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Osborne Clarke to begin reimbursing staff for Covid-19 pay cuts
Law firm Osborne Clarke is to begin reimbursing employees for salary reductions implemented as a result of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. From 1 June 2020, employees earning above £30,000 per...
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The top 10 most read stories between 19 -25 November 2020
The top 10 most-read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 19 November – 25 November 2020 were: High Court rules on GMP equalisation of transfers Employee Benefits Pensions research 2020...
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Lovewell’s logic: How appropriate are festive celebrations in 2020?
How is your organisation planning to celebrate the festive season this year? Do you feel marking the occasion is important for staff motivation and morale, or does it feel inappropriate to celebrate...
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Amazon to reward front-line employees with global recognition bonus
Amazon is to pay a special holiday recognition bonus to its front-line employees globally, in order to demonstrate its appreciation for their work. All front-line staff who are employed by the...
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Reagent Chemicals becomes accredited real living wage employer
Reagent Chemicals has become a real living wage employer, accredited by the Living Wage Foundation. The chemical manufacturer, which has committed to paying the real living wage to all employees,...
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Unilever to trial four-day working week in New Zealand
Unilever is to begin a year-long trial of a four-day week at its offices in New Zealand with the aim of changing the way work is done, not increasing the hours worked over four days. From 7 December,...
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Lovewell’s logic: Out of sight, out of mind?
Throughout 2020, Employee Benefits’ daily email alerts have been filled with stories of employers introducing or enhancing the support they offer for their workforces as life changed significantly as...
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42% of employees desire less work-related stress in 2021
Just under half (42%) of employees wish to experience less stress at work during 2021, according to research by PayFit. Its report, How UK HR priorities have evolved during the pandemic, which...
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Homestyle Pension Company completes £103m bulk annuity buy-in transaction
Homestyle Pension Company has completed a £103 million bulk purchase annuity transaction with Aviva. The arrangement will insure the defined benefit (DB) pension liabilities of all 1,294 members of...
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The top 10 most-read articles between 3-9 December 2020
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 3-9 December 2020 were: UK private sector pay predicted to increase by 2.4% in 2021. The Royal Household looks to recruit experienced...
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Toy Story’s Woody awarded employee of the month
Something for the Weekend: Employees at home improvement retailer Home Depot’s branch in Plaistow, New Hampshire, recently found themselves competing for its employee of the month award with an...
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Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid helps with bonus allocation
This week, I am having another little foray into the frisky world of compensation. Everyone in HR has been enlisted to help managers plan year-end bonuses for their teams. They should not need any...
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Asda to reward front-line staff with 100% bonus and Boxing Day paid leave
Asda is to give front-line staff an additional day’s paid leave and reward them with 100% of their bonus entitlement for 2020. The retailer will close all stores on Boxing Day in order to give staff...
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Lovewell’s logic: Wishing you a safe, healthy festive season!
Normally at this time of year, I like to write a reflective piece looking back at the year as we head in to the festive season. However, this year, I think most of us would agree that 2020 is a year...
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Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid meets new HR recruit
I am asked to meet a new member of the HR team as part of his induction. Jason has come from one of our competitors and he will be running our HR information system (HRIS) and managing all the...
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Lovewell’s logic: Farewell for now!
It feels a little strange to say during the second week of January, but I’ve officially reached the end of my working year. This blog will be my last (for a while) as, from next week, I’ll be heading...
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Colin Barnes: Employee benefits: Adapting to the future of work, today
There is no doubt 2020 will be a year to remember. It was fraught with difficulties and challenges, and for many bereavement. But, at the same time, the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has also...
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Lovewell’s logic: Moving forward
Today marks two weeks since I returned to Employee Benefits following 13 months’ maternity leave. While my time away once again seemed to fly past, the industry I’ve returned to appears quite...
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Lovewell’s logic: Is workplace gender equality out of reach?
In a week that included International Women’s Day on 8 March, it is perhaps unsurprising that we have seen the launch of a number of initiatives by both government and employers designed to support...
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Lovewell’s logic: Judging excellence
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of judging this year’s Employee Benefits Awards. This is always a part of my job that I really enjoy. Call me nosy, but I find it fascinating seeing what...
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