All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 217
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ArticleIOD Parc becomes employee owned
Sheffield-based International Organisation Development (IOD Parc) has become employee owned after establishing an employee ownership trust (EOT).IOD Parc, a management and international development consultancy with 38 members of staff based in the UK, Nepal, Australia and France, transferred ownership from two majority shareholders and a number of minority shareholders to ...
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ArticleShoosmiths recruits new director of people
UK law firm Shoosmiths has announced that it has hired Eleanor Tanner as its new director of people as of this month (November).According to the business, which announced a turnover of £167.9 million in April 2021, Tanner will lead a team of more than 45 employees and will be supporting ...
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ArticleAmazon staff protest over pay and work conditions
Workers employed by online retail giant Amazon located in 20 countries, including the UK and US, have planned to stop work and protest on Black Friday (today) over pay and working conditions.Make Amazon Pay, the campaign group behind the protest, is backed by a coalition of labour groups, trade unions, ...
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ArticleRSA Insurance enhances family friendly policies
RSA Insurance has updated its suite of family friendly policies to provide additional support for its 4,500 members of staff.From January 2022, the business will implement changes to its maternity and adoption, paternity and shared parental leave initiatives, which will include increased paternity leave to six weeks on full pay ...
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ArticleSalesforce introduces global gender inclusive benefits
Cloud-based software business Salesforce has launched global gender inclusive benefits this month (November) to provide financial and emotional support to all of its transgender and non-binary employees across the world.Designed in partnership with its LGBTQ+ staff resource group Outforce, the organisation, which has more than 50,000 workers across the world, ...
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ArticleReach for the social media stars to earn a high salary
Something for the weekend: With many influencers surpassing celebrities when it comes to popularity and salary, it’s no surprise that children are growing up wanting to be social media stars. If you have kids with such a career in mind or if you harbour secret goals to become either of ...
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Article35% of staff worked when ill during past 18 months
New data has highlighted that more a third (35%) of UK adults have continued to work while feeling unwell in the past 18 months, rising to almost half (46%) among those aged 18-34.Research carried out by Opinium on behalf of Canada Life found that 21% of adults who admitted to ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2022 entries open
Entries for the Employee Benefits Awards 2022 in association with Aon are now open, with the ceremony itself returning to the summer.The Employee Benefits Awards is the event of the year for the reward, benefits and HR community. It is designed to recognise excellence and celebrate the organisations, teams and ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 19 November – 25 November 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 19 November – 25 November 2021 were: Walker Morris introduces staff sabbatical schemeAB InBev launches enhanced parental leave policyWhat's in a name: could it determine pay?Reuters agrees to £310 million pension buy-inRaven Housing Association provides working carers with comprehensive wellbeing supportWhat targeted ...
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Article64% of staff think hybrid working rules are key
New survey findings have revealed that 64% of UK workers prioritised the need for hybrid working guidelines when considering a new job, with clear rules on when they would be expected to be available.Global employee recognition and workplace culture organisation OC Tanner’s 2022 Global culture report analysed the perspectives of ...
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ArticleTLT updates staff family leave policy
UK law firm TLT has announced that it has enhanced its family leave policy as part of its progressive and inclusive working approach.The initiative, which takes immediate effect, will see an increase in maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement available to its 1,200 members of staff of up to ...
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ArticleBrainlabs recruits new chief people officer
Digital marketing agency Brainlabs has hired Jenny Healy (pictured right) as its new chief people officer as of this month (November).Healy held the role of chief human resources officer at US global media and marketing services organisation Mindshare and US media, marketing and corporate communications company Omnicom Media Group, and ...
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ArticleAtom Bank launches four-day working week
Atom Bank, an app-based fintech bank located in the north east of England, has introduced a four-day working week for all of its 430 employees, with no change in salary.The majority of the bank’s workers chose to adopt the new working arrangement, which commenced earlier this month (November) and sees ...
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Infographic: Benefits for carers in numbers
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ArticleEdison365 to launch four-day working week
Innovation management platform Edison365 has announced plans to introduce a four-day working week for its 30 employees at its UK and USA offices.The business implemented a four-and-a-half-day week six months ago following a successful trial in 2020, where staff finished at 2pm on Fridays, and their work-life balance was found ...
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Article54% of employees' retirement plans hit by Covid
New data has revealed that more than half (54%) of UK working adults said that the impact of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has affected their plans to retire.According to research carried out by insurance provider Aviva, nearly one in five (18%) respondents feel less secure about their financial future, peaking ...
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ArticleStuart Delivery staff to protest over pay cut
Sheffield, UK-based food delivery couriers employed by Stuart Delivery will take part in a protest regarding a planned pay cut.The action will take place on 28 November (Sunday), with couriers set to stage a motorcade leaving from Queen Street at 11am, before arriving at Sheffield Town Hall at 12pm where ...
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OpinionSuzanne Staunton: How can employers tackle furlough fraud?
With the UK government’s furlough scheme having come to an end, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has now stepped forward to start counting the cost of the scheme to taxpayers. Already, many instances have been identified of bogus companies having been set up purely to siphon off public funds, the ...
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ArticleArtfarm becomes living wage employer
Independently owned hospitality business Artfarm has become an accredited living wage employer due to its commitment to pay all employees a rate higher than the national minimum wage (NMW).The company, which operates sites in Scotland, Somerset and London, will now ensure that all of its 200-plus members of staff currently ...
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ArticleNottingham Express Transit staff strike over pay rise deal
Workers employed by Nottingham Express Transit (NET) have announced that a second day of industrial action is to take place today (23 November) as a pay rise deal has still not been reached.According to the union GMB, which is representing NET’s more than 1,000 employees, it has been negotiating for ...