All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 167
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Article115,000 Royal Mail workers strike over pay
Around 115,000 Royal Mail workers have begun their first day of scheduled strike action today in a dispute over pay.The action has been organised by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), with 97.6% of members voting in favour in a ballot over Royal Mail's proposed pay increase. The union previously rejected ...
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ArticleMore than 80% of employers help staff with cost-of-living rise
More than 80% of large UK organisations are taking action to help staff during the cost-of-living crisis, according to research by professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).Its survey of 98 heads of reward and reward specialists from 84 organisations with more than 250 employees found that 53% have offered financial support ...
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ArticleBoard International hires new chief people officer
Board International, an intelligent planning business for enterprises worldwide, has appointed Mandy Jeffery chief people officer.Jeffery is the former vice president of people at Workday, a software as a service enterprise cloud applications firm for finance and human resources, where she played a key role in helping the organisation scale ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 19 - 25 August 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 19 - 25 August 2022 were: EXCLUSIVE: Natwest Group introduces menopause supportOddbox launches financial wellbeing platform for staff4Com gives staff extra £200 a month to help with energy bills Work-life balance beats salary as top factor in choosing new roleUK ranks sixth ...
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ArticleElectronic Arts UK revamps on-site gym to boost staff wellbeing
Credit: Radu Bercan / Shutterstock.comVideo game business Electronic Arts (EA) UK has started refurbishing the on-site gym provided for its 2,000 employees, as part of a partnership with corporate fitness and wellbeing services provider Energy Fitness Professionals (EFP).The refurbishment was started as part of EA’s wellbeing offering, which aims to ...
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ArticleEatSleep Media launches unlimited annual leave
Cardiff-based production firm EatSleep Media has introduced unlimited annual leave for its 13 members of staff.Included in the policy is a minimum number holiday days, with no set maximum. The business will not require staff to submit formal leave requests in order to take holiday, and senior leadership will check ...
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ArticleKraftHeinz to give 700 employees 5.5% pay rise and £1,200 bonus
Around 700 KraftHeinz employees, represented by trade union Unite, have secured a pay increase and bonus, overall worth 11% of their yearly wage.The deal includes a 5.5% increase on base rates and two one-off payments totalling £1,200, with the first payment of £500 to be paid immediately, and the second ...
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ArticleWork-life balance beats salary as top factor in choosing new role
Two-fifths (41%) of UK employees were attracted to their current role for the promise of work-life balance, compared with 36% who cited salary, according to research by workplace pension provider Aviva.This was a change compared to before the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic in 2019, when 41% were attracted to salary, the ...
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ArticleBurness Paull gives employees 5% bonus to reflect profits
Scottish law firm Burness Paull has awarded staff a payment worth either 5% of their annual salary or £2,500, depending on which is the higher figure, in order to reflect the strong performance of the business.The firm employs around 600 people, including 86 partners, across its offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow ...
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ArticleOddbox launches financial wellbeing platform for staff
Sustainable fruit and vegetable delivery business Oddbox has introduced a financial wellbeing platform for its approximately 100 members of staff.Through a partnership with finance and wellbeing provider Mintago, Oddbox has given employees the ability to find all past pensions and manage contributions towards their current pension, as well as access ...
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OpinionHelena Rosenstein: What’s next for gig economy workers and their benefits?
The tug of war between gig economy workers and their employers continues. The last round saw GMB, the union representing gig economy workers, their rights, and their benefits, take legal action against Uber and win. Now, the union has Bolt firmly in its sights. While the Supreme Court ruled in ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: IDHL offers free financial wellbeing coaching to employees
Digital agency group IDHL has launched financial wellbeing support for its 393 UK staff by partnering with financial consultant Bippit.The support will ensure that every employee has free access to their own Financial Conduct Authority-regulated financial coach, in order to receive independent support and coaching to help them take control ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Natwest Group introduces menopause support
EXCLUSIVE: Natwest Group has launched menopause support for its employees and their partners in the UK, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland as of this week.The banking group has more than 39,000 employees, including around 6,400 women between the ages of 45 and 55, working in the ...
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ArticleCrawford and Company launches inclusive bank holidays
Crawford and Company, a provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporations, has introduced inclusive bank holidays for its 1,450 UK workers.To recognise that not everyone celebrates the same religious holidays, every UK-based employee regardless of length of service has been given flexibility with their bank ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Dentsu and Atom Bank to discuss health and wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Chan (pictured), global workplace and wellbeing lead at media and digital marketing communications firm Dentsu International, has been revealed as one of the participants in a panel discussion about health and wellbeing practices at Employee Benefits Live 2022.Other panellists include Anne-Marie Lister, chief people officer at Atom Bank, ...
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Article29% of employers are reviewing their domestic abuse support for staff
Employee Benefits poll: Almost three in 10 (29%) employers do not currently offer their employees dedicated domestic abuse support, but are reviewing their policies.More than one-fifth (22%) of respondents to an online survey conducted by Employee Benefits earlier this month admitted that they do not offer dedicated support of this ...
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Case StudiesRevolut offers full staff flexibility with working abroad policy
Digital banking app Revolut, which employs 1,400 UK workers, introduced its working-abroad policy not only to offer flexibility but also in response to increasing requests from its global workforce to visit families more often and for longer periods.As there are more than 80 nationalities represented among its workforce, the organisation ...
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AnalysisTop tips for implementing a work-from-anywhere policy
Asking staff what they are looking for or what is missing in a policy of this kind presents the opportunity to put improvements in place.Employers should account for the possible pitfalls by ensuring there are processes to follow.Some employees may choose to work in a location other than the workplace ...
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Poll: Is your organisation giving staff a pay rise or a one-off payment to combat the rising cost of living?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. Over the past month, Employee Benefits has reported that multiple employers have either given their employees a pay rise or a one-off payment in order to offer assistance during the current cost-of-living crisis. In light of this, is ...
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ArticleFormer Manchester Working staff compensated for failed employment transfer
A dozen employees originally employed by Manchester Working (MW) have received compensation payouts after they were left jobless due to a failed employment transfer.The workers secured almost £65,000 after their elected employee representative Jane Deegan brought claims for failure to inform and consult under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of ...