All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 194
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ArticleGoldman Sachs increases holiday entitlement for all staff
Investment banking firm Goldman Sachs has enhanced its holiday programme, including adding a minimum of two days to annual entitlements for employees across the globe.Starting from 1 January 2023, all 45,100 Goldman Sachs staff will be expected to take a minimum of 15 days away from work in a given ...
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ArticleAverage total pay grows by 7% in early 2022
Employees saw a 7% average total pay growth, including bonuses, and a 4.2% rise in regular pay, excluding bonuses, from January to March 2022, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).In real terms that have been adjusted for inflation, there was a 1.4% growth in total pay, while regular ...
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ArticleTribunal rules fair dismissal for employee with Covid concerns
An employment appeal tribunal (EAT) has ruled that an employee who refused to return to work citing Covid-19 (Coronavirus) concerns was fairly dismissed.The EAT in London heard that D Rodgers, who started as a laser operator for Leeds Laser Cutting on 14 June 2019, was self-isolating at the start of ...
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Article53% of employers offer an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Employee Benefits poll: More than half (53%) of employers currently offer their employees an electric vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme.A fifth (21%) of respondents to an online survey conducted by Employee Benefits Magazine said they do not provide a scheme of this kind, while a further 26% said they were ...
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ArticleUnit4 hires chief people officer
Enterprise cloud applications firm Unit4 has appointed Tania Garrett (pictured) as chief people officer.Garrett, who will report to chief executive officer Mike Ettling, will oversee the firm’s people success function, where she will be responsible for talent acquisition, learning and development, compensation and benefits, as well as regional HR field ...
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Poll: Do you offer menstrual support to your employees?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. Last week, Employee Benefits reported that the Spanish government is due to approve plans that allow women who suffer from severe period pain to take menstrual leave from work for up to three days each month. In light ...
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ArticleLas Vegas hotel The Cosmopolitan awards staff $5,000 bonus
The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, USA, has awarded each of its 5,400 members of staff a $5,000 (£4,089) bonus to recognise their efforts during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The announcement was made by executives from Blackstone Real Estate Americas, a New York-based private equity firm that owns the approximately 3,000-room, ...
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ArticlePoor financial wellbeing affected 2.5 million private sector staff
New analysis has discovered that 2.5 million private sector employees have taken time off in the last 12 months due to poor financial wellbeing, resulting in a total of 13 million days off work.Carried out by Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) on behalf of pension, investment and protection ...
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ArticleEvona and Man Group nominated for Best Healthcare and Wellbeing Benefits award
Copyright: www.tellingphotography.comRecruitment business Evona and active investment management firm Man Group are among those who have been shortlisted for the Best Healthcare and Wellbeing Benefits category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.This accolade recognises the most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategies implemented by organisations with fewer than 1,000 employees.The full ...
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ArticleCamden Council reports 0.9% mean gender pay gap in favour of women
Camden Council has published its gender pay gap report for 2020/2021, during which time its mean gender pay gap, which fell in favour of female employees, narrowed from 4.6% to 0.9%.The council's median gender pay gap, which also found women to be paid more, increased slightly from 0.6% to 1.5%.Overall, ...
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ArticleLidl Germany commits to pay staff €14 minimum wage
Image credit: Manuel Esteban / Shutterstock.comLidl Germany has committed to pay its employees a minimum entry-level wage of at least €14 (£11.93) gross per hour from 1 June.This will be an increase from the current Lidl minimum entry wage of €12.50 (£10.65) per hour, and will also exceed the ...
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ArticleTallymoney pilots paying staff in gold
Image credit: Ascannio / Shutterstock.comFinancial services firm Tallymoney has offered its 20-plus members of staff the chance to get paid in gold rather than pounds and pence, in order to help them stay ahead of inflation.Cameron Parry, chief executive officer at Tallymoney, has himself signed up to the scheme. Parry ...
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ArticleGroup risk industry paid out £2.22 billion during 2021
A total of £2.22 billion was paid out by the group risk industry during 2021, which is an increase of £208.4 million on 2020, according to data compiled by Group Risk Development (Grid).In total, 6,113 employees were helped back to work after a period of sick leave. There were 220,886 ...
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ArticleTake Personnel Today’s audience survey for the chance to win £100
Employee Benefits’ sister title Personnel Today wants to hear from its audience, particularly those working in the HR industry. It wants to know your views, whether you are a daily news reader, a frequent webinar viewer or an occasional job searcher.To ensure it continues to deliver the best possible news ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 6 May – 12 May 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 6 May and 12 May 2022 were: KPMG awards staff minimum of £2,000 pay riseLinklaters launches global menopause policyRoyal Bank of Canada increases base pay by 3% for lower-paid staff41% of employers think mental health is their biggest challengeCentrica and BNP Paribas ...
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ArticleOlaplex takes hair care digital with AI employee
Something for the weekend: Have you ever wanted a digital version of you to do your job instead? Are you a fan of the idea of shopping without having to talk to another human being? If so, you are in luck, as hair care business Olaplex has introduced an artificial ...
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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 ...