All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 183
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ArticleDeliveroo signs employee rights deal with GMB
Deliveroo has signed a recognition deal with trade union GMB, which covers the rights of more than 90,000 self-employed riders, including factors such as pay and wellbeing.The voluntary partnership agreement recognises that Deliveroo riders are self-employed, following a series of UK court judgments to this effect.GMB will be able to ...
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ArticleSpain set to approve plans for menstrual leave policy
The Spanish government is due to approve plans next week that allow women who suffer from severe period pain to take menstrual leave from work for up to three days each month.Revealed by the radio station Cadena Ser, the draft reform will make Spain the first country in Western Europe ...
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ArticleBBC awards staff 5.2% pay rise for 2022
The BBC has promised a 4.2% pay increase for its staff, followed by a further rise of 1% from August, bringing the total increase for 2022 to 5.2%.While this is 3% more than the annual pay increase provided by the broadcaster in 2021, it has acknowledged that this is still ...
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ArticleRX appoints UK and corporate HR director
Reed Exhibitions (RX) has named Kevin O’Donoghue (pictured) as its UK and corporate HR director.O’Donoghue has joined from Qurate Retail Group (QVC), where he had a long HR career spanning several countries and progressed from adviser to director. He previously held HR roles with Eurostar and Zulily, and has experience ...
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ArticleCentrica and BNP Paribas are finalists for Best flexible benefits plan
Copyright: www.tellingphotography.comEnergy services firm Centrica and banking group BNP Paribas are the two organisations shortlisted in the Best flexible benefits plan category, sponsored by Zest, at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.This award celebrates the most effective use of a flexible benefits strategy within an organisation working to engage employees and ...
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ArticleRoyal Bank of Canada increases base pay by 3% for lower-paid staff
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is to raise its base pay by 3% for lower-paid employees as part of a $200 million (£124.6 million) spending package.The increase, which will take effect on 1 July, applies to all employees in entry-level and less senior positions at branches, call centres and other ...
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ArticleTyler Grange signs up to four-day week pilot
Landscape planning, ecology and arboriculture consultancy Tyler Grange has signed up to the four-day week pilot programme beginning in June.The initiative, in association with 4-Day Week Global, UK think tank Autonomy and researchers at Cambridge University, Boston College and Oxford University, will initially run for six months. Tyler Grange’s employees ...
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ArticleThird of FTSE 100 employers have widened gender pay gap since 2017
The median pay gap across FTSE 100 employers has decreased by just 1% since reporting legislation was introduced in 2017, with 30% of these businesses actually increasing their pay gap over that time, according to analysis of gender pay gap reporting by HR DataHubIts review of government files and FTSE ...
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OpinionLouise Mason: Employment legislation still on horizon despite bill absence in Queen’s Speech
The Queen's Speech was delivered on 10 May and, as expected, there was no mention of the employment bill. The purpose of the Queen's Speech is to set the legislative agenda for the next parliamentary session so the absence of the bill suggests no employment legislation will be forthcoming for ...
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OpinionChris Thompson: The wait for employment reforms continues
The absence of any reference to reforming employment rights or the Employment Bill in the Queen’s Speech [on 10 May] has highlighted the amount of employment legislation that has been announced only to be later side lined.On more than one occasion when questions have been raised in Parliament about the ...
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OpinionLucy Lewis: Omission of employment bill from Queen’s Speech is no great surprise
Yesterday’s Queen’s Speech was reportedly the shortest for nearly 10 years. It was, as many commentators have pointed out, a little on the light side, with a number of key policies and priorities not making it in to the final version delivered by HRH the Prince of Wales.The long-anticipated employment ...
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ArticleGovernment excludes proposed employment bill from Queen's Speech
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has accused the government of “turning its back” on working people after ministers failed to include a promised employment bill in the Queen’s Speech, which took place today.In 2019, the government announced it would bring forward a bill to improve workers’ rights, but despite committing ...
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ArticleLinklaters launches global menopause policy
Linklaters has introduced a global menopause policy and support package for staff either directly or indirectly impacted by the condition.The initiative has been launched to raise awareness of the menopause, as well as outlining the enhanced support and resources available for those affected. It will also reinforce Linklaters’ Gender and ...
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ArticleInsecure and low-paid work could be costing Treasury £10 billion per year
A Trades Union Congress (TUC) report has warned that the government’s failure to stop insecure and low-paid work could be costing HM Treasury £10 billion a year.According to the research, which used the latest tax and benefit modelling, low-paid self-employment costs £9.7 billion alone each year, and more than £192 ...
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Article37% of UK staff report good emotional wellbeing
Just 37% of UK employees have reported good emotional wellbeing, while around one in eight said they have poor levels of wellbeing across financial, physical, emotional, and social factors, according to research by Willis Towers Watson (WTW).The 2022 Global benefits attitudes survey found that those impacted by poor wellbeing are ...
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ArticleOpen Systems recruits chief people officer
Cybersecurity services provider Open Systems has appointed Alaska May (pictured) as chief people officer, to lead its global people organisation, including staff based in the UK.May will be responsible for building a talent management programme, preserving and enhancing the business’ culture, strengthening its diversity, equity, and inclusion ethos, and promoting ...
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OpinionDr Duncan Brown: Should we focus on a different approach to total reward?
How is your total reward strategy holding up these days? Not that well I warrant, following the ravages of two years of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) health crisis and now facing the onslaught of the worst cost-of-living crisis in living memory. So what is the problem with the common total reward ...
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Case StudiesVirgin Money tailors its reward strategy around flexibility and choice
Banking organisation Virgin Money tailors its reward strategy to suit all of its 8,000 employees by proactively listening to them, which is how it discovered that benefits such as gender-neutral parental leave and flexible working are important.Following discussion with staff to find out what they most valued, they now have ...
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AnalysisHow can employers prioritise a more tailored reward strategy?
Employers must be able to offer a differentiated and competitive reward package in order to retain and attract staff.Through a comprehensive reward package, employers can offer a range of services to assist with various obstacles staff are facing.Building an element of choice into reward policies can be impactful and value-adding ...
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ArticleLondon South East Colleges to pilot four-day week
London South East Colleges (LSEC) has announced that it will enable teachers who specialise in English, Maths and STEM subjects to work a four-day working week as part of its recruitment plan.The pilot scheme, which will start in September, will offer candidates the opportunity to compress their full-time hours into ...