All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 175
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ArticlePhoebus Software launches mental health first aider initiative
Specialist software supplier Phoebus Software has trained five mental health first aiders to help any of its 119 members of staff in need of support.The employees who qualified as mental health first aiders have formed a committee to support staff in a confidential and non-judgmental way.On 11 May, during Mental ...
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ArticleArrival appoints new chief human resources officer
Electric vehicle design and production business Arrival has added Mandeep Bajwa to its leadership team as chief human resources officer as of July.Bajwa will be responsible for Arrival's strategy in managing all employees globally, overseeing all employee and workplace operations including global recruitment, people management and operations, diversity, equality and ...
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ArticleHerbert Smith Freehills increases newly qualified lawyer pay by 14%
Anglo-Australian law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has increased its base pay for newly qualified lawyers by 14%, effective from 1 July.The firm will pay graduates £120,000 per year as soon as they are qualified, as well as increasing London-based associate salaries and making investments throughout its associate salary bands.Herbert Smith ...
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ArticleManufacturing Technology Centre permanently switches to four-day week
Research and technology organisation Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has permanently implemented a four-day working week for its 820 employees, following a successful two-year trial.The trial began in April 2020 and provided a range of flexible working arrangements to approximately 615 employees. It followed an in-depth review of working options in ...
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Article73% have never spoken to their employer about financial wellbeing
Almost three-quarters (73%) of employees have never spoken to their employer or line manager about their financial wellbeing, according to a report by workplace pension provider Aviva.The Working lives report 2022: The big squeeze found that a quarter were more likely to trust their own research to guide them on ...
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ArticleGovernment changes fit note certification legislation
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have amended legislation to enable nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists to certify fit notes as of 1 July 2022.According to the legislation, these healthcare providers (HCPs) will be able to legally certify a ...
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ArticleGreat Cornish Food Store becomes part employee-owned
Retail and hospitality business Great Cornish Food Store has become part employee-owned as it celebrates its sixth anniversary this week.According to the food retailer, which is based in Truro, Cornwall and shares its premises with a major supermarket, the move means that its 24 members of staff will part-own the ...
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ArticleFreedom Services Group pilots four-day week
Insurance firm Freedom Services Group has rolled out a four-day working week scheme, as of 1 July 2022.The pilot will allow its 190 employees the opportunity to move to a four-day week, with full-time staff working 34 hours overall each week, at 8.5 hours daily from Monday to Thursday. Part-time ...
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ArticleTikTok star makes £28,000 a month letting people wake him up
Something for the weekend: If the cost-of-living crisis is hitting you hard and you fancy making a bit of extra cash, here’s an idea straight from popular video app TikTok. Be warned, it will keep you up at night – but not due to financial worries.Full-time social media influencer Jakey ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 24 June – 30 June 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 24 June and 30 June 2022 were: Government will not introduce menopause as a protected characteristicPWC implements pay rises of 7% and higher in £120m investment EXCLUSIVE: University of Lincoln wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2022DWF updates family friendly policiesWho ...
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Article71% of private sector employers offered pensions in 2019
Almost three-quarters (71%) of private sector employers made some form of pension provision for their employees in 2019, according to research commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).The report, EPP 2019, which was conducted by Kantar Public and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, found that ...
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ArticleUK employers expect pay rise budgets of 4%
Expected pay rise budgets have been pushed to 4% for UK organisations, according to research by Willis Towers Watson (WTW).Its ralary budget planning Report found that 64% of organisations have budgeted for higher employee pay rises than last year in response to rising inflation; 41% have increased their budgets since ...
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ArticleAldi, Amazon and Royal Mail named best employers for parents
Aldi, Amazon and Royal Mail have topped the list for the best employers for parents, according to research from job board Breakroom.More than 230,000 respondents were canvassed in order to find the best employers for parents. Following this, employees at businesses with more than 100 parents on staff were asked ...
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ArticleQantas Group awards staff one-off $5,000 payment
Australian airline business Qantas Group has implemented a one-off AUSD 5,000 (£2,837) payment for approximately 19,000 employees, to recognise their work and combat the rising cost of living.The payment will be provided shortly, after a new enterprise agreement is finalised, with nine agreements covering around 4,000 employees already finalised. Management ...
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ArticleCymphony appoints head of people and culture
Crewe-based communications provider Cymphony has announced the appointment of Emma Burkitt (pictured) as head of people and culture.Burkitt has held senior HR positions within the public and private sector over the past 20 years for a number of hospitality brands, including Malmaison, DeVere Village and Principal Hotels.She aims to establish ...
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ArticleMarks and Spencer reaffirms commitment to Armed Forces Covenant
Marks and Spencer has signed an Armed Forces Covenant to reaffirm its commitment to be a forces friendly employer, in celebration of Armed Forces Day (25 June).Seven years after its original commitment to the covenant in 2015, representatives from the Ministry of Defence and the Royal British Legion joined for ...
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ArticleCAE Crewing Services cabin crew at Heathrow win 18% pay rise
150 Heathrow-based cabin crew employed by CAE Crewing Services on its contract for Scandinavian airline SAS Connect have secured an 18% pay rise, with wages set to increase by nearly £5,000.All of the employees, who are members of trade union Unite, will receive a phased 18% pay rise, beginning with ...
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ArticleGovernment expects to eliminate gender state pension gap by 2040
The government revealed that it expects the gender state pension gap to be eliminated by 2040, suggesting that auto-enrolment could decrease the savings shortfall between men and women.The issue of the state gender pensions gap was raised in the House of Lords on 27 June, as Lord Davies of Brixton ...
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ArticleWalr launches phantom stock plan for all staff
Data creation platform business Walr has introduced an employee phantom stock plan, or shadow options scheme, for its 70 employees.The scheme is available to all employees, no matter their seniority, and will allow them to participate in the business’ future success in the form of financial reward, by simulating stock ...
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OpinionNeil Todd: Ineos case shows collective bargaining rights cannot be bypassed
Unite members’ victory at a recent employment appeal tribunal, which saw global chemical firm Ineos being ordered to compensate employees after they attempted to bypass agreed collective bargaining mechanisms, is a significant victory for the rights of trade union members.The decision strengthens the case law relating to what amounts to ...