All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 32
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ArticleAsda to increase hourly pay and enhance family-friendly policies
Supermarket Asda is to increase hourly pay rates for its store-based employees from October as part of an £80 million investment.
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ArticleThe top 10 most read articles between 21 – 27 March 2025
The top 10 most read articles between 21 – 27 March 2025 on employeebenefits.co.uk were:
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ArticleCapita’s Life and Pensions division staff strike in pay dispute
Workers at outsourcing and professional services firm Capita’s Life and Pensions division have begun further strike action in a dispute over a fair pay offer for 2024.
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ArticleThe Pensions Regulator reports 13.1% mean sexual orientation pay gap
The Pensions Regulator has reported a 13.1% mean sexual orientation pay gap, up from 12% in 2023.
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ArticleNomura receives menopause-friendly accreditation
London headquartered global financial services group Nomura has received menopause-friendly accreditation.
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ArticleDeliveroo launches funded virtual GP consultations for riders
Online food delivery service Deliveroo has introduced free access to 24/7 virtual GP consultations for its UK riders.
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ArticleAttraction Tickets to award staff a share of £1 million in bonuses
UK theme park tickets and hotels seller Attraction Tickets, which trades AttractionTickets.com and DoSomethingDifferent.com, is to transition to an employee ownership trust (EOT) and give employees a share of £1 million in bonuses.
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ArticleExclusive: Clarity Business Travel implements cancer support for employees
UK travel management firm Clarity Business Travel has introduced specialist cancer support for its employees.
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ArticleUber expands carer benefits to include more employees
Ride-share firm Uber has expanded its carer benefits to ensure more of its 100,000 UK drivers are able to access free childcare.
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ArticleHowden agrees to acquire Barnett Waddingham
Global insurance and employee benefits intermediary group Howden has announced that it has agreed to acquire risk, pensions, investment and insurance services consultancy Barnett Waddingham.
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ArticleFirst Bus drivers at Hampshire depot accept improved pay deal
First Bus drivers based at its Hoeford depot in Hampshire have accepted an improved pay deal, following a period of industrial action.
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ArticleJCDecaux and Reiss introduce pregnancy loss friendly workplace package
JCDecaux and Reiss have introduced a pregnancy loss friendly workplace package for its UK employees.
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ArticleCentral Co-op implements financial wellbeing benefit for employees
Central Co-op has launched a new employee benefit to support its employees with their financial wellbeing and cost-of-living pressures.
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People MovesUKG appoints new chief people officer
UKG has appointed Beth Conway as its new chief people officer as of today (24 March).
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ArticleStoke-on-Trent City Council becomes endometriosis-friendly employer
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has become an endometriosis-friendly employer as part of its commitment to creating a more inclusive, supportive workplace.
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ArticleExclusive: Employee Benefits Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Lloyds Banking Group, Housing 21, Next and PepsiCo UK and Ireland are some of the employers that have made the shortlist for the Employee Benefits Awards 2025.
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ArticleBT Pension Scheme completes two longevity swap transactions
The BT Pension Scheme has completed two longevity swap transactions to further protect from the cost of unexpected increases in its members’ life expectancy.
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ArticleEuropean Space Agency searches for individuals to lie on waterbed for 10 days
Scientists at the European Space Agency have begun searching for volunteers to take part in a study to recreate some of the effects of space flight on the body.
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ArticleThe top 10 most read articles between 14 – 20 March 2025
The top 10 most read articles between 14 – 20 March 2025 on employeebenefits.co.uk were:
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ArticleGovernment launches consultation on ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting
The government has published a consultation on the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, and mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.


