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ArticleSoftcat and Hilton named some of UK’s Best Workplaces for Women
IT service management business Softcat, hotel chain Hilton and biopharmaceutical firm Bristol Myers Squibb have been named some of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women 2024.The list is produced by global workplace culture firm Great Place To Work. It used its trust index employee survey and analysed the responses of ...
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Article57% of employers say mental health and wellbeing is their greatest concern
More than half (57%) of employers said mental health and wellbeing is their greatest concern regarding their employees in light of remote and hybrid working, according to research by health and wellbeing firm Towergate Health and Protection. Its survey of 500 HR professionals also found that 49% ...
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ArticleIrish government to extend parent’s leave benefit allowance
The Irish government has announced that it will extend its parent’s leave benefit allowance from seven weeks to nine weeks as of next month.The extension is part of The Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2024 and aims to improve work-life balance and gender ...
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ArticleExclusive: 81% of employers measure employees’ benefits appreciation
Four-fifths (81%) of employers said they measure employees’ appreciation of the benefits that they receive, according to new research conducted by Group Risk Development (Grid).The industry body for the group risk sector surveyed 500 HR decision-makers at UK businesses and among 1,210 employees for its latest report.It found that 66% ...
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ArticleGovernment launches pensions review to boost investment and outcomes
Rachel Reeves, chancellor of the exchequer, has announced a pensions review as part of the government’s aim to boost growth and productive investment into the UK economy. The chancellor’s plans include looking at how broader investment strategies could potentially deliver higher pensions returns and how to unlock ...
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ArticleBrown Shipley appoints Cara Walters as head of HR
Brown Shipley, a Quintet private bank, has appointed Cara Walters as head of HR, with immediate effect.Based in London, Walters serves as a member of the Brown Shipley Executive Committee and reports to chief executive officer Calum Brewster. She is also a member of Quintet’s Group HR leadership team, reporting ...
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ArticleWatch Employee Benefits’ Future proofing employees’ financial wellbeing webinar
Employee Benefits’ webinar, Future proofing employees’ financial wellbeing, is now available to watch for free on demand.The webinar, sponsored by Aviva, was broadcast live at 11am on Tuesday 16 July.Debbie Lovewell-Tuck, editor of Employee Benefits, was joined by three expert panellists for the in-depth conversation: Laura Stewart-Smith, head of client ...
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ArticleHMRC to clamp down on misapplied childcare scheme
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is clamping down on employers that may have wrongly used a government benefit to reduce childcare costs for staff.Using salary sacrifice via a government childcare support scheme, employees’ nursery fees are deducted from their salary, meaning staff pay lower tax and national insurance contributions on ...
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ArticleVodafone, Linklaters and HSBC named top employers for equality
Telecommunications business Vodafone UK, law firm Linklaters and HSBC are among the employers that have made the top 10 of Stonewall’s 2024 Workplace Equality Ranking. The LGBT+ rights charity compiles the list from the highest-scoring Workplace Equality Index submissions, based on anonymous employee surveys. It assesses the ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read articles between 12 - 18 July 2024
The top 10 most read articles between 12 - 18 July 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: BT Group to roll out new family leave policyKing’s Speech introduces mandatory ethnicity and disability pay reportingEmma Reynolds named pensions ministerKing’s Speech introduces Employment Rights BillUtility Warehouse introduces personalised financial education for employeesGusto Group to ...
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ArticleAC Hotel by Marriott Glasgow looks for breakfast comedian
Something for the weekend: Glasgow hotel AC Hotel by Marriott Glasgow is searching for a breakfast comedian to entertain guests throughout the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August. After the hotel began to experience a spike in demand as accommodation prices in Edinburgh have shot up, and due ...
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ArticleConnaught Care Collection introduces free health checks for staff
Care home group Connaught Care Collection has rolled out free full-body health checks to all of its 184 members of staff.The service, which is provided by health services provider Bluecrest Wellness, is employer-funded. The care group's aim is to help set a precedent for a more supportive and health-conscious work ...
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ArticleThree police forces accredited for supporting carers in the workplace
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire police forces have jointly received the Carer-Friendly Tick Award – Employers for their work in supporting employees who are unpaid carers.Established by the charity Caring Together, the Carer-Friendly Tick Award accreditation is awarded to employers, community groups and health organisations which demonstrate a commitment to identifying ...
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ArticleDomino’s Pizza names executive vice president – chief human resources officer
Domino’s Pizza has appointed Maureen Pittenger executive vice president – chief human resources officer.Pittenger will report to Russell Weiner, chief executive officer of Domino’s. In her role, she will lead all aspects of the brand’s human resources strategies and functions.She joins the organisation with more than 20 years of experience ...
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ArticleKing's Speech introduces Employment Rights Bill
Credit: Muhammad Aamir Sumsum / Shutterstock.comThe new Labour government is to introduce an Employment Rights Bill within its first 100 days as part of its plan to make work pay.Announced in the King’s Speech on Wednesday 17 July, the plan will create a new partnership between business, trade unions and ...
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ArticleStagecoach Merseyside and Cambus drivers and engineers accept pay offers
Bus drivers and engineers at Stagecoach Merseyside and Cambus in the east of England have accepted improved pay offers. Stagecoach Merseyside workers, who are members of trade union Unite, secured a pay rise worth 6.4%. Drivers will now receive £16.60 per hour, rising to £17.30 per hour ...
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ArticlePersonal Group introduces volunteering leave
Workplace benefits and services provider Personal Group has launched a volunteering leave policy aimed at supporting community engagement.Every year, the group’s employees are now entitled to one day of paid volunteer leave, which can be taken in half-day increments or hourly blocks to offer flexibility to integrate volunteering into their ...
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Article33% believe their employer overlooks mental health problems
One-third (33%) of employees believe their employer is overlooking serious mental health problems among their workforce, according to research by AI-guided mental health provider Wysa. Its Colleagues in crisis report, which surveyed 6,413 respondents across the US, UK and Canada, as well as 2,182 from the UK, ...
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OpinionMerrill April: What employers need to know about changes to Tupe Regulations 2006
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (Tupe), the UK law which implemented the Acquired Rights Directive into UK law, require that an employer acquiring the employees and possibly workers of another must honour their terms and conditions, including holiday, pay and other benefits, with very limited exceptions.While ...
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ArticleBT Group to roll out new family leave policy
Multinational telecommunications firm BT Group is to roll out a new family leave policy for its UK employees from 1 January 2025.The group’s new family leave policy is aimed at levelling up paid leave for any parent welcoming a new child. Regardless of how their family is made up, all ...