All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 201
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ArticleBenefex acquires engagement platform Wrkit
Employee benefits software business Benefex has acquired employee engagement platform Wrkit and its entire product set, which includes employee discounts, wellbeing, recognition and communication tools.The platform’s teams in Ireland, the UK and Australia, which consists of 35 members of staff, will join Benefex as part the acquisition.Wrkit, which has experienced ...
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ArticleHalf of British staff want a four-day week in 2022
Nearly a third of British employees are actively looking for a four-day working week in 2022 or have already agreed to one with their employer, according to research.A survey of 1,000 people by Censuswide, on behalf of productivity platform ClickUp, found that 12% had already secured three days off each ...
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ArticleIson Harrison transitions to employee ownership
Yorkshire-based law firm Ison Harrison has become entirely owned by its employees after the three shareholder directors agreed to sell the business to an employee ownership trust (EOT).Ison Harrison, which has 16 offices throughout the region, was founded in 1978, and now employs more than 230 staff. Its directors decided ...
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Poll: Is your organisation introducing any new staff wellbeing support benefits for the new year?
Take part in our latest readers' poll on a current topical issue. The new year always heralds the start of new healthy habits. Are you introducing any new initiatives to help support the wellbeing of your staff?Poll: Is your organisation introducing any new staff wellbeing support benefits for the new ...
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ArticleAction urged to rebalance pension wealth
Shareholder returns that feed into UK workers’ pensions “disproportionately benefit a wealthy minority”, according to a report put together by the TUC, think tank Common Wealth and the High Pay Centre.The study found that almost one in three UK shares was held by a UK pension fund in 1990 yet ...
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ArticleCoventry bin drivers add more strike dates
Bin lorry drivers employed by Coventry City Council have announced more strike dates as their campaign for improved wages continues.A total of 19 further days of industrial action have been set across January, February and March, with around 70 drivers expected to be involved.The West Midlands drivers held a 48-hour ...
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ArticleSainsbury’s increases shop staff pay to £10 an hour
Sainsbury’s has announced that all its store workers will shortly earn at least £10 an hour.The retail giant will increase the basic rate of pay across its supermarkets and Argos outlets from £9.50 an hour from 6 March, with the first pay day to reflect the change being 8 April.Also ...
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ArticleDiversity investment boosts engagement
Half of organisations that have not begun to invest in equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EDIB) suffered a decline in employee engagement over a 12-month period, research has shown.Employee engagement service WorkBuzz’s The state of employee engagement report, based on insight from more than 300 organisational leaders, HR professionals, and ...
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Article75% of white collar staff are considering quitting
Three in four white-collar workers in the UK are considering quitting their jobs or changing careers due to issues such as burnout, a lack of work-life balance and toxic workplace environments, research has revealed.A nationwide survey of people working in homes and offices, conducted by Censuswide, found that 57% of ...
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ArticleUK Swissport staff receive above-inflation pay rise
Swissport employees, who provide baggage handling and check-in services at a large number of airports across the UK, have voted to accept an above-inflation pay rise.The 8.54% hike will be paid from this month (January 2022) along with a payment to account for a smaller 2.4% rise backdated to January ...
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ArticleB&M awards bonus to 24,000 staff
More than 24,000 members of staff employed by discount retailer B&M will receive a sum equivalent to an extra week’s wage for their “considerable efforts” during the festive period.The Merseyside-headquartered business said employees will get the bonus payment this month (January) following “strong” trading over Christmas.Festive business was boosted by ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 30 December 2021 – 6 January 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 December 2021 – 6 January 2022 were: How will the 'Great Resignation' change employees' attitudes to employee benefits?Eastbourne bin lorry staff strike escalatesKerry Hudson: Is a change ahead in flexible working laws?Plymouth City Council HGV drivers get new pay dealMinisters draw ...
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Article28% of employers say Covid has made menopause support harder
Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has made it harder for many employers to know which of their staff require menopause support, research has revealed.A survey of 504 HR decision makers by digital health platform Peppy found that 28% had struggled to identify those needing help during this stage of their life.Meanwhile 21% said ...
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ArticleImpact.com launches global parental leave policy
Partnership management platform Impact.com has introduced a new global parental leave policy that outlines the enhanced support available to employees.The initiative enables eligible staff at the organisation to take up to 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave, with payments set to be integrated with any government-provided wage replacement benefits ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2022 deadline fast approaching
Time is running out to enter the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, in association with Aon, with the extended entry deadline of Friday 14 January 2022 drawing near.Now in its 20th year, the Employee Benefits Awards is considered the event of the year for the reward, benefits and HR community, as ...
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ArticleSamantha Johnson: Will the national minimum wage increase support staff financial wellbeing?
Employee wellbeing has played a significant role in attraction and retention strategies for a number of years, focusing predominately on mental health and a work-life balance. Financial wellbeing is a welcome addition to this agenda.Multiple researchers have demonstrated that financial stress is one of the most significant causes for absence ...
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ArticleClaire Williams: Will the national minimum wage increase support staff financial wellbeing?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson this year said his goal was "a high wage, high skill, high productivity economy that the people of this country need and deserve”, and next year's increases in the national living wage and national minimum wage are a key part of that.However, the pay rises, which ...
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ArticleKay Maddox-Daines: Will the national minimum wage increase support staff financial wellbeing?
With inflation across a wide range of household essentials including fuel, energy and food, UK homeowners are understandably anxious about the impact on their finances heading into the new year.The rise in the national living wage is a step in the right direction, but there is still a substantial gap ...
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ArticleAlex Watson: Will the national minimum wage increase support staff financial wellbeing?
For low-paid workers, the repercussions of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic have exacerbated income insecurity, and issues of in-work poverty are on the increase.Young people are more likely to have been employed in sectors that were impacted hardest during the pandemic and more likely to have been furloughed, so assuming they ...
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ArticleMaking more staff eligible for auto-enrolment will help levelling up
More people should be automatically enrolled in workplace pensions, scrapping the age and earnings thresholds that have existed since auto-enrolment began to be phased in a decade ago.That’s according to Richard Holden MP who is today tabling a private members’ bill to increase pension participation among lower paid, younger and ...