All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 193
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ArticleNatwest, PepsiCo and Tesco make Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022
The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 have been revealed, with major brands such as PepsiCo UK and Ireland, Natwest and Tesco making the cut.Other businesses include full fibre platform CityFibre, payments services firm Worldline, publishing firm Hachette UK, and construction business Wates.Several law firms and financial services organisations ...
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ArticleStaff engagement is top priority for global businesses
Employee engagement has risen to become the top priority for global businesses, taking the place from 'operational efficiency', which is now second most important, according to research by workplace and facility management business ISS.The research canvassed the views of 100 of ISS' global customers in a range of professional, technology ...
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ArticleScania UK revamps its family friendly benefits
Scania UK, a supplier of vehicles for industrial and marine applications, has enhanced its maternity, paternity and adoption benefits to better support staff who are parents.According to the business, the policy shows a commitment to its diverse workforce by making sure family welfare comes first. To this end, Scania UK ...
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ArticleOcado Group and Nationwide shortlisted for Best motivation or recognition scheme
Grocery retailer Ocado Group and Nationwide Building Society are two of the organisations that have been shortlisted in the Best motivation or recognition scheme category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.This award celebrates an employer that effectively uses incentives or rewards to boost the employee experience, demonstrating clear impacts on ...
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ArticleVirgin Group recruits first chief people officer
Virgin Group has appointed Nikki Humphrey (pictured) to the newly-created role of chief people officer.Humphrey will join the 'V Team', Virgin’s executive team, in July, and will report directly to Josh Bayliss, chief executive officer of Virgin Group.Her previous role was executive director of people at John Lewis Partnership, a ...
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ArticleSt Ermin’s Hotel becomes accredited living wage employer
St Ermin’s Hotel based in Westminster, London has received accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.The hotel is part of the Autograph Collection and a subsidiary of Marriott Bonvoy, and the commitment will ensure that all 140 members of staff receive at least the London minimum hourly wage of £11.05. This ...
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ArticleNational living wage rose 26% between 2015 and 2019
The national living wage (NLW) rose by 26% between April 2015 and April 2019, more than twice the 12% increase in median hourly pay for NLW eligible workers, and faster than inflation (8%), according to the government’s Low Pay Commission (LPC).The LPC reviewed the NLW until April 2020, at which ...
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ArticleDisability pension gap puts pots at 36% of UK average
New data has highlighted that people with disabilities have a private pension pot of just 36% of the UK average.The research, commissioned by pension provider Now: Pensions and carried out by the Pensions Policy Institute, revealed that people with a disability who are approaching retirement age have a £47,980 average ...
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ArticlePersonnel Today Awards 2022 launches new Reward, Recognition and Benefits category
Personnel Today has introduced a new category for its 24th annual awards ceremony: the Reward, Recognition and Benefits award.HR and learning and development individuals or teams that have led an innovative project, helped people adjust to significant change, or delivered cost-savings through people policies are encouraged to celebrate all they ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 13 May – 19 May 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 13 May and 19 May 2022 were: Goldman Sachs increases holiday entitlement for all staffTesco releases workplace menopause guideTribunal rules fair dismissal for employee with Covid concernsThe changing face of flexible benefitsAverage total pay grows by 7% in early 2022Evona and Man ...
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ArticleGoogle debuts new California eco-office to encourage staff to return
Something for the weekend: As some employers embrace the 'new normal' of hybrid and remote working, Google has unveiled new Californian headquarters designed to tempt staff to return to the physical office.The Bay View campus on the San Francisco Bay in Mountain View was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and ...
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ArticleSurgeons Quarter launches holiday benefit worth £2,000
Surgeons Quarter, the commercial arm for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, has introduced a new benefits package as part of its ‘Work Hard Play Hard’ recruitment campaign, which includes a holiday package worth £2,000.Surgeons Quarter will contribute this amount towards an employee's holiday costs, with no limitations on ...
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ArticleUS Soccer Federation to pay male and female teams equally
The US Soccer Federation has committed to pay its men's and women's teams equally, after securing separate collective bargaining agreements (CBA) through to December 2028 with the unions for both national teams.As originally reported on 'CBS Evening News', male players have been operating under the terms of a CBA that ...
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ArticleMamas and Papas enhances family friendly policies
Nursery retailer Mamas and Papas is to enhance maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental leave policies to better support its approximately 800-strong workforce.The Huddersfield headquartered firm has committed to offering all new parents 26 weeks of enhanced maternity pay, with the first 13 weeks at full pay and the second ...
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ArticleHiscox hires chief HR officer
Specialist global insurer Hiscox has appointed Nicola Grant (pictured) as its chief HR officer, effective from 1 September and subject to regulatory consents.Grant will be based in London for her new role, joining the group executive committee and reporting to group chief executive officer Aki Hussain. She replaces Amanda Brown, ...
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ArticleWelcome Break and Lendlease shortlisted for Best mental health strategy
Motorway service station operator Welcome Break and real estate and investment group Lendlease are two of the organisations shortlisted in the Best mental health strategy category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.This award celebrates an organisation with an exceptional strategy concerning the benefits, communications and support systems that can influence ...
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ArticleUK staff want to prioritise health more than their career
More UK working adults said that they want to make health a top priority compared with prioritising their career, at 89% and 51% respectively, according to the Bupa Wellbeing index.The survey, conducted among 8,000 UK adults, found that health and wellbeing is being achieved through cutting down on unhealthy foods ...
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ArticleTesco releases workplace menopause guide
Supermarket chain Tesco has created a guide to help more of its female employees access menopause support in the workplace.Created in partnership with trade union Usdaw, the guide aims to provide information to help increase awareness and understanding of menopause, symptoms that may be experienced, and the impact these can ...
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ArticleSabre Corporation updates employee wellbeing package
Editorial credit: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.comSoftware and technology firm for the global travel industry Sabre Corporation has launched an updated employee wellbeing package, aimed at fostering a supportive environment where staff can thrive and succeed.The business, which launched a global 'Work from Anywhere' programme 18 months ago, has introduced this ...
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OpinionVerity Ingle: How Covid-19 may impact employees’ health, wellbeing and pay
As the world starts to learn how to safely live with Covid-19 (Coronavirus), employers are faced with the difficult decision of how to handle employees who are suffering from Covid symptoms, and whether to ask them to remain at home or come into work.An issue with this at present is ...