All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 189
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Article34% returned to previous employer for better work-life balance
A third (34%) of UK employees have returned to a previous employer within the past five years or plan to do so in the near future to obtain a better work-life balance, according to research by employee benefits provider Unum UK.Its research also found that a quarter (25%) of respondents ...
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ArticleCurrys introduces hybrid-working model
Retailer Currys has launched a hybrid-working model for 1,400 corporate head office UK employees.The initiative, which has been launched in conjunction with global flexible workspace provider WeWork, will provide these sections of Currys workforce with WeWork's All Access passes so they can visit more than 50 UK flexible work locations ...
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OpinionLee McIntyre-Hamilton: How the Spring Statement 2022 will affect employers and employees
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement has been met with much criticism since it was delivered on 23 March, not least from employers.Those who were hoping for a delay to the national insurance contributions (NIC) increases will have been disappointed, as the rise of 1.25% from 6 April is going ahead. While ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of European employers to prioritise tailored rewards
New research has revealed that more than two-thirds of organisations across Europe will prioritise offering more tailored rewards for workers who have critical skills.According to the 2022 Reimagining work and rewards survey by global advisory, broking and solutions firm Willis Towers Watson (WTW), in which it spoke to 1,650 worldwide ...
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ArticleFreshfields reveals gender, ethnicity and disability pay gaps
Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has published its 2021 UK pay gap report, which includes gender, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation pay gap data.The firm, which has published its gender pay gap since 2017 and its ethnicity pay gap since 2018, has included data on its disability and sexual ...
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ArticleTFL pensions review recommends maintaining current scheme
Photo: Transport for LondonThe Independent review into Transport for London (TFL)’s pension scheme led by former trade union official Sir Brendan Barber has suggested that TFL maintains the current final salary scheme with no changes.The government instructed TFL to set up a pensions review as part of conditions it attached ...
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ArticleHargreaves Lansdown launches trans and non-binary equality policy
Financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) has introduced its first ever dedicated trans and non-binary equality policy, designed to protect and support its trans and non-binary employees.Launched today (28 March) just ahead of International Transgender Day of Visibility (31 March), Hargreaves Lansdown worked with its LGBTQ+ network Kaleidoscope to create ...
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Article64% of UK staff would take pay cut for other benefits
Almost two-thirds of UK workers (64%) would consider taking a pay cut if a new role offered other benefits, according to a study.Insurer Aviva’s latest How we live report revealed that 22% would think about taking a lower salary if they had a hybrid working option, while 31% would do ...
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ArticleRevolution Bars Group gives 3,000 staff a pay rise
Revolution Bars Group has awarded its approximately 3,000 employees a pay rise that exceeds the national minimum wage as part of its ‘fair day’s pay for hard day’s work’ pledge.The group, which is an operator of bars including Revolution, Revolución de Cuba, Playhouse, and Founders and Co, has invested £2 ...
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ArticleVirtana appoints vice president of people
Virtana, a provider of AI-driven solutions for hybrid cloud management and monitoring, has appointed Kimberly Perryman as its new vice president of people.Perryman, who joins with 15 years of experience leading people functions at technology firms, will promote and strengthen the business’ commitment to people development and focus on creating ...
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Article44% of staff say employer advertises better benefits to new hires
Just above two-fifths (44%) of UK employees say their employer has advertised better benefits packages for new hires, including offering ones they do not currently receive.A survey conducted by HR solutions firm LHH examined the views of 2,000 UK workers, and more than 1,000 HR directors and heads of learning ...
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ArticleWest Mercia Police’s gender pay gap falls
West Mercia Police has reported a 9.8% hourly pay mean gender pay gap for 2021, which has decreased from 10.5% in 2020.It means the force’s hourly pay mean pay gap has narrowed every year since 2018, where it was 13%. In 2019, it stood at 12.8%.Meanwhile, its hourly pay median ...
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ArticleLondon Underground drivers to get 8% pay rise
London Underground workers are set to receive an 8.4% pay rise from next month (April) as part of a deal agreed by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.A four-year agreement was made back in early 2020, which was backdated to include 2019/20, and so which covers the period between 2019/20 ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 18 March – 24 March 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 18 March and 24 March 2022 were: EXCLUSIVE: Employee Benefits Awards 2022 shortlist revealedHSBC UK, First Direct, M&S Bank become endometriosis-friendly employersBoots to pay staff HRT prescriptions costsStantec UK launches electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeBelfast food delivery staff strike over pay demandsIpsos ...
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ArticleBritish Association of Dental Nurses introduces menopause policy
The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) has launched a menopause policy that is applicable to all dental practices from yesterday (23 March) in a bid to retain dental nurses.The policy includes recommended support that dental practice employers can offer menopausal employees, such as having a menopause champion in the ...
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ArticleBalfour Beatty reports reduced gender pay gap
International infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has published its 2021 Gender pay report, which revealed that its mean gender pay gap has fallen from 27% in 2018 to 21% in 2021 and its median gap from 33% to 18%.Furthermore, its mean gender bonus gap for 2021 is 29% and the media ...
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Article72% of UK office staff would prefer a four-day week
New data has highlighted that almost three-quarters (72%) of UK office workers said they would prefer a four-day working week while still receiving the same salary and having the same amount of work to do.The Changing behaviours of a flexible workforce in 2022 and beyond research, which was commissioned by ...
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ArticleKreston Reeves appoints new HR director
Accountants, business and financial advisory firm Kreston Reeves has appointed Sharn Manku as its new HR director, as it looks further to develop its HR and training function.Manku joins from tax and accounting information and technology provider Wolters Kluwer, where she was head of human resources for three business units ...
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Case StudiesMilk and Honey empowers staff through employee ownership
PR agency Milk and Honey was founded in 2017 by group CEO Kirsty Leighton. After starting life as a limited liability partnership, last year it converted to an employee ownership trust (EOT), which saw 52% of the agency’s 27 members of staff become co-owners.Leighton explains that this is a much ...
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AnalysisWhy should employers consider employee ownership as their next business move?
Need to know:Transitioning to an employee ownership trust (EOT) transfers control of a business to employees, while also giving tax incentives to the shareholders.There is also the opportunity to deliver an annual bonus that comes under the tax-free allowance, which is currently £3,600 per employee per year.Trustee board meetings will ...