All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 41
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ArticleFitFlop introduces salary sacrifice nursery scheme
Credit: Ritu Manoj Jethani/ShutterstockFootwear brand FitFlop has introduced a salary sacrifice nursery scheme for its 165 UK employees in order to help them save money on childcare fees.The scheme, which is offered in partnership with WorkPlace Nursery, will enable employees to pay for nursery fees through a deduction from their ...
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ArticleGoogle to enhance family-building benefits for UK staff
Google has announced that it will expand its UK family-building benefits this year as part of its commitment to supporting its employees in important life moments.From April, the employer’s UK family-building benefits package will include in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intrauterine insemination (IUI) through its private medical insurance (PMI) plan, allowing ...
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ArticleParkdean Resorts signs age-friendly employer pledge
Holiday park operator Parkdean Resorts has signed the age-friendly employer pledge as part of its commitment to fostering a diverse, inclusive and multi-generational workplace.Established by the Centre for Ageing Better, the pledge was launched to make workplaces more age-friendly and help with skills shortages across various sectors.By signing, Parkdean Resorts ...
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ArticleNHS England implements paid miscarriage leave for employees
NHS England has introduced up to 10 days of additional paid leave for employees who suffer a miscarriage, as part of new guidance issued to hospitals.Women who experience a miscarriage in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy will be offered up to ten days of paid leave and their partners ...
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ArticleNielsen hires Nicolina Marzicola as global chief people officer
Audience measurement, data and analytics firm Nielsen has recruited Nicolina Marzicola as its new global chief people officer.In her new role, Marzicola will lead Nielsen’s global HR function, which is inclusive of talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, learning and development, HR operations and reporting, as well as its core HR business ...
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ArticleMedian monthly pay for February up 5.5% year-on-year
Median monthly pay for February 2024 increased by 5.5% compared to the same period last year, to an estimated at £2,331, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its labour market figures published on 12 March revealed that regular pay growth fell to 6.1% year-on-year in the three ...
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ArticleKPMG to roll out wellbeing check-in initiative to US staff
Professional services firm KPMG is to roll out an energy check-in initiative to its 36,000 US employees and partners by the end of 2024.The organisation carried out a pilot of the initiative last year in one of its smaller divisions, with the aim of identifying employees who are at risk ...
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OpinionSally Hulston: EHRC guidance on menopause in the workplace
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published new guidance on menopause in the workplace and set out employers’ legal obligations. The guidance reasserts the fact that women experiencing menopausal symptoms, particularly in severe cases, have certain protections under the Equality Act 2010.While the menopause is not itself a ...
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ArticleCentrica reports 2% mean ethnicity pay gap
Energy supplier Centrica has reported a 2% mean ethnicity pay gap for 2023, down from 3% in 2022.The organisation’s median ethnicity pay gap for 2023 was 11%, down from 12% the previous year. Meanwhile, its mean ethnicity bonus pay gap was 4%, up from 0 the year before, and its ...
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ArticleAldi increases pay for store assistants and deputy store managers
Supermarket chain Aldi is to increase hourly pay for store assistants and deputy store managers from 1 June.The organisation, which has more than 1,000 stores, 11 regional distribution centres and 45,000 employees across Britain, will increase its national minimum pay rate from £12 per hour to £12.40 outside the M25, ...
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ArticleNetflix UK, Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and Personal Managers’ Association agree pay deal
Credit: Elliott Cowand Jr / Shutterstock.comNetflix UK, Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) and Personal Managers’ Association (PMA) have signed a new deal on remuneration for UK writers.The deal, which will apply to UK writers on Netflix scripted live-action commissioned series and is backdated to 1 February, is the first ...
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ArticleBAE Systems reports 7.7% mean gender pay gap for 2023
Arms, security and aerospace firm BAE Systems has reported a 7.7% mean gender pay gap for 2023, down from 8.6% in 2022.BAE Systems’ median gender pay gap was 8.7%, down from 8.3% the previous year. Both figures are lower than the organisation’s first reported ones in 2017, at 11.2% and ...
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AnalysisDo employers have a role to play in overcoming the UK childcare crisis?
Employers can offer onsite nurseries, workplace nursery schemes, and subsidised and emergency care provisions to help with childcare.There are a variety of different flexible working options that employers could offer those who are struggling.Support for working parents can help with attraction, retention, skills shortages and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.The ...
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Case StudiesRSA Insurance provides flexible working to support employee childcare needs
Multinational insurer RSA Insurance meets the childcare needs of its working parents through its flexible-working policy and other related benefits.The organisation has established businesses in the UK, Ireland and continental Europe, and employs around 4,500 full-time members of staff in the UK.Through its flexible-working policy, employees can request any change ...
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ArticleBank of England gives employees 4% pay rise
The Bank of England has given its more than 5,000 employees a 4% pay rise along with a 1% salary top-up deal for 2024/25 as part of its aim to retain staff in a competitive jobs market.The deal, which was intended to match inflation, was accepted by the trade union ...
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ArticleSeatfrog, Sessions and Venuescanner implement financial wellbeing support
Train tech firm Seatfrog, food brand startup Sessions and event tech startup Venuescanner have introduced new financial wellbeing support for their employees?to support them with cost-of-living pressures.Through a partnership with AI money-saving tool Nous, employees at the three firms can access an automated service that finds fair deals for energy, ...
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ArticleExclusive: Brewers introduces cancer support benefit
Paint, wallpaper, and woodcare supplier Brewers has launched a comprehensive cancer support benefit to provide tailored guidance and assistance for those with a cancer diagnosis.It has launched this month and is available to all of its UK employees.Through a partnership with Reframe Cancer, Brewers employees, either with cancer or caring ...
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ArticleRNIB names Sean Mileusnic as new chief people officer
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has appointed Sean Mileusnic as its new chief people officer.In his new role, Mileusnic will lead the charity’s people function and focus on developing high-performing teams and a collaborative culture, while nurturing talent from within the organisation and attracting external talent. He will ...
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ArticleCadent reports 7.89% mean gender pay gap for 2023
Gas distribution network Cadent has reported a 7.89% mean gender pay gap for 2023, down from 9.51% in 2022.The organisation, which has more than 6,000 employees, also reported a 16.58% median gender pay gap, a 38.56% mean gender bonus gap and a 58.76% median gender bonus gap. In 2023, 89.79% ...
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ArticleLewis Silkin enhances parental leave
Law firm Lewis Silkin has enhanced its parental leave policy in order to offer equitable support for new parents.The policy, which comes into effect for employees with one year of service, whose children are due to be born or adopted from 1 April, will enable all new parents, regardless of ...