All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 7
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ArticleSouth Gloucestershire Council receives Defence Employer Recognition award
Source: Shutterstock / 273340274 South Gloucestershire Council has received the bronze award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme as part of its commitment to supporting its employees who have been part of the armed forces. Established by the Ministry of Defence, the scheme was designed to acknowledge, ...
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ArticleLess than one-fifth of UK office workers asked for a pay rise
Less than one-fifth of UK office workers have asked their employer for a pay rise, according to new research from the Global Payroll Association. The association surveyed 1,012 UK office workers to gain insight into how many actively request a pay rise and whether they know how ...
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ArticleLloyds Banking Group receives fertility-friendly employer accreditation
Lloyds Banking Group has received fertility-friendly employer accreditation as part of a commitment to supporting its employees through their fertility journeys. Established by the organisation Fertility Matters at Work, the accreditation is awarded using a rigorous assessment framework that examines employer’s fertility policy guidance, education and awareness ...
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ArticleOak Group names new chief people officer
Source: Oak Group Anna Sauvarin, copyright © 2024 Oak Group Funds, corporate and private client services provider Oak Group has appointed Anna Sauvarin as its new chief people officer. Based in Guernsey, Sauvarin will head up Oak’s people and culture team, playing a role in driving its ...
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ArticleFirst Bus Aberdeen workers accept pay offer
Around 200 workers employed by First Bus Aberdeen have accepted an enhanced two-year pay deal. The workers, who are drivers, coach drivers and administrative staff, are represented by trade union Unite. Following successful negotiations, they overwhelmingly voted to accept an enhanced 7.2% pay offer from their employer, ...
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ArticlePolice officers in Scotland to withdraw goodwill in pay dispute
Police officers in Scotland are to stop working on their shifts at the scheduled time and not start these any earlier, in a move that is due to take effect from 5pm on 1 November. The rank-and-file officers, who are represented by the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), ...
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ArticleArmfield completes £7 million buy-in for pension and life assurance scheme
Research and product development firm Armfield has completed a £7 million buy-in transaction for the Armfield pension and life assurance scheme. The transaction for the scheme secured the benefits for 24 pensioners and 15 deferred members. Bulk annuity and consolidator advisory business K3 Advisory carried out the ...
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ArticleAmazon employees in Dunfermline buzzing about beehives introduction
Source: From Amazon Something for the weekend: A beekeeper employed by retail giant Amazon in Dunfermline, Scotland, has introduced beehives to its fulfilment centre team. Ross Main, who is an inbound support specialist, worked alongside the Amazon sustainability team to set up and keep bees at the ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read articles between 25 – 31 October 2024
Parliament The top 10 most read articles between 25 – 31 October 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Autumn Budget 2024: Employer national insurance contributions (NICs) to increase to 15% Autumn Budget 2024: Employment allowance to double and £100,000 threshold scrapped Autumn Budget 2024: Incentives for electric vehicles ...
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ArticleEastern Transport Holdings becomes employee-owned
Source: Shutterstock / 1108927934 Eastern Transport Holdings, the parent organisation of Stephensons of Essex and NIBS Buses, has been sold to an employee ownership trust. The organisation, which operates 140 buses in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex, employs 200 members of staff and has a current turnover of ...
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ArticleHow will the Autumn Budget 2024 impact pay and benefits?
Autumn Budget 2024: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her Autumn Budget speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday 30 October. It included a number of key announcements that could impact employers’ pay and benefits strategies. Autumn Budget 2024: Employer national insurance contributions (NICs) ...
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2024: Changes to employer share incentive plan notice relating to statutory neonatal care pay
Autumn Budget 2024: Employers will have to change the notice they must give to an employee regarding possible deductions from their salary in relation to a share incentive plan (Sip). A minor change to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 and the Employee Share Ownership ...
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2024: Employment allowance to double and £100,000 threshold scrapped
Autumn Budget 2024: The government is to increase the employment allowance from £5,000 to £10,500 and remove the £100,000 threshold from April 2025. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced these measures in the Autumn Budget. The move will apply to all eligible employers, meaning 865,000 employers ...
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2024: Employer national insurance contributions (NICs) to increase to 15%
Autumn Budget 2024: The government is to increase the rate of employer national insurance contributions (NICs) by 1.2 percentage points to 15% from 6 April 2025. This will mean employers will have to pay 15p in NIC for every £1 paid to an employee. In addition, the ...
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ArticleGender pay gap for full-time employees stands at 7%
The gender pay gap for full-time employees stands at 7%, down from 7.5% in 2023, according to the latest analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Its Annual survey of hours and earnings report found that among all employees, the gender pay gap decreased to 13.1% ...
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ArticleFord workers strike over pay and contract changes
More than 1,000 workers employed by vehicle manufacturer Ford have begun strike action due to a long running dispute over pay and contract changes. The employees, who are represented by trade union Unite, are administrative staff based in Dunton, Stratford, Dagenham, Daventry and Halewood. They began industrial ...
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ArticleNational living wage to rise by 6.7% in April 2025
The government is to increase the national living wage by 6.7% from April 2025. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced the rate will rise from £11.44 to £12.21 an hour, which will be worth £1,400 a year for an eligible full-time worker. It is part ...
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ArticleDeutsche Bank completes £1.1 billion full pension buy-in
Deutsche Bank has completed a £1.1 billion full buy-in for its UK pension scheme. The scheme is sponsored by a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank and is a client of Legal and General’s asset management division. The buy-in secures the benefits of around 4,000 members. LCP was lead ...
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ArticleBritish Society for Immunology to pilot four-day week
The British Society for Immunology (BSI) has announced that it will take part in a four-day working week pilot for six months, starting on 4 November. During the pilot, which was approved by the board of trustees in July, participating BSI staff will be able to choose ...
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ArticleFDM Group reports -2.5% mean gender pay gap for 2024
Source: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com Global business and technology consultancy FDM Group has reported a -2.5% mean gender pay gap for 2024, compared to -7.6% the previous year. The employer’s median gender pay gap was -5.1%, versus -4.3% in 2023. Its mean bonus gap for 2024 was ...