All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 218
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ArticleFinncap introduces unlimited holiday for staff
London stockbroker firm Finncap has launched an unlimited holiday allowance from 2022 to try to prevent staff burnout.From 1 January, its 149 employees will be able to take minimum leave consisting of four weeks' leave plus two or three days every quarter, which does not include time off to care ...
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OpinionAngela Watson: How employers can offer staff more eldercare support
The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has shone a light on informal caring as pressures outside of work have increased, with many people caring for others for the first time as a result of this. People have struggled to balance work with new responsibilities and there are fears that these pressures may ...
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Case StudiesAviva helps carer staff with supportive benefits
Insurance business Aviva operates in Ireland, Canada and in the UK, where it employs 16,000 members of staff. Having been established for 325 years, it is invested in its staff, customers, communities and the planet, in line with its purpose of being “with you today, for a better tomorrow”.Aviva launched ...
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AnalysisHas the pandemic highlighted the need for more comprehensive eldercare support in workplaces?
Generally, it’s more important to have benefits schemes that match life stages and provide practical resources to match life and family needs.Most employee assistance programme providers offer eldercare support, be that online resources for targeted legal, financial and care services, or just having someone else to talk to.One of the ...
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ArticleInnis and Gunn becomes living wage employer
Scottish brewer Innis and Gunn has been accredited as a living wage employer as part of its plan to further support its more than 100 members of staff.According to the business, which is one of 120 accredited living wage employers in the Scottish hospitality sector, it has voluntarily committed to ...
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ArticleAB InBev launches enhanced parental leave policy
Drink and brewing business AB InBev has introduced an enhanced parental leave policy for its 13,500 employees in the UK and Europe to include leave allowance increases for primary and secondary caregivers.Effective from this month (November), all primary caregivers staff will be entitled to paid leave increase from 16 to ...
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ArticleWalker Morris introduces staff sabbatical scheme
Law firm Walker Morris has launched a sabbatical scheme this month (November) for all of its solicitors with more than two years of service, with around 160 people currently eligible for it.A sabbatical can be taken after workers have built up a defined period of service post-qualification from 1 November ...
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ArticleMotor Insurance Bureau hires new chief people officer
Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB) has announced that it has recruited Faran Johnson as its new chief people officer effective today (22 November).According to the bureau, Johnson is a “highly experienced workplace culture specialist”, with a 30-year career in the public and private sector. She joins following her work on the ...
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Article19% of working fathers worry about parental leave impact
Almost one in five (19%) fathers feel that taking extended parental leave would be negatively viewed at work, according to a new survey.Now: Pensions and the Diversity Project has released its research, which puts a spotlight on the extremely low take-up of paternity leave on this year's International Men’s Day ...
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ArticleBaker McKenzie enhances family friendly initiatives
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has updated its family friendly policy provisions in order to recognise some of the challenges faced by working parents and carers in current society.The organisation will now offer enhanced paternity pay and leave with immediate effect, which will be extended from two to 12 weeks ...
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ArticleWhat’s in a name: could it determine pay?
Something for the weekend: Once we’re given a name at birth it usually stays with us for the rest of our lives, but have you ever wondered what impact yours has, whether it influences personalities, career choices, or even how much money you are likely to earn? Research from online ...
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ArticleReuters agrees to £310 million pension buy-in
Reuters, an international news organisation owned by Thomson Reuters, has announced that it has agreed to a £310 million full-scheme buy-in transaction for its supplementary pension scheme.The transaction was the agency’s first with financial services company Legal and General Assurance Society, otherwise known as Legal and General, and involved the ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 12 November – 18 November 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 12 November – 18 November 2021 were: Centrica introduces electric car salary sacrifice schemeLidl gives pay rise to 21,000 employeesUniversity of Lincoln wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2021 What are employees looking for in the employee experience of the future?Train ...
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Article54% of young staff would quit over no hybrid working
More than half (54%) of employees aged 18-34 years old said they would likely quit if the organisation they work for stopped offering remote or hybrid working, according to a new survey.Employee benefits provider Unum UK conducted research into attitudes to work and employee support in order to find out ...
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ArticleTrentbarton gives 1,000 employees wage rise
Nottinghamshire bus company Trentbarton has announced that it will be giving its 1,000 members of staff an extra pay rise on top of their annual raise.The additional wage increase will take effect from the end of January 2022 and will result in most drivers receiving an hourly rate of between ...
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Article25% of UK workplaces are transparent about pay
Just one in four full-time UK employees strongly agree that their workplace is transparent about pay, according to new research.Glassdoor, which provides insights into jobs and companies, surveyed 2,042 UK employees and has published its findings today on Equal Pay Day (18 November). This is the day on which women ...
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ArticleStitch Fix hires new chief people and culture officer
Online personalised shopping experience service Stitch Fix has appointed Linda Aiello as its new chief people and culture officer as of 15 November (Monday).In her new role, Aiello will report to Stitch Fix’s CEO Elizabeth Spaulding and will lead the people and culture teams across both the US and the ...
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ArticleLidl gives pay rise to 21,000 employees
Supermarket chain Lidl has announced pay rises from March 2022, which will benefit more than 21,000 staff and 80% of its workforce.Equating to a wage increase of more than 6% for some, minimum pay for employees across the UK is set to go up to £10.10 an hour from £9.50, ...
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ArticleUniversity staff to strike in pensions and pay dispute
Lecturers at as many as 58 UK universities will take part in strike action on 1-3 December in a row over pensions, pay and working conditions.According to the University and College Union (UCU), some staff are striking because of the Universities Superannuation Scheme pension fund, which was put into place ...
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ArticleABL Alliance staff to protest over pay row
Workers at a nuclear naval base in Scotland have announced that they will take industrial action against their employer due to a dispute over pay.The staff are employed by the ABL Alliance, which is a co-operation between AWE, Babcock Marine and Lockheed Martin UK Strategic Systems, provides engineering, maintenance and ...