All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 231
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Article26% of millennials took time off work due to stress
New research has revealed that 26% of millennials and 22% of Generation Z employees in the UK have taken time off work due to stress and anxiety caused by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Deloitte’s tenth annual 2021 Millennial and generation Z survey was compiled of responses from 23,000 millennials and Gen ...
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ArticleDiageo signs three-year pay deal for Scottish staff
Spirits and beers producer Diageo has agreed to a new three-year pay deal with unions Unite Scotland and GMB Scotland to increase wages with inflation for its Scottish staff.The arrangement, which is set to last until 2024, includes a 3% pay rise covering the last financial year. Wages will then ...
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ArticleCoastal Recycling becomes employee owned
Exeter, UK based recycling and refuse collection services provider Coastal Recycling has announced its 140 employees are now the majority stakeholders in the business through an employee ownership trust (EOT).This means Coastal Recycling can maintain its independent status, enable its staff to receive a share of profits and a bonus ...
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Talkdesk recruits Laura Butler as its first chief HR officer
Artificial intelligence software provider Talkdesk has hired Laura Butler as its first chief human resources officer.According to Talkdesk, Butler will oversee global efforts to attract, retain, and develop a “courageous, innovative, and customer-obsessed team” as the company shifts into its next decade of growth.Butler will join Talkdesk from Adobe company ...
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ArticleSenior male staff are paid 23% more than females
Male employees in senior positions get paid 23% more than women at director levels, according to new research from Movemeon.com and Payspective.com.Movemeon.com, a strategic and commercial professionals hiring channel, and its sister data provider company Payspective.com, carried out its 2021 Work and pay research compiled from 35,000 data points to ...
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ArticleIan Hodson: How can you engage employees who are returning to the workplace?
According to feedback from our wellbeing surveys, one of the aspects that has been missed during lockdown has been the social connectivity with both the organisation and colleagues, so this will form one of our focus areas as we welcome individuals back.It is worth noting that a lot of our ...
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ArticleMark Taylor: How can you engage employees who are returning to the workplace?
Over the past year and a half, many office employees have grown accustomed to working from home. In fact, one in five people now want to work from home full time once the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is over, according to research published by YouGov in September 2020.It’s now up to ...
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ArticleSara Thompson: How can you engage employees who are returning to the workplace?
It’s clear that some form of hybrid working will continue for many organisations, even when restrictions are completely lifted and offices are able to open to all colleagues again. Having a flexible and agile business that supports all our colleagues has always been important to us. They are our most ...
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ArticleTyne and Wear Metro staff to strike over pay freeze
Tyne and Wear Metro employees have planned for seven days of industrial action over a pay dispute with their employer Swiss rail giant Stadler.The staff, who are members of the Unite and RMT union, are striking in response to a wage freeze from 28 June. Stadler, which maintains Metro’s train ...
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Article11% of UK employees have low engagement levels
The UK and western Europe have the lowest employee engagement levels across the globe at just 11%, according to new research.Analytics and advisory organisation Gallup’s State of the global workplace report found that 55% staff in the UK and western Europe regions have high life evaluations, with western European employees ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 37% of male employees believe purpose improves wellbeing
New data has revealed that 37% of male employees and 15% of females think believing in what the company stands for and having a sense of purpose would help improve their wellbeing.The research was carried out by insurer Legal and General for Men’s Health Week, which finishes on Sunday (20 ...
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OpinionYvonne Gallagher: Uber's GMB deal is a turning point for workers' rights
Last month saw the announcement that Uber will officially recognise the trade union GMB, enabling it to formally represent up to 70,000 Uber drivers across the UK. GMB rightly described the arrangement as ground-breaking, since Uber had not previously been willing either to acknowledge employee or worker rights for its ...
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ArticleJD Sports faces criticism over chairman’s £4.3 million bonus
JD Sports is facing investor criticism after its executive chairman was awarded a £4.3 million bonus despite the organisation receiving millions of pounds in Covid-19 (Coronavirus) support.According to the sports fashion retailer, Peter Cowgill's total pay, including a short-term 75% salary reduction between April and August last year, reached nearly ...
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ArticleGates Power Transmission faces industrial action over pay cuts
Hundreds of Gates Power Transmission employees will be balloted for industrial action due to the organisation's attempts to impose cuts on pay.The union GMB Scotland has served a formal notice to management at the Dumfries-based vehicle drive belts manufacturer, which is part of the Gates Corporation, stating that it will ...
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Article85% of remote workers want a hybrid approach
New data has revealed that 85% of remote workers want to use a hybrid approach of both home and office based methods.The Office for National Statistics published a report entitled Business and individual attitudes towards the future of homeworking, UK: April to May 2021 to examine the expectations of businesses ...
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ArticleHargreaves Lansdown becomes living wage employer
Hargreaves Lansdown has become a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer.The financial services company will join 164 others that have received such recognition, and is the forty-third accredited living wage employer on the FTSE 100 Index.Hargreaves Lansdown's commitment will see all staff and contractors receive at least £9.50 per hour across ...
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ArticleFinances affect 39% of employees' mental health
New research has found that 39% of employees believe the current state of their finances negatively impacts their mental health.Conducted in collaboration with business wellbeing specialists Robertson Cooper, Aviva’s report Thriving in the age of ambiguity: building resilience for the new realities of work explored how employees’ relationship with finances, ...
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ArticleFacebook allows remote working for all employees
Facebook has announced it will let all staff who can work away from the office do so from tomorrow (15 June).The technology giant has told its workforce that it will open up remote working to every employee and that anyone whose role can be done remotely can submit a request.According ...
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ArticleCrerar Hotels launches new benefits package
Crerar Hotels has unveiled a range of revamped employee benefits to set itself apart from others in the hospitality industry.The range of lifestyle perks being introduced have been designed to be more attuned to how employees live and work. These include contributions towards driving lessons, a compulsory day off on ...