All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 209
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Article19% pay rise for 200 Carntyne Transport staff
Workers employed by Glasgow-based logistics firm Carntyne Transport have won a 19% pay rise.Around 200 cask handlers and drivers of heavy goods vehicles (HGV), forklifts and shunters will receive the basic hourly pay increase from £12.60 to £15 following negotiations by the Unite Scotland trade union.There will also be a ...
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ArticleCo-op shop floor staff progress equal pay claims
Co-op has agreed that its shop floor workers can compare their roles to that of their colleagues in distribution centres for the purposes of assessing equal pay claims.More than 1,600 people represented by law firm Leigh Day have brought equal pay claims against the supermarket, arguing that their work is ...
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AnalysisWhat support can employers offer for staff going through gender transition?
Employers can help by constructing a manageable timeline of changes they may want to implement, such as changing names or pronouns at work.Employers may want to look at how a transitioning employee would like their transition to be communicated to other staff.Ultimately by having effective and meaningful wellbeing support in ...
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Case StudiesAsos supports transitioning staff with policies and culture
Online fashion and cosmetics retailer Asos serves 26.7 million customers in more than 200 markets and in 10 languages. It employs about 3,800 members of staff, primarily from its head office in north London and customer care centre in Hertfordshire, as well as in Barnsley, Yorkshire; Lichfield, Birmingham; Berlin, Germany; ...
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OpinionEmma Kosmin: How to support staff going through gender transition
Many of us spend most of our lives at work, so it’s vital that people feel free to be themselves in the workplace.Going through a transition while at work can feel daunting and exposing. It is so important that employers understand this and provide trans and non-binary employees who are ...
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Article347,000 more staff used an EAP in 2021
Soaring numbers of UK workers looked for support from an employee assistance programme (EAP) last year, research has revealed.The Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) found that 347,000 more employees used an EAP in October 2021 than they did a year earlier.Its data is based on evidence from information provided by ...
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ArticleUniversity staff plan strikes over pensions and pay
More than 50,000 university employees are to take part in further strike action over pensions, pay and working conditions next month, according to a trade union.The University and College Union (UCU) said that unless an agreement could be reached in forthcoming talks, staff at 44 further education institutions would take ...
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ArticleFree hot drinks preferable to mental health support for office staff
Free hot drinks are more popular workplace benefits than mental health support, according to one survey.Research conducted with 1,000 office workers by TLF Research on behalf of hybrid-working venue platform Reef App, showed that 35% of these employees really like to see readily available tea and coffee in the workplace.Free ...
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Article59% of staff want flexible working over financial rewards
Almost six in 10 knowledge workers rate flexible working above financial rewards, according to new data.Audio equipment business Jabra’s Jabra hybrid ways of working 2021 global report showed that 59% of people who think for a living believe autonomy over the time and place they do so is more important ...
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ArticleUK DC pension schemes down 40% in a decade
The UK’s occupational defined contribution (DC) pension market has consolidated by nearly 40% in a decade, data has shown.The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) 12th annual DC trust report revealed that there were 27,700 DC schemes in December 2021 down from 45,150 in 2011.It also showed a 2% drop in the number ...
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Article49% of employers report little gender pay gap progress
Almost half of employers made little or no progress with their gender pay gap in 2020, with just 1% significantly reducing it, according to research.Investment adviser Mercer’s UK gender and ethnicity pay gap trends report found that 49% of organisations surveyed had not reduced the difference in average pay for ...
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ArticlePension advisers want dashboard roll out prioritised
Addressing climate change and rolling out the pensions dashboard are the biggest priorities for workplace pension scheme advisers this year, research has revealed.The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) asked its members where they wanted the government and regulators to focus attention over both the next 12 months and the next ...
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ArticleDeloitte introduces flexible public holidays
Financial services firm Deloitte has announced that its 22,000 UK staff can now choose to defer public holiday leave to other days.As part of a drive to improve diversity and inclusion, all employees can now opt to work on national holidays such as Christmas Day or Good Friday and select ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 21 January – 27 January 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 21 January and 27 January 2022 were: How to implement a pay strategy for hybrid working78% of UK staff would move job for remote working32% want to return to the office for their mental healthPoll: 91% of employers aiming to bring in ...
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ArticleEuropeans want remote working and more leave
Workers across Europe are asking for work-life balance through benefits such as remote work options, four-day weeks and additional annual leave, according to new research.Integrated workforce management platform provider Pro Unlimited published its January 2022 Europe labor market report, which it says is based on billions of data points related ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis to maintain full sick pay to unvaccinated staff
Department store chain John Lewis has declared it will continue to offer full sick pay to its employees whether they have received a Covid-19 (Coronavirus) vaccine or not.Current government rules state that people who have not had a jab must self-isolate for 10 days if identified as a close contact ...
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ArticleChief execs got average bonus of £172,897 in 2021
Chief executives received an average bonus of £172,897 in the year to October 2021, data has shown, while entry level employees and routine task providers were awarded just £642 and £643 respectively.Research from Cendex, the rewards analytics arm of HR resource provider XpertHR, found that 25% of chief executives were ...
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ArticleHybrid working parents have better mental health
Working parents who split their employment time between home and a formal workplace are less likely to experience mental health difficulties than those stuck in one or the other, according to research.Youth mental health charity Stem4 surveyed 1,038 working parents and carers across the UK to mark Parent Mental Health ...
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ArticleLux launches four-day working week
Creative agency Lux has introduced a four-day working week for its 11 employees.All staff at the Edinburgh-based firm, which specialises in the food and drink sector, are now able to work a 32-hour week on an elective basis with no reduction in salary as part of their contracts.Lux worked in ...
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ArticleFour in 10 employees want a four-day week
Almost half of workers at mid-sized UK businesses would like to work a four-day week, according to research.Business decision support technology provider Momentive polled more than 2,000 UK adults and found that 45% of those working for organisations with between 50 and 499 staff would like to be offered a ...