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EY to allow consultants to take time away from roles

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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. This time away will be unpaid, but staff will receive a bonus worth 25% of their salary when they return.

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Michelin guarantees global living wage and enhances parental and healthcare benefits

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As part of its deployment of a living wage worldwide, to guarantee employees a salary equivalent to at least the living wage, Michelin received the global living wage employer certification from the Fair Wage Network. Florent Menegaux, chief executive officer of Michelin, said: “Michelin is transforming.

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Higher education staff across UK strike over pay offer

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Higher education employees at institutions across the UK, including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds and more, have commenced strike action over a pay offer. Mike Short, head of education at Unison, said: “University workers don’t want to keep going on strike. But they’ve been left massively out of pocket and have no other option.

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Salary Benchmarking Guide - Importance, Process, Challenges, and Trends

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Salary benchmarking is when HR compares the organization's pay levels with market rates for similar jobs. Importance of salary benchmarking One can summarize the importance of salary benchmarking as follows: 1. Importance of salary benchmarking One can summarize the importance of salary benchmarking as follows: 1.

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Stop asking for candidates’ salary history

Achievers

There’s a common question during recruitment conversations that all job candidates dread: “What is your current salary?” The issue is that salary history is a very personal, and often misleading, data point for recruiters to gather.

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Harness the power of financially resilient employees

Employee Benefits

The youngest may crave financial education, whereas those in their prime will be looking towards retirement. Financial education & money management Younger generations, especially those fresh out of school, college or university, need financial education most. There’s no one-fits-all approach to financial wellbeing at work.

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

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It’s being used more for incentive schemes than to replace salary or bonuses,” she explains. Glenn Cameron, investment consultant at actuarial and pension specialists Cartwright, believes one of the currencies, Bitcoin, will become mainstream. Lessons in crypto These differences and potential risks mean employee education is a must. “If