All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 49
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ArticleWheatley Group receives real living wage accreditation
Scottish housing, care and property management organisation Wheatley Group has received real living wage accreditation.
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ArticleColliers reports mean disability pay gap of 14% for 2024
Real estate services and investment management firm Colliers has reported a mean disability pay gap of 14% for 2024, compared to 17.1% in 2023.
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OpinionMatt Spencer and Caitlin Comins: How employers can use employee ownership trusts
Employee ownership trusts enable owners to sell their shares to employees via a trust, normally for full market value and financed in part from future profits.
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Article77% of SMEs plan employee benefits overhaul to combat economic and health pressures
More than three-quarters (77%) of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) plan to revamp their employee benefits to attract and retain top talent, address workforce challenges, and tackle economic pressures.
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ArticleNuclear Waste Services receives menopause-friendly accreditation
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has been awarded menopause-friendly accreditation as a result of its commitment to staff education, information and engagement with the condition.
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ArticleBirmingham City Council reaches agreement to settle equal pay claims
Birmingham City Council, and trade unions Unison and GMB, have reached a framework agreement to settle the equal pay claims brought by members at the local authority and Birmingham Children’s Trust.
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AnalysisWhat should employers’ New Year’s resolutions be for workplace pensions?
When looking ahead to 2025, pension contribution levels will be sharply in focus.
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ArticleUniversity and College Union staff strike over collective agreement breaches and work-related stress
Staff working for the University and College Union have begun further strike action today over an industrial relations breakdown, collective agreement breaches and work-related stress.
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ArticleSouth Cambridgeshire District Council accredited as menopause-friendly
South Cambridgeshire District Council has received menopause-friendly employer accreditation.
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People MovesYPO appoints new head of HR and people services
UK public sector buying organisation YPO has appointed Joanne Grigg as its new head of HR and people services.
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ArticleAvara Foods accredited as menopause-friendly employer
Food supplier Avara Foods has become an accredited menopause-friendly employer as part of its ongoing commitment to workplace inclusivity and its people centric culture.
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Article60% require office attendance for minimum number of days
Almost two-thirds (60%) of UK organisations have a policy that requires employees to be in the office for a minimum number of days a week.
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ArticleInteraction launches search for Britain’s best office dog
Something for the weekend: Workplace design firm Interaction has launched a national competition to find Britain’s best office dog.
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ArticleThe top 10 most read articles between 29 November – 5 December 2024
The top 10 most read articles between 29 November – 5 December 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were:
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ArticleBurberry reports 6.4% mean ethnicity pay gap for 2024
Luxury fashion brand Burberry has reported a 6.4% mean ethnicity pay gap in favour of white employees for 2024, up from -3.6% in 2023.
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Article71% report increased employee demand for wellbeing benefits over last year
Seven in 10 (71%) employers have seen increased employee demand for wellbeing benefits over the past year.
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ArticleExclusive: Next, Suez and Asda participate in winter financial wellbeing campaign
Asda, Suez, Next and Brakes have joined a new campaign to support their employees through the financial pressures of winter and help them build positive financial behaviours for the New Year.
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AnalysisHow can employers plan for the Budget’s measures in their reward strategies?
One change is the increase in employer national insurance contributions by 1.2 percentage points to 15% from 6 April 2025.
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ArticleTeachers at non-academised sixth form colleges across England strike over pay
Teachers at 32 non-academised sixth form colleges across England have taken part in strike action in a dispute over pay and funding.
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ArticleBrown and Brown acquires employee benefits specialists Drewberry
Insurance brokerage firm Brown and Brown has acquired employee benefits specialists Drewberry.