All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 169
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ArticleAldi gives distribution centre staff up to 9% pay rise
Supermarket chain Aldi has increased the hourly rate of pay for thousands of its UK regional distribution centre employees by up to 9%.As of September, all hourly paid colleagues within its warehouses receive pay rises of up to 9% on their previous January 2022 hourly rates.Warehouse selectors, which make up ...
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ArticleJet2 rewards employees with four extra annual leave days
Package holiday provider Jet2 has given its employees an extra four days of annual leave this year, with the aim of helping its 12,500 employees look after their mental wellbeing.The added leave allowance is on top of employees' annual leave for the 2022 calendar year, and can be taken at ...
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ArticleWise recruits new chief people officer
Global technology business Wise has announced that it has added Isabel Naidoo (pictured) to its team as chief people officer.Naidoo joins the business, which was recently named one of Glassdoor’s top 20 best places to work in the UK, with global experience in the financial services, technology, and consulting sectors.Based ...
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ArticleElastacloud hires first chief people officer
Cloud consultancy Elastacloud has appointed Louise Douglas (pictured) as its first chief people officer, effective immediately.In the newly created role, Douglas will drive the firm’s HR capabilities and culture, scale its global growth and operations, and further lead its global talent, workforce enablement, culture, and diversity and inclusion.She is an ...
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ArticleToluna appoints its first chief people officer
Consumer insights provider Toluna has announced the appointment of Mathilde Lelièvre (pictured) to the newly created role of chief people officer, in order to attract, develop, and retain top talent.Lelièvre joined Toluna in 2005 as a vice president of operations and was responsible for managing its client services team. Most ...
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OpinionLee McIntyre-Hamilton: The tax impact of new employment status guidance
On 26 July 2022, the government published its response to a consultation on employment status, alongside associated guidance. The rules on employment status are important for both businesses and individuals, because they determine employment rights, such as entitlement to the national minimum wage and holiday pay, and whether a business ...
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Case Studies71a uses pay rises to motivate and reward employees
71a, a digital marketing agency that works with consumer finance brands, has not only given its eight full-time employees a pay rise this year to combat the increase of national insurance rates, but also upped wages by £1,500 in January in an attempt to help with increasing inflation.According to the ...
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AnalysisAre pay rises the best staff retention tool?
Credit: GoldenShark2 / Shutterstock.comAn employer’s compensation policy needs to be fair, equitable and as transparent as possible.Regular pay increases can be useful because if these are timely and properly aligned with career opportunity and growth, they can help employees feel engaged and motivated.Employees look to prospective employers for clarity and ...
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ArticleAwin names new group people and culture director
Global affiliate marketing platform Awin has hired Cinzia Campanini (pictured) as its group people and culture director to lead its HR department’s transformation and develop its future people-centric vision.Campanini will work closely with HR teams, the executive board and all functions of Awin to develop employee experience and engagement, leadership ...
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ArticleLucky Voice expands employee assistance programme
Social entertainment brand Lucky Voice has extended its employee assistance programme (EAP) to include mental health and wellbeing support.Lucky Voice added a suite of resources and self-help tools to the EAP, aimed at supporting its 87 employees both physically and emotionally, from managing anxiety to breathing techniques.The business also launched ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis launches parenthood support for staff
Retailer John Lewis, which employs around 80,000, has introduced fertility, pregnancy and parenthood support for its staff by partnering with family-focused app Bloss as of this month.Through the app, managers have been given access to written and video resources and training on how to better understand, talk to and empathise ...
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ArticleSmartBear hires chief people and culture officer
Information technology business SmartBear, which is headquartered in Massachusetts and has offices in Ireland, England and Poland, has appointed Veronica Curran (pictured) as chief people and culture officer.Curran previously held roles at Mendix, Turbonomic and Bain Capital Ventures, and has 15 years of experience.Most recently, she was chief people officer ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 29 July – 4 August 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 July and 4 August were: HSBC awards lowest-paid staff £1,500 cost-of-living bonusRicoh UK introduces financial wellbeing app for employeesCo-operative Bank gives staff £1,000 cost-of-living pay riseUniversity of the Arts London enhances parental leaveOnly 22% of employers target benefits to specific demographics46% ...
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ArticleAldi brews new role with tasty perks ahead of beer launch
Something for the weekend: Many employees spend the summer days dreaming of chilled pints in pub gardens, but now they have the chance to hop into an un-beer-lievable new role that turns that daydream into a paying job.Supermarket chain Aldi has begun the hunt for an official beer taster to ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Princes and KraftHeinz to discuss mental health at Employee Benefits Live 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Dent, chief people officer and board member at Princes Group, and Jurgita Capizzano, international benefits manager at KraftHeinz (both pictured), have been announced as participants in a panel discussion about mental health resilience at Employee Benefits Live 2022.The panel will be part of the conference’s mental health resilience ...
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ArticleEuropean Union members to make carer work-life balance measures law
All members of the European Union (EU) must apply rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers by transposing a Work-Life Balance Directive into national law as of this week.The rules set out minimum standards for paternity, parental and carers' leave, and have established rights such as working fathers ...
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ArticleShell awards 8% bonus following record profits
Energy organisation Shell has given its workers a one-off 8% bonus in order to reflect its financial success and record profits from high oil and gas prices.Most of the 82,000 members of staff the business employs worldwide will receive the payment, but top executives will not be included.Shell reported second ...
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ArticleTaylor Wimpey gives staff £1,000 for rising fuel costs
Credit: Davelees / Shutterstock.comHousebuilder Taylor Wimpey has pledged to give the majority of its employees an extra £1,000 on top of their salaries to help them cope with rising fuel costs over winter.The payments, which will be paid in monthly instalments starting from September and ending next February, will be ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Atalian Servest rolls out financial wellbeing support and flexible pay
Facilities management provider Atalian Servest has rolled out a monetary wellbeing service to its 28,000 strong workforce based in locations across the UK and in sectors including construction, healthcare, education, professional services and retail, among others.In partnership with financial wellbeing app Wagestream, staff can track their shifts and pay on ...
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ArticleRicoh UK introduces financial wellbeing app for employees
Digital services and printing solutions firm Ricoh UK has partnered with financial wellbeing advice platform Wealth Wizards in order to help its around 1,800 employees improve their finances.Staff have been given access to the platform’s financial wellbeing application MyEva, which provides a financial health check and a personalised dashboard. Financial ...