living bonus
Natural animal health supplement business Lintbells has rolled out a financial wellbeing platform for its 160 members of staff.Using the platform, provided by Bippit, employees will have free access to Financial Conduct Authority-regulated financial coaches matched to their needs, in order to help them achieve their goals and plan for ...
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ArticleBalfour Beatty increases holiday pay for electricians
Construction business Balfour Beatty has increased the number of full days of holiday pay for its electricians following a campaign by trade union Unite.From January 2023, all 280 electricians employed under the terms of the Joint Industry Board (JIB) or Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB), which are the industrial agreements ...
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ArticleYou're on mute! Remote rhetoric tops employee hit list due to hybrid working
Something for the weekend: Two-thirds (69%) of UK employees have noted a rise in specialist language and terminology following the advent of hybrid working, with "you're on mute" being a particularly notable addition to workplace rhetoric.Although Covid-19 (Coronavirus) lockdown and social distancing restrictions eased some time ago, many businesses are ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 26 August - 1 September 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 26 August - 1 September 2022 were: More than 80% of employers help staff with cost-of-living riseWest Brom Building Society gives staff one-off £1,200 paymentFour-fifths think employers should help with rising living costsBelfast City Council introduces extended bereavement leaveFormer Turner Contemporary employee ...
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ArticleUniversities Hospitals of Morecambe Bay hires interim chief people officer
Universities Hospitals of Morecambe Bay (UHMBT) has appointed Bev Edgar (pictured) as interim chief people officer on an initial three-month basis from August.Edgar, who has joined while the trust recruits a permanent chief people officer, has spent 19 years working across the NHS in England and Wales, including leading specialist ...
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ArticleOffice of Tax Simplification begins hybrid and global working review
The Office of Tax Simplification has commenced a review on the emerging trends and tax implications of hybrid and distance working.According to the independent government advisory body, the review will consider whether hybrid, distance and home working models are likely to increase, whether this trend involves more instances of working ...
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ArticleCartwright Group gives employees one-off £1,000 payment
Pension services provider Cartwright Group has awarded its staff a one-off £1,000 payment in order to help with the current cost-of-living crisis.This is in addition to employees’ salary, profit share, and other performance-related bonuses, and employees have already received the payment in their pay checks.Ian Cartwright, founder and chairman of ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership to give free meals to staff this winter
John Lewis Partnership has introduced a policy giving free meals to all staff working for John Lewis and Waitrose this winter, to support them during the cost-of-living crisis.As of 3 October, the policy will apply to all partners in both shops across the distribution network, as well as those working ...
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ArticleHalf of employers support the extension of statutory paternity leave
Almost half (46%) of UK organisations said they support extending statutory paternity or partner leave and pay, with 29% backing an extension to six weeks or more, according to new data from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).The professional body for HR and people development surveyed 2,000 senior ...
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ArticleWest Brom Building Society gives staff one-off £1,200 payment
Credit: Wozzie / Shutterstock.comThe West Brom Building Society has awarded 430 of its employees a one-off £1,200 support payment in response to the rising cost-of-living.According to the building society, which employs around 615 members of staff, the payment has been targeted at those earning £35,000 or less per year, with ...
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ArticleRed Funnel agrees to pay deal worth at least 13.4%
Credit: Gail Heaton / Shutterstock.comRed Funnel, a ferry service between Southampton and Cowes, has awarded more than 140 employees a pay rise worth at least 13.4%.The employees, who work across a range of roles including customer service, and are members of trade union Unite, voted to accept the deal after ...
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ArticleHazeltree appoints first chief people officer
Hazeltree, a treasury and liquidity management technology for the alternative asset management industry business, has appointed Sonia Spicehandler (pictured) as its first chief people officer.Spicehandler, who has more than 25 years of experience, will be responsible for developing the strategy and processes for building and retaining professional team, and cultivating ...
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OpinionClaire Haworth: A remote working law may not solve the UK’s labour shortage
It is rumoured that the government is thinking of implementing a law extending the existing right to request flexible working. This would give employees greater flexibility in terms of how they work, including the right to remote working, as set out in the 2019 Employment Bill.At present, only employees with ...
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ArticleFormer Turner Contemporary employee wins employment status tribunal
Credit: Ron Ellis / Shutterstock.comAn employment tribunal has ruled that a former Turner Contemporary staff member was entitled to redundancy pay, despite the gallery's move to class her as a casual worker rather than an employee.Jan Wheatley and 39 others received an email in 2020 informing them of the removal ...
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ArticleCountrystyle Recycling staff secure 6% pay rise
More than 100 people employed by Bexley Council refuse contractor Countrystyle Recycling have voted to accept a 6% pay deal that protects their terms and conditions.The members of staff began strike action on 12 July, but it was then suspended on 27 July while negotiations with the Advisory, Conciliation and ...
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ArticleFour-fifths think employers should help with rising living costs
Four in five (80%) employees said their employer should help with rising living costs, according to research by insurance and financial services firm Canada Life.The survey was conducted by Opinium among 2,000 UK adults. It revealed that, in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, salary increases (54%), help with bills ...
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ArticleBelfast City Council introduces extended bereavement leave and pay
Belfast City Council is to give all workers two weeks of statutory bereavement leave and pay, subject to trade union consultations.In a meeting of its Strategic Policy and Resources Committee, councillors gave unanimous support to give staff 10 consecutive work days of bereavement leave as a day one right, including ...