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Stanlow Oil Refinery workers accept 300% bonus pay increase

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Construction workers employed at the Stanlow Oil Refinery in Cheshire have secured a 300% increase in bonus pay. The 450 employees operating under the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry, work for several different contractors at the site.

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What is employer branding? How to build a great employer brand

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Your organization’s employer brand should always be top of mind. Let’s take a closer look at what employer branding is and what your company can do to organically build an employer brand that sets it up for success. What is employer branding? Your company’s employer brand is then how these individuals perceive it.

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The top 10 most-read articles between 19 – 25 January 2024

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between 19 – 25 January 2024 were: Lidl GB gives pay rise to 26,000 hourly-paid employees FCA manager loses full-time work from home claim Mitie, The Perfume Shop and NFU Mutual UK certified as UK top employers Lloyds Banking Group reports 5.7% mean ethnicity pay gap Engineering construction staff accept 17.4%

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Total pay growth hits strongest rate since before pandemic

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Growth in average total pay, including bonuses and regular pay but excluding bonuses , from September to November 2022 was 6.4%, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures. The finance and business services sector had the largest regular growth rate at 7.6%, followed by the construction sector at 6.3%.

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Kinleigh Folkard and Hayward gives staff one-off cost-of-living payment

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KFH joins other employers in the property sector who have helped their workforce out financially. The property services group, which has more than 60 branches across London and 10 business divisions, handed out the discretionary payment in order to help its staff manage the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

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Employee retention strategies… the trick to keeping your talent

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Employee retention is an ongoing theme for employers and HR professionals, and for good reason. Answer just three questions, and we’ll reveal your employer turnover risk. Employee turnover 64% of employers consider the cost of recruiting fresh skills to be a considerable financial risk over the next two years.

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What Hourly Workers Really Want (It Might Surprise You)

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When most companies hire hourly workers , they often focus solely on the dollar amount they must pay to attract qualified candidates, rather than the perks and benefits that can set them apart from other potential employers. That’s because bonuses are usually based on work performance. Don’t be MOST companies. Vacation Time.

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