All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 231
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ArticleMicrotech Group becomes employee owned
Microtech Group, a Scottish IT service business that supports NHS Scotland and blue-chip clients, has become employee owned by establishing an employee ownership trust (EOT).According to Chris McMail, managing director of Microtech, he turned down various multimillion pound offers from companies from around the world, which would have included relocating ...
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ArticleExcel Esports recruits people and culture manager
UK esports organisation Excel Esports has hired Abi Odell as its new people and culture manager.In her role, Odell will be responsible for employees’ performance and development, as well as “creating the best operational processes” to fit Excel’s Power of Better programme. She will be focused on building a culture ...
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ArticleVenture Stream to trial four-day working week
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK-based digital marketing agency Venture Stream has announced that it plans to launch a four-day working week for its team of 26 workers beginning 6 September (Monday).According to the agency, whose client portfolio includes Yogamatters, Barbour and Standout, there will be no loss of pay or benefits ...
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ArticleAmazon offers £50 weekly bonus for being punctual
Global e-commerce business Amazon has announced it will be offering a £50 weekly bonus for permanent staff at some of its UK locations for turning up to work on time.According to the business, the reward is for people who have 100% attendance, while excluding any time taken off for sickness ...
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Article36% of employers’ mental health support has improved
More than a third (36%) of British employers have improved their mental health support for staff since the start of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to new research by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas).Acas commissioned YouGov to ask businesses in Britain about whether they had seen a change ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Laing O’Rourke to discuss pensions at Employee Benefits Live 2021
EXCLUSIVE: James Dolan, reward leader at international engineering and construction business Laing O’Rourke, will be participating in a panel talk about pension strategies on Wednesday 6 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.Dolan will be a panellist for the Inspire Session titled 'Future pension strategies', which will be taking place at ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 27 August - 2 September 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 27 August – 2 September 2021 were: The pitfalls of unlimited holidaysScottish council workers balloted for strike actionThe benefits on offer at Herbert Smith FreehillsPodcast: Herbert Smith Freehills ensures its reward strategy is pandemic proofPoll: 80% of organisations reject four-day weekKavitha's keynote: ...
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Article32% of British staff work longer hours since Covid-19
One in three British employees working from home have been putting in longer hours since the start of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), with the excessive workload creating “unmanageable stress”, according to new research.The seventh edition of health service company Cigna Europe’s Cigna 360° wellbeing survey, which covered 18,043 people aged 18 or ...
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Article88% of Scots want to trial a four-day week
New research has revealed that 88% of Scottish staff would be willing to take part in trials for a four day working week, currently being set up by Scottish ministers.The think tank IPPR Scotland’s survey, in which 2,203 people aged between 16 and 65 were questioned, also found that 80% ...
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ArticleRefuse workers strike over pay disparity row
Refuse workers based in Oldbury, UK have taken part in industrial action over pay disparity, bullying claims, and health and safety disputes.More than 80 binmen were striking at Sandwell Council's tip in Shidas Lane earlier this week, from 5.30am until noon, against Serco, which manages public service contracts. Further strikes ...
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ArticleSainsbury’s staff win equal pay battle
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has conceded that its shop floor employees can compare their roles to that of their colleagues in distribution centres for the purposes of equal pay.Represented by law firm Leigh Day, more than 3,700 workers brought equal value claims against the business, arguing that their work is just ...
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ArticleBritish staff in unions get extra paid holiday
British employees who are a part of unionised workplaces get an extra week of paid holiday, according to new research.A study published by the European Trade Union Council (EUTC) revealed that British workers, who are legally entitled to 20 working days paid leave a year, that work for employers who ...
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ArticleWhite Ink Architects becomes employee owned
White Ink Architects has announced that it has become an employee-owned company through an employee ownership trust (EOT).The business is one of the first Northern Ireland-based consultancies to adapt to employee ownership through an EOT, with the three founders stating the decision will “preserve the independent spirit of the practice”, ...
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ArticleAberdeen is the best UK city for work-life balance
New data has highlighted that Aberdeen in Scotland is the best UK city for work-life balance, with working hours and commute times under the UK average.UK lending and savings bank Shawbrook Bank carried out the research, which looked at career-orientated metrics to calculate the top places to work in the ...
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OpinionKate Payne: Is the GMP equalisation update realistic?
When it comes to guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) equalisation on past transfers, the new Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) guide does a good job of explaining the total mess schemes find themselves in as a result of the 2020 Lloyds judgement, and how the obligation might be discharged in a ...
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ArticleMore death benefits paid in first half of 2021 than all of 2020
Research has revealed that dependants of employees with insured employer-sponsored death benefits have received more financial payouts due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus) in the first half of 2021 than the whole of 2020.Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk sector, also found that nearly 10 million UK ...
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ArticleNike gives staff week off to support their mental health
Head office employees at sports footwear and accessories business Nike have been allowed to take a week off to support their mental health before they return to the office in September.Starting from today and ending on Friday, the organisation has told staff based at is headquarters in Oregon, to “power ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Pregnant Then Screwed to give keynote at Employee Benefits Live 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Joeli Brearley, founder of charity and campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed, will be delivering the closing keynote speech about the motherhood penalty on Thursday 7 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.The speech, titled 'What employers need to know about the motherhood penalty', will take place at the end of ...
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ArticleTotallyMoney hires new people director
Credit and financial goals app TotallyMoney has appointed Liz Afolabi as its new people director.Afolabi joins the management team this month (August) from HR organisation Unleashed, where she worked for two and a half years building “productive, engaged and high-performing teams” for a number of UK and international businesses.She has ...
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