All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 190
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ArticlePinsent Masons and FTI Consulting shortlisted for HR or Benefits Team of the Year
Copyright: www.tellingphotography.comMultinational law firm Pinsent Masons and management consulting business FTI Consulting are among those organisations shortlisted in the HR or Benefits Team of the Year category, sponsored by Tusker, at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.This accolade celebrates the achievements of an in-house benefits team that works together to deliver ...
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ArticleZoom Video Communications hires chief people officer
Zoom Video Communications has announced that Matthew Saxon will join as its chief people officer for all of its staff worldwide effective immediately.He will lead Zoom’s people experience team and report to chief operating officer Aparna Bawa, while also ensuring that the core value of care is reflected in its ...
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ArticleWilson James awards Gatwick Airport staff 15% pay rise
Wilson James has awarded more than 300 workers employed at Gatwick Airport a 15% pay increase that has been backdated to 1 April.The deal, which the workers have voted to accept, is almost double a previous offer of 8.2%. A total of 6% of them, who got an additional 50p ...
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ArticleGovernment consults on helping savers understand pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation on how to help savers, improve member communications, guidance, and decumulation products in pension schemes.The consultation, titled Helping Savers Understand their Pension Choice, will explore what support pension schemes members need to help them make decisions about their savings. ...
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ArticleBolt staff strike over minimum wage and holiday pay
Workers employed by minicab operator app Bolt are staging a 24-hour strike on 15 June over rights such as the right to minimum wage and holiday pay.The workers, who are members of the App Drivers and Couriers Union, began began at midnight and will continue until 11:59pm tonight.The drivers have ...
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OpinionTom Heys: Why employers need to think about ethnicity and gender pay gaps
Gender pay gap reporting has successfully increased focus on one aspect of diversity, with high levels of compliance. Although reporting will not be mandatory, the imminent arrival of government guidance on ethnicity pay gap reporting means that more employers will be taking a greater focus on ethnic diversity.But more complex ...
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ArticleHouse of Commons signs Menopause Workplace Pledge
Credit: UK Parliament / Jessica TaylorSir Lindsay Hoyle, speaker of the House of Commons, signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge yesterday as part of a commitment to make it an “exemplary” employer to female staff going through the menopause.Mariella Frostrup, Penny Lancaster, Lisa Snowdon and MP Carolyn Harris, who chairs the ...
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ArticleOntario government loses second gender wage gap appeal
The Ontario, Canada, government has lost a second legal appeal with the highest court in the province that upholds that it was responsible for discriminating against midwives and must take action to close the gender wage gap.The Ontario Court of Appeal decision, which was released on 13 June, “resoundingly and ...
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Article24% think their employer cares about their financial wellbeing
Only 24% of employees think that their employer actually does care about their financial wellbeing and 62% thought they should care, according to new research.Findings from the Building Societies Association (BSA) have highlighted that one in 20 employees (5%) said they would not be able to cover their living expenses ...
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ArticleScoro moves to four-day week
Work management software platform Scoro has announced that it is transitioning to a four-day working week as of this week with no compressed hours or change in salary.The firm, which employs 140 members of staff, will publicly document its progress by mapping and measuring the process in an attempt to ...
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Article69% of employers held a Platinum Jubilee workplace party
Credit: chrisdorney / Shutterstock.comEmployee Benefits poll: Almost seven in 10 (69%) employers held a workplace picnic or party as part of their celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.Just 2% of respondents to an online survey conducted by Employee Benefits at the end of last month said that they had given ...
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Case StudiesTimpson opens up menopause and HRT conversations through benefits
Credit: Mick Atkins / ShutterstockTimpson, which employs around 5,000 members of staff and is best known for its key cutting and shoe repair high street shops, introduced a new benefit in October 2021, which covers the cost of any hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescriptions in order to raise awareness and ...
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AnalysisTop tips for offering HRT support in the workplace
One of the first steps to consider is to set up a dedicated menopause policy, ensuring it links in to any existing wellbeing, and equality, diversity and inclusion policies.Employers should also ensure that websites and resources around types of HRT are up to date, offer links to information about HRT ...
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OpinionSusan Mayall: How to consider HRT and menopause in the workplace
At Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers, which has three offices across the Manchester area, we announced that we will pay for any hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication needed by staff from April. We have also developed a menopause policy to share across the firm, including training all teams on understanding ...
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Poll: Does your organisation offer equal parental leave?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. Last week, Employee Benefits reported that equal parental leave has now been taken by more than 2,500 employees at insurance provider Aviva, with almost half (1,227) being men. In addition, 268 parents have taken it more than once ...
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ArticleGroup critical illness cover claims for 2021 reach £13.2 million
Group critical illness cover claims nearly doubled from £7.2 million in 2020 to £13.2 million last year, according to new research.Figures released by financial services firm Legal and General highlight that it paid just over£335 million in group protection claims, including life assurance, income protection and critical illness, in 2021, ...
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ArticleMorrisons to pay staff at least £10.20 an hour
Supermarket chain Morrisons has announced that it will pay its more than 80,000 store and manufacturing staff a minimum of £10.20 an hour as of October 2022.This is a 2% minimum increase on their base rate, making it the highest paying UK supermarket for store employees. Since 2014, the hourly ...
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ArticleGoodShape appoints new chief people officer
Wellbeing and performance firm GoodShape has hired Dorothy Day as its chief people officer as part of its “progressive and impactful approach in building a high-performance culture”.Day will become a member of GoodShape’s executive leadership team, reporting to chief executive officer Alun Baker. In her role, she will be responsible ...
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ArticleBritish Airways and North Yorkshire County Council shortlisted for Best voluntary benefits
British Airways and North Yorkshire County Council are among those organisations shortlisted in the Best voluntary benefits category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.This award will celebrate the most effective use of a voluntary benefits plan within an organisation, including staff offers that are available for all employees.The full category ...
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Article80% of fathers at Aviva have taken five months of paternity leave
More than three-quarters (80%) of fathers working at insurance provider Aviva have taken at least five months of paternity leave, according to its equal parental leave data.The analysis found that equal parental leave has now been taken by more than 2,500 employees at Aviva, with almost half (1,227) being men. ...