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EY to allow consultants to take time away from roles

Employee Benefits

Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com Professional services and accounting firm Ernst and Young (EY) is to allow its UK consultant employees to take time away from their roles. Through the employer’s Employee TimeOut initiative, employees without an assignment from March to August 2024 can leave their role for between four and 12 weeks.

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Must employers pay a Christmas bonus?

HR Digest

As the festive holidays unfold, the issue of Christmas bonuses becomes a subject that confuses most people. Both employers and employees are usually confused on the subject and begin to sort out whether the employers are to pay a Christmas bonus or not. Must employers pay a Christmas bonus? What is a Christmas bonus?

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Cost of Living Bonuses for Employees in the UK: What Employers Need to Know

Empuls

Yet, behind the allure of cityscapes and rolling hills, there's a pressing concern that affects both employers and employees alike: the ever-evolving cost of living. What exactly are these bonuses, and how do they play a pivotal role in the lives of UK employees? Here is why giving the cost of living bonus matters for employers.

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33% of employers to offer pay awards of 5% or more

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One-third (33%) of employers will offer pay awards of 5% or more in 2023, according to research by ethical reward management consultancy Paydata. In addition, actual or expected median bonuses for main board directors have reduced from 41%-45% in spring 2022 to 26%-30% in spring 2023.

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Does crypto currency have a role to play in employers’ pay strategies?

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And, while most people are happy to watch the roller coaster ride from the sidelines, employers are beginning to consider crypto as part of their pay strategies. It’s being used more for incentive schemes than to replace salary or bonuses,” she explains. It is still very niche. Mainstream pay preference This could change.

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Mirit Ehrenstein and Louise Mason: Changes to remuneration, pay transparency and diversity metrics in 2023

Employee Benefits

The end of 2023 saw considerable changes to regulation and guidance around many employment issues, including remuneration, pay transparency and diversity metrics. This means that UK banks that had to limit variable remuneration to 200% of fixed pay are now permitted to pay bonuses at a higher level. The bonus cap has been removed.

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XPS Pensions Group accredited as menopause-friendly employer

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Pension consulting and administration business XPS Pensions Group has been awarded menopause-friendly accreditation ahead of World Menopause Day (18 October). Ben Bramhall, co-chief executive officer at XPS Pensions Group, said: “We are delighted to have achieved accreditation as a menopause friendly employer.

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