Public sector employers are boosting wages in response to staff shortages and the cost-of-living crisis, according to a new report. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)’s research...
Read moreDetailsCommunity Integrated Care is extending its four-day working week policy and implementing a range of flexible working options for frontline staff. The UK social care charity initially introduced the...
Read moreDetailsHigh Speed Training has gained B Corp certification following an assessment of its working practices, including its approach to employee wellbeing. According to the online training provider, the accreditation...
Read moreDetailsEmployees have become more reliant on their bosses for financial support to fund their lifestyles, new data has suggested. The study by Perkbox found that with the cost-of-living crisis...
Read moreDetailsPAM Group has improved its employee benefits package as part of its recruitment and retention strategy. The occupational health and wellbeing firm, which has 700 employees across the UK,...
Read moreDetailsBank of New York Mellon has expanded its global parental leave policy to offer new parents 16 weeks of paid leave. Employees at the investment bank who foster, adopt...
Read moreDetailsCamlas has implemented a four-day working week for its employees, officially starting this week. Based in Wales, the public affairs company introduced the policy in a bid to prioritise...
Read moreDetailsMando has introduced a new financial wellbeing platform for its workforce. The digital agency, which is based in Liverpool, UK, and has 50 staff members, launched the service this...
Read moreDetailsMental health benefits are essential in recruiting new talent to an organisation, according to 86% of employers. Data from Headspace’s Fifth Annual Workforce Attitudes Toward Mental Health Report also...
Read moreDetailsMaking Space has increased employees’ pay packets by 10% as part of its commitment to give workers the real living wage. The adult health and social care charity, which...
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